Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-11-15

and for the ordinary business man,
namely: Increased governmental
expenditure; greater proportion of
people living in towns than in the
country; higher wages and a less
quantity of work for a like amount of
money; increased cost of materials,
affect of cost OF living of the rail
I way, and in addition, there is an in
cessant and increasing demand of a
prosperous people for more expensive
facilities, causing an interest charge
on the money for creating them, and
{ greater expense for operating them,
with no corresponding increase in
; the price obtained for the use OF
them.
Efforts of the Railways.
Now, the railway is working hard
; to do it's part, but 1t cannot accom-
plish the impossible, and it needs the
/ careful thought, judgment and help
of men in business life who need to
have the railways grow and improve.
: The railway system Of the United
: States is great piece of CONNER
cial machinery, essential to every
one in this complicated, modern civil
ization; without this piece OF machin-
cry, there could not be the volume
of business-agricultura manufacture
ing and commercial-that there is at
this time. The magnitude of these
transactions is so great that TINS
piece of commercial machinery must
be kept in the very best order, and
81 no
time. Without this, much business
could not exist. On the other hand,
without the business, this piece OF
commercial machinery would be idle
and rust, and the relation between
the two is very close. Injustice and |
unfair treatment to either by the other
is sure to react, and this fact is
much safer insurance against any in
Justice on the part of railways than
to manage by legislation t>ll
of their affairs in great detail.
American Railways the Best.
The owners and managers of the
American railways are, as a whole,
today, furnishing the best and lowest
priced transportation, and paying the
highest prices for labor and mater
ial of any nation in the world. They
want to give the public the very best
service; they want to have their en-
ployes we'll paid, contented, and con-
tinuously employed; they want to pay
their fair share of taxes; they want
to add to their properties and to keep
them up to the mark. There are, how
ever, only 100 cents in a dollar and
they cannot do all of these things
unless they have some help from the
intelligent. thoughtful men OF the
Duty of the Farmer and Business
Man.
Business men and the farmers must
add to their own facilities, adopt i'm
proved methods for handling freight
so that every car is loaded and I'M
oaded promptly, and so that the
greatest use can be made of each car
md each track. Because men and
'armers should post themselves about
his great question, and call a halt
II the continuous stream of hostile
md repressive legislation and should
serve notice on the investing puplic
Ill over the world that money put in
o American railways is absolutely
safe, both as to principal and fair re-
urn on the fair value of the property.
Today on all important questions,
tut one, the railway owner is directed
~ acts of congress, of state legislat-
Tres and by the orders of commits
ions of bureaus. He has little con-
rol over the rates-over the hours of
abor-over the rules for the conduct
# the business in which his money
$ invested, over the taxes he shall
'ay. There is reserved to him one