The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-23

The Savannah. Florida and Westerns
Plan to Reduce Expenses.


The Savannah. Florida and Western
railway is endeavorinu 10 reduce expenses
without discharring any Of its employees.
Most railroads undo.her large corporations
nowadays who find ii necessary to reduce
expenses usually meet the requirement
by discharging a certain number OF hands,
thus cutting the pay roll down to
the required limit.
Capt. Fleming. superintendent Of the
Savannah, Florida and Western railway,
probably possesses the confidence Of his
men in as great degree as any railroad
official in the country. A word
of advice from him to his en-
ployes win effect more than
an order would from the superintendent
Of almost any other road in a similar case.
The fact that he desires a certain policy
pursued is all that the men need to know
and the work is done according to his
wishes.
Knowing this much the public is able to
understand his idea in issuing the follow
ing ciNeular:
Savannah, Florida aud Western Railway
Company, Georgia Division ONCE of Supertn-
tendent, Savannah, Ga, Aug. 49, 1833-Cir-
cular TO Employees The unusual depression
IN business and the recent falling of in the
receipts ofthis company, admonishes us that
practice Of the strictest economy is abso-
lutely necessary in the conduct Of our bust
ness. While have observed a commendable
earnestness on the part Of employees to reduce
the expenses, 1 have to urge that further
Efforts be made towards reducing them to the
lowest possible figure compatible with a
proper management of the business. EN-
ployes are expected to render every assist
ance in their power to attain this end; they
are expected to perform their work with a
degree Of care and economy that will result
in reduction in the cost Of labor, material,
and supplies The slightest increase in ex-
penses will not be permitted except when abb
solutely necessary. A united effort must be
made to reduce the expenses Of every depart
ment and will expect substantial reductions
within the next thirty days.
r. G. FLEMING, Superintendent.
In the clerical department another
means of reducing expenses has been
adopted also in line with Capt Flemings
policy. There is little work doing just at
TINS season, and in an Office where several
men are employed one or two can be east
II spared. In order to reduce expenses,
the men who are not needed in each office
are given months vacation without pay,
and those remaining do the work which
was formerly done by the full force. This is
better than discharging the clerks, as
instead of having the prospect of several
months of idleness staring them in the
face they know that at the end of a
month they will be able to go back to
work again While these vacations
come unsought, they are not altogether
undesirable, as most of the men so re-
tired can manage to put in month very
nicely in the country at this season.
The effect of the financial distress is
felt probably as much if not more severe
ly by the railroads than any other line of
business, and probably there is not large
railroad corporation in this section that is
earning expenses at present. With the
repeal of the Sherman silver law and the
opening up of the fall business, the rail
roads are in hopes that their situation
will shortly change for the better.