Philadelphia, Pa.
We have established a school for vocational training, appointing an
instructor in each department who takes direct charge of each new
employee. Through this system we have placed many women on work which
was entirely operated by men heretofore.
One of the delicate situations confronting us at this time is
the transferring of help from one department to another. We are
appealing to their patriotism and have established a Disston
Volunteer Transfer System—Industrial Soldiers Volunteering for
Heavier Work, Filling Jobs Where Women Cannot. We are very much
interested in this work and are making every endeavor to eliminate
the labor turnover which we are all experiencing in these times. We
have women operating milling machines, drill presses, emery grinding
machines, file hardening, saw setting and filing machines, also power
punching presses, all work never attempted by women in our factory
before. The result has been more than satisfactory.
August 7, 1918.
(Signed) WM. D. DISSTON,
_Vice-President_.