The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-03
SPRECKEL S IN LINE
TO AID BRANDEIS
California Millionaire Will Devote Time and Money in
Telling Railroad Magnates How They Can Save
Millions of Dollars.

Francisco and California. and the re-
cent election brought a sweeping victory
to his cause
Held Several Conferences
Mr.. Spreckels, Governor-elect JOhDsos,
and Fremont Older. editor OF the San
Francisco Bulletin. have been IN recent
times perhaps the most prominent fig
ures IN the fight for better government
/ in California They have ali been in
Washington this week, and not the least
/ important part Of their business has
been the series OF conferences which SIR.
SpreckeIs has held with Mr.. Brandeis on
the railroad management subject
1T is true said Mr.. Spreckels today,
that have offered 20 Mr.. Brandeis ny
services for two years, II necessary,
" ithout any compensation, 10 make his
| demonstration that the railroads could
save an immense amount OF money, If
they were operated on business prfnci-
pes
Mr.. Brsndeis has offered TO do his
/ Part OF the work without pay. and I am
Offering TO do mine I have been con
Cerned with big business affairs all my
! life 1 believe that I know something
about it / think 1 know how 10 90
| through anv hiZ business organization,
portatiOn. an discover wherein II is
| badly organized and wastefully man
! aged.
For a number Of years I have been
/ interested in convincing business men OF
| their needs for better methods. / have
| tried 10 bring the managers OF big con
I Germs 20 understand that they could
1 pOpuluriZe themselves with their share
holders by making economies, which
! should then be turned into dividends
I and likewise. with the public. by shar-
| ing these benefits with the public That
! Is about all that IS necessary IN order
TO put business and the public into a
fair understanding OF each other
Too Much Personal Benefit
Mr.. Spreckeis insists that in the man
/ agement Of big corporations there is toe
much OF opportunity for personal bene-
nj al the expense Of the general stock
holding interest
/ we wiz have clean business he
f, said, when we have business actually
conducted IN the interests OF the stock
holders and owners not conducted o.
delegated representative who consider
their personal interest first and thai
of the stockholders and the public az
terwarC-
greatest shippers IN the country fol
I many years lie knows the trafnC
business. He insists that there are very
concrete, easily located and readily
remedied wastes IN railroad manage
ment; and these he Is ready 70 hell
point out, after the fashion OF the plaiT
business man
! For this work, Nj Spreckels has ten
tered his services TO Mr. Branders- ans
the offer has been accepted The onij
question now Is whether the railroads
will stand by their proposition.
( Il is learned that Ar SpTeCi-els IS bl
TO means the only man Of big affair
and large experience who has offereC
the benefit OF expert knowledge 10 holC
I'D the hands Of Mr.. Braudeis IN Sucf
/ an inquiry. Although their names can
not now be presented, II IS stated TIA
a number Of men Of national not
and Of the highest business repute
h e made Ike tenders OF assistance