The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-01-17

oc Have Tead IL. e the
the ReGSRhs o ACNE On the
trary. the first step has been to furnish
track the line from the Ohio river to Chi.
cago and to furnish cars and terminal
facilities to handle the business to the
enable the shippers along. the line to
open up their mines and increase their
business in every branch OF trade and TO
rely upon the solvent company for the
facilities necessary to transact their bus
mess.
Alleged Car Shortage Lack OF Car Move
Hardly day passes. without a rail-
road accident, many of which are at
tended with much loss Of life; What Is
ns Of h In p pne n s1e sn e
which is entirely beyond the capacity
Of the reads Today there Is an aoso
West and the atlantic seaboard: Fur
naces within a short distance Of the coke
are idle for want Of transportation.
There is q coal famine from Pittsburg to
Denver. People say 1t is due to shortage
1f Sens Ten Of %a the
freight car movement was about thirty
miles per day; at this time 1t Is not more
an t6a es is SsS but It /? o1e
Freight trains move certainly an average
Of sixteen miles an hour while on aa the
means mat the cars move one hour and
quarter out of the twenty-four hours.
No business in the world can thrive
under conditions, when it can use its
facilities for earning money less than one
hour out Of the twelve.
When many Of the roads were built
iar pt" proportion of the original railway
enterprises failed, losing q large, part
Of the investment-theyh had no idea Of Of
ne vu ae %sa Of fnd the
terminal facilities are today totally in
adequate. II the cars could be moved at
the principal terminals the main lines
three or five years Of the present volume
Of traffic between the East and West
manufacturing. districts this country will
find itself confronted with the most seri-
Gus commercial question 1t has yet been
S4ser 1 Easte 1G s etes are both dcas
and expensive to acquire.
1.-THE Pennsylvania railway in order to
gst into NeW an YORK on to roma erse1
or $50, 900, 900. Will it bring new business
or must the expense of operation and
interest on cost be levied on present
"A careful examination Of the railway
problem from a national standpoint will.
business Of the country has outgrown
the facilities on most Of the trunk lines
and that new facilities not now apparent
will be necessary to relieve the situation.
American Rates Lowest In the World.
RATES in the United States are much
lower than in any other country. Wages
terial Is higher than in Europe. still the
average rate charged In Europe Is fully
twice as high as In America; The con- con,
rapidly. While rates have been cut In
two in twenty years. all kinds Of labor
and material used by the railways have
ing but the increased volume Of traffic
has made it possible to reduce rates as
they have been reduced. Today we find
the volume Of trathG so great n east ah OF
to move 1t under the present conditions;
How will. these conditions be changed
and at what cost?, Who will build new v
questions which I will not undertake to
answer farther than to say that the
West must have the facilities or suffer
1.-THE public must always bear IN mind
that bankrupt road cannot furnish
good service. The railroad must be able
to the
lem we have had to solve has been how
to reduce the cost Of operation 50 that
we can furnish Transportation at the
lowest prices This can be done only by
Increasing the volume of traffic. The
question Is as simple as raising a given
amount Of money by taxation. The more
foMer the wo rate Of taxation viii be and
the greater number of tons carried the
lower the rate Of transportation will be.
This is one of the main reasons tsn s wny we
through business that Is rapidly growing
up along our lines.
ton Of new b business that "a nes
revenue and enables us to reduce, the
rate Of transportation on our local BUSH
ness. The Interstate business on our
lines In NORTH Pa %hoe AND s yos
enjoy all the facilities furnished, both
passenger and freight, with the Increased
number of trains necessary to o., ha a. n
additional accommodation to you.
North Dakota Marvellous State.
1T will be thirty-two years next March
since 1 first saw the Red River valley.
At that time there was not single house
on the west side Of the Red river. from
the Bois dc Sioux to r. Pem mi "a nv Time
and effort has been given to building
up the northwest. and no part Of the
northwest has given me more satisfac.
ton or is giving me more satisfactioIl
today than North Dakota. ltS growth
in the past has been marvellous; The
first years in all new countries are
marked by hardships and self-denial but
during the past few years you are get
ting the reward of your labor; people
are coming into the state by thousands:
the value Of your land has advanced and
will advance beyond your reasonable ex-
pectations, and hope that together your
property and our property will work side
by side and shoulder to shoulder to car
nv forward the best interests OF North
Dakota.
represent the same interest In your well
fare that it is my good fortune to rep.
resent, and I hope in the future that
with better methods of cult 7ation and
more knowledge Of what Is required,
your condition may be constantly i'm
proved, and IL your condition IS Inn
proved, ours will certainly share 1t with
YOU. AS the volume of traffic increases
our rates will be reduced.
"Remember that whatever helps you
helps the railroad, and whatever hurts
YOU or restricts your growth, restricts
the growth of the railroad serving you.
We will always prosper together or be
poor together.
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