Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-23
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suhiscta 1hno vho ~ sttsnd were
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from ~ gymnasium ronGl 6nns scet
a gamss vssS u peogrso during TIE
lecture ana ths bcys chsased - Justly
that IL lsseass1s suiss - drovnsd -
tho din.
Prof.. AdAn4 Isctuso Wos . cpataaua-
ton q ~ euhjoet g soilreeAs and their
govssnmsotnl ouneuohsR He said
6tspheoeuu. ubo - invsatoeA vas
visioasry 81 vAsn - etylied - pr.
Lament toe "a - buiDd - sspesioeatal
road - cvsedrUW ~ pann1htIatlss At the
sssan eagiDe snd taiIsd - ~ ~ cosh.
He thsa tsisd 10 rak0 he mGney trom
psivats parties and sucoeeded. TAs dSse
rsilroadin Eneiand vss built BY private
capital and The Failssy system II En-
gland 80 devsloPed b. private capital.
From 1850 10 $50 railway infringement
did not trouble he minds q men. but
In lS73 Il bscaos apesssing question.
NailsuaAiae - England.
| The railway q England was 6rst
| oeersted a the theugy q the kings
highway. A cospoeation would own the
rood and any ooo vho wished could own
the rolling Stock The owuess q tia
roads sooo bound q uppgootahle % owu
thsis oUn rolling stock The knss then
heran conpetin9 9TH oue smother, end
etatssmeu allowed the enlightensd-ssll
interest theory to take posssosion o(
them. Aftarward the govegnUent 1t.
tempted control. and after 5000 aeta
had been passsd Il was found that thsy
could not b enforced 10 prevent con.
solidation O. combination. The history
Of railroads in England was the zane -
Il has bseu IN I'll countries, Q period d
flerce building. . period q fierce CON.
petition, conSoiidatSon. Ths railroads a
tho United 0tatse are eoosn1idating q
the rate a 1000 milee pr year. Al
present. sixty railway Iinss d 70 pel
cent a Ill the carrying h the country
The king a Belgiun, Who We % sx.
lie in England, studisd railroading. and
whom he csme 10 The throue established
government control But the people ia
ono part complained vhsn anolher part
Of the country received road. The in
evitable result followed; private lines
worc built, and, though consolidation
was forbidden, consolidation was going
on and the politicians discovered tina,
rates dscreassd and profits increased. q
they decided that railroad monopoly
was not % bod after al. In coneolida
ton could b seen tho possibility 81
great good. Hero W. = mixed oyveeg
Of government and private roadG TIL
plan was not carried on long enough n
show its full effect
Nay Opegaae. Bat Not Bsild.
Prof. Adams dsducsd three PROPOSE
tons for tho history d RAILROADS.; .
]. That NO government could built
railroads.
? That the state shDuld rsssrv,
the right to acquire contro, a railroad
after term q years.
& That . mixed system Of contro
il the best
In France roads wcre built BY thu
government. and each road was ~
stricted to operate in certain territory
No competition was allowed. H
thought tho system had mnch good II
il. Later, private lines were built. bu
became bankrupt, and the stockholdcr'
arc now clamcring for the government
TO purchase these roads. A study q
the Shippers' Guide maps would shov
that most roads Are willing 10 carry no
only their own freight. but everybody
freight.
Miiitsry Germany.
In Germany the people werc II q mill
tary disposition. The manner a making
laws was IN opposite process from max
ing Laws in the United States. German
| jurisprudence was Roman In ita nature
while in the United 6tates the jurispeu
dcnce In about wholly English. ltwouls
not follow that because government con
troll was successful in Germany that !
would be succesaful In America. IN,
management of rsilroed b not dim
cult business. IL could be reduced q
military discipline. A decisioo msd
one day stands for precedent for tn
next day. A difficult business 10 one II
which the manager must forecast Via
people will want q year hence. Pro@
Adams said he thought when tho natiol
had about all the railroads built
needcd the arguments for govesnmen
control would become moro urgent Al
| other theories should be exhausted lie
fore government control 10 tried. Ncx
Thursday evening he will continue tn
| subierf eth spSs-ial reference In thi