LABOR 91 



ent is absent the work in the departments will be carried on 

 with the same degree of accuracy as if he were present. 



The superintendent should maintain this perfection of or- 

 ganization and outHne the work for his subordinates. He 

 should always know the details of the work allotted to 

 each individual employee in his department and the length 

 of time required for each one to complete his particular 

 task. 



The superintendents should hire the employees for the 

 respective departments. Some managers prefer to hire the em- 

 ployees themselves. The objection to that system is that under 

 it the superintendent will not be held in as high esteem and 

 respect by his subordinates and his work may therefore suffer 

 in efficiency. The manager naturally hires the superintendents, 

 but he should give them full authority to hire the men for their 

 respective departments. However, if the superintendent is a 

 man of diplomacy and unselfishness, he will consult the manager 

 in reference to the man he is about to employ, as to qualifica- 

 tion, salary, etc. The superintendent of the manufacturing 

 department should likewise consult the butter maker or the ice 

 cream maker, for he should not place a man in their divisions 

 in whom they have no confidence. 



The directors should keep in touch with their employees and 

 preferably call them by their given names. Their position 

 toward the employees is not that of giving orders but more 

 that of educators, as orders are best given by the immediate 

 superior of an employee. As educators, they will exercise 

 greater influence over their employees and they will build a 

 stronger organization. 



Surety Bond for Employees. — An employee holding a re- 

 sponsible position in charge of money or valuable property 

 should give to his company a surety bond to the amount deter- 

 mined by the directors of the company; by this the employer is 

 insured against loss due to fraud or dishonesty of the employee. 

 Such a bond should be purchased through one of the leading 

 surety companies and usually the employer pays the annual 

 premium. 



