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Daniel McCallum
23 quotes
“The road must run save first and fast afterward.”
Daniel McCallum (1815–1878) first seen 1863 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: McCallum Cited in: Roger Pickenpaugh (1998) Rescue by Rail: Troop Transfer and the Civil War in the West, 1863. p. 17
“# A proper division of responsibilities.”
Daniel McCallum (1815–1878) said by 1878 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“# Sufficient power conferred to enable the same to be fully carried out, that such responsibilities may be real in their character.”
Daniel McCallum (1815–1878) said by 1878 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“# The means of knowing whether such responsibilities are faithfully executed.”
Daniel McCallum (1815–1878) said by 1878 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“# Great promptness in the report of all derelictions of duty, that evils may be at once corrected.”
Daniel McCallum (1815–1878) said by 1878 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“# Such information, to be obtained through a system of daily reports and checks that will not embarrass principal officers, nor lessen their influence with their subordinates.”
Daniel McCallum (1815–1878) said by 1878 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“# The adoption of a system, as a whole, which will not only enable the General Superintendent to detect errors immediately, but will also point out the delinquent.”
Daniel McCallum (1815–1878) first seen 1857 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: p. 35-36: Partly cited in: . Handbook of Railroad Construction: For the Use of American Engineers. Containing the Necessary Rules, Tables, and Formulæ for the Location, Construction, Equipment, and Management of Railroa…
“Each officer possesses all the power necessary to render his position efficient, and has the authority with the approval of the President and General Superintendent to appoint all persons for whose acts he is held responsible, and may dismiss any subordinate when, in his judgment, the interest of the company will be promoted thereby.”
Daniel McCallum (1815–1878) said by 1878 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: p. 40; Cited in Alfred D. Chandler, Jr. (1977) The Visible Hand: The Managerial Revolution in American Business. p. 102
“The enforcement of a rigid system of discipline in the government of works of great magnitude is indispensable to success. All subordinates should be accountable to and be directed by their immediate superiors only; as obedience cannot be enforced where the foreman in immediate charge is interfered with by a superior officer giving orders directly to his subordinates.”
Daniel McCallum (1815–1878) said by 1878 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: p. 40. Partly cited in: Chandler (1977, p. 102)
“It is very important, that principal officers should be in full possession of all information necessary to enable them to judge correctly as to the industry and efficiency of subordinates of every grade.”
Daniel McCallum (1815–1878) said by 1878 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: p. 40-41: Cited in Chandler (1977, p. 103)
“A single track railroad may be rendered more safe and efficient, by a proper use of the telegraph, than a double track railroad without its aid,”
Daniel McCallum (1815–1878) first seen 1857 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: p. 44; Cited in Vose (1857, p. 454), and Pickenpaugh (1998, p. 18)
“Collisions between fast and slow trains, moving in the same direction, are prevented by the application of the following rule: The conductor of a slow train will report himself to the Superintendent of Division immediately on arrival at a station where, by the time-table, he should be overtaken by a faster train; and he shall not leave that station until the fast train passes, without special orders from the Superintendent of Division.”
Daniel McCallum (1815–1878) first seen 1858 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: p. 45: Cited in: "Railway Engineering in the United States" in The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 13, November, 1858. p. 651
“Hourly reports are received by telegraph, giving the position of all the passenger and the principal freight trains. In all cases where passenger trains are more than ten minutes, or freight trains more than half-an-hour behind time, on their arrival at a station the conductors are required to report the cause to the operator, who transmits the same by telegraph to the General Superintendent; and the information being entered as fast as received, on a convenient tabular form, shows, at a glance, the position and progress of trains, in both directions, on every Division of the Road.”
Daniel McCallum (1815–1878) said by 1878 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: p. 51-52 about the "System of reports and checks"; Partly cited in Chandler (1977, p. 103)
“This comparison [of division accounts] will show the officers who conduct their business with the greatest economy, and will indicate, in a manner not to be mistaken, the relative ability and fitness of each for the position he occupies. It will be valuable in pointing out the particulars of excess in the cost of management of one division with another, by comparison of details; will direct attention to those matters in which sufficient economy is not practiced; and it is believed, will have the effect of exciting an honorable spirit of emulation to excel.”
Daniel McCallum (1815–1878) said by 1878 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: p. 57; As cited in Chandler (1977, p. 115-16)
“All that is required to render tho efforts of railroad companies in every respect equal to that of individuals, is a rigid system of personal accountability through every grade of service.”
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Recorded in: p. 59. Cited in: Vose (1857: p. 413)
“Business of a private and important character, which cannot be neglected without great pecuniary sacrifice, has induced me to make this the occasion of tendering my resignation.”
Daniel McCallum (1815–1878) said by 1878 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Some differences of opinion exist in the Board of Directors, in regard to the discipline that has been pursued in the superintendence of the operations of the road. [It was his understanding that] a respectable number of them entertain views... somewhat at variance with my own.”
