The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-10-03
The Railroad Come Back"

Inc RdlEodd Tome bdCk.
II has appeared to be an established
rule of the interstate commerce commits
sion that after il had rendered "A decision
upon a petition for increase in railroad
freight rates the question was not 10 be
Ireopened for a period OF two years. This
was doubtless TO protect itself against
too constant opportunities and was
/ based upon the theoretically reasona Bile
assumption that after ease was
definitely disposed OF il was not likely
that conditions would arise within that
time that would make Refreshments
necessary 1t has not been felt that the
railroads OF this section received at the
/ hands OF the commission, in its recent
| limited concessions, the consideration to
which their condition entitled them. The
record Of their past is made There are
new men intrusted with their operation
and new and safer methods are employed
III their management We do not believe
there Is a business in the country that
has been carried on the past year with
greater efficiency or a more honest desire
10 serve those whose interests were so
deeply involved, than that OF the New
Haven company under President Elliott
and his new board Of directors This IS
shown BY greater safety, increased econ
omy and improved service. II has been
characterized not by financial Juggling. I
tut by intelligent. constructive effort |
whose results are evident 20 the public 1
But even if We admit that the decision /
was a Just one at the time il was ren. l
dered, the situation has since changed 4
30 suddenly and 30 radically that il 1
seems the plain duty Of the commission
10 come promptly 10 tho rescue The east
ern roads, which received but small share
Of the recent concessions, have felt JUS
titled il renewing their petitions and We
are very sure that they have the public
sympathy in this matter II i not a
fair analogy 70 say that like many other
kinds Of business that have been hurt
az least Temporarily, BIZ the war. they
must b,ar their losses il the hope 81 re-
coupling later on. The president has
rallied the railroad business our common
Industrial interest Upon is prosperity
depends iu no small degree the pros.
petitv 81 an kinds ~ other business IfIl
1 must wait upon what may happen IN
he indefinite future the country viii
doubtless find before very long a fine =
luneh II rccsiverships upon IT, hands q
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n economies iu che onuduct 81 the service L.
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