To-day 100[4] important factories making war orders are proving that
it is possible to train their own men. They do not assume to teach a
worker a whole trade in the brief time available. They do teach him
by the methods of the training department how to master one process
or one machine in a few weeks or a few days. These 100 factories are
spending, or preparing to spend, at the rate of $1,500,000 solely in
this business of intensive training of new workers. This training
investment is not an expense, as the training is immediately upon
production and the product from the training room is expected to
equal that in the factory. All the training departments mentioned are
on a production basis at all times, with speed and accuracy as the
watchword.
[4] Note: September 30, now 200.