Daniel McCallum (1815–1878) said by 1878 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The magnitude of the business of this road, its numerous and important connections, and. the large number of employés engaged in operating it, have led many, whose opinions are entitled to respect, to the conclusion, that a proper regard to details, which enter so largely into the elements of success in the management of all railroads, cannot possibly be attained by any plan that contemplates its organization as a whole ; and in proof of this position, the experience of shorter roads is referred to, the business operations of which have been conducted much more economically. Theoretically, other things being equal, a long road should be operated for a less cost per mile than a short one. This position is so clearly evident and so generally admitted, that its truth may be assumed without offering any arguments in support of it ; and, notwithstanding the reverse, so far as practical results are considered, has generally been the case, we must look to other causes than the mere difference in length of roads for a solution of the difficulty.”
Daniel McCallum (1815–1878) said by 1878 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A superintendent of a road fifty miles in length can give its business his professional attention and may be constantly on the line engaged in the direction of its details; each person is personally known to him, and all questions in relation to its business are at once presented and acted upon; and any system however imperfect may under such circumstances prove comparatively successful. In the government of a five hundred miles in length a very different state exists. Any system which might be applicable to the business and extent of a short road would be found entirely inadequate to the wants of a long one. and I am fully convinced that in the want of system perfect in its details, properly adapted and vigilantly enforced, lies the true secret of their [the large roads’] failure; and that this disparity of cost per mile in operating long and short roads, is not produced by a difference in length, but is in proportion to the perfection of the system adopted.”
Daniel McCallum (1815–1878) said by 1878 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: p. 34: Third paragraph. Cited in: Alfred D. Chandler, Jr. (1962). Strategy and Structure: Chapters in the History of the Industrial Enterprise. p. 21-22
“In my opinion a system of operations, to be efficient and successful, should be such as to give to the principal and responsible head of the running department a complete daily history of details in all their minutiae. Without such supervision, the procurement of a satisfactory annual statement must be regarded as extremely problematical. The fact that dividends are earned without such control, does not disprove the position, as in many cases the extraordinarily remunerative nature of an enterprise may ensure satisfactory returns under the most loose and inefficient management. It may be proper here to remark, that in consequence of that want of adaptation before alluded to, we cannot avail ourselves to any great extent of the plan of organization of shorter lines in framing one for this, nor have we any precedent or experience upon which we can fully rely in doing so. Under these circumstances, it will scarcely be expected that we can at once adopt any plan of operations which will not require amendment and a reasonable time to prove its worth. A few general principles, however, may be regarded as settled and necessary in its formation, amongst which are:”
Daniel McCallum (1815–1878) said by 1878 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“1. The several divisions and branches are in charge of superintendents, who are held responsible for the successful working of their respective divisions, and for the maintenance of proper discipline and conduct of all persons employed thereon, except such as are in the employment of other offices "acting under directions from the general superintendent's office, as herein after stated. They possess all the powers delegated by the organization to the general superintendent, except in matters pertaining to the duties of general ticket agent, general freight agent, general wood agent, telegraph "management, and engine and car repairs.”
Daniel McCallum (1815–1878) said by 1878 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When the time-table is so arranged as to call for speed nearly equal to the full capacity of the engine, it is very obvious that the risks of failure in making time, must be much greater than at reduced rates, and when they do occur, the efforts made to gain time must be correspondingly greater and uncertain. A train whose prescribed rate of speed is thirty miles per hour, having lost five minutes of time, and being required to gain it, in order to meet and pass an opposing train at a station ten miles distant, must necessarily increase its speed to forty miles an hour; and a train whose rate of speed is 40 miles per hour, under similar circumstances, must increase its speed to 60 miles per hour.”
Daniel McCallum (1815–1878) first seen 1856 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: p. 42; Cited in: April 19, 1856. p. 254 (online); and Vose (1857, p. 429)
“The passing-place for trains is fixed and determined, with orders positive and defined that neither shall proceed beyond that point until after the arrival of the other; whereas, in the absence of the telegraph, conductors are governed by general rules, and their individual understanding of the same,—which rules are generally to the effect, that, in case of detention, the train arriving first at the regular passing-place shall, after waiting a few moments, proceed cautiously (expecting to meet the other train, which is generally running as much faster, to make up lost time, as the cautious train is slower) until they have met and passed; the one failing to reach the half-way point between stations being required to back,—a dangerous expedient always,—an example of which operation was furnished at the disaster on the Camden and Amboy Railroad near Burlington; the delayed train further being subjected to the same rule in regard to all other trains of the same class it may meet, thus pursuing its hazardous and uncertain progress during the entire trip.”
Daniel McCallum (1815–1878) first seen 1858 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: p. 49: Cited in: "Railway Engineering in the United States" in The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 13, November, 1858. p. 651-2