The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-02-25
Mr.. Toastmaster and Gentlemen

ing and for this opportunity OF few
minutes talk to so many of my old
| friends.
In assigning me to the subject "Our
Railroads your committee no doubt
had In mind my tendency to discuss
faiirohding nppn the slightest provo
cation.
II should indulge rather freely in
saying good things about "Our Rail-
roads" you plpst patiently bear 1t and
nin sure YOU will for you have neW
arrival who no doubt deserves yonT
hearty communication as much as It
seems to enjoy your business.
Men are alive today who were born,
before there was mile of railroad in
the world and yet there are today in.
our country alone over $4,000 miles
of railroad nEa!n line costing approxi-
mately 16 billion dollars, earning gross
each year over 3 billions and paying
out for wages, fuel. supplies and
other expenses over billions.
Frequently we hear Our Railroads"
condemned for lack of progress ana
yet witasn the life time, as | have
said, OF some men We have progressed
from the loepuiotiYe OF few tons
capacity TO slIa Mailet compound
hauling many thousands of tons,
land from a locomotive haul
ing its passeRgars at u then mar
velied at rate 80 ten miles per hour
to the scheduled trsin OF so miles per.
hour and tr0m the coach seating 8 or
20 the Injurious car seating COM
fortably go to 80 passengers, TO say
nothing OF dinsRg and sleeping them
with as much comfort "a in their own
homes.
4 s.flur Pa31ras,e.,t h,.ai.a ,n4at
billion psssengers, OF which number
only ia were Killed, or one out OF ev-
cry million, lad 1t occurred 10
lgou that YOU cori ii have Insured the
4 tilsxes OF each oR thesA b lll Hon hi ssnaSha
gems for the gpnf nf $4,000 FOR the
/ yalae og p postal card and d aFtee ayins
4 5000 each for the l14 pRssengern
killed ypp could have, In q yeall,a time
mad g PROFIT Of . millions OF doIiSrs7
A9ain, do you low. that during 1912
Our R,aiif6adss hauled O passenger
1894 million miles before they killed
him. In, other words you could ride
!, ou an average 20 miles par hour,.for
!, every hour In che day and every div,
j In ths year for the next 1,343 years,
before .0lir Railroads would itiiI
ynu2 And yet + = ~ ass t.:a
someyher 8ilat itt ii ssiEnge46dss Ia
ride on faiiroads. sana .s,o suggestion
made. sSlle@ing every. newspaper ac-
oo0iiHt diat dtafth as Inc result Of. a5iiit a5iTiie
railroad accident, that more regrla-
t!cas and more ID a5 passed 10, put a
aton &c sae SSasfE5tUtis careiessness or
"our Raitroads.9
II 10 true tbRt Tnaryellou., progress
mas made In sIil lhles OF human en-
deapor but no proereas has heen 40
marvellous as that ce .Our Rail-
| roads,; not only, mark you, in the
densely populated sections, but In the
sparsely settled parts of our coun-
try. ), Fs.s,5 IS y
The GhIse ol I,g0gEess. 4.
Dur 5RaIlF0ats,' are not 0nis sTo-
gFess sstyes hut they are tho greatest
cart 20 the earria iage;; from tlie CIR
| lrtage TO the 81 8 coach and then Inc
world rested for centuries IN fta ad-
yancen1ent. Apparently Il md
4 Reached the end OF progress on LAND
TRANSPORTATION, but with the discovery
OF the steam engine and s.se invention
OF the loeomptlYe the very ends OF
the earth, as II were, have been
brought together.
In considering the maryeIs of "Onr
Huiiroadss Jae public usually think
only OF the increased speed OF trans
portation, the rapidity OF motion
whereby We have progressed from ten
miles per hour by rho OH stage coach
to the vestlblie train OF It's milo
minute. , 50 i
We think Of The railroads as ami
hliatinG time and distance, but right
~ considered speed Is only one OF the
elements OF It's value in the work, of
progress. It's great advantage is not In
the rate at which the cars ;. but In
the Vastness os the comm which 1
they handle; In the coun multi
tpdes OF men and women they safely.
Transport, and the billions OF tons OF 4
good things Of the earth which they
so eheaply distFfkute
TIE coach fIS Elk could carry
dozen passsngof Si'Ie best teams on
the road Could is=sss iss;s sszG ions. ptit ali
the coaches ard a the horses IA tile
country and al the horses and All the !
wagons in the world could pot handle
the passengers erd the freight fhat
are daily hnndl 70 and from fha sIr,.-
gle city Of New N ork
When we think uf the billion nas-
sengeFs aud the billions OF tons of /,
freight, worth lnqre than the aceiil
milsteG treaAnrl see the world befor
tssg. which arc i.lsayed by tie rail-.
9SIS.as % @ q GO QntKy N q single year
quo SQInpafs che pness with
sAi ich the service IS fenaefd NTH slle
enormous prioss arged 100 years
4go iec SO inieFior seFsi ice. we must
stand autaged hHtes6 the spirgE OF llca.
witlistandfng laey have acne so-l