The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-19
WHERE mas IT COME
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RnIIFoahs and Lost 10 the Cansnmer.
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and CoopsrIrrs CHoH.
The cost of food. coal clothing. a. has
advanced since isls an average OF a. per
cent In other words Il requires o. ~ to-
dav to purchase The same goods that u
would purchase ten wears ago The diner
ence 81 stD on o. on means a great deal IN
a great many people They must find a
wav 10 increase their income or decrease
their cost Of living Trans port alton has not
contributed 10 the increased cost Of living.
a. freight rates have steadily been reduced
neither have reductions In freight rates ben
Gifted the consumers
Through reductions In rates made bv the
Interstate Commerce tom mission. state
railroad commissions and legislative acts
railroad earnings are now SEQ 40 .0OO less
annually than they would he II the rates Of
isIS we're In effect. q has Oeen stated In
publc speerhss that this SEQ .G10 oo1 taken
from me railroads was that much gain 10
the public To contradict this statement
and show hat the consumer did not benefit
ny reductions In rates q is only necessary
Tor YOU 20 cOmpare your hills nov and In
past wears lou pay no less for your
clothes. YOUR shoes yO'iT hats your house.
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&c ON the other hand rateS are only ~
Ter cent. Of what they averaged from $50
"a Isll
ThIs s.toOOo .OOO taken from 'he railroad
earning went % tho dealers, who saved
that amount on the goods and commodities
sold 10 consumers and whO charged YOU
iusi a. much a. or more than YOU paid Tor
tho same goods before
Ono NJ the subjects upon which the poll.
tician creates prejudice against the rail
roads i the sO-caiied burden PLACED upon
the people through the overissuanCe Of
securities Two hundred and fOrtv mill
iOn dollars wear i per cent on - an tkn,
IN which l. q Per cent ~ the total capital-
,.s,iDn Of the railroads Of the Tntsd states
THIS extra profit ~ s2io.eoe,OD wear "a
tho dealers - mt a. great n harden a. u
paid for legitimate inctsase NJ capttaltka-
ton used In new construction and inn
provcm~nt ~ train SsTvtrs 10 handle your
business only o 3. paid ont IN = different
form The thing the railroad and the Uon-
sumsr are Jointly interest II IN j. the fact
that under present political methods ~
doing business m" railroad stands the loss
~ ~ rrvenua and the consumer docs not
wrt n Recent legislation has been in the
interest 81 N" comparatively frw Of ~"
country population Who live on m" profits
bet Nsru the urodurer and the consumer.
and an they ct through freight redu, lions
h. that much added tu their proWs
I h"lisy" in railroad l'rislatiOn am
opposed a. excessive Vunu AltTattOU. ! am
opnn.ed also - legislation that places
future Conat ru,tion ln tho hands ~ eN-
sting rompania-. vhirh will h. against
The hast welfare Of our agricultural inter
eats. handicap every farmer no has not
convenient transportation fariliti"s and
cont 'nur idis me many wilion rrrrs ~ good
land rsW0t from railroads
Legislative invest eating committees viii
NOT solve tho question uf cost of living
Such committees arr political. and poll
tics will Influence their deliberations The
cost II living will never "a" too great IN this
country Vheu products can 90 dirert from
the railroad station % the consumer at
near nrst Cnzf