The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-28

suits, he struck the keynote OF tht
| entire organization. From the Chicago
! office down TO the division offices, the
traffic officers cooperate as Loyalty tc
secure low operating results as the
operating officers do to promote busi
ness and secure new traffic.
1.-The management of the properties
is vested in seven operating vice pres
idents, each OF whom with his corps
of assistants is working out solutions
of problems on his lines. which arc
common to all A study of seven solu
tions of the same problem must nece5
sarily demonstrate that one of the so
lutions is the best
Mr.. Kruttschnitt said that the gen
eral superintendent. the superintend
ent OF motive power, the chief engi
neers and signal engineers met IN
semiannual conference to work out
details for standard practices and
uniform devices. He continued:
ut must not be understood that the
standards are so infleXibly maintained
as TO check improvement and initia-
tive. Every officer and employe con-
cerned knows that suggestions and
criticisms are welcome, but as soon
as proof can be offered that new de-
vice or practice is better than the old
its adoption quickly follows. Our plan
requiring all officers concerned to vote
on the adoption of new device GER
tainly curbs costly and ill-consid-
cred experiments.
"a weekly report of crop conditions
in contiguous territory is made by the
Chicago Office for the information OF
the president and the board of dircc-
tors. The primary data, showing con-
ditions and prospects, originate with
the station agent after consultation
with the farmers and other local per
sons. After final consolidating and
editing In the Chicago Office, the week
ly report Of perhaps 1000 to 300D
words, is ready for New York A much
brieger telegraphic report is made
showing traffic possibilities as reflect
ed by the condition Of staple crops
Each general manager receives
current issues Of practically all news
papers and periodicals published in
his territory. a competent person in
his Office after careful scrutiny of edi-
torlal and other matters. tabulates and
complies record showing the gen.
cral attitude toward railways and
other corporations, of each publica,
ton. Twice month each general
manager telegraphs the director OF
maintenance and operation a brief
synopsis of public sentiment reflected
in the press, showing number of pub
lications examined, percentage favor
able. neutral and antagonistic, quot
ing criticisms, complaints and express
sions of special interest, and COM
menting upon the general trend or
opinion as voiced from political and
commercial centers. The Chicago Of
fee briefs and consolidates these re-
ports for telegraphic transmission TO
New York. These reports are Of great
benefit in detecting causes of friction
and enabling the application OF
prompt corrective measures"
Mr.. kruttschnitt said that the regu.
lar reports were supplemented by spe-
Sial kilograms covering items or Incl
dents OF more than usual importance
or significance, and that in addition
numerous newspaper clippings were
currently forwarded by mail through
the Chicago office. He added:
The equipment of the associated
lines Is pooled. The Hartman freight
car pool is not unlike those OF the
Pennsylvania and the New York Cen.
tral, When the principle is extended
10 the pooling of car pools, the car ef-
hciency and traffic capacity of Ameri-
can railways will be apprecably in.
creased. The same methods that
brought about a reduction of $4,000
oO0 miles movement of empty cars in
the two years after their Inauguration
would make a proportionate reduction
OF 447,OOO.000 annually on the rail-
roads OF the United States.
The policy of the Hartman lines
is 10 be frank with the public in COM
pany matters. When a serious acct
dent occurs an open board of inquiry
Is promptly convened by the division
superintendent, consisting of himself
the master mechanic, the division en-
elheer and two or more prominent
representative citizens This board. a
high class jury, hears evidence and
publishes its findings in the local
press. Not lnfrequently a newspaper
man is a member OF the board. II
tnls board does not get to the bottom
oil facts, second is convened, com.
posed or general officials and OF prom.
l1ent citizens\of the state; for exam.
PIE, an ex-governor, n well known
banker, leading editor, retired gen.
eral otl1cer OF the army, etc. This mol.
ICY has greatly improved discinI,ne
ana educated public sentiment. The
men are eager to avoid the public cen.
sure Oh their fellow citizens. The