Evening journal., 1914-10-01
IT is THEIR DUTY TO DEMAND FAIR
TREATMENT FOR THEIR INVESTMENTS

Savings bank depositors in Delaware should rally
the Interstate increase freight
rates to such extent that sufficient
operation and also permit
them reasonable
properties
dpOsors a in the success of
this effort by the railroads
Commission That in
rd appeal based
Justice addition Industrial
and economic interests Of the entire involved
Hundreds belonging
savings bank depOtOrs the
praying for relief depOsOrs,
thrift
this unctre, railroads
they ntegenyS
directed which they clearly
the
trOus thrifty simply
d especially when supporting such righteous that
the transportation systems
the IN public they perform.
peers
intelligence, industry They in
No time should lost making themselves
patriotism they country; justice, they
the railroads; fairness they to themselves Too
ngs bank deOsOrs who have invested railroad securities
forget that from the that investment through savings bank
intermediary they OF the railroad under
lying such securities.
imperative duty
transportation properties
maIcousy unwsely take which
calculated nure them At no time has that duty by investors large
small imperative than the present when the railroads.
financial footing and maintain all respects their credit in the hnan-
meeting the
stangroWg transportation needs OF our country only necessary
any Delaware discriminating in
tegence recently President Wilson
him
his official intervention for the maintenance OF railroad
credits, this important matter
There n that better wisely aTd
cnser,atey
been distinguished for tho
business prudence featuring them Much the de-
posted by vese, underlying railroad
In diydendpayng stocks OF those
transportation be wiped out by adversely before the
bond holdings affected But
part properties depOsOrs should
action nOnaiOn which tends
70 The intrinsic value
of both the largely the
y properties underlying them will be
therefore that any railroads which tends IMPAIR
their prosperity and credit is of direct interest
To amy >a,ne bank cpos TACT that he has invested that
money through savings should make him
the less
There in any
bank depotors relative the safety
railroads
Which arc restrictions
and fixed charges For them to attempt to do
SO would be destructive of disaster.
way transportation which presents it,
self with staggering
by increased earning meet constantly
creasg expenses sensible such added be
rate increases That fact recognized by the
coming be recognized by large percentage OF
the American people, while
large recognize concerted action designed aid
enforcing their views the members OF the
Commission That function that all savings
depOOrs Delaware exercise with
perfect propety not only citizens who interested in the
nations transportation lines but also as
persons monetary interest the railroad properties that
they have made their investments
savings
railroad presidents waited upon President Wilson showed him
that gross earnings the United States have dFt
in while the net operating income
paying fallen off $12OOOOOO compared
with year operating income only
s5OoOOOO fiscal year sSs5ooooOO shown by
preliminary report Commerce Commission for the
the $i6S5lOOoO nves
railroad 30 1913 1t eontended by railroad ex
perts the railroads including savings
deposors property has been increased largely
Commission admitted that
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