Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-03-27
rRouTy MAKES PLEA
FOL, RAILROAD LINES

Charles A. prouly. until recently
a member OF the interstate commerce
commission. and now representing
said commission IN charge OF the val.
nation OF railroads In an address be
fore the Chamber OF Commerce at
Cleveland, OHIO. gave advice and
made suggestions that ought to be-
needed by every Law maker Ina the
land Mr. Prouty has done more.
perhaps. than any other one man Ia
ENFORCE the laws regulating railroads
ana can not IN any sense of the word
De considered as a tool of CORPORA
Tons Nevertheless. he a. a man
OF brains and wide experience. ana
knows as well. 10 not better. than
any other living man what should be-
done with the railroads Mr. prouty
IN discussing railroad regulation.
said
Under private ownership We
must allow fair return Tor private
initiative But where is the room for
private initiative IN the face of too
much regulation? As q matter both
OF policy ana eXpediency. we must
leave as much freedom of action To
the railroads and their managcrs as
possible
at is difficult 10 answer where
regulations should stop. As n par
tial answer 10 the question. let nae
suggest that the best way 10 regulate
Is by commission The duty of the
public To the railroads H. 10 choose
honest. intelligent and fair-minded
commissioners what harnesses the
railroads today more than ANYTHING
else Is the cloud of special legislation
hostile and unfair. of every comedy.
able kind of laws.
Legislators can not deal intelli-
gently with railroad operation. and
in no other country do they do Il
'anada's railroad commission rogu- .
latcs the railroads vet with very lif .
tie Interference with the freedom of Z
the railroads The acts OF England s.
parliament are based entirely upon /
tue recommendation OF the railroad T.
commission Governor Hughes of I
New York. after cstahlishins the :
public utilities commission. vetoed .
the two-cent fare law. aud hc was
right In doin" so
The public should make uo n.
ln'remenis cot q railroad that are moi
absolutely necessary. II should de-.
mand no outlay ul money that is not
necessary The people have laburrd
under the doluslon that they could
adlr money uui uf q railroad treas
lry ia any amounts This is q fala.
'ious idea. You can't produce somr-
ming from nothing. The source of
iil railroad income g. from ratios oi
ransporiution You can not take
lui of railroad treasury something
hat you have not put into o. This
ucl has not yet been BROUGHT home
% the average man The process uf Z
aGine money uut of railroad sur.
Illus can not continue
'lf the present conditions are to ,
continue. the time must come when
atog viii have to be- increased Ey-
ry dollar of the expense laid upon
he railroads is paid by The public.
ho dE;y ui the public b. Co cooper
Ne with the railroads Iu this process
IT regulation The prevalent feeling
hat regulation should bc hostile is
wrong ln the early DAYS ot tho iu
erstate commerce commission. there
vas q feeling OF hostility between the
ana the commissioners We
lad to demOnstrate that ihe govern
lent was bigger than the railroads
nd believe 90 g. admitted that Vc
ave demonstrated thar Today the !
abroad manarer take just rceua-
ion IN good faith Austin rribuu.
March %. lHlI