Show AMERICAN GO HGO I I Story of of 1 Yanke Yankee Management of 5 British Labor Laboi That there is nothing inherently lackIng lackIng lacking lack- lack Ing in the British workman as compared compared com compared pared with his American cousin except the prevailing English labor ideas and lack of efficient management Is clearly In the Interesting case ofa of ot ota ofa a large American concern which is building a large factory In England Upon completing the plans for tor the work the most prominent English builders were asked to compete and to specify the time required It was authoritatively authoritatively au au- au- au stated that the best offer I as reg time was vas four Years To Toan o a aan oan an American concern contern to wait walt four our years for a factory seemed d utterly ridicUlous ridiculous ridiculous ridi- ridi ridi ridi- culous the the- so so company decided to build bull the factory Itself the limit given the manager being one year vear The work is now no so far advanced that is no doubt as to its completion Within the time timp How was It it accomplished The story of the bricklaying tells the whole secret se se- se cret When the American manager Inquired In in- in inquired inquired how many bricks a workman could lay in a day he was astounded to be told only four hundred and fifty Nothing d daunted a thoroughly efficient staff ot oC of American foremen was en engaged en- en a To encourage the workmen and to tempt the most moat skillful the wages offered offered of of- were 2 cents an hour higher than the union rate The maximum output at first first- nevertheless reached bricks per man per da day by a continuous ous process of elimination of the least- least fitted and by means of bonuses paid to foremen and a careful inspection of daily reports of ot progress the average was gradually Increased to between 1800 and 2000 bricks per perman man daily It naturally followed that the building though put up with the priced highest priced st-priced labor has cost much less than if put up in four years instead of one As to plant and material used it is officially reported that SO 80 per cent ent of it Was vas Imported imported im Im- Im ported from this country at prices averaging a 40 per cen cent Ielo below those quoted by British suppliers for tor similar plant and material This artificial restriction of the output output out out- put of labor resulting In a large part from the domination of trade Unionism unionIsm union union- Ism Is apparently responsible for the steady decline of British pr products ducts in inthe In the v worlds world's orld s markets particularly in inthe Inthe inthe the field of engineering works |