Word: savely
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...seems to me that you should also give an account of featherbedding in the upper strata of the large railroads, and how they could save many millions by reorganizing their higher executives in accordance with modern business practice. EDWARD S. NORVELL Darien, Conn...
...speed mail service by pinpointing exactly how the letter should be routed-through one of ten U.S. regions, and on to states, cities, towns, postal zones or even large office buildings. Already in use by advertising mailers, ZIP eliminates as many as six separate handlings, and, says Day, will save the Post Office $15 million in its first year. The Post Office will soon begin using still another Day innovation: air mail stamps printed with magnetized ink so that air mail can be separated quickly from regular letters by electronic devices...
...Leighty, chairman of the Railway Labor Executives Association and a member of the presidential panel that reported this week: "The truth is that the railroads, since they pay their train-service employees no Sunday or holiday pay, night differentials, away-from-home expenses or other premium payments . . . actually save under present work rules among their operating workers...
...rigid watch on costs and sends daily reports to Hilton headquarters, which knows within 24 hours whether a banquet in Cairo or Hong Kong made money. To tighten costs, two teams of executives surveyed 15 Hilton hotels in the U.S. last year, came up with findings that will save the chain nearly $2 million. All this has helped to bring the Hilton chain's labor bill down to 40% of its revenue, v. 45% for most transient hotels...
Cheaper Bourbon. The secret of good innkeeping is to save money without letting the guests realize that any scrimping is going on-and Hilton is a past master at the art. Hilton has found that grass-cloth wall covering eliminates repainting and keeps looking new after years of service, now imports large quantities of it from Hong Kong for his hotels. The wall-to-wall plush carpets on the floors of Hilton hotels actually save money because they make it unnecessary to finish the floor underneath, and the use of Urethane instead of foam rubber in mattresses is cheaper...