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Show RATES WILL BE INCREASED. Congress, the Railroad Admin stratlon and tho Interstate Commerce Com-merce Commission are in accord in tho belief that railroad freight frei-ght rates must bo advanced. All officials appear agreed that the roads must bo made self-support ing before the expiration ot Government operation. When this result is obtained tho Government Gov-ernment will have cleared its conscience, and be able, in effect eff-ect to say to tho railroad dehors deh-ors and the country: "For a dozen years or more railroad affairs have been subject to every kind of experiment that could be invented in the 48 State Capitals; tho Government found the roads in a sad financial finan-cial plight when the war same on, but gentlemen here arc your properties; we have measured them by tho yard-stick that in-. Bures an absolutely square deal for you and the public, and wo have reconstructed your policies so that you are on a safe business busin-ess basis, and are able to stand alone. Henceforth there will be private operation but at all times there must be strict accountability accountabil-ity to tho Federal GoYeritnent, in order that your affairs may bo supervised in tho Interest of tho public, which has established tho policy of traveling along with you in tho future the better bett-er to Insure that there will bo no further mishaps to you and jyour affairs." |