The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-06-12

Better Service Must Come
From Physical Improve
ment Railroads Must
be Helped, Not
Hampered

f(nirato inter VttdHsf
What do You think OF passing law
TO compel railways to move their
trains faster?
Have yoa heard that certain shp-
pers and Others favor such a move
ment7
Would II workg
II Il wopld work out all right you
would favor II. wouldn't you2
why wouldn't It be Q oommon-sense
idea 70 fina out, If we can, whether
such law win work and then. II Il
will not, strike this out of the list Of
suggestions made by many people for
the Improvement OF the 5allway ser
Fieeg
Let's ask ourselves some questions
bearing on this idea.
SaApposing you do favor this speed
law idea. how should Il be worded?
Would you Just say in It that the
railways must move their trains fast
err
on would YOU add that, II they do
rot comply with tiiis law, they will
be punished In some manner?
Would you find them good, stiff
emonnt II they failed TO obey this law?
u we should Gne them and the fine
we're paid would we get any OF the
amount collected; would II aid us any
financially, or would 1t simply reduce
the income Of the railway?
Or wonld you have the law read
that II the trains are not run on the
required schedule, and thereby yonr
stock does not get 10 market In the
epeciled time, then the trains shall
not run at all?
Gould such a law be enforced. think
YOU?
Since this speed.law idea seems Ia
have quite number Of advocates
don't you think we might just as well
threnh the thing over good and clean
anu see what We can make out of IL:
Is there any advantage IN putting
on 9 question as serious as this Is
when the TRANSPORTATION troubles We
are experimenting are getting no bet
ter fasts
Let's BE Practical.
Why cant we dig into this for our
selves. and form orr own conclusions,
or. after a careful study from s..r owr
standpoint, frankly say It Is too bI,
or TOO complicated for rs, aud thei
le' those who are better acquainted
with the details and the remedie
needed handle IL for us2
Isn't a sensible way OF cieanln,
grain to just blow out the dust?
IN our own hauling business don
we call In the veterinary when tn,
stock IS disabled beyond our own pow
er OF curing?
Don't we write. or go. to The Stat
agricultural College. or Experimen
Station, or read their bulletins. whel
something's wrong with the wheat o
fluit?
Does any business headed farme
abuse his team when he knows Il /
NOT doing what he knows Is lis best
Does he best q horse when ao linn
and goes slow, or does he get dow
and take ille stone ont Of his h0of
Does he get on tae seat and wal
up the hills 10 help all he can To max
time?
Does ne do all these things simpl
for the love ne bears his stock. or /
he following a nhrewd business plan
Docs he lash the spirit out of
team because he can't make time. o
account Of others ahead blocking an
delaying him.
Doea any intelligent farmer try 4
rave a bigger financial balance ofte
marketing crops BY cutting down IN
feed and water TO n starvation point
or BY sfimping In the care of IA
horses; OF by letting the harness rot
or the hubs go dry OF greese2
u he loses mis- temper and takes
ont on his horses. as perhaps is SOM
times the case, doesn't he know. whe
ne coois on, he has made a mistake
VIII he stand for any such irea
ment BY his farm hands or his dril
efs2
Faliroad is Nothing But a Highwa,
Win you kindly read on a little n
ther and consider few more qas