The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-05
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STUDYING THE UNION PAcWu
1t is an essential part of the trsiu.
ing OF all these employees that they shat
know the road they are working lor
Therefore, there Is series Of pauezs
covering the history Of the Unios p
cife, general information regarding n
organization, and the geography of e.
of the states In which It's principal ri]u|
age is located. The organization Of 8
railroads various departments and wAa|
they do is also fully explained
Instruction is given by correspoo.
dencc. When the Educational Buscsu
was organized the present correspoa.
dence school methods were studjed
Their strong points were made stronsrz.
and their weak ones eliminated. AAzr
an instruction paper IS prepared II eoe1
to the Bureaus photographer. He n
miliarizcs himself with what must b1
taught the student, and then goes ou|
on the road and takes such pictures d
are necessary to illustrate the text mosI
graphically and helpfuny.
EVERYONE HAS A CHANCE TO
EDUCATE HIMSELF FOR
a BETTER JOB
Employees may take up any cour5
they desire, although it is preferred I'D
they learn first the line of work in whIc1
they are engaged. Examination cue
tons are asked so that they will reqhr
the most studying and the least writIn1
to answer. Writing, spelling, grammar
and punctuation are not criticized a
correcting the papers. All correspon>
dence, lesson, papers, etc, are handled b
railroad mail, under the rules COVER
ing such mail business, so that studcnt|
are not even subjected to the eSpens
Of postage.
The Bureaus interests and deslinG
with the employees are purely of an edu
cational nature. 1t aims to give eveI
employe who can read and write, {
chance to learn more about the work
is doing, and to broaden bis ability alns1
new lines. In this way he can specialh
in some other field OF railroad wcf<
according to his ambition and deain
Thus he can help himself and help o.
railroad at the same time.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO AMERICAN
RAILROADS
Not long ago Mr.. Louis D. Braude
an attorney representing the Easta
shippers at the rate hearings Of 2
Interstate Commerce Commission, mad
the suggestion that instead of trying
meet increased expenses in any 9th
way the railroads should rcduce IL
expenses by adopting efficient meth'o
Of management. Railroads, he srSu1
are manufacturers and sellers OF hau
portation, and their future profits De
producing their product as economics'(
as possible without affecting Its guam
He affirmed that if this was done m
could save at least million dollar
day
AS matter of fact, railroads all c'4
the country have been trying to DO %
very thing for good many years.
have put new machinery in their $40
and have spent a great deal OF tims
teaching their employees TO run 1t raps
and economically. Here and there
other departments also, they have
to increase the efficiency of their msn
But the Union Pacific is the
great railroad to regard this mater Y
one affecting every branch of its
ice and to recognize the fact tna1
was as important TO make the man \
the foot of the ladder efficient ~
was the man higher up. 1t has cfes
an esprit du corps among its men go
is unique among American transP
tion lines. 1t has no doubt tna1 a
policy will solve this great problem =
will result in more efficient service n
economies. Just how w
the gain will be in both directions y
of course, impossible to estimate ii
that the successful working out o. III
plan is of the utmos' -
portancc to the railroads of this con'
is beyond question.