The weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1918-1919, 1918-11-01

the rapid increase in wages. The cost
CT materials, fuel and TRANSFORMATION
has ada d TO the burden of the sit,.a-
ton.
The old express companies had a
hard problem 10 figure out, when they
we're left in the trencit : and aug outs
where they have been almost forgot
ten in the pro-; SIS of the creating Of
the railway administration. They
were .idst beginning 20 see daylight
afte.' period OF virtual reconstruc-
ten following the rat slashing of
1916. But the progressive men who
succeeded the old regime that had
fastened rproach upon the express
business in Il h early days, met this
problem and brought about salts
factory solution. The reimbursement Of
the Industry deserves to be ranked as
enc Of u best CT the constructive
war time work. The Railway Admin
lstr2tion gave its approval to TIE big
merger Of the principal companies;
and as = result all the reforms in
tn methods of tie railroads that had
resulted from government supervision
ard control, were acceted b. the ex-
press companies. Mr.. Ncidoo scanned
the plan Of consolidation, and the fo~-
I2lu.a for his control Of the companies
IS Railroad Administrators. and found
The arrangement to be splendid enc
fer the government. While Il. rail-
reads we-c quibbling about t.,eir con-
tracts with the government. the ex-
press companies had Their agr ement
drawn up and put into operation.
All the activities and methods of
rendering service were consolidated
in The express business, and a system
1or division If responsibility as well
Is u distribution Of profits was de-
vl&cd IN such a manner as appears to
have really gwen Uncle Sam very
fine chance u pick up some easy
l1rh :. However, Transported and
pr2.itS hGT, not started running to-
Gather as yet, as thus far the public
Las heard more about increased
charges all al ng the line, than any
thing lse. 1t IS. nevertheless a pleas
an contemplation that al advance IN
Charges along these lines have result
cd n large increase n wages through
out tn country.
The present experiment in the goy-
eminent control and regulation of cx
press business is mighty int resting.
particularly n view OF the fact thai
It IS h2coming Paine every day can
be5e accomplish their Purposes by re-
naming snder ndcnt Of each ether.
One day last winter, when the coal
famine vas at lis worst, . Senator
from Cl.c recitcd the blunders BY
reasons Of which the q; AZ coaI-pro-
dUcing state was deprived Of even
enough fuel TO keep its university op-
On and It's p iopie from freezing. A
visitor in The gallery remarked: Il
wish that senator would stop talking;
ne Is breaking my heart" Out in
ONO this year they are no longer
br liking hearts, but they are produc-
.ng coal. Production Manager J. !.
Noby, at Cleveland calls attention in
statement to the fact that General
Pes nc de:Hads 10000 toTAOIOIN
a month than Washington figured on.
All right says R0by, ~, II come
trough with our part, and We are
now going 5000 tons a week over
cur share and we will make it $4,000
tons That's the kind of Il response
that is coming from every portion of
the country and the Fuel Administra-
ct-cn is confident that it will have
enough coal Cor Pershirg and all the
:cst c. Our fight ng -1,i.tzry and in