Show GOVERNMENT NT A STOCKHOLDER ER The new idea for the Government to take large blocks clocks of stock in n the great trunk line ra railways ways seems to us a good one in iii itself and means a means a to settle what is becoming a most complicated problem m. m It would give the agents of the Government full voice in the directorate of the roads the Government would all fill the time know just what the roads were doing loing it would remove the suspicion that now because of the agitation hangs hang over so 1 many 1 ny roads oads i it wOI would d enable many of the Western roads to double their heir tracks and add to their ro rolling l ng stock it ought to stop the clamor for Government ownership We see no objection to the scheme On the tho other land hand we see how vast a benefit it might be to the country The roads are now now almost as strong as ashe the he Government itself but w with th part of the directors directors directors tors Government officials the accounts account's would all the time Ime be under the supervision of the Secretary of Commerce and indirectly the people w would uld be stockholders stock- stock holders Some new roads must be quickly built in iu the West or or the old ld roads must double their trac tracks s or there here will wiIl be such a a. volume of business thrust upon the roads that they will be ov overwhelmed So much doubt has been cast upon the integrity of most of the time roads Toads that they cannot borrow the mone money noney needed for improvements The Government could take stock and pay for or it in 4 pet 4 per cent bonds the ro roads ds would pay more than that interest there would d be no loss and the whole country would woul know mow w. w what every road was doing and the roads would cease cease tO be an anxiety to the country The idea dea is a sound one from every point of view |