The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-09-22

An Excellent Address by President M. X.
Ingalls,. of tho Big -Four, on Their Rsla-
lions, tho One TO the other.


ing OF the new and magnificent
terminal station OF the Missouri Pa
cific & Iron Mountain, the Wabash.
the Louisville a. Nashville, the Balti-
more & Ohio Southwestern and the
Big -Four at ST. Louis, begun FIVE years
ago. President NJ Il. Ingalls,, OF the
Big Four, delivered an address on the
Necessity for Better Feeling Between |
the Railways and the People" After |
reviewing briefly the history OF the eff
fort which had had It's fruition in, as
he declared, "the best. the most artis-
tic, the most commodious OF any rail-
way station in the world" and con-
graduating the people OF ST. Louis on
its completion, President Ingalls,
paid just tribute 20 DIR.
Taussig, president of the Terminal
association, 20 whose efforts a
large part OF the success OF the new
structure is dues He then referred 10
the phenomenal growth OF the rail-
roads in this country during the past
sixty yenrs, and claimed the unparal-
leled development and prosperity OF
this country during that time was its
pended upon the success OF its trans
portation facilities. "That the rail-
ways should prosper" he said, lis to
the interest OF every man, woman and
child in this great country OF ours, no
matter what his calling or business.
To attain this success there must be
better feeling between the railways
and the people, between the railways
and their employees.
Referring TO the recent strike as
1.-THE greatest, the most causeless and
the most unsuccessful" in the history
of strikes and questioning what con-
ditions made it possible that "a few
worthless demagogues" could induce
such large number OF railway en-
ployes to neglect their interest and
forget the loyalty due the companies,
the speaker asked what was the cause
OF the great dissatisfaction? As man
ayers IL behooves them TO consider the
question carefully and endeavor To
find solution, for somewhere there
was an answer. The great strike was
not without its lessons, one OF which
was that mo strike can succeed which
has no real ground OF grievance and
which public opinion does not sup
port" Continuing, President ingalls,
said:
"But out OF II tho wise men should seek for
the cause or the evil and It's cure. II the sys-
tenn OF proft-shnrng among employees could
be adopted, i have always believed that IL
would be n cure for those evils; but before this
can be successfully adopted we must secure
the profits. We ought also 10 establish
a H.
bied Ia the service and for annuities
for those who have been worn out serving
their corporations, There must also be
better feeling built up between tho railways
and the communities they serve. The situation
/ Is much improved now and IL is not as fashion,
able as IL used % be for newspapers and public
bodies 20 abuse. railways and their manage
ment. but there are many states and communt-
! ties to-day whore there exists q feeling Of
| great hostility towards railway corporations.
This IL unfortunate. and II IL tho duty OF rail-
/ way managers and OF statesmen TO discover
wherein lies the trouble aud endeayor 70 care IL.
To-day more than one-ffth OF all the rail-
ways in the country arc IN the hands OF re-
/ ceiyers. and nearly oue-ffth OF all the invcst-
mcnt in railways "a uuproductive This repre-
sents capital OF ever two thousand millions
OF dollars. And yet you will Ind people
preaching crusade to-day through tho
ballot box against railway properly and
It's management You will hud all man
| ner OF threats OF hostile legislation.
\ Taxes IN every state and city are being
increased almOs. beyond endurance, and
yet these very communities depend for thelT
existence qua their future prosperity upon tho
railways which they would destroy. This must
| be cured in some manner The railway man
ayers themselves are responsible IA many
cases and 20 great extent for this trouble.
, They have managed their railways arbi-
! trarily: they have endeavored 20 main
F.rItr rot Hons
! and could not 90 controlled by the public
but TINT day has gone by. The wise
manager to-day has accepted the situotlon. he
fully realizes that a railway corporation Is not
O private partnership, IL IS "a great public In
stltution with puhllc duties 20 pcrf0rm and
with responsibility TO tho public aud sub
jcct ia certain WAYS 20 public control Ever
the interstate commerce Law, which was bit
terly opposed By the great majority Of the rail
way managers, has been accepted, they all be-
lieyc IL has come 60 stay and that II viii, take
the place OF the dlsiolutcd legislation OF the diff
ferent states, and out of IL future good 70 The
business communities and 10 the railways car
be obtained
ave must have certain reforms and railway
managers must work these out subject 70 Law
and legislation. II seems 10 be the-consensus
OF opinion that the interstate commerce Law
should be amended; amended 80 as 90 lcgaiiz,
contracts between railways, 80 as to bring thi,
VAST Interest of our country under the prOtcc-
tlon as well as the burden of the law Our sys-
tenn 81 freight rates must be changed We can.
not raise the rates on the great products which
ore exported and which have % bo carried
long distances for they Will not bear higher
rates 81 transportation, but a terminal charg,
should De- cxacted on all freghts, as IL IL ID
England one cent hundred pounds terminal
charge would not bo felt by the great mass OF
the people, but II would bring prosperity and
comfort 90 tho railway owners and employees
and would enable Thorn % better serve the
communities which arc their patrons.
'.Iho system Of running passenger trains
aud OF making passenger fares must bS
changed We haul Pullman or Wagner car
Weighing nifty tons With twenty-five pnsscn.
gers nifty miles an hour ana charge The
same rate per mile 20 the passenger Occu.
pyinR tho same that We DO 90 the one occu.
pying coach that weighs twenty-five
tons and carries nifty people at speed
OF thlrty-nve miles an hour The rail.
wnys should own. either by contract or lease
their own sleeping cars they should sell theii
tickets nt one rate good on limited trains, and
this ticket should furnish sleeping and parloi
car accommodations, and they should sell