The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-03-04


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ehrsper rates TO tho rrraf rs..s Of The
common people Of ib~ STATE, uao are
n~s~r favored With free pa.. cors~si-,
aud Sho WOULD mere itt~raiiy ra,ro-
nis~ ibr railroad. IL their rai<. we're
asus e frasonaale an; IN harr-cny With
= contracted nonrta,y system ana tho
great appreciation IA prices received
Tor the product. OF human isbog- ahoi-
i.h tree tass~s ard reduce the r.i~.
and ~ The .ame tine reduce the rnor-
nous sud .Ntrns.gsnt salaries of rail-
road ri-ials, Thereby making fewer
railroad kinxs, fewer railroad news
paper. fewer iobb, isl.. fewer mil
ii0nsirss and fewer paup-r.. Half
ali~d aud empty cars siil be allied
with bona nd- Passengers many of
whom on account OF the high rate.
changed have hitherto been unable TO
psironik- them. There Is 10 per
cent bid for the North Carolina Ksn-
road. fact which clearly demon
-irates that the company Offering said
bic. can continue 10 pay their official.
sNtraysgant salaries, continue the free
pass system and pay 10 per cen; inter
est. when the United States Supreme
Court has decided that they are only
entitled 10 6 per c-nt-or less.
The Southern Railroad reported last
year 81 ,3i5 600 net earnings in North
Carolina which is 20 per cent. on the
estimated value of their roads. The
Atlantic Coast Line and the S-aboArd
Air Line reported similar profits, and
these three systems are the only roads
affected by the bill under consid-rA-
ton as the amendments provides that
the rate OF cents and cents shall
apply only 10 such roads as have IN.
face of these facts. the opponents OF
the bill gravely declares that TO Re.
duce the rates will mpGyerish thes Z
roads and drive them into bankruptcy
while to the contrary II would posi-.
lively increase the net earnings OF the
roads and at the same time furnish
cheaper travelling rates to the public
The SeabOard sells a 1000 mile ticke,
Of hA 70 nf "a
this amount with interest on IN.
money to the road is a cheaper rate
than the one proposed in the bill
then why not allow the same rate Il
the public generally, a. the increase
in travel would more than make uI
for the reduction, and the reduction
proposed would be an annual savinI
of over one hundred thousand dollar
| to the travelling public on the South.
ern railroad alone, not to speak of tn,
saving TO the people from the reduc
ton on the other roads in the state
! Quoting from the report of the Inter
| state Commerce Commission he shove,
in the year 1896 the railroads Of tn
country, by the dismissal of subordi
nate employees and shaving dow
their salaries, not less than $50, OOO, 90
was taken from the great mass Of ra
road employees in a single year, AL,
the aggregate amount paid to tn,
general and other officers was increas
ed by the sum of $3,4i7 1896.
The men who pilot the train, VIII
govern the train, who serve tn
train. who switch the train an
make the track up for the traiI
who in fact make up the trail
who in fact Operate the road an
compose an army of protection, an
safety to hundreds of millions of pa
> sengers and billions of dollars wort
r of money property are freely made
bear the brunt of untoward circun
stances. On the other hand, tho
who manipulate the company's final
ces, who establish tariff of charg,
, only to break it-who manipulate Ii
tie side schemes for money gettiT
which operate to the detriment of ii
road, but to the betterment of the
own pockets raise their wages, WHIT
hard times come, ont of the saving
i produced by shaving down the pay
the subOrdinates or diminishing Il
> number Of men employed.
5 Nearly a hundred thousand mi
turned from work on railroads in
single year.
Sixty millions of dollars tax,
from subordinate railway employa
!, in q single year. Millions of dolla
added to the salaries of railway OF
Gals in the same year. And yet {
opponents of the bill tell us that
this is the business of the railroa
and none of ours.
Reduce these outrageous salaries
y contemplated by this bill, and tn
this vast saving into the operating e
3 penses of the roads, abOlishing fl
l. passes and turn this vast amou
e saved into the operating expenses
4 the roads, then reduce the passeng
: and freight rates and you not or
~ furnish the roads increased busine
= but save millions TO the public.
{, Other States have moved, 9th,
= are now moving, by their leg
Is latures, to reduce railroad rates a
: by reason of the enhancement of I
d, value of the money il is a necess
IS States north the corporations hs
i. been strong enough to prevent I
~ and we are promptly cited to tn
~ States with q statement that the pol
d latiOn of those States is denser Ii
ie ours. While that is true the So
III census shows the number of miles
VI railroad is greater. and that they b.
as no more people to the mile of railr'
sc than North Carolina. Their fail
sc to reduce is due to the same difiicu
Vi we can to contend with, the power ,
u u force of these enormous aggregate
VI Of money who are sucking up all tn
-, profits of labor and are unwilling
T abate their demands. Like the Ia
u masters of Egypt of old when asl
- for mercy they "dOuble the tale
brick" and tell us to find our o
&c straw to make them.
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