Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 229, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 September 1914 — The Human Element [ARTICLE]

The Human Element

In these days of scientific management there is a tendency to ignore the human element In humanity to create Industrial machines which shall turn out their products at maximum speed and at minimum cost. To be sure, the attempt is made to remunerate the workers handsomely for their labor with the purpose ot furnishing them the wherewithal to live more comfortably. So fdr as such a process is mechanical, however, It cannot yield the best results. Man Is not a machine and he “does not live by bread alone,” no matter how much of it he gets. A prime requisite for promotion to positions of authority should be the possession of those distinctly human qualities which will inspire affection as well as respect. We are all attracted to the organization in which the manager is referred to as “the chief,” “the boss,” “the mogul,** or some such human term. —Electric Railway Journal.