New-York tribune., 1910-11-27
Perhaps Our Railways
Might Save One Mil
lion Dollars a Day BY
Listening to Him.

Dramatic situations and startling eli
makes do not usually accompany investi-
cations by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission II Is difficult ruIe. 10 fTd
material OF general public interest in the
dr. proceedings and technical testimony
before that useful body. But could any
thing more remarkable be imagined than
the demand of few corporations for ID
creases IN tfeir incomes aggregaring So
&c GO z year being met by the calm as
sertjon that not only could the corporations
Dc without the So. .000, ,8e6. but that were the
business OF those corporations managed
properly = million dollars day could be
saved from the present expenditures
The little bagateIle Of S750o0eae is asked
FOR by the railroads Of the country. who
sack The authority OF the Interstate Com
alerce Commission - increase their rates,
OF the plea of inability 10 do Z prontaDle
business az the present rates The reply
OF those vino combat this request 1or au-
tberirv 70 increase rates is that the pres
ent rates are high enough ana lhat me
nanagenent Of the railroads has through
unscientifc methods impaired the nnancla!
condition CT the railroads and that bur
dens So arising should be borne by the
stockholders through reduction OF dlvi-
through increases N freight rates.
Accustomed as Americans are compla-
Gently, n r-gard this ccuntry's railroad sys-
tens as the best IN the world and the
methods Of the American business n1eH ID
general and Of railroad men In particular
ss s,Iper!atfvelv fine II viii be blow TO
TIE u-1oe OF thu patriot 70 learn thaI SO
glspshod and bungling are those rnethoos
alleged 10 be that z waste amounting 70
the eno-naus sum Of sl-9o0.eeo q Gay Is
placed Il the door Of the railroad manage
nens.
To those who have passed over lightly
the reDorts OF the proceedings before Ihe
Interstate Commerce Commission, WHICH
Proceedings have brought 10 the ffonl Inc
accusation OF wasteful methods by the ran
-osd companies. Il viii be news that some
cf the witnesses called TO testify IN these
matters are members Of little coterle OIL
business men who are giving al thelr eii-
ergies 10 The work OF eliminating ifoiii
American mills and factories those nne1i4oo0
that make for loss and waste and lilSha1Aiiis
n their stead scientific systems mat spta-
profit where q small and unsatlsLacl"iS ,
percentage OF gain and, in some INSTANCES,
actual loss has resulted from the iach oI W
method and system Parenthetically II
IN the mills and factories are thenseiVes
largely benefited by tho Introduction o.
this scientific way OF running a large puSi-
hess
The writer was asked 10 try 10 Keep lfoh'
this story The name OF the man VINO OTIS
mated this valuable line OF ehoeaVor' pu1
q seems about as possible 20 DO SO aho
tell TIE story properly as II WouIo De lo
tel the story OF the discovery or me Noi u
Pole and leave out the name OF feaIs'
He lives IN a handsome place at Chestiiu'
Eiu, PEtladeiphia. and he long ago ease
Up active business 10 devote h1H1seIf 10 LIE
work Of showing business men bow TO fiisaAe
money by properly managing their OuSi-
hess His name is Frederick w IayOif
and II IL were not that the writer mas reau
his Dickens he would be tempted 10 say
ne IS ''one Of the most remarkable men IL
the country" He Is at least one OF ihe
most modest for be would II he couId heei
MS name from appearing IN connectloi
with the work he has brought about
Mr. TsyIorss IDEAS were voiced py some
OF the most interesting witnesses Deiois
the Interstate Commerce Commission III
fact, some Of these witnesses are Ineh WIN
have learned the scientific method or man
aging a mill OF factory from MT iasioi
himself
Railroads" said Mr.. Taylor to the WITH
eF' When seen al his Chestnut Hill nome
are subject TO the same rules as oths'
business enterprises II railroad is rui
es1asis II VIII be run ~ iess 'ns' -