The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-18

| then and there. for the situation wa 6
almost hopeless. but T. II Hartman
was led 10 interest himself In the prop-
erty. and some OF the ardent spirits
| believed ne might save II from ruin.
tie did lot. lie was intolerant /, of
sacrifcing the physical condition OF
thc. road He inauEurated the plan OF
utlii@inS every possible dollar toward
Improvement of the physical property,
and incidentally he lent the company
some money on terms quite favorab BILE
| 10 himself. With this money much
needed improvements which cost mil
lions of dollars were ordered, the
| equipment was raised 10 a higher stan
dard. and now and then a train was
| bile 10 keep TO schedule.
What Hartman might have accom-
pl!shed had he lived is matter of
| opinion. Such financing as he did was
mostly in short term notes, and added
temporarily to the heavy load the
road was forced 20 carry, but he laid
the basis for something solid When
Hartman died the prophets began to
say again that the Yellow Dog was
:! doomed.
Maybe 1t would have been had it not
been for the Parson. That is the pane
by which the superintendent of one of
the divisions is known. Probably the
larson Is not personally acquainted
with any of the gentlemen who write
/ SO lengthily and so tircsomely about
sclentthc management. There are some
| persons who get weary of this titled
stuff about science in management
| Just as IL there had not been science
| IN management for ages, just as IL
1t is not second nature for a man
| to economic in the expenditure
| OF energy or make as easy as possible
| any work he may have to perform Tho
"a f1o sG,-ad L.,
long ago and been a brakeman once
upon time. knew more of the prac-
| teal than the theoretical side of rail-
| roading, and had one beautiful quail
ity that Is not appreciated at its full
worth in some .ields. That is lmagina
! ton. Persons who have ina gination
are capable of great things for they
own particular division might be the
world. but it was great world. He
might hear or know what was
going on in other worlds, and 1t
might distress him to learn things
were done better in other worlds, but
only for time. The knowledge would
stimulate him TO do better in his
| own sphere. 5
The Parson liked all good railroad
men: had deep affection for the road
by which he was employed. He was
not blind to its condition or Its handi-
caps. What distressed him was that
| 1t was not occupying it's proper sta
ton. knowing nothing 90. scientific
management he labored under the idea
that efficiency was personal, and that
the proper way to promote efficiency
was to arouse men to their best endea-
vor. So soon as the Parson became
division superintendent he began to
impart a little of his abundant entfus-
iasm to those about him. One of the
first things he told his men was that
the nome of yellow Dog was an out
rage. a libel, a stigma that had been
put upon the road, and that was
great Injustice to the men who worked
for IT.; To prove that the title was
Iiundeserved should be the aim of every
employe. He pointed out that tho 10
;comotlves were good that the passen-
ger and freight cars were up to the
standard and that the roadhed was
being improved constantly No road
had betteryfuel, few roads had a better
class Of men, he declared. Why. then,
should trains be externally late? N He
asked them to help solve the riddle,
Perhaps twas that the men lacked in =
centIve. If that was the reason they
needed only to be stirred by pride.
He I. talked with eng lneers with the
Iasstsr mechanic. With eeAasB listers end