The Lamar register., 1898-06-08


blrhly valuable paper al the
!, ysayrution Of rniiNny commits
~. hsga in washinEton. D. c. His
v5yds viii be read xith interest
= me convention was called for
r71ss os eansidcsing questions of
!, is,srrst 10th 20 the railways and
,.5s,r o, the United ssRten. Mem
!, III Association Of American
6rsy Accounting of1eers were also
-. IA we're invited 10 take part
n. srasslda. caas J. LIndiey Of
~. sss Chairman Of the eonycr-
OAia Eas represented BY Rail-
a Cs-ulszionsr r. $. Kahier and
fClsrk "a II Archer. 4. A. HSw-
ntsar az the Big -Four. SAs Gae ~
aiiasy accountants present, Hr.
as as1rrts Is here given rs being
p-l-scsrlsi expression % the views
b gnlEpy managers generally.
ss ssisE also of general Interest TO
zcA,s 4; iargc.
~ g-ear--an and Gsasssrrrnt 7 am
: Re- sEarsyt for ihia sppcrtpcity of
E..4i-r Ya4 uniisYstant I have VI
,l'rz-s tae ua=aat.-rs - ths infrr-
: -g----5r c7m.sissien ard ~ sen
- e1l7ssiaz fhs Varteps railuay
-sss-1s g ~ aineTsus states, n 10
49, ftst 81 rurtlosris 70 ntAnst as an
4srF sstEs~- faitrnasis and shs r-1p;r
frasa1F o. hofhs toIr that saEht 70
s5gB hags great fneusbes. aad esrs-
8 rsfsrrare 70 i.gisizticH rrEasd-
II rz1F1aeE o fats a1fiFnrr -houf
r. za1u arV JFeisi4tiou n that rssprrf
q 80 usrasL I prtsasse fhsr~ Npgld
= Err1fiy in iaisrinE ssrsSsr eor-
- o. Tzaet i iHta tss erti naiieesns a.
y tsdf u ssssnsi4i 70 ths palite IN
~ 90 issarr lsfis'atiru. am pl-assd
ssts ittf 1gsartanity ~ Esessnt,ae my
- a. s1..szEcrinE 70 rrlst yug "a
ffI7-5 uhacl . ihtnk arV - vital
atEf FTa-sssi Sfists IN raa~ay u,zn-
s-s7E uesg Erratth1nE must b. dols
- s1s hF1Ei dlEasiefs nat sieas 20
rlEuaIn tut 20 thr material inter
e sr- raz1srg
" . y-ars a contest h3s t~sn waE-S
sFraflrrN gn u-rzTsss. 4aa hsfarr
c-z-tt ~ ihr p-npie cn pn- si,r ~no
lHr- ttas rziivaya Nrru rglstt co--
trIrlsa EEs sutssct 10 ccntrci - the
ssf tai created thtrs ard. er ths
~ tEst - as-etais e tns r1iiNays.
y el' - srlrss thHt sueh eontrpl vas
X e. srartteahgs ffats after stats
usrirt 20 giEst- Tnsse rlehfn WIRE con-
- tr1 zes cuHft 20 Au1thsr. snli
ri,fi fr9z tiras 80 tir1s always IA faTor
- FHlais- gnlisF certain r-strsrtlass.
tasag rzaHlaatss IN tss1 IN in- euart-
- q ~ IstsFstSa3 eoffusrres law. and
- I'm thFr- has hr.u hzrfiy = cay
- t7s-t FF1ris,ea q tast iz~ NAs nos
- 1l-z lsTstiau - thr raurfs Or ~
esftsa. s7H r-u - may state II u A.
- t7fuFa ~ - htEhsar rczrfs m the
- itat EsT irEetizfufss of the states
- f1frli over rxiwars with refer
p ~ Ftvr iars1 tslsisfss tslhkert 10
fat1 sr5slElsrH. arri thaf the renerrs.
- l-1si stass- hss sbs gossr 10
lszas' istssstats naslncss. rhs Eaps~fpe
p - ~ Tastes etstes. whtsh v 10.
sastf a-altrr q; tAsrs di-srsness has
2fEH-ssl tat such cunsFuf Cf the
a,'s o. fsEllztiqus nlutS ~ reasonable.
tsai rszrs canuot ~ redsc~I below
| 7s4i urre ih@ railroads can earn
tEt-E'-s anf fair rvfUrn us-on
l-a,'szy zHraEv-s has Meo.ptea fhs
-i1a2. EH1 urrs ersinzYcrfng 10 rh1y
isisrs-a'r camr-ses law ans adapt
EAEtsrueut 30 a uhen Ia Msnck.
esraEi-a uaS rendered. BY ire sla-
- r7z-E whirh psb.3gcesf chaos and
sftsFl az EgF~srisn,s. "a wk- prae-
~ t1Af shs sHerfran afsi-truE, Law
80 utleh g; h-d not be~u supposed
- % Always elA apply 10 ihssa.
-1-Ff ne construction OF thaI taW
- s1-Tt q uaE usaeiieasiiy iriplrsiblr
alEs arF aErseFnsnts or hraugeta~nts
| " t-Si1ssnancs " tarlrs In The
s-1EEut against the joint Trarle
20 IN Srw YcFs- fhiz view has
r. o1rbztsl ~ the raaUay-s ana Il
d E1asH-t ~ ths coarss.
Y ucl perhaps that We should
~ f''IEfiaH fairly IN ,he face. and
-1 not care "a be an siargntst.
..5l4 20 dssCrlfl- plainly 10 you th-
---h 'QstaN 10 that yoa may under
iaa nEcrEslty for action. Never IN
ah'afF o. railways have tariffs been
- rrsFeetst as today. Private ar
a-nLa - ard Understandings are more
- than rsEuiAr rates The larger
-. NE Hrest.onsioie shippers. are
--As anNantaErs witch must sooner
4'r prove the ruin Of the smaller and
II Seo'eTNatire traders. and In the
II pFeak up many Of the CONNER
--s'a IN this country and ruin the
madness se~mr 10 have
upon somv railway managers. and
80 PORTION OF the freixhts Of the
iy 4 tetns carried at prices far be-
- Other than the maintenance of
,as condition ot the railways Is
1a'lr physical condition has been
-. theiT trains are well managed.
y Nihilr u well served. II way
- found by which tarin= can be
i'-lhea !. and the practice or sssret re-
So private contracts discontinued.
| $3.50 N4t have great promise for
| ~ 'H' estars. railway employees and
st1,H generally, And here / wish 10
-' 'hls rs not question which
| EaAWay Investors alone. II IL
~" i7ighl say 'le; them fight IL
Il - :. 'ohs"rus over and above every
- 'Ae sreat public. One-urth OF
1 'toPle are Interested directly In
S.gs either as employees or employees
l-aLll.tlElnH thaf nr.. er,s... 20 ir, L.