Show PROBLEM M the railroad labor board has granted a substantial increase in wages and tho the interstate commerce commission has granted a substantial increase in rates to provide for the increased wages and raise revenue for new equipment betterments and improvements and so far as the transportation industry Is concerned tile the public has now a right to expect and demand that a agitation gi t a t i 0 ii sli shall a 1 1 c ease cease and that the alie r railroads i i 1 r 0 ads a and n d their employees get down to business i neither the railroads ifor nor their employees got all ahey asked and in ili view of severe mountain altah grades sparsely settled reg regions lons need of baal ial equi equipment pent arid and expeditious move ment anent for much odthe of the traffic resulting 1 I g in difficult abild expensive operating conditions it it may well inell be doubted whether the he rate award for the ipa iPac ilic ciric coast and intermountain roads is i s sufficient to meet increased operating expenses and buttress their credit to the extent of 0 enabling them to lo float their securities at al a 1 reasonable rate of interest otherwise ou tho the aholo the awards are reasonably liberal arid and particularly to be in respect ta 6 tho the wages of employees t The public will approve of 0 th the 1 stipulation by tile commission that 1 front from the revenue thus divided in addition to paying the increased wage tife the railroads shall provide much needed equipment equip llie rit improvements in and d betterments llo however wever in lalev ica ot of impaired impaired credit a condi tion not entirely relieved by the recent iward annard with other gigli class securities being floated at broin fro lit 7 to 8 per cent whether the margin remaining 6 ina ining after paying wage ili increases creases land and other e expenses is sufficient to stabilize credit Is still a a matter for the future to determine I 1 there Is urgent need of freight cars 2000 locomotives and ill an equal number of pas passenger tran train cars the need of additional al facilities arid and sidings is jut just as apparent and pressing tt is because of the lack ot of these that eliat the railroads are unable to properly accommodate the public no time should be lost in ili the ithe house in ili order the country Is isick sick and tired or of agitation strikes and congested traffic producers leave s suffered e r cd c d I 1 losses 0 ases bebau because S e of strikes and shortage of cars merchants have been unable to properly adjust the their ir stocks and accommodate their farmers have been compelled to borrow money because unable to ship and sell their crops manufacturers of many lines lumbermen arid and even livestock shippers have suffered inconvenience arid and loss what was most needed to put an all end to this tragedy has been done and tile the curtain must now fall on it the people have supplemented patience tience with aid and they are in no mood to be longer trifled with agitation should cease cooperation should actuate all and everybody should concern himself with the restoration to ot or transportation se service avico to a standard where industry will not lot bo be paralyzed by its inadequacy I 1 0 subscribe tor for tho the standard |