Surplus Material and Track Accounts, Vol. 17: The Collection of Scrap and Surplus Articles, and an Effective Method for Keeping the Accounts of Track ... Supplement to "the Science of Railways" - Softcover

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Excerpt from Surplus Material and Track Accounts, Vol. 17: The Collection of Scrap and Surplus Articles, and an Effective Method for Keeping the Accounts of Track Material, Tools, Labor, Etc;, And Making Returns Thereof, Supplement to "the Science of Railways"

The care and disposition of railway track supplies (including tools) naturally suggests itself in connection with the reference to road accounts and returns elsewhere herein. More particularly, however, that feature relating to scrap and the surplus material and implements that accumulate on a road and that need con stant and special attention. Against the surplus on one section there will be found more often than otherwise a lack of needed material and tools on another section. One does not, how ever, ofiset the other. Wherever a deficiency exists the foreman or person in charge, it is probable (unless under great restraint), will continue to call for what he needs until he gets it. In the case of a surplus, however, it may be allowed to accumulate and so remain a long time without effective effort being made to dis pose of it. It is not in the way, and it may be needed sooner or later. Moreover, the foreman - or person in charge - is busy and the pressure on him to send in the surplus is Spasmodic.

Nevertheless, he would give the subject more attention if he had more leisure. But his every hour is crowded to the full with important work. So that oftentimes nothing is done with scrap and surplus articles. What is the remedy for this? To issue a circular calling on everyone to send in his surplus? That would be an easy way if it accomplished the purpose; but it would not do this, except in part. Everybody is busy, and circulars are soon forgotten. Moreover, the collection of the surplus requires a searching examination. About everything has been tried to remedy the evil - and failed. It is a business in itself and the only way it can be accomplished is to send an auditor over the line. Not in a private car or on a freight train, but on a hand or motor-car in company with the superintend ent or roadmaster. In this way he will over haul every building and tool-house, not forget ting to look behind each; scrutinize every nook and corner, every foot of track and right of way; note every bit of scrap, every item of material, every tool, every implement, every piece of fur niture.

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