. Electric railway journal . d, it may be of assistance toother companies to have the benefit of our experiencein order that they may avoid at least some of our mis-takes and have something of a foundation to work following statements have, therefore, been setdown, giving the facts just as they occurred. The master mechanic who adopts the planning sys-tem will find that he has undertaken a difficult task, buta study of our experience may encourage him in accom-plishing it. He is advised, however, not to attempt itunless he starts with the determination to stick to itand push it throug
. Electric railway journal . d, it may be of assistance toother companies to have the benefit of our experiencein order that they may avoid at least some of our mis-takes and have something of a foundation to work following statements have, therefore, been setdown, giving the facts just as they occurred. The master mechanic who adopts the planning sys-tem will find that he has undertaken a difficult task, buta study of our experience may encourage him in accom-plishing it. He is advised, however, not to attempt itunless he starts with the determination to stick to itand push it through, no matter what occurs. Therewill be plenty of hard work, and many ups and downsbefore success is achieved. The planning and efficiency system now in operationin the shops of the Portland Railway, Light & PowerCompany is founded entirely upon the principles andmethods made famous by the late Frederick W. all due respect to the experts in scientific man-agement, we are satisfied that the chances for success-. PLANNING SYSTEM—FIG. 1, WORKMAN CALLING IN TO STARTJOB. TIME SLIP CABINET AT RIGHT, BOX FOR TIMEAND INSTRUCTION CARDS BELOW ful adoption of planning and efficiency systems aregreater when the methods are developed and introducedby the local organizations without the aid of so-calledexperts. Enthusiasm in the possibilities of the Taylor methodis the first requisite. The writer confesses to the posses-sion at first of the usual prejudices against such meth-ods, believing that they meant only additional red tapeand that the savings which might be secured in theshops would be offset by correspondingly increased ex-penses in the office. However, in his apprenticeshipand workman days he had had the customary unsatis-factory experiences with piecework methods, and later,when entrusted with the handling of workmen anddirection of work, had learned to appreciate the impor-tance and desirability of good pay for the workmen andstability in the schedules of wages. This
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