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

fare as would be attacks on or unjust little
cause they happen to be poor and badly organized
We publish gladly which presents the side of the
railroads important public question
THE Pennsylvania RAILROAD COMPANY
Broad Street Station.
Assistant.
nv Dear sir-Your papers commencing
Jersey which places the railroad
of this subject however, which have
There is no doubt grade a public
and should be removed But Of course their removal
for it If the entire burden should fall upon the
railroads the railroads would be bankrupt
you practically grade
nss that when the railroads first built
that there would be enough traffic to make them pay
Therefore could the position that there
uoS position there would not have been so many
Everybody officers included to the danger
and the objectionable grade crossings But
certainly burying its head the sand to
placing burden the railroad companies and
imagining through law the " going to come
Of bankers Of Wall Street
Rea president Pennsylvania recently
forth in his opinion the proper one to be pursued i" '0"
"Publio Service Commissions either of munich
such grade crossings should be
should after hearing all parties in in
apporion improvements with due
gard for the interest of all parties concerned"
Respectfully WILLIE.
Mr. Lee who is a graduate of the Atlanta Boys High
School, and J. W. Lee former pastor of Trinity
occupies important position near the presl
Pennsylvania Railroad is right in his statement that
the public can not egislate unlimited millions into existence
compel railroads spend money that they haven got
It is an impossibility abolish Immediately ALL of the
grade crossings in the United States.
There enough money the United States to do that
work immediately And legislation not CREATE money.
The trouble however Mr.. Lee and Mr. Rea will admit
has been the past the fair and reasonable attitude
by Mr. Rea recently elected president Of the Penn
sylvania Railroad
Railroad management until recently has often been
giant unreasonable the most foolish legislator the most
ignorant demagogue.
The railroads can only by permission of the public
they get rights their from the public and
build the public exercises its right of eminent
domain their behalf yet the railroads have refused for years
to recognize in the public ANY RIGHTS AT ALL
Stockholders investors the railroads. have been robbed
in every conceivable way Ut is that the Pennsylvania has
been an honorable exception in this regard)
Legislation that the railroads WANTED has been bought
with money
And legislation that they did NOT want has been killed
with money
representatives of the public should
their sometimes follow the example set by the railroads
and disregard the rights the railroads have dsre
garded the rights of the public in the past.
This newspaper however opposes unjust legislation against
railroads strongly opposes public robbery by the rail
roads
It preposerous to say every grade crossing should
be abolished and that the railroads should the
pense
The total capitalization OF the railroads about S6OOOOO
900, including stock not yet issued.
AND 5000 900 900 WOULD NOT BE ENOUGH TO ABoL.
TSH ALL THE GRADE CROSSINGS OF THE PENNSYL
VANIA RAILROAD ALONE!
The United States would to-day onequarter of its
railroad mileage if the railroads had been compelled build
without grade crossings That would that the United
States would be only onequater developed comparison with
its present development.
Mr. Rea statement and suggestion in regard railroad
crossings and his address made upon that subject recently
New Jersey reasonable and display a fair spirit
The trouble has been in the past that railroads
officials have used their power prevent ANY INTERFER
ENCE EVEN WITH THE MOST DANGEROUS GRADE
CROSSINGS.
other railroad officials will follow Mr.. Rea example and
IN good faith submit public questions to impartial public off
railroads and the public contributing their fair
share of any expense THE RAILROADS WILL FIND THAT
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