New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-22
Mr. GOULD'S BUDGET.
,,,,,,,1. VIEW OF THE OUTLOOK.
,ostrcrs GooD-THE NECESSITY FOR THE
ALTON OF RAILROAD RArEs-FoR

,,-,~rs Goop-THE NECESSITY FOR THE
,,pv,TIoN OF RAILROAD RATEs-FoR
oo,n STANDARD AND HIGHER TARIFF.
.ss J. Gould has returned from MS Trip
0eO,s the Southwest with hoperui view OF 'he
pr0us" ia said to A reporter of The Tribune at
ssiooA -, ,bs Western Union Telegraph Com
@ o." building yesterday afternoon:
psny - york with some misgivings as TO the
lTi. Gov the railroads. but / returned satisfied
pN'p,v will have q good year. While the present
ts' =, traffic is not large. rates are well mann
'os and for that reason net returns are goou'
nps .;,.enance OF rates Is due to the formation
the NC, traffic associations. The plunging OF
Of '". ~a1,roads into bankruptcy and the bringing
nah' others to the verge of bankruptcy have
o. " -. railroad owners and managers the neces-
no" ,,e preservation of railroad revenues
Sv Az .,asc associations are to be permanent IN
i Their usefulness has been amply de-
s"',.o,sd since an earnest effort has been maze
n'ns' ,ba medium of them to prevent the dissipa-
p, earnings by the various forms OF rate cut
u a. prevalent in former years Tne DAYS Oh
nns rate wars. l am satisfied are over. IL Is
raroa. r.uroads TO have decreased tonnage
pse ; y,l rates for 1t than to have a large
anu - :, on, rates Cut rates have always been
,snnage al CUT
DISASTROUS ,.,,o,,. IN favor Of an amend
a." ~. Interstate Commerce law so as TO per-
At' ,,ns 7 would be willing that the Interstate
%" - commission should have proper and rea-
'"ha supervision over the pooling arrangements
,rs would 10 more toward securing UNIFORM
foo""e -ates than anything / know Of. 1t would
'"1 tho incentive to cut rates and move roads
~..s discovered irregularities by other roads 10
report them 10 Tue
uch matters . - r
Tsara ,s now less hostility on the part OF con-
i"' ia the State Legislatures toward railroads
, the past 1t has been this hostility quite as
noh "a the agitation OF the silver question that
mu', toraisn captal out OF American railroad
.acurtIes In recent years win the oisaPpeai""0e
:, ,n,. hostility. foreign capital will once more pour
Va "', oountry Al one time there was spirit
.,. almost favored coniscaton, or the next
49, 10 q. but happily. that spirit has died or Is
dying out ,,,o-,u,,,, ~
.,.srv,ng on my trip are in excellent shape pn!-
.o,l,v and prepared to handle large traffic when
:, orsrs The Missouri Pacific line between St
,on1s and Kansas City found in as fine CONDITION
Ao, ne Pennsylvania or the Lake Shore ana Mich
a., Southern The other parts OF the M'ssouri
YsSsihc are in first-elass order soo, oron wes,
Tine signs are that the winter wheat crop west
~ ,he Mississippi will be heavy The acreage 10 De
Syen up to corn promises big crop. Inc pros S's,
ssscts east of the Mississippi are not so gooo Du
Kew are none the less 10 be called good Inc
so,ion crop will be large. Altogether the outlook
ia
S-ns 10 move in July 1t will greatly increase the
Snage Of the railroads Texas is state OF vast
,ssources-it Is a wonderful State. While on my
:rp visited Austin. the capital OF Texas. dam
s,s been built across the river which makes lake
.sIr,y miles long This dam supplies power FOR
t,c,ores and for generating electricity. and Is a
.Ighty factor In the development of Austin Louis,
ana with its fine soil. has splendid future, ana
Arkansas is State that is bound 10 gain steadily.
THE farmers in the Southwest are much better
Of than they were for they owe less When they
are no, burdened with debt they do not clamor FOR
a new kind OF money. Liberal crops Will make
them forget the silver craze and turn in content
msni 10 their regular occupations. 1t is always
The case that when the times are hard fsms spread
over the country but thew pass away quickly
s,oneh when better times appear. / in favor
Of the single gold standard and In favor Of higher
tsrn our workingmen have been receiving good
wages and to keep up wages We must have a pro-
;ecye tariff. Otherwise the wages OF American
workingmen would be brought down to the level OF
European workingmen and instead OF having meat
every dsy they might have II only once week, as
The workIngmen on the other side Of the ocean do.
Personally ! have no new enterprises on hand
or In contemp alton. j am giving my time 10 the