The Washington herald., 1914-07-05

railway station. I approve that Law. But
II increases the cost OF the telegraph
! service 30 Der cent
There are laws. also. which say that
freight trains must carry three brake
/ men instead Of two Once again there
Is an Increase in labor cost of 30 per
cent So II goes here and there and
everyvhere. but the railroads are not
permitted to increase their revenues. !
know what am talking about. Ny COM
pany ships and receives a trainload Of
merchandise every twenty-four hours,
IF ! were President OF the United
States with power over Congress-and
there have been such Presidents-I would
| legislate the present Interstate Commerce
Commission out Of existence and two
weeks afterward l would enact another
| law creating q new commission, and
would see that fair men, unafraid OF
muckrakers, demagogues, and Socialists.
thereafter regulated the freight rates OF
our railroads. say this, although l am
shipper and pay out large sums to our
transportation companies.
The farmers in this part Of the coun-
try are out OF money. Their corn crop
last year was a failure-it was burned
IN. This year their wheat crop IL sim
pIy enormous Needing money, they
will rush their wheat to market But
there will be a scarcity OF cars ana the
politicians will be responsible for the
| shortage
Politicians InJure the West.
There are 100000 acres of wild lands
/ in Texas-fne lands, capable Of the high
est degree OF cultivation. Cities and
towns are waiting TO be built on these
lands They are. however, fifty miles
from the railroads. No one wants such
farms Nor will men OF money build
railroads to or through such idle lands,
because the politicians will not permit
capital to earn. even prospeetively, more
than per cent.
Il believe In the strict regulation OF our
railroad corporations but l am opposed
to a policy which stops enterprise, keeps
capital locked up in bank vaults, de-
prives thousands Of men Of gainful en-
ployment, and lets Wild grass grow
where there should be wheat, corn. cot
a government by oficeseekers and ONCE
holders"
So spoke man who, starting In life
without q S-oent piece. 10 now one OF the
greatest wholesale merchants in the
world. He employs 1850 persons-36 Of
whom are stenographers-in his St. Louis
establishment There are branch stores.
besides, in Minneapolis, Sioux City, Wich-
ita, Toledo. New York, and Philadelphia.
Moreover, Mr.. Simmons is chairman of
the largest bank west OF the Mississippi
There are $1,000 separate articles in the
stock OF goods he keeps on hand con-
stantly. The printing OF his yearly cata-
log costs him and his three sons, who
are his partners. $4,000. His shipments
go to every civilized country in the world.
asked him TO what special fact. policy,
or faculty he attributed his remarkable
success.
Enthusiasm" he replied instantly.
Nothing elsef' inquired. startled, al
most, by the terseness and novelty of his
answer.
That's enough" he responded. En-
thusLasm," be repeated. will win at any
time or any place. I'll not spoil the an
swer by dragging in a lot Of things that
are obvious to any sensible man.
''1s SUCCESS In business" went on,
''as easily attained as 1t was thirty years
agor'
Topnotchers and Groaches.
There 10 q greater demand for top
notchers than ever before IN all human
history" he replied. There IL always
fine fighting chance for the person who