Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-11-20
Chicago 4 Northwestern Practices
Thrif( in Small Things,
WILL SAVE PENCIL STUBS.
Frugallty Ia Pens, Lamp Wicks and
Orher small Matters VIII save
100000 Annually.

BelleveIng strongly IN the efficacy Of
the ola adages. economy Is wealth and
drops OF water make he mighty ocean,
the man IN charge Of the supply depart
ment OF the Chicago & Northwestern
railroad has SET about to save annually
90 the carrying company between $50
900 and $4,000, which he believes IN the
past has been uselcssly spent His Cruz
SADIE against injudicious expenditures
ana eNtraVagant usages recently has
been launched. and his plan OF reform
has brought into play a car which the
employees OF the road informally have
christened the Economy Special" This
car Is IN charge OF an inspector whose
duty 10 Is 20 look after the supplies OF
all departments IN the Galena and Wis
cunsin divisions.
short time ago. according % the
Chicago News. the purchasing agent of
the ISid Charles Hayward. assumed
charge of the supply department, re-
placing Edward OsgoOd who has been
the supply man Tor about ten years.
Immediately upon assuming charge Mr.
Hayward began 10 work out his plan Of
reform. He appointed an inspector,
and, after consulting with the superln-
tendents OF the Galena and Wisconsin
divisions. W y. Morse and T. A. Law
son. respectively. he decided 10 intro
duce the service of the Economy
Special Then he sent circulars 10 all
agents on the Two divisions urging
greater economy. The inspector started
out with a lot OF pencil holders. which
he distributed as a means for getting
the good out OF the pencil stubs too
short 10 WELD effectively.
II is estimated that every year $500
worth OF pencil stubs are thrown away
by the employees who have occasion to
write and figure. Too many pen points
too, the supply man gave out were dis
carded before their usefulness had fully
passed lie told the employees that in
stead Of throwing way pen points when
they became weak they would be eX-
pocted TO reyitallze them by heating
them with lighted matches. He or
dered shopmen machinemen and engine
cleaners to returned their used waste
10 general headquarters instead Of
throwing it away. The old waste now
is cleaned by q process and returned
for further use. The inspector now is
sues limited amounts Of waste, enough
TO meet the requirements, but not
enough 20 warrant a reckless and eX-
travagant application OF IL.
The reform has opened another busi-
ness 10 the Vanderblts and other own
ers OF the road. Il provides for the re-
turn Of all inkstained impression cloths
used I'm office These cloths, a very
great number Of which are used annu-
ally are collected by the chief Of the
Economy Special carried back TO the
city, sacked and sold for old rags. Fur
thermore. TO make the surplus showing
more gratifying 10 the stockholders the
supply agent has ordered that every
lampwick be used until there IS not
enough OF II left TO connect with the oil
in the bowl. Tiny pins have been pro-
yided 20 the lamp users 10 keep the
short pieces OF wick In position for con-
tinued service.
Trainmen have been ordered to prac-
tice more marked economy. They have
been given 20 understand that links,
pins lantern globes. lard OIL flags.
torches, torped0es and other things In
common use are valuable, and that they
would be expected TO be as careful with
them as they could be.
The inspector takes the Economy
Special" out every sixty days, visiting
an places on the two divisions. At each
office he checks up the supplies on
hand, notes what is needed and gath
ers in the old waste, bent pins. twisted
links and other things that have lost
their worth IN the service The old
pins and links. u too badly out OF shape.
are sold for old iron