Pilgrim Elliott's progress. Illustration shows Howard Elliott, nearly doubled-over under a heavy burden labeled New Haven Rail Road, walking through the Slough of Despond amid an atmosphere labeled Demoralization; wedged under the burden on his back is a book labeled Gospel of Efficiency. He is making his way past a broken ticker tape machine toward a distant light labeled Rehabilitation. Date 1913 September 24. Pilgrim Elliott's progress. Illustration shows Howard Elliott, nearly doubled-over under a heavy burden labeled New Haven Rail Road, walking through the Slough of Despond amid an atmosphere labeled Demoralization; wedged under the burden on his back is a book labeled Gospel of Efficiency. He is making his way past a broken ticker tape machine toward a distant light labeled Rehabilitation. Date 1913 September 24.