Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-05-16
THE MO. pacific
To Strike ANEW
"PUBLIC.B AHMED" POLICY
RELOCATED TO THE REAR.
entire REHABILITATION
pand and Bush Says II VIII Get
It's Moneys Worth.

St. Louis. No. May 15.-"As soon
NJ wo show that the property war
rants the expenditure, the Missouri
| Pacific system VIII have all the money
| II noods TO rehablltate II and put Il
In the front rank OF Western rail-"
roads" says b. IT, Bush, new presi
| dent OF the Missouri Pacific ana Iron
Mountain, In the first interview given
out since he assumed control Of the
Ibig Gould system OF roads
Mr. Bush's statement shows that
the old "donothing" days Of Missouri.
Pacific arc over; that the big system
has Joined the ranks Of the progres
slvc; that the railroad which stood
still while the Union Pacific, Rock
Island, Santa Fe and other Western
lines were being rebuilt Is now, in
In turn, to have millions Of dollars
poured into ITS roadbcd, its rolling
stock and In fact into all It's depart
ments.
Mr. Bush, the new president, Is the
moving spirit In the up.buldIng Of
the line and Il was because Of his
/ progresslveness that he was chosen
10 head the road and lead In the
work.
Along with the old outgrown phya.
cal equipment, the old outgrown tradi-
tIons Of the system are to go into the
discard, The public he damned" pol.
/ icy Is to be reversed and everything
possible Is 10 be done to cultivate n
good feeling between the road and
Its patrons. Mr.. Bush saws
"rhe relations existing between a
railroad and the people should be
most kindly. The prosperity of the
railroads depends absolutely on the
people and the prosperity of the peo.
pie depends largely upon railroads
This kindly feeling can bnly he
brought about by fair treatment on
each side. IF tho railroads treat the
people fairly. believe they will, In
turn, receive fair treatment from the
people a few OF the railroads have
adopted n policy of this kind and nj.
ready some OF the feeling against the
htg transportation systems Is dying. II
Is not so bitter as It was three years
| ago.
THE public should have something
| 70 say regarding the laws under
which the railroads operate. After all,
the railroads are created by the pub
/ lie and the public should control
their creatures. When the Interstate
! Commerce Commission was first Great.
ed and announced certain rules under
which railroads should operate there
was general outcry from railroad
officials. To man they opposed the
idea VI any public commission inter
fcring In their private business. We
now know that a railroad is public
not n private business. And some OF
us have concluded that the public
has n right To control railroads and
other corporations I zee. from news
papers, that James ]. Hill the Great
Northern magnate recently came out
for public control President Nudge
Of Rock Island did likewise: Presi.
dent Vail of American Telephone and
Telegraph took the very strongest OF
stands along that line I'm his recent an
nupl report to his board OF public com
missions All these things go towards
making good feeling between the rail.
roads and the people.
81 believe In keeping the public in
formed Of those matters which con.
cern the public: In fact. the idea OF
publicity or corporation affairs will
hcnrafter find an advocate in Mis-
souiI Pacific.