The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-12-15
SPECIAL
PASSED THIS
MORNING
G. N, n. p. AND BURLINGTON OF
FICIALS IN THREE COACH
SPECIAL PASSED THROUGH
CITY EARLY THIS MORNING.

James J. Hill, former president of
the Great Northern, Howard Elliott,
president Of the Northern Pacific, D.
Miller. first vice president of the Bur-
lington; ]. P. Graves, president of
the Spokane & Inland, with their sec
retaries, passed through this city this
morning at 1925 in a three-coach
special The Hill party left st. Paul
last Sunday evening and numerous
stops were made along the line. The
party arrived in Spokane at 1918
yesterday morning. They were met
there by J. P. Graves. of the Spo-
kane G. Inland, which company has
recently been taken over by Hill and
Elliott interests A considerable por-
ton of yesterday was devoted to the
inspection Of the new line. The rail-
road officials will go to Seattle today
and from thence to Oregon. Mr.. Hill
wants to confer with the new officials
of his road there and to investigate
conditions in Oregon. He also wants
to get a good look at the western
division. therefore he planned his
trip over the Cascades by daylight
Late last night Agent Piper, of the
Great Northern. received word to fur
nish five boxes of choice Wenatchee
apples for use on the special and
with the assistance of Conrad Rose
and Harry Crowl five very choice
boxes of JOnathans and Grimes Gold
en- were selected and delivered on
board the special this morning.
Mr.. Hill stated in Spokane that the
primary object of his trip to the coast
was not in reference TO the electric
line which he has just taken over
but rather on steam road business
He had expected to make an inspec-
tion tour of the newly completed
Moses Coulee line but after reaching
Spokane his plans were changed. 1t
| is thought likely that some informa-
tion will be given out while Mr.. Hill
is on the coast relative to the extern
sion of his lines in central Washing
ton and the people of Wenatchee are
expecting a definite statement rela-
tive to the building of the line up the
river
1--WE are not in the business for the
fun of the thing We will traverse
the DesChutes country. The Big
Bend needs no new roads just now.
This country must have more stuff
to SELL 1t must do more exporting.
1t must continue to open avenues for
prosperity"
Thus spoke James J. Hill of the
Great Northern railroad to a news
paper reporter
Talks of Profits and PayrOlls.
When a business ceases to become
source of profit. that business is
stopped" said Mr.. Hill. There never
will be payrolls increased in number
or volume unless the makers of these
payrolls realize profits. America is
| likely to follow more in the footsteps
of England that it realizes it is. When
high wages stop profit. then the pay
rolls are going to cease. and II the
| SO largest payrolls should stop sud-
denly, it would mean that half Of the
working population of the United
States would cease drawing money
with which to live. 1t would mean
that the country would have to stand
still, instead of to progress. The
people make the country advance and
not the capital.
but capital must be employed to
keep the people at some occupation.
When the workers curtail the profits
of capital then a serious condition
will face the country. I do not say
that this will happen. But do say
that we must work to ward off even
the probability of facing a situation
of this kind. The way to do this is
to keep the people employed. Give
them an occupation and the north
west can help nightly to do it.
This country is still prosperous.
but there Is no time to make COM
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