The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-09

WAYS tr1vUrslUE Tire COUnfrN,i N study
that nuvev ry."'r ar. continually
striving 90 rerir.' -l.w-t lsr. in. lnU ODD.
the da,.. month. aud wear. ga ON. ue,,
method. are brought into vogue that
az. au improvement or the old. From
school Of DAHL, experience 6. evolved
new thoughts and new idsg th.t utc
put iu force, all tending TO bc'tcrmeuf
of the service in 900 60. particular
branches.
The revenue OF railway /. dcH,.d
from two sources !. e.. freight and rl.
scnucr uanie. Each of these depart.
mcnts has @ sphere 900 90. own 800 ffr GID.
relating 60 account, and methods used
IN building up the business. There 9. o.
fixed gulf hrivc,u 900 the employee. Goo
the two department. Goo bui1...
sense, and coalition is NOT affected until
thu busincs, oi 'he two department.,
come together for the first lime Boo 'hc
Office OF the traffic mar-pcr An below
him don't care continental about iht
worrlmcnt and vcNalions Of ihc other
side. not thc, just so lonC o. their side
of the business continue 20 make that
showing indicative Of good manage
ment and Increased earning, an {. well
with them. They have trouble. OF their
own and are not borrowing any. But
the traffic manager who directly super.
vlscs 10th the freight and passenger
business. l. equally Interested on both
sides. lie labofs just as arduously for
one side a. the other. There are two
other departments that also enter very
largely into the affairs OF a road, {. e.,
lion, though for brcvlcty and eonvcn.
fence will merge the two into one,
known as the operating department
The traffic people get the business, but
the operating people have much to do In
the holding OF II. II Is the province Of
the latter to see that II i handled speed.
fly, safely. and In a style that will ap.
peal to the travelling and shipping public
40 strongly that repetition of the bus.
mess Is a logical result Passenger train
equipment must be good and keep pace
with the times In improvement, the
while freight equlpmen; must be main
tanned In the same ratio. Nor Is this ALL
Possessed with good and up to date
rolling stock, Il Is Just as necessary to
have and to keep up class OF good
engines to get the business over the
road. Again. the rails and ties must be
all there. and In such surface and a..
llgnment as will give n roadbcd and
track calculated for speed and safety.
Add TO this n class OF good men all
around, and the line 30 equipped will
get their share of business a. well -
take care OF a. Discipline Il one OF the
cardinal points In good railroadlng, and
Is best ineulcAted and maintained by a
show of irmness meaning In Itself, and
ye, withal devoid OF ofielousness that
goes to alenlate good WILL History
teaches that TODAY. as well as In the past
the greatest railway men carry them
selves near TO and In the hearts Of the
army of men under them. Splendid
discipline can and Is hest maintained
when there Il behind Il all a bond
unity and good fellowship between Off
GERS and employees. Snow me an Off
Ger who will not greet any one OF his
employees with pleasant smile or q
nod upon the street, and will show
4 you an officer hated by the men under
him. Think you those men will render
the best service possible to the road,
when their superior ~ Is arrogant and
overbearlng'. Well, hardly. Public
opinion goes with the employees In such
Instance, and we can all of US discern
what that means In any business. To
continue on these lines, on which "a
much can be said would be n depression
from the main, and ! will proceed "a
write of freight traffic illustrative OF
Ri present day methods. II may not be
wholly unlns,ructive to those engaged
In traffic affairs, as what shall ehroni'
Gle from personal observation and
direct knowledge ineuleated through
training, will be given fairly and I'm
partially.
PREPARING FOR \ STOCK RUN.
Three weeks ago the writer finished
training for a "stoek run" that was des'
tined to make a good run from Pleasant
Valley Junction, Utah, to Kansas City
distance of LIT miles via. the Ric
Grande Western, Colorado Midland and
Santa Fe, Such trip is replete with
everything not found upon a passenger
run when the press Is aboard to chronicle
speed and service. There are no such gooc
times aboard the stock train. There Il
no free dining car, free Pullman, Tree
cigars and free ice water-none OF these
things! But there Is, or the other hand
chance to do the DR.. Tanner act, an'
drink In great mouthfuls of air ladeneC
with country dust and the aroma Siver
10 such occasion, the while a train o
stock Is being whirled onward to mar
ket. Preston Nutter, our Utah eattl'
Hing had two trains OF cattle to go iron