EDITORIALS 



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 Scientific Management 



7., ore b.s.9 been much written and spoken about the 

 conservation of natural resources, but very little atten- 

 tion has been paid to the efforts lost by men in awkward, in- 

 efficient and ill-directed movements. "Scientific Manage- 

 ment" which is now being nldely practiced in the business 

 world ceelcs to remedy this raste by teaching nen how to dl- 

 roct their efforts so as to secure tho boot results. Its 

 .Irinss he.ve been hoard of chiefly in dealings between 

 .^ital and labor. Tho results obtained, however, heve been 

 ao uniformly successful that thinking raon everywhere are 

 giving the principles involved wide attention and practice. 



T.-.o idea is for each ncn to roach a state of naxi- 

 num efficiency, eo that he mo.y bo able to do the highest grade 

 of v.-ork for which hie natural abilities fit him. Th attain- 

 ment of this end noans the reaching of a point where the work 

 in which he is engaged, the community in rftich he lives and 



o country at largo receives the benefit of the best that is 

 in him. The principles rrtiich are ecsential to this end are 



.'en by !ir. ?. './. Taylor, an authority on scientific manage- 

 ment, c.s follows . 



1 - Science, not rulo-of- thumb 



2 - Htr^or.;*, r.ot discord 



3 - Cooperation, not individualism 



4 - Maximum output, in place of restrlottd 



output . 



5 - The development of each man to hla great- 



est efficiency and prosperity. 



It doe.s not take much effort for us to apply these 

 rules to our every-day work in the Forest Service with good 

 effect. A for: cutest ions deoitpaod to promote further thought 

 alonj these linos are here submitted for the consideration of 

 every officer on tho T^hoe Forest. 



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