The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-22

Inc latest railroad company TO ADOPT
the Brown system OF discipline" is the
Ptttsburg, Bessemer and Lake Erie
Under the Brown system. which has
been adopted by many Of the big rail-
roads or this country, the tenure Of ser
vice on the part Of an employe Is de-
pendent entirely upon his own demean-
or and not upon the caprice or arbi-
trary DEGREES OF the superintendents or
smaller officials. A careful record OF
each employees conduct Is kept. which
Is accessible 10 all employees at all
times. For each violation Of the COM
pany's rules or wanton neglect Of duty
a dement, Is marked against the nm
ploye. a certain number Of these de
merits will result in suspension or dis
missal. These dement's howeve, may
be offset by credit marks for exception
ally commendable service. The effect
OF this system is 10 stimulate a whole
some rivalry among employees as TO
which can render the most satisfactory
service, while II at the same time oper-
ates as a Profession IN the families of
railway men who. under the old-time
system, were at the mercy Of bosses
n superintendent. who were not al
ways above motives Of personal preiu-
dice or revenge, and who quite often
suspended men for trivial ~offenses. Civ
ing them no opportunity 10 demonstrate
their willingness to do better.
SftdhllE OF the SUCCESS OF the NOTfn-
ern Pacific since reorganization, n lead
ing financial journal says:
The REORGANIZATION Of this property
must be looked upon as one OF the most
successful OF all the organizations
thata have taken place In recent years.
It's success. no doubt. Is 10 be attrib-
uted In part TO the enlistment OF Mr..
James J. HIN. Of the Great Northern.
as an ally Of the new 1t
VIII be remembered that about eight
cen months & J. r. Morgan & Co, as
representing the Northern Pacific syn
dictate. sold to friends OF Mr.. HilI a
block OF 25s, 900 shares OF Northern Pa
cihc common stock at the price Of 16.
and a large quantity OF preferred at
about 38. The stock represented the
stake In property OF Mr.. Hill and his
friends, and there is reason 10 believe
that II has since been materially in
creased. From the beginning Mr.. Hill
gave the Northern Pacific managers his
cordial support. Mr.. Melllen and MI.
Kendrick did the rest. The annual re-
port will show that II was done by the
most scientific methods. such methods.
in fact, as have previously made the
Great Northern the valuable property
that II is. Northern Pacific train loads
this year will show a very large in
crease over last year. and II will be
found that the decrease in operating
expenses was not in the maintenance
department, but was I'm the item Of
conducting transportation" and SINH
lar operations. The IL re-
placing its old motive power with new
locomotives Of large size and great eff
fctency. The ton-mile cost on the
property this yea viii be far below
anything ever approached I'm previous
years.
Railroad men already are beginning 10
ask Of the prospects for an early ap-
peal of the war revenue law. Trial Of
the law has shown to the railroads Of
the east and the west i'm particular that
their estimates Of the expense of
stamps for bills Of lading were vastly
underestimated. Since July 1, when
the law went into effect, trafic has been
quite heavy and the outlay for stamps
has been much greater than was OK
pected. II the traffic had been car
ried on nj rcmuuerative rates, the roads
would not object to the outlay for
stamps, for the greater the number of
stickers used the greater would be the
revenue from traffic. Most OF the
freight carried during the last six
weeks. however, has been transported
either at a loss or on n very small mar
gin Of profit. The stamp law. therefore,
has been burdensome. Prospects for a
better rate situation are not particu-
larry bright, and the roads would be
glad to get rid Of the item for revenue
stamps. Not much hope of an early
repeal Of the law is expressed.
The earnings of 1871 roads for the
seven months ended July 81 shows a
gross increase Of $40, O07, s92 and a gross
decrease Of 1884. 44S, leaving the net
gross gain s29,S23, 444. Only fourteen
roads Of the 13l decreased gross earn
ings In that period. The largest in
crease shown by any one system was
Northern Pacific, which gained S2.6sl.-
Sl6. 81. Paul ranked second with a
gain of N.S32,697, and then. in the ordtr
named, Canadian Pacific. 81, 500. 1913:
Missouri Pacific. s1.72i. 500: Great
Northern, Sl,694, 1873; Oregon Navigation.
81 $40, 5G4: Southern Railway. 81. 9ss. $40:
and Wabash. LOO. $40.
Quite a number Of other roads showed
rs large or larger Increases, but they
not publish weekly earnings and
the monthly statements have not been
received up TO the end OF July. II Is
hat the large systems show
the largest gains. and that the mileage
gain OF a small system may have been
relatively larger. II seems clear enough,
the Northwest has been especially
prosperous during the last seven
months, although II is also true that
the decreases reported In July included
Paul. Canadian Pacific, 500 and
& ct. Paul.
II Is announced that work on the
& Pacific railroad. in which w. 1.
Hoge Of Butte IL interested. will begin
AZ once. The contract with the short
Line people has been signed and the
work completed. Track
will be done by contract and the
advertisement for bids win probably
published his week.
The track for the Lewiston. Idaho.
Of the Northern Pacific has
been completed 20 that city, and bust
ness is now being handled in construc-
ton trains, II is not expected that
passenger service will be put
In for 8 couple OF weeks yet.
struck n Reef.
Falmouth, Eng. Aug. el.-The British
'teamer Toledo, Captain WIshsrt, which
'alled from Galveston on July % for Rot