Milford chronicle., 1885-03-27

have sprung up under special char
ter. Any one looking over rail-
road map Of the United States win
see such complicated network of
roads, of so vast a character, and of
such antagonistic interests that any
monopoly Of the traffic over any par
ticular section is almost impossible.
The directors and official mana
gers Of railroads have to be men OF
great shrewdness, intelligence and
business tact. No other business re-
quires so much of these qualities as
does railroad management. 1t re-
quires great financial capabilitv. en-
gineering skill, executive ability.
foresight, sagacity, and every other
quality that belongs to a thoroughly
business man. Hence it keeps up a
continual drain upon the best bust
ness men among the population.
Men who in the ordinary walks ofl
life would, by their qualifications for
business, become wealthy under all |
circumstances. 1t is easy tc utter
TRADES against such men and call
them "bloated monopolists, ""aristo-
cratic millionaires" and other oppro-
brious names; but they would gain
equal wealth in other business.
Not only must he have natural
aptitude for the work, but a railroad
man must receive a thorough training
for it. Every ignoramus thinks that
ne can successfully run newspaper. !
md crowds of them think that thew ,
AN run a railroad. But how would d
uch persons properly and harmoni- /
'usly adjust the questions of obtain
ng money TO build the road; of de- c
iding which would be the best and a
east costly route, having reference P
ot only to the present but future of Z
he road; in how much would It. or ID
ould it,imprOve the section through
hich it passes, so as to insure q
rowth Of business; how could they ,e
ecide whether the civil engineering =,
II the road bed is Wasteful or econ =,
nieal; how could they properly
assity freight, with reference to ,h
lue, space, weight and speed: and m
lssenger service, with reference to I'M
eed, SAFETY, frequency of trains. To- gu
and through rates, etc.; could sci
ey determine whether one locomo- ter
'e IS wolf devouring up the pro- se'
OF a train in waste of fuel. or ak
ttern of economy in giving the thr
eatest service for the least expense. {
column could be filled with such pea
estions, and yet they all 90 to an'
Ike up the complicated network of , ave
lroad management. They are the Srr, r,
gs in the driving wheel ofrailroad =, >
chinery, if one of them gets out M, ~
true, or is broken, each time it and
mes around the whole machinarv bin
Is a jar. Chi,
added to all this complexity. if ASS,
management wish to be success per
they must cultivate amicable re- soci'
ons with the people so that the eial
er shall have no reasonable cause with
complaint as to service or rates. MI
hey do not, the people will de- loun
I'd Legislative interference and la'u
Nm redress, either in improve y. oy !
It OF service, adjustment of rates. "'op
he establishment of a competi- AT
road. Railroad managers rea- auS .u,9 :
this, and as a rule are ready to aaa.r ',o !.
l to equitable demands. when Trnst
are really SUCH Blind antago- be "
when begotten of ignorance of $1,000
u9ject attacked, is never eoui- eseed
!; IN the majority of cases it is ture a
nymoPSO with selfshnesse6;;i'ee county
1flne85e{ tseleafsiemaT ,rUni ~ -. =,
exciting seer, n. T., defal'ofiso l,e odiS dS6isb
/ Ue scarce. Every directo WI ~ H'',I', ','.
fr -Bankiagers snUN That they sva ,,'', - '"l +,
Xous to please and accommo- 1ro,n,s.. ,,,S 'v .
e public by the providing of Gov. r,.'.s sto
'us and costly surroundings summate
nveniences, but such things orizing Il
not be provided by those that
afford them. Such outlaws
not be made if the income of
d will not warrant them. Ex-
lnces Of this kind are as much The Re,
place on a poor railroad as Of the boa
be gilded furniture in a farm 81 9a SoHisr soH
and in the end brings i'll ser =, NO..
cause it is misapplied capi- the Rev lev. j
that always ends in loss. preferred
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