The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-03-14
The Railroad OF
the Future

Ths eossitsec 10 . ssrioas ere
asd 10 kro~n 10 offieisis ans
traffic managers. bot pssple ~
large. vino ere indlr.esly sffscssd.
hay. ne is~s 81 new sns bernardo
ssen tia railroads nave sxessdsd
sks limit % Their shilisiss- Pres.
DAFT Jamss J. Niih 81 tire Great
Narthsrn. sayss ~TAE RAIL
ROADS Ana SIMPLY SWAMP.
40 IN Q rscsss lsstsr no stated
The railroads sSerys~hsre are
ssxsd bsyend their sos~er. The
psopls 81 the United STATES. there
fers. are face 10 fses ~ish tire
GREATEST BUSINESS PROB.
LEN THAT HAS ENER
THREATENED rHg NATIoN.-
Secretary 81 ERE Treasury shss@.
in . recent address 10 tire sts.
denss % ftarxard urissrssY, sssdi
we have the bsss snd lsrHssi
railway system IN tire world. Bot
a % act sdaa1sssA We need 10
600 MORE MILES OF TRACK.
Withheld any extension ef the
reads. In oeasr to carry eur
freight" Hartman. the great
rsilroad king. ssysi -Withta the
last seven year. shs rsiiroad trsf-
&c ~ ths United states AAa
DOUBLED Statistics shs~ thzs
during this tisns. shsn tire de-
rrsnd has increased 80 rapidly.
the psrcsrtsgs 81 Increases In
trssksgs has beer IN. smallest
Ter thirty years ard in 1905 BY far
tia SMALLEST or ANY sin
oLE YEAR.
Mxy rsaY ~e expect reiiaf from
this dspiorsbie stats ~ sffsiTsf
8ar.ly net from the rnensyed
posssrs behind the great rsiIresd
systsms - the present They are
WELL SATISFIED with . eondi-
ton ~hsnh inssres . psrusansnt
voinns % Business ssossdina the
fuli aapscity ~ their lines. ard IL
10 but IRE nature ~ hursns 10
feel 80. That hssinsss 10 stag.
s.sed MATTERS LITTLE 10
them, 90 long 80 THEIR INTER
cara are NOT AFFECTED. BIT
sonas action ieokina 10 . h.ttsr-
rasnt Of the situ4ti0n must be
taken, AND THAT SOON, or cur
commercial ard Industrial dsvel-
epnasns vsill be seriously ham.
psred for YEARS TO CONE.
The o-psnixsrs Of the Chicago
Nss~ York Electric Air Linz RAFT
read seem 70 have the NEST RAJ
tiensl solution Of the problem yet
advanced. Net eniy 10 "A = selu.
tson ~ the problem ~ railroad
ooutrol. but i - being applied
where a will BE 81 the GREAT
EST GOOD 10 The conarnsreisl IN
tsrssts 81 the nation. Their oian
IL 70 have THE PEOPLE build
ard operate . railroad--a Of
RECT LINE bstusou chioaaa and
Ns~ York. There 10 NO pnE-
FERREO STOCk-thsre are NO
MORTGAGE BONDS and I'll ths
skarss will be in the hands ~
The PEOPLE. The plusoeratio
nsorsy kings are 10 have no cart
In IN. erteFDrsaa. Il 10 airnuiv n
great PARTAERstflp--ths lara-
est investors will profit aecordi IA
TO THEIR HOLDINGS. the San.
IS tbs laporina man who oAeeas a
SINGLE SHARE.
The progress already made has
demonstrates that the pian ia .
feasible one. and that al the cap
ltal necsssary ear be raised in
tf7is way. escauss Of the tire.
r1sndous suount 81 traffic Be.
tween these great esntsrs. the
railroad - certain 81 being an
fN8TAhTANEOU0 SUCCESS.
And instead 81 ts profits aoina
10 swell the fortunes % the multi.
rslllionairea. they will provide A
COMPETENCE for theuaands Of
prsssnt-daY WAGE EARNEas.
The great arteries % con1nnsrce
should belona TO the people, and
thls n1sthod promises better fa-
eilitiss and service and fairsr
trsstrnent Of the public than eth
sr the present system or Gov
EMINENT CONTROL.