Arizona republican., 1920-01-28
Respect is serious thing in him who feels it and the height of honor for him who inspires the feeling.
 Mime. SWetchine.
The Railroads

In his address on Sunday. MT. Worsley who Is advocate of government ownership of the rali- roads, stated among other things that the roads which have been under government direction for than year would be returned to their private owners on March 1 better shape than they were when they were taken We do not think that conceded The government contracted to return roads in good physical shape as they were them and if it does that, that will that will be expected of it. The inference we suppose, to be drawn from the remarks of Mr. worsIey is that the government has done very well in experiment in rairoadng.
 But advocates of government ownership omit a certain important fact in their discussion of the governments handling roads observe P the following from source which has steadily favored government ownership. Pending railroad legislation provides that the Interstate Commerce Commission shall so adjust rates, fares charges the roads after they go back to private ownership to give the roads 1s per upon aggregate value of the railway property of the roads.
 qoe The amount invested n railroad properties in the United States in 1917 was s19,0S0062oo4 The average railway operating revenue for the - Three years 1915, 1916 and 1917 was s34Sos92eSo
 The 515 per cent guarantee applied to the prop erty investment s1sOSoo62oo4 gives s1O49 4o341o 5Deductng this from the average railway operating evenue for the three stated there remains $2 431.5S9,220 with which to pay operating expenses taxes. interest These items amunted to proximately $35o0000000 in 1917.
 There has been of course material increase since 1917 in expenses of operation.
 
 month in 1s17 and for the 10 months ending October 1919, average of $429.2S0,249- But this increase is only half great in proportion as the increase in salaries and wages the roads, Dur ing government operation comparatively little has been expended development of the roads & Thus, in pay railroad properties the !. per the amount in vested in property it will be to provide substantial increase in revenue.
 This only be accomplished by increasing rates
 The rates will come out of your pocket.
 foregoing course. intended to the public and it may well be scared It has been scared for a year. It surprising further of rates. and they have already been great ly increased under government management, will be necessary. The public has expected it. The public of another matter of which the govern ment ownership people large deficit which the government in its manage ment the roads has been pilng up. Under the direction of MT. McAdoo this deficit mounted almost al a billion year. This has somewhat reduced and long ago in formed that for two-thirds of last year it .onlyD s240,000,0oO.
 railroads be to pile up a deficit they would not be under the necessity of in creasing rates. But deficits have be met, the than a billion that the government has And who will it and discharge it? It rests upon citizen of the country. The sumer has ever paid the freight and now he must pay a deficit. it is long. The relief of the citizen lies only in the hope of economical administration of the roads by their private owners the government has given them. That greater efficiency hardly the ability deficits but that any increase of rates that may be necessary will not fall heavily upon the consumer would the aggregate of the rates and the constantly ping deficit
 The outstanding is that the government has been steadily running behind No juggling array of figures. fanciful theories of government ship obscure that