- [[Paul Starrett, the builder, treated his workers rather well by the standards of the time, paying much attention to safety and paying employees on days when it was too windy to work.]][^3] - [[Daily wages were more than double the usual rate and hot meals were provided on site.]][^3] - [[The concept is known as “efficiency wages”.]][^3] - [[But Starrett was not naively generous; he hired accountants to patrol the works, checking that all materials were accounted for, and staff attendance was recorded four times a day.]][^3]