The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-01
THE RAILROADS.
Emciency Of Transportation the Great
Matter 90 shippers.

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10 THE EDITOR OF The sun
may be highly important that We nav
an elastic currency, out IL Is VIA y,
the common welfare that we si'ouu
nave commerce which ho"s uee'y
ana unobstructediy 10 every part Vi
the country, and II TINS was ONE az
complished 1t would be found 'nat ,ne
nudity" OF commerce had iareeiy us
placed the demand FOR an elastic cur
rency. The rapidly OF exchanges with
an unobstructed commerce wouio IN
crease the efficiency OF money iar more
than an artificial regulation OF oank
issues, and with greater justice 10 the
whole people. 1t is OF no great impor.
lance that the freight rates DO low III
the efficiency OF the transportation Is
lower. Whether particular carload
OF freight Ia put down for S3o or Tor
$50 Is not or controlling Importance
tho real question 10 the utility Vaiue oil
the service. In many instances the
doubling OF the rate ana cutting down
OF the time or delivery oo per cent.
would result In thousands OF d'iiars OF
advantage TO the Shippers or ceiVers
OF goods, and these consid 'ratiohs
should be needed In determining ques-
tions OF rates Tor RAILROADS. ana 'rahs-
poftation corporations generally.
Inc rapid CROWN OF cities along the
lines OF Interstate commerce In the
past quarter OF century mas revoiu-
tionNed the transportation problem.
Facilities which were adequate upon
the construction OF the roads have be-
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advanced the cost of making the neces-
sary changes. until to-day the question
OF handling the freight traffic and get
ting II through large cities has become
one OF the leading problems In railroad
carriage. thousands OF shippers, In
tent on meeting the demands OF GUS
toners. are sending men along with i'm
portant shipments. whose only mission
Is TO induce by whatever means neces-
cary the placing OF cars at points OF
interchange so that the transportation
shall not be Interrupted. and to facili-
tate the movement OF the shipment nj
points of destination.
happen 10 be interested IN A small
way in corporations in three States
engaged IN manufacturing automobile
parts Detroit is the great market for
Oua pipuuet' oisi ~ AZ uot uh'piiiliioi ioI
our shipments to remain within the
city OF Detroit two or three weeks be-
fore they can be placed where they can
be discharged; and while no definite
figures can be furnished. ! have no
doubt that our indirect losses IN tele-
graphing, sending out men, delays in COL
lections, ana the many different drains
resulting from being Obliged 10 await
the slow movement or freights. amount
10 10 or 10 per cent. upon our freight
piils' Then there Is the receiver OF these
shipments An automoblIe manufac-
turer gamers MS parts from various
sections or the country; all his parts,
or AT least large portion OF them, are
specially designed ana II there IS
ue'ay IN one OF these parts 1t throws
,he whoie organization or the factory
into comfnoton Not Il rev OF the dis
asters OF recent years IN that line or
business nave been due to this very
cause. ana every MANUFACTURER mast
ihcIuue IN ms cost estimates consider
a''ohs Oh 'his character What IS true
a. -. In