Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 178, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 July 1914 — Big Cut in Expenses. [ARTICLE]

Big Cut in Expenses.

“We have cut dowm our fuel consumption on regular train trips 20 per cent in the last tw<p years,” stated the division superintendent of one -of the eastern roads, “through a system of penalties and rewards. The average amount of both fuel and oil we take for the standard has been worked out c&tefully. A maximum of ten per cent over this amount is allowed for each locomotive. If more than this maximum is used the fireman or engineer or both are fined unless good reasons, such as delays and accidents, can be given. For anything less than the average used on each trip the engineer and fireman get credit. If they save more than ten per cent of the standard amount, they receive 50 per cent of the cost of the fuel saved. In the course of several hundred trips made in a year these rewards sometimes amount to considerable for the men. They appreciate it. and work accordingly.”—Sunday Magazine.