The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-06-15

the dim future 70 bring it, returns.
That a public print should applaud
n manufacturer for doing SO mucn
business that 20 per cent alN.oeho
lLery" III your management is able 70
find a per cent return, - one OF thS
peculiariIes or these modosh yA.s,
Ii isn't fair TO you; II isn't Just 10 Snoso
who have placed their money IN your
enterprise IL isn't the square deal.
Many OF those who attack You, 40 A.
Indignantly. These are not the onoe
10 whom your story VIII appear, put
IN will appeal 10 the great mass OF
american people. IL Will take time,
Tor they have long been fed on raise
hood without deniais from YOU uts
ease of long standing cannot be cured
over night, for the days OF miracles
Gives ID. L. Il. Fine BOOST.
When l had the honor TO be inViteu
10 read paper before this convention
took H. that what was desired,
amcng other things. was something OF
the series OF talks We are now max
ing in Detroit-Of how We are IVY
Ing to let the public know. and SO :
may be pardoned for any personal eIe-
ment that may appear.
May l take IL for granted that you
are familiar with the ract that the
Detroit United railway has been SUP
tected somewhat TO attacks IN the
press and on the hustings? 1 might
add that as former newspaper man
i did my share on the typewriter.
For hve years or more l have stud
led the several departments OF on.
company: / have studied its constant
desire 10 care for the trend OF traVel;
/ have studied it's thoroughness In the
car shops: | have studied its marvellous
development in the art or track pulla
ing: have studied its ingenuity IN
the electrical fields, and say now anu
say IL as emphatically as words can
express ones thoughts, that In no
walk OF life have ever seen sun SUI.
desire 10 DO what is right and best
and honest / saw now that n other
railways have behind them the same
uprIghtness OF purpose and business UI
cause as have the company win Whlen
have the honor 10 be associated, there
is no fear or all the white light OF
publicity.
The talks we are now making 10 the
people are not anything particularly
wonderful as examples or the aoNeI
Using art l have. since my connee-
ton with the company. carried Win
me the idea that what the average
man wants and viii read. are simple
talks free from technical phrases,
clear in their statements and clean in
their argumen tS. -
These talks are now covering dit-
ferent phases OF service and discus
sions upon how TO avoid accidents. we
propose To treat OF track construction
and the life OF tracks we propose 10
discuss the work or the buildlns anu
repairing cars; We propose TO discuss
the constant care OF the overhead de-
p4rtment: We propose 10 discuss
freight carrying and passenger car
rying-in brief. the whole purpose is
10 educate the riders 10 the fact that
there are other things TO do In the
street car business besides collecting
the fares We propose 10 tell the
truth about the business. It's honesty
in purpose. its honesty in service anu
it's honesty as an investment. We pro-
pose 10 make an aggressive fight not
a defensive one, that the truth may
be known, and IL II becomes necessary
10 hit heads we will hit heads, for or
the plain unadulterated truth the COM
pany Is not ashamed.