The Cairo bulletin., 1911-02-25
U,S.RA|LR0ADBEST
noTEo ENGLISH ECONOMIST PAS
Es JUDGEMENT AFTER IN
VEsTieATlON.
cr.ticises centralieaticn of Power ln
Zig Syster,s--Takcs too Long TO
Correct Wrongs compisired
CT by Peop.e.

New York, Feb. 24.--Nr, w NJ. &C
worth The English railway economist
Who has been making a s,rdy af
the railway situation n the DATED
states during the last TWO mcnas
sailed tbs morning on the Nanre'
tan.a Mr.. Acworth was introduced
tc he Railroad Securities Commits
SIGN when he testified before them
last month by President Hadley as
'the highest authority on the rail-
ways of Great Britain He is the
author of several standard works IN
The railroads, not only Of Great Bril-
ain. hut CT Other countries: was a
delegate OF the B itisa Government
10 the International Railway Con
e-ess held at Washington IN 1905
and 10 that held in Berne last sum-
mer At Intervals or every TWO ~
three years he has examined the raj
way and commercial conditions Of the
United States and hts reviews are
held in high esteem by the great IN
kers cf England and the Continent.
In commenting on the presen. STA
."s in the light of the investigation
lust concluded. Mr.. Acworth spoke
very freely He said:
q have teen sonAwha' SURPRISED
10 see the space tha. mas been givea
in your newspapers TO tie criticism
of the efficiency Of your railway.
IT has always been MY opinion tha7
In actual economy Of operation tae
railways CT tie United States arr
first in the world. In the number
Of tens per ear, cars Ter train; ia
the obtaining Ct the greatest meas
IRE of resait for eacn unit railways
of am other nation When the
Greek commanders after the battle
of salamis vcted who should recety
the prize for valor each Pit his own
name fret, hut all pUt Tie name e&
Them. stoeles second. And Thems
tocles received the prize SO toe,
though German, French and English
ailway men would, l dare say. all
put their cwn railways first in e.
fciencv they would all, am sure, PIT
yours second. and on the voting o.
the experts yer railways would COS
out first.
"Eut further yorr nation as 6
whole is not in other matters FRO.
eminently efficient. No one wcald
that your farmers were more e.
ficient than those OF France and
England or that your government is
more efficient than the government
of Prussia Your railways have
reached a higher standard in interna-
tional comparison than your farmers
or your government, and under great.
er difficulties, for in England AMI
on the Continent employment with
railway company IS a prize ana
man hopes to remain in the service
of the same company throughout his
| life. He is therefore obviously more
amendable to discipline than tie
shifting and often even foreign force
employed on your railways"
When asked what vas the prihci-
pal fault he had to find with ire
railway administration Of this coun-
try, Mr.. Acorth said.
Il think the Capitalization of al
minis:rative power in your headquar-
ters Offices in Chicago and New Yo K
while tending doubtless to efficiency
and economy, is responsible in soma
degree for the present strained re
lations between the railways AMI
the public. As a wise railway friend
of mine says, 1.-THE counter between
the salesman and the customer is
TOO wide Matters that arise in