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

General ONCE Broad Street Station
PbisdoIphis.
Ivy |. Lee
Executive Assistant
Ny Dear sir-Your papers been commencing
psniss the entire removing
of this subject however which have
There is no grad. crossings great public
must be paid for
ought pay for it. If the entire burden should fall upon the
England there are practically no grade cross
being that when the railroads we're first built
was sure you'd traffic make them
Therefore eovnout the position that there
In this country had taken
position there would not have been many railroads.
and the Objectionable character Of grade crossings. But
certainly like the ostrich burns its head in the sand to pass
the whole burden the railroad companies and
that through such law the money is going to come
call attention the policy which Mr.
president of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company recently
forth his opinion the proper one to be pursued SOW
"PubIio Service Commissions on motion
paIfy railroad a commissions initiative, should
designate such grade crossings should be
after hearing all parties in in
appOriOn such Improvements with due
gard for the interest of all parties concerned"
Mr. Lee, who is graduate of the Atlanta Boys High
School and son J. W. Lee former pastor of Trinity
Church. who occupies important position near the presi
dent Pennsylvania Railroad right in his statement that
the public can not egsate unlimited millions into existence
compel railroads spend money that they haven't got
It is an impossiblity abolish Immediately ALL OF the
grade crossings in the United States.
enough money in the United States to do that
work Immediately And legislation not CREATE money.
The trouble however Mr. Lee and Mr. Rea will admit
the past lack of the fair and reasonable attitude
now by recently elected president of the Penn
sylvania Railroad
Railroad management until recently has often been
CANT and unreasonable foolish legislator the most
ignorant demagogue.
The railroads exist only by permission of the public
they get their rights and their from the public and are
domain behalf yet the railroads have refused for
to recognize in the public ANY RIGHTS AT ALL
Stockholders investors in the railroads have been robbed
every conceivable way ct is 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
in their sometimes follow the example set by the railroads
and disregard the rights the railroads have dre
garded the rights of the public in the past
This newspaper however opposes unjust legislation against
the railroads strongly opposes public robbery by the rail
is preposterous to say that every grade crossing should
abolished and that the railroads should pay the
pense. $1,000.
000 including stock not yet issued
AND S6OOOOOOOO WOULD NOT BE ENOUGH TO ABoL-
ISL ALL THE GRADE CROSSINGS OF THE PENNSYL-
VANIA RAILROAD ALoNEl
United would to-day of its
railroad mileage the railroads had Deen compelled 10 Du0
grade crossings That would that the United
would be only developed comparison with
its present development.
Mr. Rea's and suggestion regard railroad
crossings and his address made upon that subject recently in
New Jersey reasonable and display fair spirit
The trouble has been the past that railroads
officials have used their power prevent ANY NTERFER
ENCE EVEN WITH THE MOST DANGEROUS GRADE
CROSSINGS.
other railroad officials will follow example and
good faith submit public questions impartial public
Gals railroads and the public contributing their fair and proper
THE PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY ARE NOT DISHONEST,
WILL NOT DEMAND THE IMPOSSIBLE AND WILL. NOT
BE LED INTO PATHS OF CONFISCATION OR UNJUST
ASSESSMENT BY THE NEWSPAPERS THAT THEY
TRUST.