Evening journal., 1914-07-06
B. { D. MEN GET
chance TO Co UP
Under New Plan They Now
Study Railroading From
General Officers
HOUSE CLEANING
TIME OF THE ROAD

To broaden the knowledge Of It's
officials and give them the benefit OF
a thorough training with respect to
the methods of administering the
affairs Of the company IN the general
Offices at Baltimore, the Baltimore e.
Qhio Railroad has inaugurated a plan
OF putting us division officers through
q course Of employment which will
equip them for promotion to positions
I of greater responsibility Officials in
I the operating branch OF the service
I Including assistant superintendent,
train masters and, in some instances.
their subordinates. under the new
arrangement are transferred to Bal
timore so that they can study the
Problems OF operation from the view
point of the general officers. While
the staff officials are thus engaged.
their subordinate officials discharge
the regular duties Of the office. which
has the double advantage Of equip
ping the men lower in rank to qualify
when vacancies occur.
The officials who take the course
IN the general offices are employed
for a period in the TRANSPORTATION de-
Partment in maintenance Of way
work, in the motive power office. the
accounting, statistical, tonnage. dis
c'pline, employment station service.
rates OF pay and other bureaus Of
INC operating service, SO that when
they return to their respective diyi-
slons II will be with a general know
leuge Of the relation OF their work 10
the operaton of the property Several
oilicials are IN the Baltimore Offices
constantly and their places are filled
When they 60 back to their regular
duties
With the beginning Of tho fiscal
year. the Baltimore and Ohio Rail- /
read Is conducting its regular inspec-
ton OF It's time service. which in
eludes the clocks In all stations and
terminals and the watches of train
men, telegraphers and others whose
work requires accuracy of time. All
OF the railroad timepieces are being
inspected by expert watohmakers. in
TACT al this time of the year tho
clocks and watches are submitted 10
q rigid inspection and "shoppedp the
same as equipment If the performance
Is not satisfactory.
lhe Baltimore and Ohio employs
watch inspectors at all division head
quarters, and the terminal clocks and
watches OF employees are checked
~ semi-monthly by means of a card
system In addition to this rule
81 the service requires the watches
q the various members Of train
crews TO compare with the standard
railroad clocks on every trip that is
made,
The semi-annual inspection Of
llmepieces is conducted in July ana
January
IN order that its property may pre-
sent neat appearance al an times
the System has started upon cam
palgn against the defacing o. its sta
tlons and other buildings. equipment
elc, by idlers who often give vent
70 their Interpretation OF the artistic
WIN daubs of paint. crayons and pen-
'lis. The employees have been asked
lc assist in this "house cleaning,
,ampaign and those guilty Of serious
leiacement OF property or OF making
'pseehe marks viii have action taken
iganst them when apprehended.
rms warning by the Baltimore and
)hlo IS OF general interest To tbo
loDo class that leaves it's trail Of in
iolence rather than Of achievement
.enspieuousiy displayed along me
me government report issued bv
ne bureau Of Foreign and Domestic
commerce for the four months ended
Apfil 80. 1914, shows that the Balti-
nore and Ohio Railroad handled IL
lze'zla tons Of bituminous coal an
Increase Of S6.327 tons compared with
he same period of 1913. -