Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-17

railroad. under a certain system. pro-
duced a certain thing much cheaper
than other roads employing a less
scientific and more expensive system.
He declared il would be practical,
for all of the roads to adopt the i'm
proved system Of the one, and that
the aggregate saving on that item
alone would run into the millions
every year.
Brandeis told how chesPly the
Santa Fe road conducts its shops, car
and locomotive repairs, compared to
its competitor. the Southern Pacific,
and told how the Santa Re does it..
If the Southern Pacific would adopt
the same system il could save a vast
sum. He showed that the New York
Central pays out in damage settle
ments over 100000 a year. The
Pennsylvania pays out little more
than half as much, with a bigger
business. Why? Because the Penn
sylvania approx!mates closer to scien-
tific management.
American railroads. said Mr..
Brandeis, pay more for steel than
American steel concerns sell it for
abroad. This is because ]. p. Nor
gan and the men who control the
steel trust also control the railroads.
Four great steel companies have 50
directors. These IS men are di-
rectors in railroad system operating
two-thirds of the country's mileage.
The railroads pay the steel COM
panies excessive prices for steel, and
have further shown their affection
for the steel trust by not raising the
freight rates on steel.
STEPHENSON IN HOT WATER
United States Senator Isaac Ste
phenson of Wisconsin, close personal
friend OF President Taft and former
owner of the celebrated White house
COW, is still in hot water. His ad-
mitted expenditure of 100000 70
occupy a seat in the senate may yet
result in an investigation by thu
senate The Lorimer and the Ste
phenson cases are connected, mas
much as the lumber interests are
known to have been active in accom-
plishing the election of both men.
Stephenson spent his salary as sena-
tor for ! 4 years according 10 the
account of his election expenses filed
by himself, which includes the fol-
lowing items: Printing hill, ST.
347.69; postage, S11,S39; services
of organizers, outside of Milwaukee
county Give names only given, $751;
1886; travelling expenses, cigars,
etc, $1,42O.63; advertising in news
papers, 6,4S5.24; Milwaukee coun-
ty organization, SS,417S6; sigma
lures to nomination papers, s225.06:
office rent and employees. S4,970;
telephone. telegraph and express,
$735.1O; advertising and other bills
received after primary closed, 49,
1856.
BELIEVES IN NEWSPAPERS.
Judge Blair of Adams county,
Ohio, who has been filming vote-sell-
ers by the hundred, believes public
ity, is the most effective antidote for
graft. Il am a great believer" said
Judge Adams. lin those newspa
pers which print the facts concern
ing their government, whether it be
municipal county, state or national.
/ believe we are getting too big
nation to allow the politicians to run
us, TO think for US and to run our
government for us. And just so long
as we have any newspapers who will
print the truth, regardless of whom
it affects, we may have this freedom.
If such papers should pass away, we
would have terrible reign of cor
ruption and fraud"
CANNONIsN TO BE RECOGNIZED.
1t is said President Taft has made
up his mind to make Representative
Walter l. Smith of Iowa a federal
judge This would be an excellent
tribute to Cannonism, Walter l..
Smith having been one Of Uncle
Joe's" most loyal and obedient ser
wants.