Show COOLIDGE ON THE RAILROADS 1 I THINK the future outlook of affairs Is very encouraging said former president coolidge recently in speaking of our national problems and one of the reasons for that Is the confidence that the railroads have in their future prosperity that Is due in part to the encouragement they received from the decision in the ofallon case that made it evident that they were to have a fair consideration in the treat ment they were nere to receive from the government ern ment the railroads are arc so important an industry in this country that tha t when they are prosperous they carry prosperity to many other allied industries they are a basic industry almost as basic as agriculture and manufacturing no man knows more of the economic structure of tills nation than mr coolidge we live in an age cibere traus trans por tation Is not only necessary to agriculture and industry but 1 Is their very lifeblood life lile blood the firm farm the factory and tile the home are all dependent directly and indirectly on the railroads tile the tact fact that so fir far tills bear ear tile alie lines hae baie come nearer to earning adequate profits than in the past Is encouraging progress cannot le be carried on indefinitely when profits are lacking or negligible and if 1 the signs point truly and we are coming into a new nen era of railroad pros 1 purity every citizen in every walk and occupation of life iiii feel the beneficial influence I 1 |