YioQ-Procldent came the G-enorc.l Manager who often times was 

 "both Vioo-ProsicLanic and General Manager; under him the ^-on- 

 oral superintendent who had charge 01 'the various departments, 

 and under tho general superintendents caso the division 

 superintendents r/'io had charge oi tho sovoral divisions ejid 

 tinder ^ho division su^orinuondonts oc.no iiirs'l; '-lie assistant 

 suporiircondxrj , Eocond -jho ^rr.lH mast or, third tlio dispatch- 

 er, foxirt: tlio yard raaater, c.nd DO on cLo'.n, oaoh boing Ioio7?n 

 jy one of tlio sovoral titles* 



ITndor that plan thoro was aln7r/. r s c, ioncLoncy to build 

 up a littlo dopr.rtnont ; so tlio dispatcher said "This is the 

 dicpatc'i dopartnont ; "the train nastor uaid "T'his is the 

 train roast or ! s cLepai^riont :l ; the master moohenic said "This 

 is the nr.ohinory dopartiaont rf and oo on thoy "built Tip those 

 littlo depart nontal organizations; v/oiild "bo writing letters 

 "bad: and forth, ocou; yi'< - ; offices _^ro"baul^~ with in ono hu.idred 

 pacos of each ether, and not wit hst andir.^ this, it would tal:e 

 anywhoro fron live to twonty-five or thir-3^ days for a sub- 

 ject to "be settled. Tho master rjeclianio would 50 out on the 

 road, would S30 souothinr; goinc' \;ron5 - .'ith the liandlin^ 1 of 

 the train, - t.;o train proper, - and o would say: "'Tell, 

 tha'c is nono of my Imcinsss. That ic tho tra^i aastor's bu- 

 siness^. The tre.in master \rould 30 out, would see sone very 

 ;;oor fir in.", \/hore oil \rov,ld bo uso^. ezrcesciTol^^ or coal 

 would be used o::cessivol"', - ironr ")oor liandlin" of the en- 



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.'sine, ?-:e0"irg it too hot. Ho would sa^ ""Thy that is none of 



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