Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-06-20
AARR|AANS NEW IDEA
The Railroad N agnate Originates
a New Wrinkle in Matter
Of Management.
One Man to Supervise the Traffic
Of All Interested
Lines.
Believed That II Will Harmonic
the Factions and Increase
the Profits.
Believed That II Will Harmonic

San francisco, June 20.-J. C. Stubbs,.
vice president of the Southern Pacific.
who has been been appointed as traffic
manager of the vast system of railroads
controlled by the Harrimaninterests, has
arrived in this city. In speaking of the
methods by the creation of the position
to which he has just been appointed,
Stubs explained the matter by saying
Hartman had been considering for
some time the feasibility and practica-
hility OF divorcing the traffic of the lines
from the other affairs of the road. He
Eas talked over the scheme with other
gentlemen who helped frame the policy
and direct the fortunes of the Union
Pacific and Southern Pacific. and has
evolved plan which, IN Harrinan's
opinion, ought to accomplish the here
tofore Impossible task OF harmonizing
the interests Of the several Hartman
roads. AS Stubs puts 1t, it is the plan
TO bring about unificatlon of the in
terests with reduction of friction and
elimination of unnecessary competition,
without consolidating the properties
under one management. Under this plan
one man Is to have entire charge of the
traffic of the several corporations and in
order to effectively divorce the traffic
and other affairs of the road this official
VIII report directly to the board. This
position of power and Responsibilities
comparable to no other In the history of
Tailroad.ng, was offered to Stubhs and
he accepted. The plan is an absolutely
new one in railroading. Stubbs does
rot even know what title Will be be-
slowed upon him.
lam to be" said Stubs in explain-
ing his new position, placed in entire
charge of the traffic of the Southern
Pacific. Union Pacific, Oregon Railroad
and Navigation Company and Oregon
Srort Line. and will report to the boards
of directors of the several companies
which means Will report direct to Hair
riman. The organization IS simply this.
5 Each company has board of directors
and each board OF directors has an ex-
ecutive committee. presided over by a
chairman. When the board of directors
ts In session 1t is supreme and when the
board Is not in session and the executive
: committee is holding meeting, the ex-
ecutive committee is supreme. When
the executive committee is not in ses-
sion the chairman OF the com,nittee runs
things. e. II. Hartman is chairman of
the executive committee of the four
roads.
The other Hartman roads, such as
the Illinois Central and Chicago q Alton
are not embraced in this arrangement.
My responsibilities will be confined to
lines west of the river. This is the ter
ritory within which all traffic troubles
have existed. There have been pools
and gentlemen's agreements and they
have all failed to solve the problem
NOW Mr.. Hartman purposes to try this
experiment OF handling the traffic of the
lines over which he presides.
am relied upon to show Hartman
ana his associates that the Systematic
leadjustment of the traffic methods of
the several roads in Harmonious lines.
ana economic administration of the at
fairs OF the traffic Departments Will be
attended by greater profit. have no
idea whether or not the arrangement
will be permanent"
Stubbs said that when he left Chicago
plan was being perfected to place the
traffic of the Northern Pacific. Great
Northern and Burlington In the hands
OF Darius Miller a present second vice
president of the Great Northern. and
there would. In all probability. be
brought about a Capitalization of the
management Of the Gould lines inclul
Ing the Missouri Pacific, Texas and Rio
Grande lines