The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-11
rs THE RAILROAD
SUPPLY MEN SEE 1T

Nav YORK, Oct An organiza-
ton of the leading manufacturers OF
railroad materials and equipment
was perfeeted at the Waldorf-Astoria
Yesterday afternoon under the name
of the Railway Business association.
The purpose is to pursue campaign
of education in order to make the
public better acquainted with the
railroads.
The manufacturers are led to do
this not only because at this period
of business depression they believe
the railroads need friends who viii
speak up for them, but also because
as the result of business depression
and state and national legislation al
fecting the railroads. the business OF
the manufacturers of materials and
equipment has fallen oc in some cases
- per cent.
Colonel George \ Post, president
of the Standard Coupler Co. OF New
York. who preceded at the meeting
and was largely instrumental in the
formation of the organization, said
in explaining the purpose of the meet
| ing:
1T was not called with reference
to any existing campaign. nor for the
purpose of electing or licking any
body. II is the result of great deal
of discussion among the manufactur-
ers. who have been for long time
suffering from the inability of the
railroads TO purchase the things they
make. We feel that the attitude OF
! hostility toward the railroads can
best be combatted not by force and
! inveetive. but by the injection into
/ the present state of the public mind
/ the organized good nature OF the
sellers of railway materials and sup
plies.
I'VE are the broadcast gagged, best
natured, freest spending group OF
men you can find, and We believe we
can administer an effective cure Tor
| the public crouch against the rail-
roads. When a man has something
to sell he smiles all day long and
STAYS up late at night until he thinks
/ that the last man he can smile on
has gone to bed. Then he gets up
early the next morning, before the
possible purchaser is stirring, and no
matter how he feels, he commences
smiling again.
NOT PETS OF THE RAILROADS.
1T is possible that the railroads
have not followed the ideas of good
nature as have the merchants, so we
can be of service to the people who
] mean so much TO us. We are not
i here 10 say that rates must be raised
4 for that is Il matter to be settled
/ calmly, and not by mass meetings
/ But the concerns represented here to-
day have vast millions of capital, enlr
ploy hundreds of thousands of men
and buy more tickets and pay more
freight than do the political scream
ers against the railroads in 80 years
We haven't been the pampered
pets of the railroads, and We've had
/ the frozen palm from them and have
had 10 sit in their corridors cooling
our heels and waiting their pleasure
btu they are sorely in need Of aid
+ Just now, and We are meeting TO see
what We can do for them
Early in August letter was adj
+ dressed to all the manufacturers OF
supplies and equipment by Colonel
E Post Charles A. Moore of Manning
+ Maxwell & Toore. S. j. Coffin OF the
/ Franklin Railway Supply Co, and
+ Otis II. G Ser of the American Brake
Shoe e y dry Co.. suggesting that
an associa ion be formed, Ito advo-
cate and T. II honorable ways to en-
deavor TO rure fair play to railways
! in matter federal and state legis-
lation; al to favor such adjust