Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-05-27


Committee en- Interstate Commerce at
Washington on Nay 4. Professor Hugo
II. Never. OF Chicago University. an
expert on railroad management. made i
this statement:
"ret us look AZ what might have h7p-
pencd n we hsd needed the protests
OF the farmers Of New York and Ohio I
ard Pennsylvania Elm the seventies |
when grain from the West began pour /
ing 20 the Atlantic srabo1rdl and acted |
upon the doctrine which the Interstate
Commerce Commission has cuunciated
time and again. that no man may b.
deprived OF the advantages accruins to
him by virtue Of his geographical po-
Sition. We could not have west Cf the
Mississippi q population OF millions q
people who are prosperous and are
great consumers. We never should
have seen the years when we built
10000 and 1900 miles Of railway. for
there would have been no farmers
west 81 the Mississippi River who
could have used the land that would
have been opened up hy the building
OF those railways. And. { W. had not
seen the Years when wc could build
10000 and 1900 miles OF railway
year We should not E8vc today. east
OF the Mississippi, n steci and iron
producing centre wa.ch is nc once the
marvel and the despair ot Europe. be-
cause We could not have built up a
stool aud iron industry II there had
been 40 market for its product.
eve could not have I'm New Eng
land great boot and shoe industry:
we could not have ia New England a
great cotton milling industry. We could
not have spread Throughout. New York
ami Pennsylvania and Ohio m8nufac-
/ turing Industries ~ the most DIVERSE
/ fed kiuds. because those Industries
/ would have no market among the FARM
crs west OF the Nirsiss ppi River.
And. while the progress OF this
country. whii~ thc dcvciopme 81 the
agricultural West OF this country. did
mean the impairment of the aGricul-
I turai value east of The Miss sipp.
River that ran mp into hundreds Of
millions Of dollars. IL meant. inch
denUily the building Up 90 great man
ufacturing Industries shat added 90
the value of this laEd by thousands OF
millions or doiiacs. Ard. gentlemen
these things wcre not forcsecu in th,
seventies. The st1tcs2.e ana the pub
liz men OF this country di1 not see
r what part the aCricultCra. develop
meut OF tbc WoSt was going Co play il
the INDUS. rial development ~ the Ia SO
And. vou may read the decisions o
the Interstate Commerce Commission
from the uref to the last. and what d
one OF tlc greatest characteristics o
those deci~l.ust The continued iu
ability to see thc Qu.sto- lu this lar
way.
"Ihe Interstate Commerce Commi.
sion never can 500 aEy lhiug more thar
, that The fa-m land OF some farmc
is Decreasing in value. or. that som
maui. who has hour mills with q pr,
duction of atty barrels "a day. is bein
crowded out. IL never cam see tha
the destruction cr Impairment 90 fari
, values 100 this place means the buldu
. up 90 larm values u tLat place. au
that that shifting &C values is a ncce'
- sary Incident to tlc Industrial aud mal
ufacturlug Development of this c0u-
s try And. To wc shan give 90 the iute
{ state Commerce Com.li >>i0n power
regulate rates. we sllI uo longer ha,
oar rate, regulated ou tle Statesman
lk- basis ou which obey have lce
r regulated iu tine uast ny Jle ralva
: mon. 0lo really have Seen great state
a men. vl1 really have been grel. buih
e crs of empires. u ho have had 500 il
b uciuauou Uat rNgl. THE lusgiuaUD
D. OF tar GREATEST poet and az thc --ea
Z est Inventor, ana wLo have opgrlt,