The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-11-24

| cant understand Is the campaign
of viilicatlon engaged in by people
at whose hands | deserved nothing
like The good opinion of people. II
Is not pleasant to be held up daily to
contempt and c0ntumcly. First OF
all, want the goodwill OF my as
sociatcs and of the men who work
for me. ! have chat. The telegraph
crs on the Boston AZ Maine have &C
celned me to arbitrate their dispute
with the road. That pleases me. 1t
shows that have their confidence.
But with fhe public it has been diff
fcrcnt. ! have been very unpopular
with the public. ! wonder why.
was not an unpopular President OF
the Northern Pacific
Here en- the New Haven there
was great prejudice against your
work. II you do not understand the
psychology of the newspapers atti-
nude. there are many ON that side
who 90 not understand the psychic
iogy OF the New England people.
Why did they begin suddenly to hate
he New Haven
People had long hated the New
Haven Railroad said Mr.. Mcllen
Long before took charge Of II they
hated IL. For one hing n was mix
ed up too much with politics in the
old days. On that account il had
many enemies when came TO it,
Then we began TO buy up things,
ami in that way deprived groups OF
men OF their perquisites and prero-
,atiyes They became our enemies.
Thirdly. there is Il natural disinclin-
ltion among men 10 submit TO mono
poly--tbat is, until they come TO sec
hat in order to reach its highest
development transportation system
must and should and viii be what Is
called 2 monopoly. There cannot be
n fact. railroad monopOlr rs {
transportation system nowadays Il
egulaicd both as 20 rates and ser
lice"
THAT has seemed TO some people
to be the strongest moral defense IL
your casc-the fact that YOU believe
in what you did
II is the only way 10 develop ?
transportation machine To It's high
est pcini e. efficiency, said Mr.. Mel
len. "If had it al TO do over again
| would do il on the same lines
What is more, Though | would not
take the New Haven back if It wore
banded 10 ne on gold platicr.l II
were in charge Of i; tomorrow
again | would begin right where
lert ofC Aud II the Government
breaks the system up, as it threatens
to do, IL viii be an economic crime.
That is interesting"
IN a year more should have had
confirming legislation ut Washington
That is how strongly believed in
the policy ! WIS pursaimg"
You would have had wh3t?T
confirming legislation Mt WASH
ingion. That sounds itk" biz con.
tract doesn't it, Tlut WAS bent Tor
Il. and would have got II. could
have proved NY ease. | had already
obtained confirming legislation local.
~. In M the states We occupied.
AMI with that behind me could
nave got the legislation ! wanted a
Washington. | nm sure of Il. Why.
in Massachusetts nc got our confirm
ing legislation over the veto Of The
Governor"
Wasn't there somc disSsrccablc
talk about thar"
~rhey said I had hogsh The leg
stature Nouscngc, You cannot
buy Legislature You could never
buy two thirds OF Legislature. M
man in his senses believes that.
They used to say that we put Judges
en- the benches and elected Cover.
norS rs We wanted tacm. Nothing
like that happens any more. The
thought OF II rs absurd. We rot our
legislation Ia New England because
We were abb TO prove oar cconoaic
ligh to have it,"
yen did believe in what you wcrc
doing
Believe IN e., !; was economical.
Is inevitable. They trlk about the
New Heavens cxpansioa-wcu. tacn
what? The New Haven did expand
That is ono ease. Tho Boston 4
Maine did not expand. Tha, Is an
other ease. Which is The worse of
ct tho two?"
The reason for the New Havens |
expansion was that 7 found de- !
crepit road which in few years |
would have been IN the prescn, posi. /
lion of the Boston d Maine. con
icmplated vast expenditures. But in |
he first place had To know where I
The business was coming from 80 |
Justify those expenditures. had |
10 make sure of A. Therefore. VIC |
began te get control OF the sources |
lf business in order TO Justly The |
Expenditures that would have to i,e |
made to give New England an eli |
'ient transportation machine. Tho /
Boston a Weschcstcr. as every body
low knows. 7 was not lorgonnii4 r.
,ponsiblc for. The sscamsl,p lines
Nasi cut about even. An the Other
icquisticns were profitable rs
-ources OF business. Snd the New
.iaNcn viii to- worse OF without