"The Golden Rule The Only Rule For Solving Labor Problem"

By Jack Dionne

The other day I listened to an address by a big employer of labor; a man of thoughtful, kindly, generous tendencies, who has made a distinctive success of an industrial opera- tion, and during his experience has never known labor trouble.

He was telling of his inyestigations into the various methods and theories used by employers for the handling of labor, and of his own experiences along that line.

And he drew a splendid conclusion, base.d on his own experience, and backed by his own success, which is that there is only one successful method of handling employees in this day and age, and that is by employing the Golde'n Rule as the gauge of service and of remuneration for that service

He spoke of the usual method'employed in large industrid plants, of having outside agents step in to administer justice when disputes arise within the organization between employer and employed, and he expressed the opinion that there is no hope for practical and lasting arrangements when such arbitration must be resorted to.

"If a misunderstanding arises in your own family, you wouldn't call in outsiders to adjust the matter," he said. "If the sort of feeling exists in your family that should exist there, you can settle it yourselves better than any outsider

Skilled Grand Rapids Craftsmen

can, and if the right sort of feeling exists within your organization, you can do likewise. My theory and practice is, to watch my employees, gauge their worth and their just deserts, and remunerate them accordingly, even before they have a chance to ask for thern- I have found that anticipating the demands of an employee who is producing and working well, and paying him what he earns before he has to ask for it, is the biggest result getter I have ever used in my business. I try to put myself in the place of each man, and treat him accordingly. It makes him appreciative, increases his desire to do good work, builds up an attachment between, that man and the firm, and makes him a devoted helper, rather.than a kicker.

"I have found that there isn't any situation arising in our business between employer and employed, that cannot be worked out by using the Golden Rule," ft's a good Rule in anybody's business.

It must rlot be gathered from this, that this gentlernan lets his men run over him. Far from it. The man who cannot produce, and who will not do his best, is given every chance, and failing to come to the mark, he is let go and replaced by some man who is also willing to put the Golden Rule to work for a measuring stick It makes good men do better, and weeds out the consistently incompetent.

Famous Fhoring

The woodworters of Grand Rapids are lnown rhroughout the world. Therc are the mea, bred to the craft, who make "Evedasting" f,ooring. The sarne qudity that distinguichec Grand Rapidc funiture, dirtinguicher our product. Even our lumber ic dried in the same kilns ured in drying the lumber for 6ne futniture, and by rhe same ccientific mahods. .'Everlarting" f,ooring bearg the mark of skilled craftsoanahip, and a conrientious regard for every &tail of manufacture. NICHOLS & COX LUMBER CO., Grand Rapids, Michigan. Center ol fnc wood worhing. f,

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Shaw Bertram Expands-Upward!

Shaw Bertram Lumber Co. of Klamath Falls, Oregon, outgrew the.ir yarding .space. They planned to enlargJ ttreir irea. A little. investigation, however, suggested a better, more economical method of increasing their yard's capacity. They lave purchased a_ Sta_ndard Model Hille Piler, with z8-inc[r flange-wheel truck. Going up instead of out.

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