Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-12

In Replying 10 a letter IRAN rFt&a
Aent fFs&k ID. Lal~an&. president ri
the AaRlosaAl naar4 II Trade Of Phi
l~aAelpthia. Ealing a'entsssa to certain
resolutions Ut thai ho1y. Mr., James
Arfr~A. president II the P~entssylv4-
naa Ratlfa&d cumpaa y. said:
While the preaa, a'le On which tbs
resolutions ale ba I'D may hr true
from The standpoint Of considering
the raiIEuad - stem of the United
States. it must be veil known that -
apsit*HI 10 the Pennsylvania railroad
system >aach Is NOT the case.
FNs TIE years 1899 to 1906:
'Ous. thousand. two hundred and
sixteen engines have been added to
the equipment: oae Thousand. three
hundred @nd THIRTY seven rebuilt and
made IN conform. With the newest
~. ndard~. and the tr: ctlve power has
l*'"a incrca: ID grum -. eos. 0ofh, lbs.
- lGf. l'n,. 'a'O lbs. equal to L..
pr cent.
"Cue hundred and twenty-five thou
sand. hundred and eighteen
freight ears have leen built O rebuilt.
with on inereas.. Of single loading ca
parity equal to 4.9..77. 900 tons.
One hundred and sixty million.
seven bundled and twenty thousand
dollars has been exp"'ie led In renew
ais uf permanent way. yards. termI'
mails and buildings. while secs. 774.o00
has he+n expended In new construc-
ton. AZ between 1899 and 1906. the
tons moved on" mile have increased
over II PER cent. and passengers car.
ried one mile over 50 per cent.
Il think these figures are sufficient
evidence of the correctness OF my
views. particularly when taken In
connection with the work stIIl In pro
gress and being pushed to compile
tton.
Notwithstanding what has been
done. however. In the direction m pro-
vidln% these additional transportation
facilities and equipment. the contin'
ued growth In the business Of the
country makes 1t imperative tn go on
with these improvements. hut this
policy may he seriously interfer"d
with by "A continuance Of the crusade
now being carried on In national aud
various state legislatures and may
only regret. therefore. H. that tn" Ma,
tional Board OF Trade tid not take the
opportunity. In passing these resolu-
tions, to include formal action In con
dcmnatiOn of this course, with which
4 know your body has no sympathy
Had they done this. 1t would have ha
a very general beneficial effect"
The Board OF Trade Resolutions.
The communication OF MIR. McCrea.
In reply to which III" foregoing letter
was sent. was as follows:
Under instruction Of a resolution
passed at the thirty seventh annuai
meeting of the National Board of
Trade held ut Washington. u. C., Jan.
nary IS. 1s and II. | would respectful
" call your attention to the following
preamble and resolutions which were
unanimously adopted:
Whereas. The expansion OF inter
state traffic In recent wears has been
relatively greater than the increase in
railroad equipment. resulting In great
losses to the business interests gen"
orally: be 1t
Resolved, That the National Board
of Trade urges upon the various Trans
uortation con,panies the necessity OF
relief from these conditions, and such
increase in equipment and terminals
as will most likely prevent a recur-
renee; prompt action on the part of
the carriers will alone make 1t un-
necessary for federal legislation on
this subject, and further
"Resolved, That n copy of these res
olutions he sent to the officials of the
trunk lines both east and west.
Resolved, That the National Board
of Trade deems that 1t would be high
" inexpedient for the government,
state or federal, to take under conside-
ration at this time any proposition
looking to the acquisition Or operation
of our railways"