The Washington herald., 1913-12-08
Our Respects to the Interstate Commerce Commission

Uur KeSpeCtS 10 the interstate Commerce COnnSSiOn
of Friday S. we attempted ana the
for the distinct etup business that the greatest factor
confidence felt railway industrial today
We believe that analysis to be
the railroad situation course great change would take place
the Interstate Commerce Commission fayorab the pend
ing application of the railroads for permission their freight rates
u Everybody rather confident that the commission will
INTERESTS decide favorable for the railroads Whether this confidence
OF well placed nobody really say the members
THE the commission until they have heard all the testimony
PUBLIC both sides of question possible settle the
matter the ground of broad public speieney alone we
that the commission would favor the railroads For the commission
having studied the problem closely than other set Of this
country the railroad presidents themselves the service
which the transportation the WHOLE rendering
the community The commission for instance perfectly well aware that
the freight charges American railways than in
other country the globe The Arbitration Board which recently granted
wages significant "A"
the time of freight moved the Eastern territory for the
distance of little three miles, postage stamp
Many foreign railway experts America study the
efficiency methods of railroads here and American railway freight charges
be compared with those prevalent Great Britain and on
LOW the Continent, will be quickly how well of our
FREIGHT shippers this country really This does not mean
RATES that American railways have reached the highest point
HERE efficiency possible does that the whole
they well and economically handled and deserve the
strong support Of the community.
The Interstate Commerce well that the
prosperity Of the railways and falls general industry this country
and falls The mileage of railroads the number of
their employees great they such huge purchasers of
THE basic products like on STEEL TIMBER &c, that naturally
RAILROADS they low ebb, poou number Of other indus
A tries suffer the adversely Therefore, for the general
BAROMETER prosperity the country undoubtedly advantageous for
the railroads to receive permission to raise rates and to
enforce their dwndng The Commerce
obliged take consideration other technical factors than
general one of the eOunhys prosperity
RumOr has that the clever Mr. D. Bndei who will present
the against the railroads. will take ground that the railroad,
the country entirely freed from f their savings will be eo
cradle make unnecessary and that he
that the ST. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Company disclosures
typical of great many systems
We young and innocent Mr. Bandeis any
such assertion should decidedly disagree with him. The
disclosures the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad pretty
bad, but don't believe that the management
THE there all typical of railway management
FRISCO day. We any railroad corporation
NOT but confident the Frisco situation the exception
TYPICAL that the rule. For railway and financial
the Frisco Railway always thought
shaking the head; the remark constantly made that railway
that something Denmark We don't know
railway America about which the dubousness which
oppressed the community concerning the Frisco. G
To be there has been lot talk about the New York. New
Hartford but that after all the places
laid BARE little nothing the of graft profits insiders will be
disclosed Nobody will dispute that it will be found-and v
CASE indeed has already been found that Mr. MHeu
OF THE directors together many dee
NEW ions-or, which up present day
HAVEN have failed prove being
lot of rakofs and profits finding their pocket,
of directors and all that sort thing don't believe for minutel The
directors the New Haven have been believing that the
iOn Of the trolley and steamship lines would profitable
the New Haven but that when they arriving their
enehng themselves at the OF the railroad wenigh
hnkabl Likewise, guess that ultimately the be
ven investments they allowed them, will be found profit &C
able But what the of guesngespeciay the New Haven
probably neither be allowed wish retain all those investments?
Our object making the foregoing remarks however, simply
The Hsrd readers with reflections the Frisco
Rather the hope the confidence the bs
state Commerce Commission considering the raiadS ap-
KEEP picadn will not for one moment allow its attention to be
70 THE distracted point because in one far Western M
AN railway situation there has been evidence that the
oINT scupuIous interests of the
stockholders. And we hop oo that Mr. Brsndes, he :
had the thought the typical
railways will such thought himself until he has had oppo
unity investigating and atainng facts with reference