The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-18

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thee aeares IS tie slowing Of RAJ
road failures IN the * years enc 8,
ing with 1907, the mileage OF [slll-
ways in this country tnat went l ~
the hands Of reee5Eers was ? $40
miles. whsle the mileage that went
into the hands Of rece1FeTss flEiTtI1s
the elk years ending with 1917 W.
q. on 3 miles, an increase OF 800 Per
cent
Clearly the railroads have male
out a good case, and II is up 70 tlss
Interstate Commerce Commission -, -
settle the matter on lines 81 puolte
policy and sound business H.. y,
thar refuse the present request on
the Democratic fear that increases
costs IN anything viii endanger Ins
record Of the present q dministratton.
rbr.iff-Tae AFainstay of the Nation.
when he threw himself 50 ener-
eetIcalIy into the movement Tor the
conservation Of her natural reso ' 80 -
Theodore Roosevelt, with statesI1l an
like pertfnacity, compelled the nat1on
to heed his warning and by d1nC OF
nersistent reiteration aWoke the pup
lie conacfef1ce 10 a realization OF con-
ditiong that were fast Leading 70
bankruptcy and ruin. IT he Literary
Digest. Ice =,
the government are more Closely re-
lated than is often realized
Here is a great truth, truth
which 1T was high time several NIL
lion DeopIe were beginning to real1ze-
sT'hey cry for economy Tor the el1n1fn-
alton of waste in government anu
they do not practice economy, Lnsy
do not eliminate waste IN IneM C.1I.-
mess or in their private ama1rs. Only
as we as a people become individually
more thrifty-that is, more SAVING
more econ omical, more conserVin 81
can we expect our councils, our 4sB-
isIatures, our congress to be likewise.
Consider thrift in It's reIatph "
the industries of the country.
II everybody should spend his en-
tire income every year. there never
would be any capital for tnysstnlenl
beyond that which is already invest
ed: no new enterprises could De noaI-
GA and improvements of all KINDS,
nublfc and private, would be az an
end. The worlds supply OF new CAP a.t-
zeal is simply the margin between t n.
worlds income and It's e1pehui-
lures. .1a
have more temperance. HOW gen
uinely useful the money spent LOT Ine
ia. 900 900 gallons of whiskey we
drank In the last half OF 1918 NouAa
bo If turned into constructive lhdu9-
try now! .,-,S.t, -
measured wholly In terms OF eco
Monies. The steadness, the Industry
the sobriety, the respect for proper
~ which are fostered among thr1Lty
and frugal people are political y1E-
tues that make for stability and per
M anence of government
The habitual spendthr11t is ne
lion. the careful citizen, GUIDED py
a sense of the true value OF property
Is q safeguard to our tnstitulonas.
Habits of extravaganza tend TO Inahe
fToubIe in the family, the cemmun1ty'
the nation. - rrhriFts,
has been organized in chicago W.
the ayowed purpose OF piSt tSbicS
nationally the individual THRIFT Wnl 81
Is The basis of good Citizenship ana .1
cornmt1nity prosperity. Men OF
nromlnence. including governors OF
eeveraI states, are back OF this move
rnent. which aims to advocate D roeLu
and sensible view Of economy, poi l.t+
ing out to the people that. as greaL
FIn giish statesman said, InI!lC 10 nOt
rneanness, but management.
rT-be continued rise in the cost Oh
living, unaccompanied to any greae
extent by a corresponding Increase
Of Individual incomes, IS ma ma q y al
American family right-aoouC- 1dce ~ ~
the matter of personal and donestlc
1aS ~
Perhaps the new tarinSwin reduce
the cost of living eventually, p9t -
basn'tyet. Possibly governments! n n
v ,tsss eatine commissions may lead 10
mat mai CONTAMINATION, but there are ssl no
signs sign Of it yet Apparently. therefore, 4 re-
for the present at least. there here !, Is the ne
Ice Of everyday necessities, and, SO
fa FAR no way has been found to beat
the high cost of living except to stop
living so high .1a+.,, eood
"a Fssbjoned thrift may be found
the solution OF the difficult problem
IF living UP to modern standards IN
der modern conditions?