Show Thinks Railroads I Wont Won't Raise Rates Editor The Telegram People who are afraid that the supreme courts court's decision in the OFallon case may bring about a speedy upward revision of ot railroad traffic rates are doing are doing a lot of ot needless needless need need- less worrying To be sure the decision empowers ers the roads to raise their rates if It they wish But it is Js a pretty safe bet that It Jt wont won't be done except done except perhaps in a few isolated in In- In stances The heads of ot our railway systems systems are shrewd business men In common with all other American business men they realize perfectly well that the old custom of charging ing ins insall all that the traffic will bear bearIs Is as out of date In modern Anier- Anier lea Ica as the old time stage profits dont don't come that way For years ears the railroads have realIzed real reat that their prosperity lay in giving ing better service and in Instilling greater efficiency and economy into their operations They have done wonders al along ng these lines lilies It is a safe bet that the O OFallon Fallen decision will not cause them to abandon this tack BUSINESS MAN MA |