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September, 1910 instruction card is issued, it is the duty of the assistant foreman to de- cide upon the detailed methods to be followed to carry out the instructions, and the proper size and amount of ma- terial required. In ordering stock the assistant will use an order slip, giving the size and amount of stock required, the job order number, and the forge at which the material should be placed. This slip will be dated and signed by the assistant foreman and will-be giv- en to the material and move man. If, in any case, he is in doubt, the foreman will be immediately consulted. The assistant will inspect all finished work before it leaves the forge, and will attach a tag giving the necessary information to enable the move-man to move the work to its proper place. The route man will carry out the details of routing the work from the data contained in the job order or shop order, and the instructions given by the foreman. He will make out and issue the instruction cards and make out the standing order cards for the same. He will keep the route board in the foreman's office to con- form to the exact condition of the work in the shop. He will keep the order file up to date, filing promptly orders that have been routed and re- moving orders that have been com- pleted. He will keep the "tickler'" file for promises made to other shops, or promises made by other shops. The route-man will make sketches when necessary to issue with the instruction cards. He will index and file all plans received in the shop. Office Clerk. The office clerk will keep the. rec- ords of the men, attend to the time cards, check the records of time given "TAE MarRINeE. REVIEW 353 Fic. 21--Toot Dressinc anp TEMPERING DEPARTMENT. on the instruction cards and file the same. He will make out requisitions for material from the storehouse as called for on the order slips furnished by the material and move-man. He will keep the "orders to foremen" files up to date and perform all clerical work required in connection with the work of the shop. The material and move-man_ will keep an accurate record on the stock cards of the material on hand. He will see that all requests from the assistant foremen for material are im- mediately supplied exactly as called for and that it is delivered to the forge specified on the order slip. The order slips will be turned over to the office clerk daily. He will keep a rec- ord of the fire bricks used by each a KS. Fic, 22--Rear of SMitH SHOP, SHOWING TooL AND STOCK BAS forge and furnace; he will record the oil meter readings; he will remove finished work from the forge to the station specified on the tag attached to the work. A laborer will be as- signed to him as an assistant, and when he requires additional labor to handle heavy stock the assistant fore- man will supply the necessary men. Routine for Handling Work. All work is ordered from the smith shop, either by job order, Fig. 25, from the main office, or by shop or- der, Fig. 26, from another shop. The shop orders are based on job orders issued by the main office to other shops. As the greater part of the work consists of repairs where the smith work is only a small part of the job, the greater portion of the work in the smith shop is on shop orders from other shops. The shop order shown in Fig. 26 requires but little ex- planation, but it requires considerable educational work to have the orders properly issued. Some trouble was ex- perienced in getting the foreman issu- ing the order to fill in the date that . the work would actually be required. It required no investigation or thought to fill in "as soon as possible," or "im- mediately,' and a great many orders were made out in this: way in the be- ginning. The greatest difficulty, how- ever, was experienced in getting the foremen receiving the order to make an intelligent promise. When first used it was found that promised dates of completion were, in some cases, made without the foreman knowing the work to be accomplished, and in