THE SPIRIT OF VULCAN
By Edwin A. Abbey
From a mural decoration in the Pennsylvania State Capitol at Harrisburg.
In this crowded and clanging hive of industry, where no semblance of order appears visible to the onlooker, Vulcan sits aloft on the clouds of smoke and steam directing the actions and energies of the workers to a common end. It is the co-operation of the toilers, the guidance of their skill and strength, that makes their work productive. Like a mentor the mythical patron of industry, Vulcan, presides over the busy centers of human toil.
The general impression which the artist has sought to convey is that of industry reaching its results, not through the unguided work of individuals, but by mutual effort under wise and kindly direction.
THE SPIRIT OF VULCAN. By Edwin A. Abbey
Copyright by Edwin A. Abbey. From a Copley Print, copyright by Curtis & Cameron, Boston. Reproduced by permission.
CHAPTER XX
THE ORGANIZATION AND CONTROL OF INDUSTRY
The purpose of this chapter is to explain how American industry is organized and how the government has endeavored to regulate this organization in the public interest.