New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-19
OFF FOR THE PACIFIC COAST,
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East but the little branch lines that come IN at
Intervals of about every hundred miles aiter
tapping the country This fretworK OF Ieso 81
all along the route would De utterly pe'o"" '"'
Government.
SUBJECT TO THE wHIMs OF CONGRESS.
Assuming this position that the Government
owned the road with Its poor rolling STOCK anu
no control Of the feeders could the Government
bring the road TO a standard OF excellence "ne'.
the feeders would be glad to use 1t insteau u
other competing lines? The Government Is ho
torously a poor business man. The ROAD III Ito
hands would be subject to the whims Oh Co"sie
II the expenditures Of the road upon certa'h
division were more than the corresponding eA
nendItures of a similar division on the Northei
Pacific some economist In Congress Wouu no "a
the division superintendent or manage, cai ~
upon the carpet for an explanation lnen ' -
manager Of the road would De SUD- u msne IT.
the Secretary Of the Interior, In whose DePa,,
men the road would come. 1t goes almost Will
out saying that when the road was nslnee 80
would be with men at the solicitation oi ar
O nd ConRressmen. Suppose one day the niahossa
should find case Of transparent fraud IN ono
Of the departments, or uneartn case vi 49,
swindling on the part Of some one IN poslsioi
~ minor trust or detect some grossly lncohpe
tart arnn,ove He would report to the Secretary
of the Interior and naturally the Secretary woua
want to remove that man. Inen perhaps, 49," n
come the storm This mar misn. nav 80, some
pointed at the request of the Senators from soiaie
state along the line. 1t Is found that tnls man
can control the delegates from certain olstilrs
TO the National Convention. Inc moment M en'
Is talk about removing him, such nue. anu 81 -.
il made that the Secretary OF the interior say
anoIogetically that probably 1t Is best 10 let nis
successor settle the matter. This would hatuiany
not be conducive 10 excellent discipline on tils
road With lack Of discipline ana lack oi PIP.
mana cement and the constant turmoil lhciosn.
unon such management, the road could hot ou.
retroerade The feeders would not care 10 coineot
with the line and might be extended 70 me- 80
connecting line and so the road would De WORSE
off than ever
ANOTHER THING TO BE CONSIDERED.
..Then there is another thing to be taken INTO
consideration If the road should be conduc'eu
at a loss. say, Of $40, 600 year, this amount
woud have to come out of the Treasury OF the
United States So you the whole country
would have TO be taxed to support the line rum
ming through these few States. and the rest OF
the country would not receive any benent from
the line or receive from the Government any
aid TO lower railroad rates, or run rallroaus III
other States Naturally there would be pro-
test Why have the Government. then. take the
road when the plans OF relief offered provide
that the Government shall be absolved from tnis
complication and the debt which Is due II from
the road paid. The poor service ana the poor
line which the Government would fuTnish "ouiu
nut the country through which the line runs at
n great disadvantage compared WIN tha' yer
ritory where lines run by corporations gave
farmers and merchants much better service.