The San Francisco call., 1907-03-03
The RAILROAD
of
the FUTURE


grasp at ANY REMEDY for the prevailing INEFFICIENCY
OF OUR RAILROADS.
Whether Mr. Brans plan expedien whether the taking
of the railroads by the government would simply open
other avenue for POLITICAL PLUNDERING and LEGISLA-
TIVE CORRUPTION problemaca 1t certain, however
that change necessary and imminent The conditions which
today APPALLING-he railroad facilities of the country
particularly those between Chicago and the Atlantic seaboard
TERRIBLY INADEQUATE Because of congestion ship
invariably suffer delay and commercial which
dependent upon transportation facilities NO PROGRESS
UNTIL RELIEF is FOUND.
The condition and is known officials and
traffic but the people large who indirectly affected
have idea of how the demands upon the railroads have exceeded
the limit of their abilities President James j. Hill of the Great
Northern says: THE RAILROADS ARE SIMPLY
SWAMPED In letter he stated: "he railroads every
where taxed beyond their The people of the United
States therefore, face face with the GREATEST BUSI
NESS PROBLEM THAT HAS EVER THREATENED
THE NATION"
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw address the
dents of Harvard University said I'VE have the best and largest
railway system the world but adequate We need TO-
900 MORE MILES OF TRACK. without any extension Of the
roads, order carry freight Hartman the great Railroad
King. Within the last the railroad traffic of the
United States HAS DOUBLED" Statistics show that during
this me when demand has increased rapidly the percentage
rackage has been the smallest for thirty years
1906 by far the SMALLEST OF ANY SINGLE YEAR.
From what and in what way may expect relief from
this deporabe of aap Surely from the nloneyed
powers behind the great railroad systems of the present. They are
WELL SATISFIED with condition which permanent
volume of business exceeding the full capacity of their es and
but the of humans feel That business stagnated
MATTERS LITTLE to them, long THEIR INTER-
ESTS are NOT AFFECTED But action looking bet
of the situation, be taken. AND THAT SOON or
commercial and industrial development will be seriously ham
pered for YEARS TO COME.
The organizers of the ChcagoNew York Electric Air Line
Railroad have the rational solution of the problem yet
advanced Not only solution of the problem of railroad
troll butit is being applied where will be of the GREATEST
GOOD the commercial interests of the nation Their plan
have THE PEOPLE build and operate raroad-a DIRECT
LINE between Chicago and New York There NO PRE-
FERRED STOCK-there are NO MORTGAGE BONDS,
and all of the shares will be the hands of THE PEOPLE, The
putocac kings to have part the enterprise
simply great PARTNERSHIP largest investors will profit
according TO THEIR HOLDINGS the same the laborng man
who owns A SINGLE SHARE.
The progress already made has demonstrated that the plan
feasible and that all the capital be raised this
way Because of the tremendous of traffic between these
great the railroad of being INSTANTANE
Gus SUCCESS And instead of its profits going swell the for
of the muh-mlionares. they will provide COMPEr
TENCE for thousands Of present-day WAGE~EARNERS.
The great of should belong the people, and
this method promises better facilities and and farer
Of the public than either the present system GOVERN
A1ENT CONTROL