Col J M Schoonmaker And The Pittsburgh Lake Erie Railroad

Author : Harrington Emerson
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ISBN 13 : 9781331961024
Total Pages : 190 pages
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Download or read book Col. J. M. Schoonmaker and the Pittsburgh Lake Erie Railroad written by Harrington Emerson and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-21 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Col. J. M. Schoonmaker and the Pittsburgh Lake Erie Railroad: A Study of Personality and Ideals One of Mr. Emerson's ablest reviewers recently expressed a hope that, as his first book has been a declaration of a philosophy and the second a definition of principles, the third might be a description of practice animated by the philosophy and guided by the principles of efficiency. Meantime events were working toward this very result. The example is not one with which Mr. Emerson has been professionally connected. It is wholly free from any personal relation. It is a railroad in which ideals of relations to the public, of personality, of organization, of equipment and operation, were determined by the management through their own discernment of the fundamental truths on which all efficiency rests. Mr. Emerson was placed on the inside of the workings of this road. By the courtesy and co-operation of its officials he was brought into intimate contact with all its problems and conditions. From this point of view he shows how excellent a realization of the principles and the precepts of efficiency may be secured and is secured in the operation of the line in question - the Pittsburgh Lake Erie. The points of success are emphasized by contrast with the points in which success is imperfect or is lacking. The result is not a theory of operation, but a demonstration from the actual thing itself. The first chapter sketches the background of the picture by depicting concretely certain corporations' ideals of service as shown by their treatment of the public. Against this Mr. Emerson displays contrastingly the subject of his study. He brings out first the personality of Colonel Schoonmaker as proven by his ideals of administration, and then that personality as it expresses itself in the selection of staff, the choice of personnel, the provision of equipment, and finally in the practical embodiment and application of all twelve principles of efficiency. - The Editor. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.