The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-27
TO EDUCATE PEOPLE
Eastern Ry. Companies Flooding
9 WestWith Literature Regard
ing Increase in Rates
CLAIM CHANCE A NECESSITY

Railroad officials who favor gen.
eral increase in freight rates have be-
gun campaign of education. Their
first piece of campaign literature is
a pamphlet called "The Freight Rates
Primer" which was prepared by War
rem j. Lynch, passenger traffic man
ager of the New York Central lines
west of Buffalo.
The pamphlet, which was issued yes
terday from Mr.. Lynch's Chicago Of
fee, and. will be distributed broad
cast throughout the country presents
the arguments of the railroads to show
that an advance in rates is necessary
| for the roads and will have no serious
effects on the public. 1t confirms the
statement recently made by w. G.
Brown, senior vice president of the
New York Central, that the railroads
"will continue their campaign of edu-
cation in the effort to further inform
the public as to the momentous issues
involved in the freight tariff problem,
and thus prepare the people generally
for careful and final consideration of
the matter. N
The primer contains several OK
tracts from Mr.. Brown s address be-
fole the Michigan Manufacturers as
ISOLATION, in which he argues that
rates must be advanced if the roads
are to continue paying present wages
to their employees, while keeping up
the necessary Improvements on their
properties.
The pamphlet contains thirteen "les-
sons" each one representing a partic-
ular class Of freight and showing by
figures the cost, the freight rate, and
the small increase in the price OF
q single article if the rate were ad-
vanced 10 per cent Lesson 1, for ex-
ample, is illustrated by a picture of
twelve men in various walks Of life
The lesson follows:
"These men all live in the Missis-
| sippi valley. Their clothes were made
! in New England They paid the .ail-
! roads cents apiece for transporting
their clothes, including hats and shoes,
from point of manufacture to the Mis-
sissippi valley. The combined freight
! charges on all the clothes worn by all
1.-THE men in the picture, including shoes
| and hats. was less than 81. IF freight
rates were advanced 10 per cent, the
increased price to these men on their
entire wearing apparel would be less
thaO I nooh -
| A quotation from an article by
Chairman Knapp of the interstate
commerce commission, which is used
as an argument for an increase Of
rates, states that "the continued adj
vancement of this great people depends.
primarily on such an increase in trans
portation facilities as will provide.
prompt and safe movement everywhere
and that we shall not secure unless
the men who are relied upon to man
age these great highways of commerce,
have fitting opportunity, and the cap
ital which is required for their need
full expansion is permitted to realize.
fairly liberal returns.
Lesson No. Is, which is the final plea
for an advance III rates says:
ga readjdstment of freight rates,
involving a reasonable increase applied
to such articles and commodities as
can stand it, without any appreciate
hardship either to manufacturer. mer-
chant, or consumer, means the differ
ence between grinding economy and a,
fair degree Of prosperity. Between
closed shops and suspended improve
ments and the resumption of improve
ments with the ability to resume the
Erge purchases Of material and equip
ment, giving full employment to labor
and furnishing improved transportation
facilities, which, within short time,
the commerce of the country is going
to demand more insistently than ever.
10 hundreds of thousands Of working
men it means the difference between
steady, well paid employment and walk
ing the streets looking in vain for
work. -
DR.. Nellie E. Green of Fonley, Ind,