Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-31
TH0RNE ATTACKS
Railways STAND
IOWA co~NisSosER oEcLSREs
NGr EARNINGS AFE SO TO
sfIrgGs gER cENr.
clss-ss Or rres@ Lis-s %rs,@r -
~sa<nss ossr rsssi~ssg -
fsr~ cera-~srs- ore 81

"a naaiels to-day ms opposfr.9u o. fsr
~ Boers fg rae fse ghf Fafr .rrfrssrs
greUoee't 1F 90 westerns rtI.raaf sGs-
sens
IRE rareaafs are s--krr rs Hsee
present rates egrsasrt on rrraaia
e0ng6f EIes vHna far assert o.
sres@ss a. eaC rteid saem "a rsff sraf
rhe f1ts. .nerrases. IL Frser-'f
according .a tnr railroads UaE
errase taeir rsssags $4,000 .Hn
year
me railroads have been prreea raE
Uieir stlr ~ rar case since Wse O.
M rhorues sfsFecfeet st sr ess
.aE sedsF was tse eeF'unIrr OF tr
shipper ease ffr stif
"usmina enc casF r1Tr V~~ts Es
coma fssianeF has heard - trs
monY offered aT sbe grrcitis 81 wrs'
ern raIircasis I1 favor ~ ta 'errrsrs
HH th@if transport afiaa e1arrrs. f
Eresauar miuiaas ~ dollars anae1a.
fT
we wm sev prrsear ts vow ere
er tdenrr ca braaff m t.- 1raflrrrs.
sFuuefs aaG eoufHuers ef Ea.t vest
eru rart 81 enc aafior
uUr object s roc f1 mttr H rrr
erai onslaught gpoe ere cred OF terrr
western rafroafs IRE rrse.f ef orr
Efforts wiz hr rather f1 hr.a rsre
fish ere soanffrff and strength col.
faefr rrefff
AS tndicatfan r1ndtIres I~ r
territory Involved euiY ere Testimony
~ ths presidents of He chicago Great
Western railroad. enc Missouri pa
ctac railway ana fle W.fsogri. Earsss
a Texas railway vas irfrod s-rt
N9thirE farther need r~ s1lf
commission ana f1r peblie kr9es
whether they represented rrst
lines Or weatfrsF This procedure
is fa marked contrast t1 raaf pore
sued 81 ere eastern railroads UEere
ire chtsf executives s- ftr reerrfr-.
tsttve ines testified.
w VII show you chat three f1srfrs .
~ ire frarc u tH.t territory be-
Tag handled bv companies fGaf rre .
sarriag. above an 11erafrr expenses /
an taxes AMI an iaterest ou barts .
ans fsbt from sfr f1 sixteen PER
cent on ait their capital sf1eE ef
standing m ere tards ~ trr rHr
~treret1for- the railroad tfre Been
Far Setter raufppef taua tsr chip
osrs an eases igFaia'ar rrf-s te
ire preseeE ease rfe e1mmfss aes at
rs western states. .r COMP lance wsl .
state ttVr haUr secured fr- services .
% an erafueaf corps OF eEpe~t arr11rE
ants aaf sftf.sfic.fas ana Hrr IaoE.rr
erter the iaterrafs af 'He public
cts.rss mIsssss I1 F.alr-s.
-lafaed w.rs ere commissions are /.
t1a reprvsentarIVrs on r1Varts OF.
s9o0u0 m.sagrsef1rrrf nerrstrfs. F.
Era4a ersirrs. lar sfees dealers ard .
otHer producers aet caesgelrrs. sear-
tered thfgushasf enc territory
Never before Uaa there been sees
an EXTENSIVE arra1Isatl1r er BEHALF
of tbe pebble H any case
In fne estbrrar on rrs nafrr1
every eoJsrtrsy possible ras been rs
tended to as PSI tr .ar ef. way c1U
panies vim an.r ore except Dol
We Ntu deusansfraEr t1 reg aer-
mistakes In ere HFirer offered 81 ere
rt.ircads. We a. zoe eHI HFm mis-.
eepreserttifons Zoe fU % rs are FG'-
ta err sf times Scene q Geese or
rgrs are suau arc CO rEH~ fme5r.
iaacr While others are tas ar
fsndsmeafat
it ts roe necessary ffr et OBJ ear.
ate risrfss. sensational saeaf-rss OF
- q cote aeoGet business srerost b
tIaa IRE ssmaas Gssig prfatrr press .
scsatat where tsrr male Ere sF5eE I
ever aIrht aa .ectteaf rsas vrI r-es.
t1iv ee famous fnr au tine only fs
vatv.na some sec aaH nrH. III
"'rHe 1FrseaF naHeerrs f- We
creased fr-rtf saG PASSENGER Rates &
Involves several r.ars faaF sgr1 es 9
uouef roe igsE sf ore flur tef re 3
cry yesr. new and iH rsr fgaue. rsr 3
BIS art future generations t1 rar q
TIE fapresstoa bas been r.Ver Fesf q
'ssirusas have naf been abe Co mails e.
ain thsfr prugeftiss dariaE rscert a
'ears. tHat they tave been compelled p
- rvtreuca 60 severely fhaF ere pah- =
ic has been iaiufrd. az vel az ere =
'tilrusf properties. This Eel true az Co 81
ofus railroads. haf Sc vii snow rou q
9 Is absolutely aatrue az Co westsru d
as whole. AZ ia an b1sf. y
.sss tasre arr Temporary periods % 8
svrvsstan when fHr ralfruaas as q q
hols. iacigGiaz bota the FtrurT aad ii
~ weak iiess. arr compelled 90 ~ y,
rsrch O. tEsir expenses for q tfa1s 81
WI - coreigsiveiy proved 90 v1u b
aaf these western carriers expended p.
, 1915 ia usslatainiaE their proper ..
.es fe$o0 PER nue Of tlue whlca una in
rsassr thau 10 aay other year in their 20
istary In
IT vii BE- proved that che railroads "a
! western territory a. a whofs have 81
esEaify sxpended en- riaintainiaE th.lr
rop~rt.ss darinx the last eve years -
n average % $50 o1Q. eco year uors q.
i2a for asy prscedinx ave Year pr. Ia
u since ~ rrss raff-Yra4 gvss errffs - ~.
rs TERRITORY. Every railroad witness co
no tok tae stand admitted en- cross
nat they ucre nsaintafn. O.
"a their properties az a Eixher Sad "a
- darfnS rseeu' ysars than ever - 81
80. -
~it siii BE- Shows 20 yea thAt tas o. i-'