114 proved plans to save a busy man time; tested plans for making every minute count-ways to keep work free from interruption-how to put your office and desk in effective time-saving trim-methods that help to speed up routine . 0) whichalso serves as a display rack. A regular wooden cabinetwas built against one of the walls. It is approximately11^ feet in depth and 3 feet high, divided into compart-ments and furnished with doors. From the outer edgeof this cabinet projects a ledge, upon which drawingsand other large sheets may be easily placed for inspec-tion. Prom the ledge a reclining wall e


114 proved plans to save a busy man time; tested plans for making every minute count-ways to keep work free from interruption-how to put your office and desk in effective time-saving trim-methods that help to speed up routine . 0) whichalso serves as a display rack. A regular wooden cabinetwas built against one of the walls. It is approximately11^ feet in depth and 3 feet high, divided into compart-ments and furnished with doors. From the outer edgeof this cabinet projects a ledge, upon which drawingsand other large sheets may be easily placed for inspec-tion. Prom the ledge a reclining wall extends to theceiling. This wall is made of soft pine and covered withcloth so that thumbtacks may be pushed into it easily. Thus instead of having to disturb my desk during abusy part of the day and clear away papers I am work-ing on, I can instantly thumbtack any larger sheets onthe pine frame for quick inspection. There is never anyneed of using a chair as a makeshift easel to avoid stir-ring up the desk. This piece of equipment has two addi-tional advantages. It displays the exhibits in the properlight and at a correct angle of vision. The cabinet andrack were built by a carpenter at moderate cost. 64 PLAN FORTY-NINE. Figure 10: While it may he true that we cant always save time theexact way the other fellow does, rnost of us probably can use to advan-tage afiling cabitict and display rack like the one pictured another ^^detail-made-easy idea that helped one business manget home to his meals on time, as youll see in Plan ^. PLAN 49THIS PLAN MIGHT ADD AN HOUR TO THE DAY No matter whether you employ a large force of assistantsor only one, you will find an interesting thought in thisplan for handling correspondence. The man who usesit says he now not only gets more whole-hearted and loyalsernicefrom his assistants, but that the plan also saves muchof his own time. A business man whose particular hobby is the trainingof employees tells an interesting story of how he sa


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