El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-15
By GEORGE
RANDOLPH CHESTER

through llNe ~ lJouuu Of'cu uT@i IL
steel rails. made in new mills from
larger fngofs. with the cones OF i'm
purify cast entirely aside and the COM
pact residue kneaded into proper con-
sisfency by an entirely new system
of rolls There are other things that
need to be done-the establishment OF
perfect block systems. OF automatic
brakes and other accident preventing
devices and the abolition OF grade
crossings-but the main matter OF
public safety rests in perfect rails
Ten years ago | tried TO fight this
proposition, and ! nearly succeeded
The Tallahassee iron and Coal COM
pany offered to make open hearth rails
10 my specifications. The Unified
Steel corporation found that to control
the stock of the Tallahassee Iron and
Coal company was much cheaper and
more profitable than TO spend the
needed millions in re-equipping their
plant
Your first step. then. suppose.
would be to begin a fight on the Uni
fed Steel corporation" observed Breed.
THAT. in n nutshell. is our problem"
declared Rollins.
Your problem Is already solved. Mr..
Rollins said Kelvin. with smile.
~Mr. Breeds control of the railroads
has left the Unified Steel corporation
high and dry. Moreover. we have Sc
cured entire control OF the Iroquois
Iron range. and, no matter what the
Unified Steel corporation does. we shall
set up our own rolling mills and make
rails by our own process from our
ewn ore"
But the program will be left entire
" to your own discretion interrupted
Breed "You shall have a contract
for one year. renewable for ten years
II your preliminary steps meet with
my approval"
sThat is my own dream" Breed de-
clared
81 find belief difficult" replied Roll
lins. Moreover. I had imagined that
sfr. Kelvin here was to have some say
in the matter Of management"
Breed smiled and looked at Phillip.
~I have larger work for him." he said.
Larger exclaimed Rollins. "Can
there be anything bigger than to COM
bine q quarter Of a million miles Of
railroad. every foot of transportation
highway IN the United States. under
one economic head. eliminating graft
and waste and putting them all upon
q working basis Of legitimate profit
and public safety"
Breed waved his hand. much
larger said he This is. only an in
cident- wish you would tell me just
what reforms you propose instituting.
Mr. Rollins
ALLOW me to understand" said Roi-
Inns. in that year am to be abso-
lutely without interference in any
wayT
with two exceptions" replied
Breed al want a private rebate on
all shipments Of bread or cereal stuffs.
Next. here is a list of names. These
men are not TO be employed In any
capacity nor benefited in any way"
Rollins looked over the list and
smiled. There isn't q man here
whom I would lift a finger to save.
There is not man in that list but has
had an interest in car company. a
coupler company. brake company.
locomotive tire company or some other
manufacturing concern which furnish
ed supplies to his own railroad at
enormous prices. There is TO be no
graft in the new construction"
Certainly not" agreed Breed.
these roads must be conducted for
legitimate profit and public safety. II
there is any graft want ii myself.
and I am content to take dividends
for mine For one year you are the
absolute dictator of the largest EN-
pire in the worId-the combined rail-
roads Of the United States"
From his desk he took a contract.
confined to one sheet of paper. which
he handed TO Rollins
That gentleman took the paper. read
II over and caught his breath at is
a generous salary" be admitted. more
generous than l should have dared to
ask for"
Huh. / am saving money on it..
declared Breed. ITS only portion
Of a thousand fancy salaries that ex-
pect you to stop at once"
Rollins nodded his head In compre-
hension. 81 win take great pleasure
in stopping a few Of them"
Kelvin conducted Rollins to a room.
next to his own. that had been fitted
with a c0mmodious desk and all that
should 90 with It. Rollins sat upon
the desk and looked about him smil-
ingiy.
Looks fairly complete. doesn't it?
Did you have hand in this?'
NO. said Kelvin. puzzled and
piqued as well. at has been arrang-
ed for long time. think. Mr.. Breed
has probably been planning to make
Forest Lakes the capital of New York
city"
PERHAPS the capital Of the United
States" retorted Rollins. smiling in
answer TO the jest. Who knows?
He has a good start He has paid a
lot Of attention to detail TOO. Every
L. v.orr- oxoor+ for con-