Telegram-herald., 1888-02-16
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eers aad matters u G<la-l. 4cuorsilng 70 ia
fancies u ths directory er prs@ieenE. CT The
peculiar nec=ssilies u s4ca case. As tas
properties ia sh-s country are owned by
private individuals. wko naturally Try %
otLaia tks bess ssrvics AZ the least cost, Il Is
preoma5is thai 40 sxtEasaszz. or gzRsCes-
sarY POSITIONS o. departments srs Prosid~t
IL : usually thought thAt ths presidsnt Of
a lArgs systszn h@s a. sasy place u III, ard
really gets a large salary - q comparatively
HotAlns IA many eases this Is ErUe, and
that diza--zry IS nstning more g less than
Esllreh~ad whoss duties are performed by
vloo-president or general nanagsr. and aho
may nos have the siightest know edge of tbs
manner Ia ~hich ths btriAeSs - caTrsd GA.
excepa tAas Al the annual s1Ockholdsrs' meet
inz 30 will present them an elaborate sta,e-
has been formulated and prepared for him.
such presidents are, however, rare. and
nearly az q them earn their salaries. Really,
tbs president should be the financial head OF
tho company, and Il IS usual for him "a dele
gate u general manager the management
and operation OF the road The oficer is,
therefore, necessarily q practical railroad
man. and from him tbs officers OF all the de-
partmanz reoesve their instructions.
TIE SUBORDINATE OFFICIALS
These departments are the accounting,
somsgines presided over BY comptroller
who may report either 10 the general mao-
aver or the president; the traffic department,
which nav have for It's head traffic man
ager, asisted by general freight agents and
general passenger ageats, the operating, In
charge % . general superintendent. The
accounting department IS the one In which
al accounts are kept, and the auditor, who
either assists the comptroller, OF where there
Is no comptroller, Is responsible 70 the gen
eral manager, who receives an impression
copy Of each way Oil" which shows the
name OF the shipper, the point Of shipment,
the aaus Of the consignee, tho destination,
tbs marks and the weight and freight
charges on each consignment carried over
the road This way bill he scrutini1es care
fully, and sees that the charges are in ac-
cordaace with tho rates announced by the
general freight ageas IL they are found
correct, he makes from them numerous rec
0rds, croditng agents or connecting rail
roads. and charging others The ticket
agents send him either daily, weekly or
monthly reports OF their sales, which are
checked with the tickets forwarded 20 him
By Conductors when taken up on trains.
The operating department Is one OF the
most important on a railroad, as the success
OF The whole depc1is on its efficiency. The
general superintendent is assisted by sn-
perintendcnt OF roadway, superintendent
OF machinery md superintendent OF trans
portation. The superintendent OF roadway
has charge OF all tracks, and usually ell
bridges aad buildings pertaining TO the track
depar; meat, although some roads provide a
separate officer who looks af- ~ bridges alone.
The superintendent of roadway Is assisted by
roadnastcrs, who have charge of divisions
varying according to tae physical features OF
the track These roadmasters direct all
work performed on their divisions by section
forernen and trscknen- The superintendent
OF machinery has charge OF oil locomotives,
and Is responsible for the performance Of
proper service. he also has charge Of en-
ginenen, frencn and machinists
Tho superintendent OF transportation has
charge OF the movement of trains over the
line, appoints conductors, brakemen, agents
and train dispasohers, distributes cars where
they are uesdsd, and is generally responsible
for the safe and speedy movement Of passen-
gers and freight. He is assisted by train
masters. whose duties vary on many lines,
but they arc generally Immediately under
the direction Of the superintendent OF trans
portation-
THE raArrrc DKPARTxEyT.
The traffic department. is really the COM
nnercial department 1t is divided between q
general freight agent and general passen-
ger agent, both Of whom report to and re-
ceivo their instructions from traffic man.
ager, or where there IS no traffic manager
from the general manager. TIE general
freight agent has charge Of the fixing of
rates for transportation OF freight, and un-
der his supervision soliciting agents and
travelling agents watch the movement Of
traffic aud secure TO the road such Of il as
can Be controlled. All reclanations for loss,
damage or overchavgs on freight while in
transit are sdjudgsd ry hiul-
le EtIlCT ~ Idsccli4-N dLrl4b NtTN - tiat
passenger traffic in the ,ame manner that
the general freight agent provides for the
freight business. it being his duty To see that
his railroad is properly and sufficiently al
v.rtisesi that it Is represented impartially in
the ticket ogIIc-- Ok al connecting lines, and
70 Supervise ths printing and supplying OF
such tickets 20 the agents q his line as the
needs Of its pstrons demand. These ofdcerS
OF the freight and passenger departments
have their hands fuil, as 90 al others II
charge OF departments.
There is q chief clerk Who ss supposed e
do Little Of everything, from answering
the teicpbous 70 discussing kEotty problem
of policy toward some refractory competito'
OF connection With ais superior, 30 as to CART
out that gsstlsma1's IDEAS
As rue tie heads of departments ar
yo1n- NED. and the demands on the brains
and ssrsnkth Of these officers are 50 sewers
that they seldom de IN the service from old
sxs They are vel though not extrava
Esuti7 paid. The salary varying according =
the sizs q the rosd The clerks in she de
psrtusnas are usually men q atS--T. aDc
ar~ generally vel informed Each Is Cite
| hv natural szian.s. experiences and education
for sorne particular kind Of work. and i not
supposed 70 anow much II the duties per
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