Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-26
Editor The Georgian.

Executive Assistant
NV Dear srGYour papers have commanding
Gently Jersey which places the railroad com
phase of this subject however which you have
There is no doubt grade crossings public
should be removed But Of course their removal
ought pay If the entire burden should fall upon the
railroads without delay the railroads would be bankrupt
nss being that when the railroads were first built
Therefore could the position that there
such position there would not have been many
Everybody, railroad officers included to the danger
Questionable crossings But
certainly like ostrich burns its head the sand to pass
the whole burden the railroad companies and
imagining through such law the money " going to come
out Of the bankers Of Wall Street.
May venture your attention the policy which Mr..
Rea president Railroad Company recently
forth his opinion the proper one to be pursued IN 0"
@Pubio Service motion either of munich
paIty, on a initiative should
have the right designate such grade crossings a. should "
tees to appO+On such improvements with due
gard the interest of all parties concerned"
Respectfully,
Mr. Lee who is graduate of the Atlanta Boys High
School and son of the W. Lee former pastor of Trinity
Church. occupies important position near the pres
dent Pennsylvania Railroad right in his statement that
the public can egslate unlimited millions into existence or
compel railroads spend money that they haven't got
1t is an mpOssblity abolish Immediately ALL of the
grade crossings in the United States.
There enough money the United States to do that
work Immediately legislation not CREATE money
The trouble however Mr. Lee and Mr. Rea viii admit
has the past lack of the fair and reasonable attitude
by Mr. Rea recently elected president OF the Penn
syvana Railroad.
Railroad management until recently has often been
giant and unreasonable the foolish legislator the most
ignorant demagogue.
The railroads exist only by permission Of the public
they rights and their from the public and are
able to the public exercises its right of eminent
domain in their behalf yet railroads refused for years
to recognize in the public ANY RIGHTS AT ALL
Stockholders investors the railroads have been robbed
in every conceivable way Ut true that the Pennsylvania has
been an honorable exception in this regard)
Legislation that railroads WANTED has been bought
with money.
And legislation that they did NOT want has been killed
with money.
It is not unnatural that representatives public should
in their turn sometimes follow the example set by the railroads
and disregard the railroads rights the railroads have dre
garded the rights of the public in the past
This newspaper however opposes unjust legislation against
railroads strongly it opposes public robbery by the rail
roads
It prepoerous say that every grade crossing should
abolished and that the railroads should the
pense. ..
900, including stock not yet issued.
AND $6OOOOOOOO WOULD NOT BE ENOUGH TO ABoL-
ISL ALL THE GRADE CROSSINGS OF THE PENNsYL-
WANNA RAILROAD ALONE!
railroad mileage if railroads had been compelled to build
without grade crossings That would mean that the United
would be only oneuarer developed in comparison with
its present development.
Mr. statement and suggestion in regard railroad
crossings and his address made that subject recently in
New Jersey reasonable and display fair spirit.
trouble has been the past that railroads and their
officials have used their to prevent ANY INTERFER
ENCE EVEN WITH THE MOST DANGEROUS GRADE
CROSSINGS
If other railroad officials follow Mr. Rea example and
good faith submit public questions impartial public off,
Gals railroads and the public contributing their fair and proper
share any expense, THE RAILROADS WILL FIND THAT
= THE PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY ARE Non DISHONEST,
WILL NOT DEMAND THE IMP IBIE, AND WILL NOT
Z BEsIsEp INTO FAITHS or c0NFtSCATToNA Oh UNJUST
AssEssaEEg By THE NEWS fAPERs THAT THEY
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