Show I HOW ONE RAilROAD I M MAN HELPED PATRONS G. G W W. Martin general n agent ent for the Rock Island at Denver is a railroad man who believes in looking after tho the interests of the tho people in tho of tho country countr- traversed tra by 03 his road according according ac nc- ac- ac cording to au m editorial in the Denver News R e of a few days a ago o. o Hero is the tho article The Tho past year rear was a disastrous one for the farmers in eastern Colorado Tho fun rainfall r during tho the growing ro season less than has been known for fifteen fifteen Sf- Sf teen years Immigration to that part o of I tho the state has hns been rapid and aud many of ot tho the settlers are arc both inexperienced and ancl I. I poor Their crop was a failure and a a. a single failure meant disaster I G W. W Martin general a agent ent of the nock Hock Island in this state kept careful tab on tho crop situation situ hon in in the eastern end of the tile state When Whoa it became apparent apparent ap ap- ap parent that thai tho crops would be bo a failure fail fail- ure nrc Mr r. r fartin Martin went down through tho the drought injured area and investigated in for himself Then he wrote to a a. man hi high h in the councils of the Rock Island suggesting u that the road furnish seed I for tho the destitute farmers and lot let them thom I Ipa pay pa back an equal amount next nest fall I and d especially that the road should transport seed to the farmers free Tho The answer came promptly that this would bo be contrary to tho the interstate commerce law laT which forbade discriminations Mr Martin fartin was not at all 3 aged ed Ho felt sure suro that tho interstate commerce commission had power to permit permit per per- mit free shipment for such a purpose and made application for this sion Meantime ho secured an nn appropriation appropriation appropriation from rom the roads road's treasury to be bo use used for this purpose lie He went down through the drought territory once more to bo ho sure turo that ho he had bad made no mistake Finding that tho the rainfall was already sufficient to assure a crop during tho the coming summer Mr Martin artin organized committees in each of the small towns small towns to care for the seed aced shipments when they came Ho He Ho was confident and his confidence was justille The interstate commerce com corn mel merce commission gave g-avo its permit Tho The state railway commission of Colorado did likewise Last night Mr Jr Martin left for tho the drought belt once more mor t to tomako malco malce tho the rounds and see ee that things were dono done right ri ht Two 10 days before ho had issued tho the order for the tho free freo transportation trans port of carload lots of seed sted with precautions to make sure that tho the farmers farmers farm farm- farmers ers would get Jet the benefit of tho the concession concession con cession This is is tho the story to date The Tho last chapter will not be he written until harst harvest harvest har har- vest st time But it shows a a. a anew new DOW standard standard stand stand- ar ard of corporation ethics It shows that there is if always a man mm behind the tIle corporation corporation cor cor- and that tho the acts of that commercial agency may ma be good or evil iI not by bv force of an any system but by force of the character in control |