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Show FOREWOR HIS paper was presented by the writer to The American Societ of Mechanical Engineers during the month of January, 1910 and has been in the hands of the Meeting Committee for nearl The general interest which has been awakened durin one year the last few months in scientific management has caused the editor of a number of the monthly magazines to visit the writer for th purpose of obtaining materials for articles upon scientific management, to be printed in their various publications The writer has naturally explaine the underlying principles o scientific management to these men, in very much the same manne in which he has endeavored to set them forth in the accompanying paper It is likely, therefore, that several of the articles whic will be published will use the same reasoning and ver same illustrations as those given in this paper much th Inasmuch as The American Society of Mechanical Engineers ha received and published in the past all of the early articles whic appeared upon this subject, it seems appropriate that this paper which attempts to set forth the underlying principles of this management, should go before the members of the Society before being give to the general public This object can now be attained only by printing this specia edition of the paper, because the time remaining before the publication of the magazine articles referred to is so short as to preclud the possibility of printing the paper in the Journal of the Society The writer has therefore been reluctantly obliged to withdraw hi paper from the hands of the Meetings Committee of The America Society of Meehanical Engineers, and presents it to the membershi of the Society, with the hope that many of our members may fin it of interest Fre HigeLAND StATION, CHESTNU January 6, 191 HILL W. TayLO PHILADELPHI UNIVERSIT OF UTAY LIBRARIE |