Show NO substitute FOR RAILROADS there will never come a time when railroads and their equipment are not necessary to the commerce of the nation said alfred E smith recently the growth crowth of other forms of transportation has served to emphasize rather than dim the service provided by the railroads the truck j systems systems perform a valuable serviced servi service cei in in certain fields but when it comes to mass hauling the rails are preeminent louses buses likewise are a transportation rails por tation asset but the average I 1 traveler has a growing appreciation of the speed comfort and safety of afi I 1 the railroad train airplanes have an important place in the transportation por tation scheme but they certain ly do not replace rail service it is an interesting fact that wei we hear less than we did a few years ago to the effect that the railroads are out of date and are approach in oblivion the truth is that they were never more essential to the public and they were never more progressive the improvement that has been made during the last decade in bettering load beds adding to the comfort of passenger trains speeding up both freight and passenger schedules reducing accidents and damage to freight and so on is nothing short of revolutionary it is reliably forecast that the railroads will be fairly prosperous this year although the average line is still far from earning t a reasonable return on its hinves investment ament the sooner the rails a attain substantial prosperity the better for all of us |