Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 February 1920 — WORK SYSTEMS TO BLAME Manufacturers Feel That Increased Cost Is Due to the Week-Work Scheme. [ARTICLE]

WORK SYSTEMS TO BLAME

Manufacturers Feel That Increased Cost Is Due to the WeekWork Scheme.

There is now a feeling among women’s garment manufacturers that the factor of increased cost, due to the ess tablishment of the week-work in place of the piece-work system, may play a more important part in high prices than it was realized. This point hgs occurred to some of the leaders in the trade who have not been entirely satisfied that the cost of raw material and other items was alone atthebar. sis of values. Accustomed to piecework prices, which enabled them to know with the best accuracy just what production cost them, some of ' the manufacturers, it is explained, may have added unconsciously to their profits when dealing with the new system that does not show costs so easily and correctly.