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Show ----_-_-%-J 2 TH PRINCIPLE O SCIENTIFI MANAGEMEN of 47 tons per day. A careful study was then made of each of thes men We looked up their history as far back as practicable an thorough inquiries were made as to the character, habits, and th Finally we selected one from amon ambition of each of them the four as the most likely man to start with. He was a little Pennsylvania Dutchma wh had been observed to trot back hom fo a mile or so after his work in the evening, about as fresh as he wa We foun when he came trotting down to work in the morning that upon wages of $1.15 a day he had succeeded in buying a smal plot of ground, and that he was engaged in putting up the walls o a little house for himself in the morning before starting to work an at night after leaving He also had the reputation of being exceed ingly "close," that is, of placing a very high value on a dollar A one man whom we talked to about him said, " A penny looks abou the size of a cart-wheel to him. This man we will call Schmidst The task before us, then, narrowed itself down to getting Schmid to handle 47 tons of pig-iron per day and making him glad to do it ; Schmidt was called out from among th This was done as follows gang of pig-iron handlers and talked to somewhat in this way "Schmidt, are you a high-priced man?" "Vell, I don't know vat you mean. ""Oh, yes, you do Wha high-priced man or not. I wan to kno is whethe you are "Vell, I don't know vat you mean. "Oh out i fellow $1.85 come now, you answer my questions. What I want to fin whether you are a high-priced man or one of these chea here What I want to find out is whether you want to ear day, or whether you are satisfied with $1.15, just the same a all those cheap fellows are getting. "Did I vant $1.85 a day? Va dot a high-price man Vell yes, I vas a high-priced man. "Oh, you're aggravating me Of course you want $1.85 a day every one wants it! You know perfectly well that that has ver little to do with your being a high-priced man For goodness' sak answer my questions, and don't waste any more of my time Now come over here You see that pile of pig-iron?" « YGS "You see that car? (l YeS.J "Well, if you are a high-priced man, you will load that pig-iro on that car to-morrow for $1.85. Now do wake up and answer m question Tell me whether you are a high-priced man or not. l |
