New-York tribune., 1909-05-22
TELLS HARTMAN WAY
ORGANIZATION PROBLEMS
Team WOrk on Union and Southern
-e Pacific Railroad Systems.

Julius r1ruttscfrnitt. director Of maintenance and
operation of the Hartman lines. presented at a
meeting Of the New York Railroad Club yesterday
a paper describing in detail the operating organ
ization Of the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific.
systems. lie said:
In reoonstruc5ng the Union Pacific TO ,I5 MAKE i, It
not simply good line but the best that could he
built from the Missouri River To the Salt Lake
Valley. and later in making the southern FaclIlC
Lake Valley TO the Pacific Coast, Mr. Hartman
pioneer In designing an oTganlz9loIi tt -
these great systems he was likewise a pioneer:
D., The Tes+jon OF two UNIQUE positions, traffic
director and director Of maintenance and opera
tion located in adjoining Offices in Chlcago' @ ana
York To these two staff officers e3ch EVlt9ln HlS
defined sphere Of duty he delegated Ile a.I+
trative control ana supervision OF the At5anJlg mn,
lines save 1hose n 1eNs4s- VIZ. 5S,at,I,- The
local vice-president 10 report dlrecuy 10 'he
Mr Hartman is a firm believer in team work
and in turning over the management OF me prop
Chicago the injunction that on them rested
iLay-,,+e p The entire org[nzation Prom the Chi
cago office down TO the division Offices; tne tram
officers cooperate as Loyalty 20 secure loW OPERA!
fng results as the operating officers do To promote
business and secure new traffic -.
seven operating vice-presddents, each OF whom
lions Of problems on his lines which are common
- all study of seven solutions OF me @ ss-. .r
problem must necessarily demonstrate th8' one .
the solutions is the best
Mr. KrIttschnitt said that the general superin-
teTdents. the superintendents of motive power. the
chief engineers and signal engineers met in semi
annual conferences work cut details for standard
practices and uniform devices He continued
It must not be understood that the standards are
80 inhexibly main ntained as 10 check Improvement
cerned knows that suggestions and criticisms are
welcome and as soon as PROOF can be t 15 rs
adoption quickly follows Our plan recurring an an
Officers concerned the adoption of A new
device certainly curbs costly ana III colslue1e GU "
perlments - ,3+;o,,, =, ,ortfr7Ion1s
territory is made by the Chicago office for me l
formation Of the pTesdsnt - aIG Ire conditions and
prospects. originate with the station a6elLS ms
sous After final consolidating and editing in me e
Chicago office. the weekly report @ % %I e mich
9riefer t,legraphic report is made Sno%lis e+sIIe
possibilities reflected by the conul'ioH u
'rFIS Fsb general manager receives current issues
r --TsrticaIlv an newspapers and periodicals pun
sielIe5 in his territory. A competent person Al LIS I
t5ne afta- careful scrutiny of editorial ana i 3IiSg
C,sffcrS 1a5ulates and complies record shoMtl2 ta
the general attitude TOWARD rT--ioe q month
corporations OF each pubncauoI4- Nv 6irecfor of
- .+eneTal manager telegraphs the o!IeCtoI - I'm
maintenance and opeTato5 peT5 q i; u the press showing
number Of publications eNlLLI, eNi+ ACI,o+ing criti-
isn3s complaints and expressions OF g Ire6d Of
e. and commenting upon the eeLs5idi rreTriaI |
es., ru voiced from political ana CONN., 90
oa-+-as The Chicago otlce bfleIs e!.;.-, eIl To New
$fee repors for Geographic traIsI3ssI,-i -it in de-
~ friction and eIl&utlLA9 Ill
cafion of prompt corrective nleaSNio
NJ E1r77ttschntt said that the regular iepo
= s,-vlernented by special teegrams GOVERNS
-. - Incidents of more than usual impor
= sis,iecance and that in addition numerous
r,au-snaner clippings were currently Iot
,nau through the Chicago Office lie aoueu-
Tho ar1liprneut Of the associated hnes I ,t5Se
~ I4o-Ti11sn freight pool IS not ullIlhS
e 80 penT1svlyana and of the New orh e OtSi a.
eI the , --,,cirie Is EXTENDED 10 the pooling o
- ,ooo1s the car efficiency and traIlG C9petoE C9apEe5
.-,arScan railways will be apprecldDy IN 5'.a4;-,
S5-s same methods that brought aooul d -. r.
80 oan miles movement OF empty cars on ~
TIsTri-au lines the two years altsI tS.,,-;,-,
-;o, y-o1lld make proportional te red4ctIol5
- ~ ~ 40 annually the railroads OF Lle O-oN
States ,,..,-.- limos is 70 be frank
:-t +ls T,1iblc fn company matters W Ieh q =:
- acciSeDt occurs an open board OF !I49uIi5s
,-ornptiv convened by the olElslou LL1r;r tla
Consisting OF himself. the master Ilei-e
5g-5S5o, Engineer and more IToLllilyI -
I.+a+;-e ai+izens This board, high class JCLS
fN.s-e evidence and publishes It's nTdlASs IN a.
I5cal press Not infreQuently a neWspdpei NC. -.
~-4,11,tI~ of the board. IL this board does uoC
q hleipSd &.+o,, fsc+s second is convened. com
Heo5 of General officials and Of prominent clILsllS
II the state: example, an eX-IoNt!L ai "a
t,oT,n banker a leading editor, a reUIeo 6elIsS
7f The army This pohcy mas X 49,
in1uroyed discipline and educated pun p1ilS .oS,,re
rrEe mon are eager TO avoid the pubHshed ce!elIS
f tl,eir fellow citizens. The public Is pieaseu NJ.
-j,e f-aakness Of the companies ana :!
i,l, ,E7eir difculties Personal injury
are no eayier-if anything, are -
-,oIicv Il Is idle argue that nanny N9-' DO
avoided by q suppression or lIlioi