Show BURDENING RAIL CURBS FLAYED of ot railroads and burdensome burdensome burdensome bur bur- restrictions and limitations as fixed by commissions and statutes statutes statutes stat stat- utes were flayed by George Harris Smith general solicitor of ot the Oregon Oregon Oregon Ore Ore- gon Short Line Lino unit o of the Union Pacific system Thursday He spoke before tho the Kiwanis club at tho the Hotel Utah as one of oC the many features of oC Vestern Western Railroad Week Mr Smith pointed out that railroads railroads railroads rail rail- roads cannot fix the price of what they produce He said they are producing producing producing pro pro- transportation and are not nol allowed to tD say what amounts shall be charged The railroads he declared are not desirous of having other forms torms of ot transportation regulated or legislated legislated legis legis- hated out of ot business but only ask that their competitors be regulated and subjected to the same conditions conditions conditions condi condi- that apply to them so competition competition compe compe- will vill be fair Opportunities should be equal and none should have an any legislative advantage over the other Mr Smith said the railroads Inthe in inI inthe I the United States pay higher wages and maintain better working conditions conditions con con- for their and also provide cheaper railroad transportation transportation tation than anywhere else in the world 0 He traced the history of ot the iron horse showing tho the development in equipment service and management since the railroads first started operating operating op op- op- op crating a little more than a century ago He asserted that the railroads are the only form torm of ot the transportation tion Industry which are self supportIng supporting supporting support support- ing and pay their own wa way |