The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-14

Of one train Off track
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done ! people
soaseto5 6 the Ba0B or nG whether there be
Prof. Hadley is in this statement inaccurate as to
teinoogy loose to thought and inconsistent IN his
e9We3' are appalled, BY a railroad accident and twe
suggest two engineers for engine instead OF one
Nothing of the kind eve, all of u.s. are appalled,
by constantly recurring loss Of life in railroad accidents
and one person suggests remedy and one another
The method upon which eve, - the majority of
substantially agreed to prevent deaths the
appointment of bodies which have the power to inquire
into the Of such accidents and to decide upon
to prevent them.
What Prof. Hadey in fact seems to resent is COM
PETITION IDEAS and remedies when that conapeti-
ton is directed to the Improvement Of railroad
Railroad accidents do occur. They preventable
One suggests two engineers. Another suggests safe
road bed Another proposes not slower speed but
speed adapted to the necessities of lad bed equipment
and operating conditions Somebody else suggests longer
crossovers because long have been successfully
tried on some other railroad Automatic stops
gested because they also have successfully
some lines under some conditions.
So goes it. The fertile human brain turns itself to
the prevention of unnecessary to the
walton of human life.
What is wrong about those suggestions9 Does not
Prof Hadley himself assertn this very speechthat it
is important to preserve brains character
to conserve natural resources?
When brains are scattered all somebody's rail
road track, it is little difficult to preserve them and
character 50 far this world concerned follows the
Of little value woudthe brains of the race be if they
did not turn to the prevention saughter
little would character be if it could select
ed to accomplish desired result
Why then suggest that this conflict ideas there is
threat to the greatness America competition is in
Tact Wholesome Prof Hadey declares it to be- why de-
cry COMPETITION in IDEAS? Why assume that any
except the wsest and best ideas will ultimately be Sc
lected9
Society until now has shown some capacity to arrive
at the result best adapted to its improvement
Walton Society prides itself upon being scientific
than It proudes boast of American
that they now accomplish results with less
One is tempted to ask the distinguished colegan up
on what basis he posulates the cessation of competition in
human affairs.
At present there is competition between the idea of
private ownership of railroads and the idea Of public
ership
IF the latter should triumph would competition there
by cease, would there be Immediately established com
petition for headship of the public railroad systems in
which the ablest must take the lead in the end just
talnly, and more certainly than they do now?
Competition dear President Hadley, is law of the
mind. TT CONNOT CEASE It exists everywhere and in
everything 1t has its place in educational systems It
found struggling for supremacy the field occupied
the university.
There is the idea represented by such an educational
institution as the University of Wisconsin, others of
it's Sort
There is the idea represented by educational
institution as Yale
From the lons of the great benevolent University
OF Wisconsin sprang the Public Service Commission Of
that great state whose mission part to select from
the competition of ideas for the saving life railroads
those best suited to do it.
From Yale the mournfu1 sound of those who
fear that competition is Inoribund nation stag
gerng to its end because there idea abo
how to prevent railroad wrecks
There is competition between states as well as he-
tween nations, President Hadey
Woe unto that state which finds in the West
port dsster and the four burned death ecent
lesson of rebule those would prevent or 7Ti+
such horrors in the future
Such state would be a laggard in the race F,7+
there IS no such state The views President Hadlev
are shared by no humane man who thinks,
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