The Winslow mail., 1914-11-28
RAILROADS APPEAL.
70 PRESIDENT

III PRESIDENT
The Common Carriers Ask for Re-
lief - President Wilson Directs
Attention Of Public to
Their Needs.
The committee of railroad execu-
tiyes, headed by Mr. Frank Trumbull,
representing thirty-five of the leading
railroad systems of the nation, recent
ly presented to President Wilson a
memorandum briefly reviewing the diff
tculties now confronting the railroads
of the country and asking for the co-
operation Of the governmental authori-
ties and the public in supporting ra!l-
road credits and recognizing an emer-
sency which requires that the rail-
roads be given additional revenues.
The memorandum recites that tha
European war has resulted in general
depression Of business on the AmeIi-
can continent and in the dislocation
of credits at home and abroad With
revenues decreasing and interest rates
increasing the transportation systems
Of the country face a most serious
crisis and the memorandum is a
strong presentation Of the candle
burning at both ends and the peris
that must ultimately attend such q
ConfagratiOn when the flames meet
is apparent to all In their general
discussion the railroad representa-
tives say in part: by reason OF leg
islation and regulation by the federal
government and the forty eight states
acting Independently of each other, as
we'll as through the action of a strong
public opinion, railroad expenses ii
recent years have vastly increased.
No criticism is here made of the gea-
eral theory of governmental regua-
ton, but on the other hand, no in
genuity can relieve the carriers of ex-
penses created thereby
President Wilson, III transmitting
the memorandum of the railroad
presidents to the public, character
ICES it as "a lucid statement OF plain
truth The president recognizing
the emergency as extraordinary, con-
tinuing, said in part:
You ask me to call the attention
of the country to the imperative need
that railway credits be sustained and
the railroads helped in every possible
way, whether by private cooperative
effort or by the action, wherever
feasible of governmental agencies, ard
| am glad to do SO because | thiGk
the need very real
The conference was certainly 4
fortunate one for the nation and tEa
president is to be congratulated for
opening the gate to new world of
effort in which everyone may cooper
ate.
There are many important prob
lens in our complex civilization that
will yield to cooperation which will
not lend themselves to arbitrary ru-
ings of commissions and financing
railroads is one of them. The man
with the money is a factor that can
not be eliminated from any business
transaction and the public is an inter-
ested party that should always be con-
suited and happily the president has
invited all to participate in the solu-
tloG Of our railroad problems.
Conductor C E Evans and fam
ilv returned Wednesday from an
extended visit with relatives in
the east.
Brakeman w 0 BostWick is
laying off a few days on account
of sickness.
B A Rholes, conductor, is lay
ing off few DAYS on business.
Brakeman j F Mackey spent
Thanksgiving in Los Angeles.
B F Evans. conductor. has
gone duck hunting for a few
days.
Conductor F j Bauer spent
Thanksgiving with his mother in
Los Angeles.
] A Hoke, orakema an, is laying
off for a few da; s o account of
sickness.
Mrs. Ren Maxwell, Mrs. Nc
Donald and Miss Ora Jones, came
in from the ranch Saturday and
will spend a couple of weeks in
town,