The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-19

OF the Barnsdall OH corporation, on
| THE Human Element" stressed the
necessity for a consideration ~ tho
welfare OF employees "Othcr things
being equal" he said. "our net prof
It's will be In proportion 20 the skill
We exercise In handling this human
element. Officers ut an orgini1a-
tion are necessary, but no less nee
essary are the bumpers OF other
manual laborers. II these men can
be imbued with enthusiasm iu their
greatly increased
we have made a sincere effort 10
obtain good men. but that rs not
enough--wo must hold them Labor
turnover Is a reai expense. ~ is
tho opinion Of the speaker that
about 90 per cent OF tho lease men
do not truly aspire to promotion.
since they do not make the effort
TO secure u. These are the mon who
do what they are told to do. our
atm !s 80 sad mca whG Will 10 q
well. This considerable majority Is
interested In salary first. and Sec
ondly IN permancncy of position.
The Workers. Family.
believing firmly that. other
things being equal. a-mau with
have provided comfortable houses
for our married men, furnished
good water. planted trees, and tried
In various ways to cause a man to
become attached to his home. We
would make our men happy, for
We believe that no man eau be fully
efficient save as he Is happy. We
cater TO the wife. as She can do more
TO prevent labor turnover than any
one else. 1t has been said that
when a man marries girl he mar
ries her whole family. when you
hire a man, you hire his wife. There
have been many times when we
would not hire "A man because OF his
wife. and have had to d scharEe
others because OF the trouble their
wives made In the camps. | have
much sympathy for the wife OF the
isolated field worker IL is prob
able that more than one man here
present took his bride to some lone
ly spot whore he happened TO be
working at tho time OF their mar
riage--the speaker did this very
thing. II II were not for the down
right courage of some OF these wUm-
en-. more than one man would fail
and more than one lease would be
handled inefficlently."
At Christmas time. Mr.. Macarthur
said, his company RENE mbers each
man In proportion 10 his service
this especially In remembrance Of
Mr.. Barnsdall The company, he
said. has contributed 20 the erection
Of schoolhousss and churches, has
provided amusement centers IN the
camps. provides employees with in
suranCo and in various ways has
given consideration to it's workers.
Employees Studied.
The Barnsdall company'a policy of
studying its men and working with
them has had It's rewards, according
TO Macarthur. "a man will tell
money by conducting some opera
ton IN a certain way" he said.
From his conversation IL is evident
that he IN thinking In terms OF him
self. Another describes the same
procedure and expiates on the OPP
portunlty for the company. The first
is OF the limited value TO the organ.
ization since he is too individualistic.
while the second is a Joy TO the man
ayers heart, for he knows that that
man will always help 20 build up
the organization"
AS men grow, Macarthur ex-
planned, their responsibilities are in
creased, giving them at all times all
they can possibly carry, "for It Is
my firm conviction that RESPONSE
bility has a wonderful power 10 In
spire and develop men"
But with this responsibility" he
said, must so authority consonant
TO the responsibility. Under such
stimuli good men viii grow splen-
didly. From time 20 time you will
discover that some man has about
reached his limit, but II IL OF this
type that form the backbone of most !
organizations. II Is they who give
poise 20 the whole.
Naturally one ie watching
among the 10 per cent men for ont
standing individuals. No one char
actcristic interests me more than
this an absorbing interest In tho
work without reference TO the pay
that may result. In return for such
service II Is our bounden duty to
pay such a man literally"
We hear the expression Heart !
less corporation said Macarthur |
but a corporation has a heart and
its heart or personality Is that of the |
individuals who devise It's policies |
and interpret them 10 It's employees |
and the p1blic. Times have |
changed--we must change with the