The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-12
BUILDERS
SPEND MILLIONS
NEW ERA OF PROSPERITY IS
SHOWN BY PERMITS ISSUED
BY FlFTiETH CONGRESS.
ILLINOIS REPRESENTED
To a Big Degree in the List--Several
Big Viaducts Across Mississippi
From This State--Conmis-

From This State---Cor1mls-
|, / :.si: ;.si: .sioner. Sees Changes.
;;:sla II. iiligto aisiTehr ~ R;nie iftys "
fnintii d0hgress.f Dasseils meets shart
1l.as son, not less flfano afifty acts
|SsgelEaln9isgs 40 railioad companies, in
istei1Tbahe seIec c1lic lines, and munich
I;pa j fiess IreSiigl lfta . cons auct bridge
I:a..c 1855 streams s5qf. the
ates; :?Aioito an 5edia :llpll
I:befs6fsfhe cIag 'lJflljs:. we're
i:not: Ghed: lowing TO-; fhess press of
+ Wing ~ fife gJsesf food of: meas:
lures .9ss'this :kini: tine commt ttee' hay.
fling them in charge INSISTED upon as
:surances from the interests seeking
these pehnlitsthat they intended to
Iexercise4 the rights to be granted
them without delay and ii was only
when these assurances were given
that the bills were recommended
for passage 1t was shown in ea.h
case 70 the satisfaction of the com
mittee that the project covered in
the bill was urgently demanded and
that important work and develop
ment ii the transportation facillti $
Of the country was dependent upon
the construction Of the bridge in
question.
Millions for Bridges.
This effort on the part Of the rail.
roads TO bring Their facilities up to-
the requirements OF the Tremendous
traffic demands of the country, as in
dicaaed by these plans for bridge
building, is not confined to any sec
ton. For the one item OF bridge
construction alone hundreds of mil
lions OF dollars will be expended in
the next few years. A glance at the
more important bridge bills passed
viii show how general is the. moYe;
ment on the part Of the railroads 0
extend their lines and improve their
facilities.
\ Hartman Outlines Needs.
All these improvements by raj
roads ares TO- be made on the mcst |
liberal scale. in .oiqer to, provide for
the ;,fiiuEe. and o:'take; care of The
fdqylet, .equipment. that. viii. be res
lJired :'iil.syears TO come. y; H.. Har: /
inan' in :hiis talk With the. Interstate
coinnlteGte'. ,coininissioneiss recently
'atliiiesi. the. 'pIans :!hat! he held: fors
he,s .'sbuslness :. of. his. roads. He
showed .:tHats To otake' care :sof 'the. in.
;Sesa :tsaffjt that. was bound TO. de:..
E3iQps oan.ls WHICH: 4he scarri3Ess al; thS.j;
PRESENT: ii me: were. adv ,inable;
landllea sat sfjactobsilv. char BIS. inyolysll.
jigss jigse neTfaPss E'biIllions. would: BE
lCededfo o s.;S : 90 il: . .-,'. o..
: ] is sgegSsJji6 i6gs Igf6s' ihe;;.incFeas sosI
he stan lard tIac & gauge; f9oni. fouri.
eS eight. inches to at least Six faets
.nd6 She 6FIfllha5 i6n sof. all. sh5roJ
llg SGss iayd ogE3SlSs;s :the oinerease =. cf |.
lies size Of ! cars and snlStiSe.; pSswer;
ntl.lthe ssubstltu.tionHofi :el ectE.city for.i /.
team the rebuilding afdEstEen.gth then::ll |: 3
ne Of all bridges and eulverts TO
tand the extra strain. showed him
n a new light. 1t was not as a great
nanipulator Of the financial end Of
he Iailroading business that he APP
eare1 before the commissioners. but
ather as a builder of & eat railroad
,ropert es. He. like all the other
managers of the great carrier sys
ems Of the country, had become |
with the vastness of the
roblem.
ystems all over the country" s1i3
Clements today, "is
1Iced upon them by an avalauche
f traffic. They must increase Their
-ackaee and their equipment or con
ass themselves unable to handle the
reight business Of the country. Thst
ley are alive to the seriousness Of :
he situation is SHOWN by the
renuous efforts they are making to
leet the emergency. The flood of
ridge bills in congress is hut one in
ca io1 of this hustle on the part OF
le carriers.
Il believe il would be disastrous '
the solution of the problem should /,
e attempted by public ownership,
Nd ] am sure the enterpr Sc of the
meriean railroad managers will not
srmit such TO be the case. =
Tc Head OFF Ownership.
But they mus get a hustle on
lemselyes and build bridges, new
scks eliminate curves and graIes
IT more and larger cars. and in
ease their motive power on a scale
ley never have before. I have the
most faith that they win d. this
I'd. with he lessons of the mast be !
re them, will not allow such con- !
tion as We have iust passed through =
happen again soon"
illino is TO benefit as a result Of :
is activity in railroad bnild'ng the d
sxt few years. Four large bridges | :
e 10 be constructed oger the Mis- I.
ssippi, two at East ST. Louis. a n
ird at the point where the Chicaeo .