Show Everybody's Business Railroad business business is is ever everybody's body's business If Ii the lines pro progress he the general e general standards standard and n prosperity or orthe I the country will ben be accelerated If the they retrogress every American citizen and industry will feel fed the ad- ad adverse ad adverse I verse change The old idea of railroads was cor- cor cor corporations u rations controlled by a few men or of great wealth who alone llone were inter inter- interested interested ested este in railroad le legislation taxes and new developments Times have bave changed There arc are now nearly two railroad stoe and andI bondholders The rho countr country has close to 2 25 billions invested in railroad property Fd FI For several years railroad earn earn- earnings lings ings have bave been insufficient to pay adequate le returns return i on securities s tic anti and provide for the future This year yer it t begins to appear conditions condition will im- im improve improve im improve prove to a certain extent But the dangers dm ers of poorly-considered poorly and legislation leg and ruinous taxes are ever present Every American industry large or small is entitled to fair treatment and ah profit in return for Cor CorI good service to the public This Thi isI is isI I the basis of prosperity I I High standards of railroad service have p played ye an invaluable part ill in our past history It is the business of every citizen to see that they con con- continue con continue to go o forward |