The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10
The RAILROAD
of
the FUTURE

confidence in the policy as to the readiness of the people
grasp at ANY REMEDY for the prevailing INEFFICIENCY
OF OUR RAILROADS.
Whether Mr. Byans plan is expedent or whether the taking
of the railroads by the government would simply
other avenue for POLITICAL PLUNDERING and LEGISLA-
TIVE CORRUPTION problemaica 1t is certain. however
that change necessary and The conditions which exist
today APPALLING-h railroad facilities of the country
particularly those between Chicago and the Atlantic seaboardare
TERRIBLY INADEQUATE. Because of congestion ship
invariably suffer delay and commercial activities which
dependent upon transportation facilities NO PROGRESS
UNTIL RELIEF is FOUND.
The condition and is known officials and
traffic managers the people large who are indirectly affected
have idea of how the demands upon the railroads have exceeded
the limit of their abilities President James Hill of the Great
Northern says: THE RAILROADS ARE SIMPLY
SWAMPED" In letter he stated The railroads every
where taxed beyond their The people of the United
States therefore face face with the GREATEST BUSI
NESS PROBLEM THAT HAS EVER THREATENED
THE NATION"
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw address to the
dents of Harvard University said I'VE have the best and largest
railway system the world but adequate. We need TO-
600 MORE MILES OF TRACK. without any extension of the
roads, order to carry freight Hartman the great Railroad
King says: Within the last years the railroad traffic of the
United States HAS DOUBLED" Statistics show that during
me when the demand has increased rapidly the percentage
trackage has been the smallest for thirty years and
900 by far the SMALLEST OF ANY SINGLE YEAR.
From what source and in what way may expect relief from
this deporabe of afairsa Surely from the moneyed
behind the great railroad of the present They
WELL SATISFIED with condition which insues permanent
volume of business exceeding the full capacity of their lines and
but the of humans feel That business stagnaed
MATTERS LITTLE to them. long THEIR INTER
ESTS are NOT AFFECTED But action looking bet
of the situation be taken. AND THAT SOON
our commercial and industrial development will be seriously
pered for YEARS TO COME.
The organizers of the Chicago-New York Electric Air Line
Railroad have the rational solution of the problem yet
advanced Not only solution of the problem of railroad
uo but is being applied where will be of the GREATEST
GOOD the commercial interests of the nation Their plan
have THE PEOPLE build and operate railroad DIRECT
LINE between Chicago and New York. There NO PRE-
FERRED STOCK-here NO MORTGAGE BONDS,
and all of the shares will be the hands of THE PEOPLE The
plutocahc money kings have part the enterprise 1t
simply great PARTNERSHIP largest will profit
according TO THEIR HOLDINGS the same as the abofing man
who owns A SINGLE SHARE.
The progress already made has demonstrated that the plan
feasible and that all the capital necessary be raised this
way Because of the tremendous of traffic between these
great centers the railroad of being INSTANTANE
Gus SUCCESS And instead of profits going swell the for
tunes of the ulh-miionaies they will provide COMPE-
TENCE. for thousands of presentday WAGE~EARNERS.
The great should belong the people, and
this method promises better facilities and and faer
of the public than either the present system GOVERN