Show PROGRESS OF OUR RAILROADS In his aspiration to again lead eB-d eB ac James 5 M Ii Cox of o Obi Ohio made a declaration of principles In Inv v which he charged that the rail rail- railroad railroads road sh ere railing failing to serve servo the pub pub- public pub public lic lie as they should For twenty 3 ears he be said the railroads have stood still In a progressive e coun- coun countr coun tr Ir Mr Cox must have been ven sen venturing turing on an sea when ben he ha made the statement for tor a rail rail- load authority makes this Official o records show that In 1923 the railroads carried 24 tons one mile pille pub and 2 22 2 passengers one mile to every dollar of or outstanding capital against 13 8 ions Lons ons and I 1 7 passengers In 1903 Tha That t is each Investors Investor's dollar 75 per percent percent cent more freight and 30 per cent more passenger servIce than 20 lears ears ago aso In 1901 J the railroads raIlroad obtained 31 cents of o f each gross gros dollar ollar for tor Interest dividends dividend and In 1923 they realized a fraction less than 16 cents A great Increase In the use or of each unit ot of facilities a margin of or profit pro tit nar nan narrowing ro rowing Ing as service expands can expands there be a better evidence of progress ress Tess than this I |