Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-16


to accept them formally as his STAN
dard of practice. The program is to
be followed only for a limited time,
usually for a year. After that, a new
conference for revision must be call
ed. The government experts say that
even if members of an industrial
group come to no conclusion as to
simplified practice program the con-
ference promotes better understand
ing among the group, and therefore
it is worth while.
They further point out: I'm all of
this service it will be noted that the
Division of Simplifed Practice is
concerned solely with finding and
supporting the best thought and
practice of the interested industry.
In no way does it make pretense of
technical knowledge. In no way does
it attempt to determine, or even Sug-
gest, Implications which the indus
try should adopt. Its sole function
is to bring together all interests and
to support such action as these in
terests may mutually agree upon"
At present about forty different
lines are being studies by the Divi-
sion of Simplified Practice, and more
j than seventy groups of manufacture
GFS nave dHGduy put 4HtO pIdttlCS q
simplitied program
800 Commodity Lines Examined
The National Chamber of Com
merce working in cooperation with
| the Department of Commerce re-
iperts that it has examined more than
! 500 commodity lines and in most of
them has Influenced beneficial
changes. 1t shows by graphic charts
reductions in varieties that have al
ready been made, some by individual
| manufacturers and some by agree
ment in an industry.
| A line of clocks was reduced from
| 500 to so varieties. In piano bench
| es the reduction was from "a to IL;
| stove parts from 2,9S2 to 364: tires
! from 2ST to So; pipe fittings from
| 1900 to 61d; canned goods from
! 200 to %; and lamp bases from 179
! to 6. The amount of elimination as
shown in a typical list of forty arti-
eles runs from 20 to SO per cent.
The benefits which we are told
simplification may be expected to
| bring, make an impressive showing.
1t is stated that labor will profit be-
cause greater skill, and therefore
better wages, are possible with rou-
! tine work than with work on a Vari-
ETY. Of specially articles. Then too
when a plant concentrates on the
production of steady selling goods
there Is less likelihood of unemploy-
ment cycles. A factory making a
standardized line OF goods can estf-
mate more safely the trend of sales
from season to season and so the
regular workers can be kept busy all
the year round. This is g. suggestion
of help for the serious problem of
seasonal employment by which
workers are in great demand at one
time of the year and not wanted at
others. As more steady employment
and high wages are the usual reme-
dies named for labor strikes, simpH-
, fication would seem to offer at least
partial solution for the labor prob
lem.
, The manufacturer benefits by hav-
ing less idle equipment, and by being
able to speed up production in his
best selling, staple goods. The dis.
tributor does not have to invest sc
. much money in his stock, since he
can carry a smaller line. He is freed
largely from the worry of speculat-
ing in speciality stock that NAV {,
! may not strike the public's fancy. Al
every point stock can be more easil1
, controlled, inspected, and invento.
, ried,
: The consumer is promised the ad.
vantages of better quality Of produet
and also better. service since repair
, parts can be ordered with some as
! suraRce of their being in stock anC
being promptly delivered.
1t is shown that all along the lin,
: from producer to consumer practica
! simplifieatien cuts down waste. ex
trayaganee, and speculation. /
: means, therefore, better goods a
/ lower prices, and that is what every