Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-06
A PRACTICAL ADDRESS.

Press OF other matter has delayed ex-
tended notice In the Deseret News Of an
address delivered at the opening Of the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition at ST.
Louis, April 30. 1904, by r. H. lIarri-
man, the ar-famed railroad magnnte,
protector and president Afair report
appeared at the time I'm our press dis.
patches. It has recently been published
in full and Is worthy OF special men-
ton. The subject was entitled, DO
nestle Exhibitors" but It treated In
practical as well as philosophical
manner the important question OF CO.
operative effort and It's effects.
The speaker. after paying deserved
tribute to President Francis and the
promoters and managers OF the great
Worlds Fair, with its magnificent
buildings and grounds, it's comblna-
tion OF charms in garden, lake and
fountain, ats immense exhibits and their
representation OF the artistic and in
dustrIal development OF this country
and OF various nations. showed that
by cooperation Of resources. activities
and energies the wonderful results pre-
scented had been achieved.
Mr.. Hartman declared that, 1.-THE
first law Of our civilization Is the CO.
operation Of all individuals to improve
the conditions Of life" He touched on
the intelligent and wise division of
labor" as requisite TO the development
of special talents, and showed that only
through cooperation could the great
undertakings of modern times be sue
cessfully accomplished. and that this
was true OF scientific and philosophy
cal research and labor. ms well as in the
filling Of the soil, In manufacturers and
IN transportation, Man has thus found
Il possible 10 improve his cond ton. on
ly by cooperating with and depending
upon the works OF others. Hence he
deduced the aphorism; "Co-oporation,
the first law Of civilization"
Modern transportation. he argued
furnishes notable instance of the
truth OF this. Without advancement on
those lines II would have been practl-
cally impossible, he emphasized. TO
assemble the materials and ox-
hlbits which make up the
present vast exposition, The methods
OF management I'm railway affairs have
been changed on the principle he pro-
mulged Formerly the management
OF short lines Of railway was vested In
the person OF one officer with autocra-
Tic power over his subordlnates Now,
the affairs OF large railway systems are
administered by an organization Of Off.
GERS, each peculiarly fitted by education
and experience for the administration
of his particular department, Through
cooperation Of these officers large econ
omies are effected, and service is Inn
proved and its cost lessened. benefits
which. In the end, always inure to the
public"
The speaker contended for further
improvements on the same principle In
the means Of transportation ana the
necessity Of cooperation not only upon
the part OF capital and between em-
ployer and cmploye, but Of the national
and state governments AS TO the lat
Ter, he claimed that while 81 may be
necessary to control the matter by law,
such legislation should he upon en-
llghtened and reasonable lines and mot
OF radical or hostile nature lie ad-
mitted that unwise and arbitrary acts
OF railway managers had contributed
10 the causes for unfrlendly legislative
measures, but showed that 'the evoIu-
lions OF experience had largely removed
the conditions which produced a con-
flict between the state and railway In
terests, and affirmed that the time
has certainly come when the state