Cinderellas of the fleet . epartment inwearying progression. The system enabled new crews to remedytheir own mistakes until such time as they had gained sufficientexperience to make frequent replacements unnecessary. For each thirty engines ten boat spares were sent to the basesand mother ships including larger parts that might be broken throughserious accident, such as collision or shell fire. But what were the conditions in the factory during the accom-plishment of all this work of production and supply? Many peoplehave asked : How could you turn out this tremendous horsepowerwithout having
Cinderellas of the fleet . epartment inwearying progression. The system enabled new crews to remedytheir own mistakes until such time as they had gained sufficientexperience to make frequent replacements unnecessary. For each thirty engines ten boat spares were sent to the basesand mother ships including larger parts that might be broken throughserious accident, such as collision or shell fire. But what were the conditions in the factory during the accom-plishment of all this work of production and supply? Many peoplehave asked : How could you turn out this tremendous horsepowerwithout having strikes, delays, accidents, etc., such as interferedso much with other work? To all this the Company has answered, the loyalty of our men. Although the organization increased from three hundred totw^elve hundred men the spirit and tradition of the shop, its systemof production, etc., were rapidly absorbed by the newcomers. Theinternal organization of the shop employes gave ample opportunity 166 THE CIXDERELLAS OF THE FLEET. Carl C. Riotte for fair adjustment and fair dealing which ensured a continuance offriendly relations, and consequently, a pride in the work. This spirit of loyalty, furthermore, acted far better than anyespionage system that could have been devised, in preventing any activ-ity on the part of German incendiaries or obstructionists. Thedestruction due to German sympathizers experienced in other plantswas all but nil. The work was so organized that the new men were absorbed asspecialists under the supervision of older men as instructors andleaders. The work passed through in such large quantities that oneman made one part continuously according to the balance of pro-duction. This was true not only in the manufacture of parts butin the systematizing of all the work even to assembling the engineson the floor, moving the engines to the test house, testing theengines, delivering to the shipping room, inspecting and shipment. An idea of what was accomplished by this
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