Show RAILROAD AND INVESTORS JOIN HANDS LANDS IN NEW ORGANIZATION Railroad men are very nr much Interested in a new organization formed in Chicago recently which is to include the heads of ot the organizations and the di directing directing heads of o the greatest railroad systems in the country The new organization is 15 known as the American Em Bm and investors association with Ith headquarters in Chicago At the initial meeting investors In over oer miles of railroad were wert represented and the heads of four great organizations of were present An executive committee was appointed as follows Warren S Stone grand chief Brother hood of Locomotive Engineers A B Gar Garretson Garretson Garretson retson president Order Railway Conduct Conductors ors John J Hannahan grand master Brotherhood pf of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers P H Morrissey grand mas master master master ter Brotherhood of R R Trainmen A AJ AJ AJ J Earning Earling president r C M 1 St SL P Y railway George B Harris president C CB CB CB B Q railway B L WInchell president president president dent C R J P railway E P Rip ley Ie president A T S F 10 railway The following declaration of purposes was adopted The purpose e of this association shall be by b all lawful methods to cultivate and maintain between its members such sucha a spirit of mutual interest and such concern on the part of all of o them for forthe forthe forthe the welfare and prosperity of American railroads as will best promote their successful and profitable operation for forthe forthe forthe the benefit alike of their In Investors Investors investors and the public To encourage e by b every ery proper method cordial and friendly feeling on the part of the th public towards American railroads and their business To publicly p provide means and amI methods for obtaining consideration consid consideration consideration and hearing from all legislative bodies and commissions empowered to en enact enact enact act laws rules and regulations affecting the conduct and operation of railroads To do whatever lawful awful things may be necessary In order to secure a fair return alike to capital and to labor invested in American railroads with due regard at atall atall atall all time to efficient service fair treatment and safety safet to fo the public This association shall at no time be bo used for partisan po political political purposes nor shall it take any an part partin in controversies if any which may arise between railroad and railroad officials Its membership shall consist of representatives representatives of railroad and in investors InVEstors investors The promoters say they intend to make It a permanent organization Its head headquarters headquarters quarters will probably be In Chicago which Is most conveniently located for the railroad representatives Its work will be on broad comprehensive lines and andUs Its Us members will devote their efforts to toward toward ward securing a better understanding of the railroad situation and a better feeling between the th public and its Interests As a matter of or fact said one of tho the railroad presidents present the railroads are ure more or less helpless against the storm of attack that comes In many mall dif different different different ferent ways They not only anI are unable to protect themselves but are not able ab to look after aCter the best Interests of the public All kinds of legislative matters are intro which are lire just as bad for the pub lic as they the are for the railroads Some of them heap up expenses without giving any an return to the public This organization will have to look after the interests of the public as well welt as ail their own If IC they th hope to succeed permanently The work is to be public and there will be no mysteries in its af fairs It will endeavor to get before the public and before the pr prener ner er authorities both sides side of every question which comes comesup comesup comesup up affecting the transportation Interests of the district or the whole country with the object of or getting the very vcr best deci ded decision decision sion slim for all concerned It will be observed that the executive I authority In this organization Is la evenly divided between the and the In There is to be not only an even division of authority but the interests or I each will be placed on the same basis balSis |