Evening star., 1922-05-19
STUDYING BUDGET
0RFAcTORY USE
Office Managers Association
Confers With Bureau OF
Efficiency.

Plans for the extension of the
budget system III industry and manu-
featuring lines, not only along imam
cial channels, but also along the lines
of operation, supply and general up
keep were discussed favorably at
group conference of the National AS
sociation of Office Managers at the
second days session of its third ns-
tional conference in the offices OF the
United States bureau OF enclehcy'
17th and f streets, today.
An agreement was reached 10 ap-
point a committee to investigate more
thoroughly the budget idea with an
object of extending it to industries
represented by delegates TO the con, :,
ference in a manner which is expected
to revolutioniZe the present methoos
of manufacture.
Men Would Be Assigned.
The budget idea extended would
include the budgeting of i certain
number of men to certain task as
soon as il comes into the reach of the
industrial plant. and the carry ing
through of the job with every detail
and every portion of supplies assign
ed in advance.
The conference on this pfopositloli
this morning was conducted under
the craftsmanship of Louis r. Musll
of the Henry l.. Doherty Company OF
New York. 1t was made more inter-
estng because of the fact that deie-
gates went through the bureau of ef-
ficiency under the guidance or asp her-
bert d. Brown, its chief. who explain
ed the detailed working out OF the
budget system in governmental work.
In Primary Stages.
NJ. B. Folsom of the Eastman Kodak
Company, was chairman at another con-
ference which centered attention upon
tests and the standardization or methods
for selecting clerical employees. the
conference moved slowly, Mr.. Folsom
said. because it was generally recog-
nized that this type of work was IN its
primary stages. Among the plans dis.
cussed with office managers from all
sections of the country, however, were
tests along lines for establishing ac,
curacy. adaptability, speed and general
efficiency of applicants for positions:
A. A. keiser, president Of the Ma
tional Cash Register Company, was
chairman of the round table conference
on personnel work in the office, which
and Miss Z. H. Meyers of the Curtis
Publishing Company of Philadelphia,
Pa. presided at another round table
conference on the topic: "Determina-
ton of Compensation by Results.
Vacations for LabOrerss
The general conference, it was an
nounced today, has decided to ap-
point Il committee to inquire into the
advantages of giving per diem or
wage scale employees vacations with
pay, as well as salaried per annum
employees The benefits of a vacat ton
not only to the individual but also
to the corporation through increased
efficiency of the worker were dis
cussed at length and the argument
followed that if worker employed
under one type of salary payment
benefited self and company by va
cation. equal benefits should be de-
rived from the extension of the paid
vacation to employees working under
another system of pay.
A conference luncheon was held
this noon at the Raleigh Hotel.
This afternoons program included
the following conferences: Physical
factors in office work. with D. J..
O'Connor of LaSalle Extension Uni
versity presiding: procedure for es-
tablishinG standard practice routines
and Office manual, with H. A. Piper
of Dupont de Nemours & Co. pre-
siding; mechanical appliances in the
office. with W. c. MattoX of the Wal
worth Manufacturing Company of
Boston as chairman. and office serv-
ice department, with F. P. Pitzer of
the Equitable Life Assurance Society
of New York city, chairman.