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time and money to keep our machinery in the best order, 
how much more should we be willing to spend time and 
money to keep our men in good health. 
“Good health does not mean simply that the man is 
free from colds and fevers. It means that he is happy in 
his home and his work, and it means further that he is 
surrounded with conditions of labor which make it pos 
sible for him to produce at all times up to the point of 
maximum efficiency. Good health means happiness, for 
the two are inseparable. We must, therefore, ask our 
selves if we have provided the means to keep our men 
healthy and happy with the same care that we have 
taken to keep our machines properly and efficiently run 
ning. 
“Looked at from the standpoint of dollars and cents, 
it costs money to keep a man, or a machine, working who 
is not doing his job properly, and yet, the man may be 
failing through no fault of his own. He may not be prop 
erly placed. He may, for instance, be working in an 
automatic department whereas he should be on the floor. 
Have we studied carefully enough the human side of man 
ufacture? Have we developed a system whereby we may 
know without the possibility of doubt that a man is in 
the right place?” 
This quotation, which is characteristic of the trend of 
some of the finest business talent of the country to-day, 
indicates the radical change which is taking place in the 
attitude of industrial leaders toward their employees. 
The one outstanding fact which has made it possible for 
industry to exploit labor has been ignorance. The failure 
on the part of industries to comprehend or try to compre 
hend the needs, desires, and capabilities of their workers 
has allowed them to treat their workers as if these factors