New-York daily tribune., 1854-09-06

II the route Enc Road yield twice much per mile
those Of the Western and Boston and woeeseI and Cen
Of the former In equally good condition VIII not exceed thA OF
the latter S more tass 10 per cent. why aOSs nS' s.
and Boston and Worcester and Central stocks are At par
why should not Erie be At 1901
The above question cannot be answered IN the n<0atss
oept saying that the Erie Road has been well managed
This the explanation and the The road s admire
bly, aud has ample business yet has failed to
be productive We do believe that the net have thus far
suded 70 the cause OF this want Of success arose primarily
the lack Of direct pesOndi interest in the financial
lets the road nespectve of is cost This feeling mpereep
IDLY rendered the Directors s vsant to the economy OF
expenditure and liability of subordnates who in time
their positions 20 make the most out OF the WORK
Of construction, instead OF helping forward with zeal .ad
energy such result Another great msske "" the neglect
The company to employ competent eh9 hngAIe aanas
the progress OF me WON no oody OF men coaa hA'e Isn
dered more efficient service raising money oI the ~os
But there their functions should have ceased The supenn-
tendenee Of the work Of construction aud should
been deegsted petent and experienced men.
This done and the Directors consequently forced
functions for which they not qualified, and
submit to i'm positions abuses which they able
dtteet remedy An inefficient, nco Dpetent, and
which has eqasd the efforts Of the Directors " reform
As CRITICISMS upon the past management Of
that they lied by the facts aud that without
the REFORMS that have been effected and which s going
the road could not have been made profitable
1t necessary here to point out the mistakes in the
of the Enc Road believe they beginning
fully The person these sbuse and render the
EIie Road what capable OF beings 'soecA woIk-s
S~petRpdnf who uutes dtass with mind ull of expe-
dents iron VIII with afabty Of manner the closest I'D
herenee 70 method with expansive .nd hoeI views snd TO
upon aeobseenous discharge OF his duties such
ssse.d serS. and brought the road up 10 .t.na
ard Of eceooy known before Every neevre has been
abolished Under the Odd regime ,here At the
siderable points the line, ossnI.Gion which
almost Miniature Of that at headquarters. There
ptd dgndy which rendered nearly all kinds OF labor !neon
p.iele AD assistant ". The rsioIs .0sed With salary say
$500 and second assistant with salary OF $500 The man
the Of the ladder expected 10 do the most Of the
worn but as all ideas especially such insist upon the val
sAry and Inconvenience Of labor are very CONTAGIOUS the
msno all work soon I'M aied hs 'apeor, .nd ssted every
thing he could All these lofty fables have been tanoed
over the ehSt1a suddenly tnds himself hving
upon moderate with the duties OF boss, assistant
ceI and msnof wors eeatered in Peson-himselL
The result 10 very large saving OF money with mach more
Anothes reform r only refer to bat has
been the discharge Of some engineers and an equal number
5 ,h,s are upon the syer.xe 20 locomotves IN Ordinary
undergoing repairs Under the former management the enr
L.eh with full pay whe their engine in the rep4rshop
% hat eOmpsby from ths cause bad sons 80 des eoa
under which had only direct tendency
incspse,ae them os fhf service bat spread spint
Of nsubOdin.ron throasboui the whole line TIE syssn
for had only 10 disable his engine 70 be need
nom euiy The rule now adopted 10 Vol. 30
harmonious the vast benefit Of the former The Laser takes
COED care Of his msehns |. means Of hsePas as f.se
dating and sIseaDs For driver Of paeaS locomotive 70
a., 81 ,s sssps.r No. ,hsr. iAu4ASle desire % ).
"saray ss md every engineer &C the road stands ready
10 any asssuet him The company already the
sainsrs hy the the road which ~
tempted resistance Of the engineers to the reforms tha we're
heinz carried The smPh OF the company was triumph
Of prssple ,ra sood manage snt over
dnson other reforms equally useful A.. sOins on, es
leaks being stopped the department Of repairs both Of
road ard equipment fd systeu Of Accountability Of
ssen has been put in force Measures have been taken 70
pat snploys Of the company hard cvs" By the
tn pie process OF eass and putting in order the a Astas
Of the ior has been made elective
formerly By perfected, the suPerin
traent tell hoa in the day the precise location Of
every and engine the line Of the rosd aud the duty
perornirs Formerly The coa,sion prevailed this
department uch that the greatest Of business
perfect order have stood for msnhs switches
with being put ard without is bezg
kro~n where they All hese reforms being steadily
carried s the ground raree be held Perfected
they viii render The Erie Road What hes The capacity Of be-
nshe great rOss Of the country both In the amount Of n
business ane i1ooue.
We have stated for believing the Ere Railroad
te be sood property prs,ded be well managed Oar data
and reasoning from them before public Thar the
eessary reforms viii be Effected have rot doubt TIE
superntensenf the suitable person
seeon 2sh he II he be sther viii
be fo1nd he has In his vsr wide experencs the result Of
iore training He practically niAr viii every rrs6e Of
service Hb ora character commando r-speet ani BE-
Rsve he serving The company vita s.sls We think
hin Tie prspsr fss hs Plses II BET hs rss nsss
- isssl.