The Washington times., 1918-01-11
Good Railroad Service for
Pacific Coast
The Railroads. Under Government Control, Will Serve
the Whole Country-Not Injure the Most
Beautiful Part of 1t.

It is well known that certain railroad gentlemen are not
overanxous to Government control Of railroads sue
They perhaps responsible for the spreading Of
malicious and msstaements that have already done
harm to the beautiful cities of California and that threatened
been alleged that under Government control trains
will be cut off, and travel greatly delayed between the Allan
tic and the Pacific.
These statements while utterly false have had already
harmful eeca few of the nnformed having abandoned
proposed trips the Coast frightened by Misrepresentation
Mr. McAdoo like other good Americans interested In
the whole country not in any one part OF it. The traveller
planning to see his country and to diminish the Eastern
demand for coal by trip to the land sunshine and flowers
need not worry about transportation The trains will run
regularly fast and comfortably And long Government
control astswhich will be many year-the service unit
ing the oceans the people of the East and the West and
the middle country; will steadily improve.
Go to California if you afford it Take your family
Let the California heat you and leave your share
of coal to those that must stay at home.
trip to California is education inspiration and
the best earthly substitute for doctors and medicine
GO IF YOU CAN AND DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE
RAILROADS.
any traveller should talk to Secretary McAdoo, to
whom the President has entrusted his powers of railroad
control and management Secretary McAdoo-we do not
quote him literally-but tell you what he would say:
This Administration in all its parts is deeply interested
in the entire on and has plans except for the welfare
and the development OF the entire nation
know that speak for all my colleagues engaged in
public service under the direction of the President when
say that the welfare of the great region of the Rockies
is particularly close to the thought of every man in the
Government.
Crossing the continent seeing America the great back
bone of the Rockies the marvellous national parks and the
0verpowerng Pacific is to make journey of patriotism
stimulating to love of country.
The desire of Government is to make railroads more
efficient and that completely serceable to the
entire nation
It is not true that any interference with swift comfort
able transcontinental travel is contemplated.
On the contrary, and those with whom share the
responsibility for railroad management know that the open
road swiftly comfortably travelled from the of the East
to the of the West will always be the test of railroad
efficiency and Government in railroad management
Any man who has cancelled his proposed trip to the
Pacific Coast is extremely foolish.
Americans should travel and know each other And
the who goes to the beautiful California land Of
sunshine and flowers helps to coal here in the East and
going to the land Of warmth leaves heat behind for others
There is idea of interfering with the prosperity Of
the coast by unwse, unnecessary railroad curtament
Thus Secretary McAdoo would speak, to aay the anxiety
Of travellers and the great business interests of the Pacific
Coast If you doubt write and ask him. His idea of office
holding demands that the ocehoder and all agencies
troed by him render fullest service to all classes of people
and to all sections of the country
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