The farmer and mechanic., 1907-02-26
The Forge of the Almighty
The Criminality of Managers and Management of the
Great Railroad Corporations of America.
ny GEORGE &. woolIf.. - The New

3sats an8 bounds AH railroads asr
fufrrstst, raIi goaas 81 Tea~au an8 n
practice So matter W nrrr Is h~star
or eu5s the hasaues# of s read and sts
lBtertst r. to help thw shipper tawaft
50 here hr wants Isis goods 81 60 and
= neither i connects WitA another
railroad. a canal. river wagon
rnad. aF Lac nren *fa. &t - 4n @ich
country Is THIS i national road Ile-
cause she u~w line IS 50 bc nat&aaal.
he nation iN I'D wAteh III #n8 60 TeKH-
late i so that i carries fair tudrr
the old competitive &3ra falvures per-
tshed su pools snI seutlsmsn.a sRrvs~
'ncnts "comnauhii#ra - lhir*esS-
and the like There i na vay to res-
ul8te i rascal hDt q put hm 4u sNu
middle ~ the room sud turn on alI she
light.
The ueN railroad l~ Is 81 safe ahe
rate at which TIE foad~ bow slaughter
poodle is horrible Noi a4& of Es hWt
nearly All II IL Is due - pure meau-
ness ~ She management There seems
To be ln managerial oHlaton na value
Al all placed on the life ~ Nmb ~ en-
pIoyes Bad coupllnEs had switches.
wrong signais. overtime. oNcgWork are
not TIA" rule. but ihry are loo far from
being the exception aud Wrecks are
ridiculausiy pttifuliA common n con
sequence The mcre destruction of
property ~ thcse Areck# ls thockinR.
but when III" annual census uF stain
IA -scngers IS published. tAs FvrN nA-
tlons stand ara~I. IAe clock HyNfent
has hrcame sort of iokea subject
for cartoons and funny HorleF The
ncw road II ~ p" made SAT. hy na-
uoU.l iuSItttE - ita phy steal coudt-
t2n ana IL equipment and auYeriu-
tondrHfa arc to he hell NItH similar
suiCtness of management 81 that
which appc ta4us to shiu ruI uIstEsHf s. ho
pile 49, shfps and freight HNl people
| on the rocks AS acatlS gz possible
| full Indemnity 81 "a D. compelled fnr
! those who suffer in3lrY, o@ ioss ~ sup
| port. Alth the burden uf proof always
. on the company u defense rs made
The new road 81 ta Dc Efficient The
whole N0rthV Is suffering G2ta "a
coal famine now. white terminal side
track are packed with cmpty carr thar
I cannot be moved. - Incapable d The
management. IN 10 -uais dog the
i business - the whole countfs rs 81 a
standstil for "EtCk of cars. Eae en-
ge~ trains arc shuntcd ~ OF siding t'
let cattia trains Ea ty. Terminal fa-
ciliticg arc h"Yei"~iY maze Qu8te. 4br
i writer Of tn recently made sE9Et
trip To "A Western City tu l..cp -suc tp-
pointm"ats. III arrived pAh.rf nu
tin3c. or near H. tbrce wrecks % a
distance ot ANu hundred miire delayed
Z nim many hours. sua nnallg heu 1hr
I lights OF Chico@p. sF.3t Ia H.EHf. out
4 own train ~aa He5d three haura uu-
able To 60 into tur station. tH ruGt-
neer Of the same company gave IL "a
I moment of confidence rs aa cNeur.
+ that every engine west of the Mts-iE-
( sipp river WAS worn out. General
\ shiftless ness Is superintendent or the
\ present lines To make tho new road
! efficient 1t is 10 be watched by iEo
federal government 70 mat its cars
can be got At. and depote entered wncn
the trains arrive. Its engines Wlll bc
inspected. it's water supply also. II
Viii have rolling stock enough 81 de- lta
business and tracks enough ~ handle
it. with men who have had regular
meals and regular sleep When q 1uan
wants a Load Of coal he rHu haze lt
without deiaN AMI When bo wants 20
send load of stock pr grain ~ mar
kct he can 40 III. The urW fgHd IL to
bN Polite. The iEsoleut ticket agent IS
- be dispensed with. The policy 80
disrcgardiug the desire of paR-enRtrt
FOR tho best information Obtalnabie as
to cause or accidents and prospect ~
getting ou. i- 10 be replaced with fea-
sonablc cJurieey III the public interr-r.
his NI!ter waited up ala night recent
ly. when ha could precisely a# NetI-
have gone t. bed FOR sadly needed resf
If a word or two OF reasonably iuta!lt-
gent Information could have Ee#4
vOuchsafed The train due at o'clegl.
WAS marked three hours late. At li
it was marked up for 1915. At 1915
il won't up Oh the bulletin ~ 30. ~
10 il went to go At 80 - 3 A
. 10 so. and all jh.e time II wsz said
by tho employcs that taey could gis-
the company.
Ana. finally. th. new road s. - be-
honest. or tbereahVufs. Iha ua4uate@
arc Offering great ISSUES oT mess stock
for tho purpose ~ building new lines.
improving preseat lines. aul procuring
larger ruui8ms The pubic are
wary. and the hoaA goes ~ tl5at
'Eooserrlt the uel4ler. s4 hurting
business Could arrogance 70 farther
While these rC.n ~a5 fhrp have not ans
cannot get fuad- for tbe needed =E-
tensions and rraabtlttasiDus. their
presidents and the pals ~ them have
made. say bdnlred millions apiece
out of the roads that are nops too s3oor
70 stand alone Why aIll oot the
small stockholders put in moro or their
earnings Because they has. found
out that the railroad presItenf does not
operate the railroad but Gambling
joint. When - aud hi- favorifrs and
accomriites skin the -uau stbe khold-
ers. these nsn bow, that rates. are TOO
low and earnings consequently insult
fict ~. The rates arc however. what
ihrr mAae them There HaF been no
attack on tho rates. save on the dis
criminatiors snd rebates en- them. II
they are to0 low Iet them - raised
bur first iet the looters refund their
crooked pickiugs. IL mas bc said that
there Is 10 way - prevent railroad
officer from circulating, ou Hts jude-
rnent and nIr knowledge r. the stocks
of IL For that very reason the new
road Is to have = lot ~ neE officer
new kind or officer a railroad Off
Ger wi1o draws u salary from the sock
holders for getting knowiedge fp- them
and exercising iudgmeu IN their inter
: est and uses jEat knowledge and cxer-
c1ses IN" Judgment. 50 fortified against
them Ii unit for any position of trust
These cormorants complain ~ lack OF
Public confidence. ard tney are quite
correct. The public has about made
~ IFS mind - have no trust IN men
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