The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-04-28
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STUDYING THE UNION PACIFIC
Ii IS an essential part Of the train
ing Of ali these employees that they shall
know tie road they are working for.
Therefore, there is series Of papers
covering the history of the Union Pa
ahg general information regarding its
organization, and ne geography ot each
of the states III which its principal mile
age is located The organization Of the
railroads various departments and what
theg Do is also fully explained.
Instruction is given by correSpon-
deuce When the Educational Bureau
vas organized the present correspon-
deuce school methods we're studied.
Their strang points were MADE stronger,
ana their weak ones eliminated. After
an instruction paper ls prepared ii goes
t. the Bureaa's photographer He fa-
Iniliariaes himself with Whist must be
taught thc student, and then goes out
on tho rood and takes such pictures AS
are necessary to illustrate the text lnost
grapascallg and helpfulIy.
ENEhT0NE HAa A CHANCE TO
EDUCATE HIMSELF FOR
a BETTER JOB
Employees may take up any course
they desire. although ii is preferred that
they learn first the line Of work in which
thcy are engaged Examination ques-
tions are asked SO that hey will require
.he most studying and The least writing
* answer. Writing, spelling, grammar,
aud punctuation are not criticized in
correcting The papers. All eorrespon-
dence, lesson papers, etc, are handled by
railroad mail under the rules govern
nag such mail business, SO that students
ire not even subjected to the expense
OF postage
The Bureaus Interests and dealings
with the employees are purely Of an edu-
catioua nature 1t aims TO give every
( employe who can read and write,
chance to learn more about the work he
is doug and to broaden his ability along
new lines In this way he can specialize
Ia some other field Of railroad work,
according to his ambition and desire.
I Thus he can help himself and help the
railroad at the same time.
WHAT THIS MEANS 10 AMERICAN
RAILROADS
Not long ago Mr.. Louis D. Brandeis.
an attorney representing the Eastern
shippers at the rate hearings II tile
Interstate Commerce ComnisMos.. made
the suggestion that insteae OF try.rg 10
meet Increased expenses II any ether
way the railroads should reduce t!<ir
expenses by adopting ci6cien. laethcAs
Of management Railroads, he srgpsd.
are manufacturers ard sellers Of trans
portoton, and their future rfoAis lie u
A producing their prcduct as epcao:s,,eailv
as possible withoa, affecting is qualty,
He aiirned that il this vaq dcn, fheY
could save at least million dnl'srs a
day.
As matter Of fact, railroads al ovrt
the country have been trying t. do tbs
very thing for a good many ye.r. Thsy
have Put new machinery in tLnar ,hcps
ard nave spent great G,sl Of .lrs m
teaching their employees TO run il ,sTadly
and economically Here and sh-se In
other departments also, thty have @isA
to increase the eilcitncy OF their man.
. But the Union Pacific i si.s ilrrt
J great railroad to regard this mattrs "a
, one affecting e"ery branch of vs. sssv-
ice and to reOsnlze the fsss tkst II
was as important to make tie msn -
the foot of the Iedn%, -fArisns a. n
was the man higher up. IL Aes ersa'tf
an esprit dR corps among 10 rre Ihaf
/, Is unique among AmrytrAn tra7gc1r~h
{ ton lines. 1t has no doubt shsa it,
2 policy will solve this uest problem and
will result III more efficient service and
G consequent economies. Just how great
5 the gain will he IN both directions il j.,
of course, impossible to estimate But
that the successful working oat Of this
I far-reaching plan is Of tlle utmost im-
], portance to the railroads 81 this country
L IS beyond question. -