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Show u RAILS LOOK TO THE FUTURE . The railroad industry, according to the Railway Age, is feeling feel-ing optimistic. General business conditions are on the upgrade. Railroad freight business and earnings show material improvement. Public sentiment is wftole-heartedjy behind the lines in their fight for fail- treatment. Railroad managements are showing a new spirit of aggressiveness. The government is about to embark on an important program designed to increase the efficiency of the rails and better their financial position. This means dollars in the pockets of every citizen, even though he has no connection, in any capacity, with any railroad. Millions of railroad dollars will be spent for supplies, and will filter down to every kind of producing business, every type of worker. Railroad dividends will be paid to the benefit of banks, insurance companies, endowed institutions and private investors which have been heavy buyers of railroad securities. We are not yet through with the railroad problem. There are many grave troubles to be ironed out, but a start has been made and the public will demand that the work be carried through. |
