Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-02-10


 justly entitled to make the same kick and complaint about you. A mans value to his company or employers is in proportion to his ability to work in harmony with his fellow men, and this goes from manager down to the lowest paid man on the job. When ever I cannot get along with my men, by usefulness to my employers is gone.
 Secondarily we must remember that you cannot stop leak unless you know where the leak and waste is located.
 l know, when the board of directors write letter saying "your expense are too high; your costs of output are too much; you must reduce operating expense" etc., that managers the world over, have hidden their own in- efficiency by cutting wages. You can often bluff your board of directors that way, but there is one man whom you cannot bluff, and that is the Man Who Is Doing The Work For You. He has resented the cuts in his wages in various ways. He has asked you to cut your own salaries and other expenses first. He sees wastes that you don't see, and don't encourage him to point out to you. He knows just how competent and efficient you are-and respects you accordingly. What would you think of a mine manager, or industrial manager who would go to the treasurer of the com pany on the last day of the year and ask him to figure up from the check stubs, just how much money had been expended during the year for all pur- poses who, after getting the figure, would divide it by the number of tons produced by the plant, and say "That's the cost per ton"?
 That would be "some report" for a mine manager. It is true, that it would tell exactly how much WAS spent per ton produced, but it might include wine suppers, automobiles, or misappropriated or wasted money and there would be no way of telling from such a report how much more was spent than should have been spent.
 It is customary at many industrial plants to have "grave yard" on an account that is nothing but "bury- ing ground" for misspent money. Sometimes several such accounts are found. Permanent Improvements" unless the vouchers are very explicitly filled out, is a convenient place to cover up money and waste, yet it is necessary to have such an account. It is a hard ons to audit.
 But when the orders come out of the upper office to "cut the costs' why jump onto the laborers' wage without knowing where else you can cut? : =
 Systematic Checking of Expenses
 In order that may know where my expenses are, I divide the work into Six or Seven, or More departments" designated upon books, acquisitions, and checks by letters, A. B. c. D. E. F. G. etc., which will be explained as follows.
 Department A. "Producers"-In a mine this includes drillers, muckers, and trammers, working in ore.
 Department B. "Developers"-This includes drillers, muckers, and tram mers doing dead work in waste rock. Where the same men tram some ore and some waste, the car report shows the number of cars of each, for exam pie: "10 cars waste and 10 cars of ore" divides that mans time between department A and B. This does not show on the pay check, but merely on the office records and is really quite simple accounting. The greater the number of men employed the greater the need for competent efficiency, for if one man wastes a dollar, 10000 will waste $20,O00.
 Department c. "Service"-Hoist engineers, electricians, pump men, compressor men, firemen, teamsters, tool nippers, waterboy, blacksmith, timber framers, machinisits, etc.-men who give service to the other work ing departments.
 Department, D. "Improvers"- Labor performed on permanent inn provements, building a mill, setting new machinery, additions to plant, road building, driving drain tunnel, etc. Men of all departments charge their time to ID" when so employed. Department E. "Upkeep and Re pair'-Machinists, pipe filters, car hpenters, blacksmiths, electricians, etc. The employees from any part of the works may be engaged in repair work at times, or extra men may be em- ployed; but care should be used to have the time of any man engaged on repair work charged to the Repair de- partment.
 Department F. Bosses and Watch men.-Superintendents, foremen, boss es, watchmen, timekeepers, surveyors.
 Department G. Office-Manager, l olo ,>,oceor,ra,c |, o,,e