Show w f Railroad Railroad Service S i Many i people who have to di did 5 S d down wn to pay 20 per cent more for foi railroad fare and additions to tc prices sufficient to pay 33 percent percent pert per t cent more for freight rat rates s will t wish the they we were e back before the the thew w war war r working for week r but with prices on n a no normal l t A However HO ver if nc oJe want want rail r rail railroad u i road services they must must exp expect ct to pay what t it costs You Y u. u can cant can't l kr run run workshops if the railroads can not deliver material and an k goods on time And it i is no not nott t much use to raise food foo pr products ducts I if the farmers cant can't get stuff delivered before it spoils For every dollar saved by by ke keeping railroad rates down t the e. e American Ameri Arneri can pe people have lost many dollars dol dl- dl xz tars lars through determination I o of 5 r- r railroad equipment But now that the railroad have 5 been given a large increase increase in inthey rates they must remember that the principle of private operation 9 is on tra tr 1 I. If the ro road d are n tit 1 t i 4 operated efficiently and in a aF away away F way to give the people their is' is moneys money's moneys money's worth t there ere will be be an irresistible demand to have the h government take pos possession o of the ro roads ds an and l operate t them e per per- Certain practices of old time m railroad opera operation ion are of course cours impossible l u under der the new law The p la rs ca eat rut rot i i J as means for p p. p pi i e e i A without correspond corresponding lUg service to the public since railroad dividends divid I ends are now now limited by l law w. w I But even even if the loads oads are honestly honest i ly op operated rated they may be handled handled hand led on such unprogressIve lines as to m make ke th their ir ervice service costly The government should offer offerS 1 the railroads at atlow low rates sufficient sufficient S w ent ent funds funds' so that they can buy y n all the equipments needed and the roads road should hould at once once accept v such Buch credit and expand their facilities as much as the traffic requires 1 M Ev Every ry man in railroad employ r should go the limit to operate traffic efficiently The cars should be kept movin moving the vast number number number num num- ber of cai cars needing repairs t should be attended to and put putt put to work Costly duplication should 4 be be cut out and shipments should be forwarded by the most direct routes If the people can get prompt and progressive service their will bE bp no great kick on the new rates But Lut if the managers managers managers' managers man man- agers agers' agers and workmen l lie e down and are con content ten t with old and outworn outworn out out- worn vorn methods method they are likely to find their business tur turned ed over overto overto aY to the government rit and andS and'S S- S their jobs made subject to the ther r uncertainty and political cal pulls of government opera- opera f I i. i I |