Show THE RAILROADS SERVE back in 1926 herbert hoover paid laid probably the most outstanding single industrial accomplishment since the war has been in the reorganization of our american america railroads fourteen eventful years have gone by since then we have seen the greatest boom in our turn into the greatest depression we have seen a world peace which many of us believed would last forever change into a world nid at war new f figures I 1 agures gures badre ha come upon vid ever changing stage ot of history old ones have spoken their lines and disappeared but one thing has been constant and that is the progressive spirit of the american railroads few fe v industries have had a more economic row to hoe in the past decade few have been more unfairly una inva irly treated by regulatory law and in spite of all the obstacles few have done so much to better their service to the nation once freight congestion coupled with car shortages was the bane of shippers shio pers today car shortages are virtu virtually alIv unknown record crops are moved swiftly to market without delay or spoilage I 1 the speed of freight trains has been greatly increased in 1939 1919 for the first time ne cie average distance traveled per freight train per day passed the mile mark the industry ever awake to the possibility of suddenly increased demand for its services has spent gigantic sums to purchase new eo quip equipment ment and to modernize old in many ca casc sit has gone into debt to do this because it was necessary to the stability and safety of the nation the industry has cooperated to the limit with the war department in making preparations against the possibility of an emergency war I 1 department officials have express rd d enthusiastically their entire satisfaction is with this work many pages would be needed to enen t cn c n briefly list the he late achieve merits of the railroads and every one of these achievements has been in the interest of american individuals american industry indus ana what Is vi 11 all our minds thes the days A barican security industrial news re iw |