"The magnitude of the business of this road, its numerous and important connections, and. the large number of employés…"

"A superintendent of a road fifty miles in length can give its business his professional attention and may be constant…"

"In my opinion a system of operations, to be efficient and successful, should be such as to give to the principal and …"

"# A proper division of responsibilities."

"# Sufficient power conferred to enable the same to be fully carried out, that such responsibilities may be real in th…"

"# The means of knowing whether such responsibilities are faithfully executed."

"# Great promptness in the report of all derelictions of duty, that evils may be at once corrected."

"# The adoption of a system, as a whole, which will not only enable the General Superintendent to detect errors immedi…"

"1. The several divisions and branches are in charge of superintendents, who are held responsible for the successful w…"

"The road must run save first and fast afterward."