| Show I I I I I I 1 While hll the faith of nil railroad MIll hiIe 1 I lall in tion seems ern much in In doubt In I n the bulls of nt Congress many of ot the the Ih boil bual t ness bac s Interest are actively I I Inc ing any an railroad regulation nt lit litI nil all U W XVi think this Ihl n ii mistaken policy polk 11 7 I I and that thet the better 1 plan would be for tor fori torI I i the to 10 agree upon such legle I control of ot their operation operations as cc asI II I they think would w be fair tr to In themselves and the public fill bile and oft then IhAn work for rol the r enactment of or such uch legislation I The president nf of r the Wheel company has bce hll a circular tn to the IheI I I liu buln men man of or the country setting netting j 1 I forth the argument that Con 1 press 1 I Its It Interference with I the Ih earning capacities CM of nt there will be bl a permanent setback In Inthe the general business bullI of ot the III country i Unit It may take bike many year to 10 over overcome 1 I come Mr believes that there should I be bc b prosperity when we to have BB as at ut present enormous crop crep cute cum mending the highest price n known with every vry kind kinti of ot on nn a Mr anti and sensible baals basic with storks 10 of ot all kinds kInd almost t 1 a II minimum with whit everybody steels de deI I u of ot making ff H d 1 all cli the arr arrI I Improvements which the pact two Iwo I j II ore would not nol permit of ot 1 and and to till JIll up UI storks stock 11 which have stave been baen J almost depleted dI II with IU plenty of or money 1 credit lIt to 10 t do all alt thiiS th things thina thIn yet 1 F 11 find that there I III Ic a hesitation by bythe b bI byI I I 5 the th greater part Jart of lit the business cute com community e Jm I 1 for tor the Ih reason Am that something has hILA appeared appear calling u a halt hall In the Ih 1 pro I which had so en fairly starlet In I th totter hitter half halt of 0 The one OM on great nod ond most mOlt apparent element which ha hac cod caused this thin hesitation he II declare U W that the railroad corporation of or this t I country have h topped ped the th purchase of ot oft otI t I I anythIng beyond I their Immediate n m II much su that hitter better betterment V I ment which Imd been projected which arc n A not only betterments but In a aI I I great many cases case c are almost or noon coon j ill III be lie necessities amounting to toon over one on thousand million millions of ot dollar dollare have hav been bee held up III Mr maintains that the trou trouble trout t ble bl with lIh the th whole situation II Is that thai thatIs Is I many mun of ot f the men nien 01 who make mke the Ih laws law I t S1 I tire ore not familiar with the true Irue Inward Inwards s pes of at the relatIons relation end and nd dependence f thu tho Ih manufacturing and bust busl j I flees nt ests upon the general I railroad situation nor do they thy In III ad Hi ir dl t O railroad companies realIse that we wn weare weh h are lire the th ultimate consumers of ut that I discipline ti U Jt la II t true Iru rut that Increased burden ti ii I plat plas ed d upon railroad are likely to be bei 55 c f i I paid for fOI 01 by b the ultimate consumers consumer t tM fr those thu who UM ule the Ih goods good mutt must pavy pey Ia 1 the th It U may m also alao be he true trpe tr a ano an 4 no n hun inn Institution ire arc re perfect that f in lii 10 ini i aies a railroad charges chargee ate are and Inequitable and It la Ia I to tori toI toI I ri nit il there evils evil II that railroad lla I u is pending There Thre ought to I be beno I I 7 no U ir on no the Ih part of or anyone none la to In Inthe I InS I S Ju 0 the th railroad but bUl It 1 cannot be ber permanent r Injury to Insist upon equal I II I r it s to to t ail III and tind uniform charges charge for tot tott forto t tr tt ame anc BI I nl li c cI I Th rh ir says IY this Ihl IhlI I i I Tin Tiu of or wool woI 01 cotton ollon to toL tob L b i i i r ii I many fly other special St I L I at ic t in I th Ih hue hll so 11 Inter Interested L I ested in their thelt tu bu ln s that 1 t ii they have hao forced the th general nral govern covern government meet ment to put a specIal protective tax on the things thIng they th produce which we 11 and our employee employ who do not produce them have ha to pay pa for tor and nd to many of or which we do not object ob t tOn On th the same earn principle and for fr the Ih same Mme when business buln men mn be become become come an SM active In looking after their r Interests and with the same inn rights we w can rII Induce Indu the th general nal government to give us U equal 1 protection by b allow ahoy allowing ing the railroad companies who h are U Uthe re rethe the producers producer of our revenue to III I make mk profit prot to enable then them to buy buya a full tull plenty of the th good goode t lIy tt need d which we w manufacture This Thie wilt will 11 In 10 Involve invoice volve voice no spend special UK tax will III mean mn better railroad cervI sod and nd more mor business for r everyone eryon particularly pa th t hi workIng ln man flan n and when It I l cnn t thai that thatto In to reality lit Oft 90 per pr r cent t of or nil all the th money moe I Id dyed l I b the Ih railroads and 1141 noes go to tn the th working people pen le leWI we WI w should have hat hA the th solid endorsement d I and rapport of ot every r work workIng tog Ing men IOn n In the country I Admitting the UNo force of nt Mr hiMe I In n we think that the tI plea pien pi for tot special governmental favors to the th rail railroad 11 road roada will not flot meet with wit ap approval approval p The peo will first need aid tn 0 be bP convinced that tt the th earning of any gIven Riven MM road re fir far rut ful operation before belo they will consent t to tn add to the pio t of 01 that railroad by bye some e forte form r of 0 governmental protection similar to that afforded affo to tOUt the tM Ut producers producer prod of crt Ute the men mn tinned And even Yell If It I now ho howa that certain railroad ren are art not paying payl this the people will still conclude that t molt moet of or orUm them Um are fairly pro perou and lId need eed not fear regulation and anything beyond berned thu t should hould not be at attempted tempted |
