The San Francisco call., 1905-01-25
THE TRANSPORTATION INTERESTS.

THE railroads force Washington to oppose
the policy of the President Mr. Hill OF the Great Northern
seems to marshal of this well organized army
Railroad officials active the millions of employees who are
the President prevail and succeed in reducing rates. there
must be corresponding wages of the operatives
This is intended effect results at the polls majority OF the
operatives and each influence more other
and the campaign will be carried into the next
election.
The of the put very plainly and very
strongly during Sacramento lhe
Union of that city, editorial expression declared the rght
the Southern Pacific to influence the election OF senator on ne
ground that represented investment OF that was
that election and in shaping the policy
of legislation the farmers and manufacturers But TINS agu
sound? That railroad has right to protect itself from IN
justice and defend itself against that have mere spoaon
for purpose but that occupies the
tion rural producers and manufacturers is not true
The the soil produce the food stock of the
try the clothing we'll of the manufac
have to make the price OF their product
and demand and far its surplus concerned to meet
the competition of other countries The only control its owners
when leaves their hands and market
The products of the soil the producers risk He has
tend against wind and weather FROST flood and drought and When
these risks has loss they have
caused by adding the paid by the 10 reach
portation freight has prepaid shipment Over
the freight rate he has control He has produce to sell and
powerless price The railroad has transportation sell
and price, makes its classification and takes its
this without regard whether the producer gets
profit 1t shares OF his losses assumes no part OF
his risks and is Indifferent his fate that it desires him to
produce tonnage which carries for chooses to fix
Now this situation quarrel about, to become
socasc about 1t inheres in the of things The
x rate tor affects every OF 1909 the peop
eat piece of clothing they every board and single brick
and that into the houses that shelter Them and
transportation then the levied all of the
of e and that the corporations which
occupy totally place. totally diff
ferent relation the public welfare and State and national leg
islaton from the producer manufacturer 1t entirely with
in the of railroad where form OF
duction shall flourish and where shall fade In this State the
railroads where be made and where they
getting the benefit of the long haul into California of
acred product they the OF that product
here what its benefit the State To that
of this kind merely equality with the manufacturer and with
the er of the soil do violence and msrere
the economic facts
is n @
railroads. with desire incte enmty toward them It's
truth known railroad the United States Com
with the of the world all railroad cheap this
country and railroad object of pride people
the Yet the evidence ndputabe
that vyng transportation the producer there
inequtes When that rebaed favored shippers the
roads confess that higher the nonavod shippers than
ought be- is known that this and in this State
producers shippers depend
for their profits rebate of this transportation That
healthy reliable condition for business The shipper that
another
system that used for the advantage
ton only The farmer give rebate the price of his
products favored He poweres Again railroads
crush form of manufacture and obsolete it, its projectors
and damage the local community, by juggling with
The President proposes only that this power shall be
shall subject review that shall be ALL
secretly rebated for the benefit of few 1t will be
proposition lower raise them. 1t merely
proposition that this command of the welfare and condition
people shall be put under control.
1t is judgment that the transportation will
wisely by helping the President and unwisel by ndering him.
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