The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-14
Question Is Now Of Vital Importance
and Railroads Will Make Every
Effort to Supply Demand
For Labor.

and industrial development and for TINS
purpose have arranged to establish an
immigration and industrial bureau, with
headquarters at Birmingham, Ala.
1t is the purpose of the railway lines
to cooperate with the state authorities
as well as with the commercial and indus
trial bodies where they may now exist
and may hereafter be organized for such
purposes in this state in securing to all
interests the benefits which must accrue
from the successful prosecution of this
work. The organization will be known as
"The immigration and Industrial Associa-
ton of Alabama" There is a scacity of
labor in many of the southern states,
particularly in Alabama. by reason of
its varied interests hence the railway
lines have concluded to enter upon this
work expermentally in this state and
IL results are satisfactory it is probable
that it may be taken up in other south
err states.
Change in Feeling.
The Railroad Record will say in its
next issue that there is a growing evil
dence that public sentiment is changing
over the country on the question of
having the government 90 into The rata
making business.
"Railwav managers are very much on
Outraged says the Record, at the
change which Is taking place In public
OF inion. A lew weeks AGO the whole coun-
try seemed To be bent IN having Con-
gress give the Interstate commerce com
mission power TO fix rates. Today, there
is strong opposition to the proposition
and the sentiment is becoming more
widespread eevrv day.
This change in opinion is due to the
facts brought out before the Senate COM
mittee on interstate commerce which has
been conducting a hearing at Washing
ton since April H. Some of the ablest
railway managers lawyers and traffic Of
ffc.als have testified before the commit
tee and they have given the senators a
very comprehensive account of railway
rate-making under private or corpora te
ownership, and the relation of railway
rates to the development of the country
A thousand errors and wrong impressions
about the roads. which have gone uncor-
rected for years. nave been shown up
The press throughout the United States
which is almost invariably disposed tC
be fair and willing to present both sides
Ia. int 20 tha tosti, ~" , pd has beer
brought out before the committee.
cor all the witnesses SO far heard. No
one has made a deeper impression thar
did Prof Hugo Never OF the University
of Chicago. When he appeared. the sen,
ators and spectators wondered what In
the world a college professor knew about
rates and government control of com
mon carriers But when he concluded his
testimony which lasted a part of two
days. the question had been illuminated
like the Washington monument witt ,
searchllght playing on 1t. He has beer
studying the railway qeustion for years
at home and in foreign countries.
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