The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-04-03

auasion ~ by tho secretary OF the treas
uty fof tho use and bfnent " tho United
States" and sold AT public auction OF
tho said July / The attorney general
n TO hid on tho property ~ 10 tho
amount due the government. and IN case
no person bids aA high, then tho roads
shall be- declared TO bo bought In for tho
uHo aud benefit at lhs United Htaioa.
Thoroupon tho president 10 TO appoint
three trustees Tor the soyrt nmcnt OF
tho United Htairr." at the liberal Hul-
AIRY " tza.oo0 each There Is 10 %rratric-
tluH against appointing conEtoaHmsh o
oxsoongrosamen TO tho poniiionl. and
they shall have complete control Of IA
roads Then come tho original and
novel features u tho scheme
within twenty days after taking
charge Of the roads the t~ruAtrcs shall
divide tho whole Of the linrA In twenty
nyo nub-diyiuions. and shall call a meut-
ms Of all tho employees Of tho railroad.
zach onployo 10 h. entitled TO one yot.
and the privilege Of voting by proxy.
tn Employs 10 convened shall rnoct a
permanent organization. to ho known aH
tho Subordinate Association OF the Pa
cins Hallway, Noe I TO q. Inclusive 4"
Each Organization ~ subordinate aAaoci-
a,lons shall sicot q mrmicr 10 act as u
momhor Of tho General AHaocla ton OF
tho Pacific Hallway" Within nyo days
after such persons are elected they shall
meet and effect 4 permanent orEaniHh-
ton. Thoy shall thcroupon elect thrue
persona 60 be- known AZ trustees for tho
uinployua OF the Paclnc railway" tho
salaries Of Aaid trustees 90 DO nxed by
tho General Association OF the Pacific
hallway" subject 20 tho approval OF tho
secretary Of tho treasury, 'Ths trustees
for tho government OF the United States"
and the trustees for the employees Of tho
PRclnc railway shah bo known as tho
managers OF a company hereby created
10 bo q body corporant and polite by
the title Of Tho Pacific Railroad Com.
pany Trust" and by that nAmo lave
pcsvaiuai succession. Said managers
shall Jointly have full control OF tho
operation and management OF all tn
roads. n shall formulate laws and
rules for their government. subject TO
tho approval OF tho secretary OF thu
treasury and the General = s,ciation OF
tho Pacific Railway
This may be a great scheme for pro.
noting tho popularity Of It's o~risinAtor,
but II would seem to lack larE.iy In com.
mon n"nse The government IL TO turn
over tho Management OF thtu vast prop.
orica 10 siN men. three OF whom arc 10
IN political aprOiutcw. while three are
tho creatures Of a permanent orEanisA-
uoh Of twenty-five employees chosen by
popular ballot In which every ompioyo
from trackwalkcr up has ono vote. This
certainly would be a democratic way OF
choosing railway MANAGER. but Il IL not
tn way In which ordinary husincaa In.
forests are managed What possible
senHr there can be In putting q railway
into h hands OF tho trackmcn. ahop.
men and day lahorors simply hscAuno
those three classes may constitute a ina.
jotity OF all the employees. II N hificult
TO SEQ, II Is not the cooperative prln-
clplc. for tho employees have no owner
ship In the property. nor can the prop.
rrty b. run for tholr brnont Nhcn n bc-
longs to the public, II would not Illus.
,rato tho principle VI the selection OF the
nHost. for mere Numbers withou, regard
to qualifications would Determine IN
choice. II would be an attrmpt at com
munlSm without any contribution by the
participants toward thr common fund
and without any right TO control or shar,
IN the profits or losses OF the properly
OF which they had taken lorclhic pos
session. n II would mean n violent dis
regard Of the rights OF The enormous
private property which the Pacific ran.
ways now represent.