| Show RAILROAD VIEWS ON RATE FIGHTS Traffic Manager of Pennsylvania System Says They Hurt Towns ADVERTISE DISADVANTAGES 1 I I I Cl ti hit t Sy Jt l i n ii IVi n Mori Irn Ilium lint Tim 11 1111 put M Ii tesi M In lii II I I li l Some Home Hm of ot the th results v of 01 a rate rt agitation by communities I la is lave given ve by George 0 D Dixon freight I Sc c manager 8 of o the t rail railroad ril railroad road rd at t In an Interview produced JI lu tn The Railway World Wol of April U 23 Philadelphia It ap appear ha has I been b before the tb Interstate Inter commerce rm with charge ch of o tl D the th and nd Mr MX Die Dieon on o la ii I certain that th this agitation ton regard rd In I ing freight rate rt la is I bound bund to t do dam damace dama damage age ace a to that city aa a a commercial 11 cen center c tee ter te Monte Borne of o Mr 0 Ideas Idea It are In ID Included eluded clude In the th following extract cured from the U Interview Our a agent ma and n freight through the west wt are r writing to know what la ii I the th real t meaning of 01 the dla dt di patch sent nt broadcast bd giving the th Im that It la I to tob b and to tu do buln at t thim port n The T ascot amenta report that tl ft t i effect tt la I detrimental n R cc the lh make me It more mO difficult to obtain ship hip mettle to and from Philadelphia When an n entire community through It I renu 1 ally Irr exchange hn embark upon a campaign for tor lower rates It la ii I obliged to lIme a large Im amount of publicity It I briny a ore ON before bt the Interstate commerce Im n commission long lona Il Interview are print printed printed ed In the th local lol newspaper nw anti and In the th thIn Jr financial In and trade journal every everywhere where Inter interview lewa appear with wih prom prominent prominent nl merchants merchant and and nd th the them theme nf of all RI the Ih them c tiona and Ind I is the dla dl di e under und which lb Ih city lit iii II question labor labora labur In with wl h other cities lt It competItors competitor mUton and the lb hardship which rate rl In Inflict flirts rk It its business bl Interest It I may my be b the agitation will wi be b productive of ot otI good I results IU and 0 that tt the rate ret corn com complained rm of ot will wi be reduced MUN either by voluntary action ato of o the I raIlroads railroad or by order artier of the th lb Interstate o commerce corn com minion The Te nin vain gains however are apt pt to be ho temporary I e Pra r mince InI other railroads Mn rival localities will wi meet mt the th reductions reduction and nd leave IN the city ell ellIn In the th name tn man a It 1 w wa was before bl much uch th slight lIlt gain pin gainIn In rate rat r adjustment a may m be b obtained there I however the Ih permanent dan dam damage age as Inflicted upon the tI city et by b IhU thu broadcast br nf of n It I unfavorable able bl commercial situation Shippers Shipper Mill viii 1 route ru their goods through I other points point pint manufacturers looking fr for new n locution louton will 1 shun hun the Ih Infected area a aA A long king time will wi be I required before the th it city cl will 1 recover nr from Irm the th elT effects of he the The Th notoriety which Spokane In Im Dan nn Danville yule ville 1 Virginia and fl nU other cities ril which hlll hate hae hll given their name nm to lu lurn proceeding rn before bIn the h Interstate t gaim mi m mere merce mt have hv acquired AIn aa I a a result ul of if the h agitation which ha hll been carried on n to ImI ove their commer commercial trl cial Ii 1 position portion represent rou and anil permanent prann Im to t the th heal bunt hua n interests of thee h o 11 |
