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'' | 1<lb/><head>Letter XVIII. Manufactories.</head><p>After so much as has been said, on the application of<lb/>our principle to the business of manufactures <gap/> considered as carried on by<lb/>by forced labour, you will think a very few words more than sufficient, in<lb/>the view of applying it to manufactures carried on upon the ordinary plan<lb/>of freedom.</p><p>The centrality of the presiding person's situation will<lb/>have its use at all events: for the purpose of direction and order at least,<lb/>if for no other. The concealment of his person will be of use, in as far<lb/>as <sic>controul</sic> may be judged <sic>usefull</sic>. As to partitions, whether they<lb/>would be more serviceable in the way of preventing distraction, or <del>disserveable<lb/>disserve</del> disserviceable by impeding communication, will depend<lb/>upon the particular nature of the particular manufacture. In some<lb/>manufactories they will have a further use, by the convenience they may<lb/>afford for ranging a greater number of tools than could otherwise be<lb/>stowed, within the workman's reach. In nice businesses, such as that<lb/>of watchmaking, where considerable damage might result from an<lb/>accidental jog or a momentary distraction, such partitions, I<lb/>understand, are usual.</p><p>Whatever the manufacture, the utility of the<lb/>principle<del>s</del> is obvious and incontestable, in all cases where the workmen are<lb/>paid according to their <hi rend="underline">time</hi>. Where they are paid by the <hi rend="underline">piece</hi>, there<lb/>the interest which the workman has in the value of his work, supersedes the</p> | ||
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Letter XVIII. Manufactories.
After so much as has been said, on the application of
our principle to the business of manufactures considered as carried on by
by forced labour, you will think a very few words more than sufficient, in
the view of applying it to manufactures carried on upon the ordinary plan
of freedom.
The centrality of the presiding person's situation will
have its use at all events: for the purpose of direction and order at least,
if for no other. The concealment of his person will be of use, in as far
as controul may be judged usefull. As to partitions, whether they
would be more serviceable in the way of preventing distraction, or disserveable
disserve disserviceable by impeding communication, will depend
upon the particular nature of the particular manufacture. In some
manufactories they will have a further use, by the convenience they may
afford for ranging a greater number of tools than could otherwise be
stowed, within the workman's reach. In nice businesses, such as that
of watchmaking, where considerable damage might result from an
accidental jog or a momentary distraction, such partitions, I
understand, are usual.
Whatever the manufacture, the utility of the
principles is obvious and incontestable, in all cases where the workmen are
paid according to their time. Where they are paid by the piece, there
the interest which the workman has in the value of his work, supersedes the
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