The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-10-15
RAILROADS.
speeulst isas n to Their Co0dtisu mi
P~r~eDetts.

To rHp EpiTnr or THF SUS-Sn' In the
matter Of our new Railway laws and regulH
ton. The condition OF the country strongly
rcsem6 mes that OF q man WHO has been saml-
ling mushrooms and is waiting to learn
Whether they we're OF the edible variet,
and wholesome or OF the poisonous vlrie'y
and fatal. The immediate symptoms are
gripping pains and a well defined suspension Of
fuuct ional processes.
Meanwhile experts are expressing their
opinions, and while rome Of them goes so far a.
to predict , collapse ~ the patient there Is
no doubt OF their disposition TO regard the
case as serious Their dia Rnosis does moi
agree with the views OF certain notable poli'-
icsl eclectics who aver that the patients
condition 10 not due to an experiment With
mushrooms but is attributable TO entirely dr-
.ferent causes, such as gluttony. dissipation
and a universal ssringency In the money mar
ket. There il perhaps a measure OF cor
rectness in the opinions Of both groups.
with q married. advantage on the side OF
the experts.
The view OF the general public appears tn
he that inasmuch as the railroads have NOT
been ruined and are still doing an enormous
business they have not been hurt. and that
beneated by q theoretical est Of
q new code OF morals p the railway world;
cleansing OF any OF our captains az transporta-
tion. The pew law ensb:cs them to do GER
tain things which most OF then. hav We alway
Obliged 10 do the same. namely. abolish the
promiscuous distribution Of pssses.- the
s=rsn;i.s Of rse:te' rs arc sca anota,.ioas q di 81
prohibiting those institutions is as unaues-
tionable as IL the morality OF the step. To
RI accounting aud to measures calculated 70
make raIlwsy travel and operation Iess ian
; ssr"''' a e s's i- sGS s%s sSn. 6; can these Re 10 y sS,ss,
points and stop"ed there We should have
heard fewer stories Of suspension Of railway
case the state Of the money market Would
plan. and pro iects az rsil~sy operstor.. hut
we should not have seen the suspension which
has now come had IL not been for the huge
ssid that X. trouble Is due To- the action II
individual states rather than to the rassnr's
e the Mepburn bill, That f. trns with ,Sm.,
5an 10 10 clair, .hs.. tie S,gts- ycnld have
lost their heads ard would have plunged
!iephvrn bin. It was nnauesionably N.
tRse HindiInH Of local s"s sonHTss. 'ha' CAUSED
There 10 .aiTeady = halt, positive and Of
.;Si,o, s ioa s"d inc, ~sss q rs sS,idn rs,,way GS.:
unless i i. In. so%e way made possible for
terminal facilities and ID to Equipment.
q check to Sdsstria acti-ity l. certain: \
sumption OF actIvuy. seems little probable
80 long as the Administrator continues 10
breathe threatening. and SLAUGHTER. In
and commercial circles Ia a borderiand OF
disaster, We are assured that the bust
meas OF the country L. In good condition.
that labor IL fully employed an, the crop
outlook. seDerally encoura ring. let the
truth Of all that BE- admitted, and there still
national prosperity production and ample
facilities for transporting the products miist
trot IN double harness.
more mushrooms, and before even talking
sb2rt obliginG him tn eat more. II will he
well to walt and see what h to be the effect
Of those already consumed. z. q
WASHINGTON. D.. G.. October II.