The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1921-03-28
RUIN IN TRANSPORTATION

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can Pc poo prosperity 81 This coun.
iry gntl there Is such oqualizn.
iion of prices for labor Thai thc
nmcr who is The producer of an
chat Is necessary FOR life. gets rc.
turns upon O. parity with what is
paid men in eallings which pro-.
duee nothing which is q basic ma.
toriai of lilc
lo iht roadiuSiment of prices
thc former has been forced o. ac-
oepi prices onc.third of what De-
took during me war The descent
has been abrupt n would NOT
burt d particle If the farmer mndc
pr-War wagc, provided mcn in
other croft, did the same. " b.
notorious chat this 81 mot The case.
in on The trades The workmcn
have insisted that they would not
stand q cut ln prices They have
said Cha; DC cost of living had
not declined sufficiently 20 per.
mii reduction OF pay and not put
proper living below normal Level.
All over the country there are
CLASHES between The employers and
The employed ln some cases there
has been D eat in wages. and pro.
duction of goods continues But
the reductions arc nothing al
compared with those which the
man ou the farm has suffered
The COTTON farmer SEES his prod
ucf gone from forty cents FOL
around twelve IT, has not been
permitted to take The matter to|
thc labor board orAAy similar
body and seek to have fuH wan.
prices maintained
% is not diffiruli b find the
kcy 0i tho entire trouble The
chaotic -mdiiions under whiel, wc'
suffer are due Go thc trausporta.
sion situation There Is no dodp.I
iug Che truth Prices Tor carry
ing all products have gone io thcI
point where the grower cam not
afford i0 ship and Doe cuts ship
meuts 90 Che minimum
Then what follows The rail
roads ere NOT getting freight sol
handle and receipts show inereas
iue deficits 20 help meet this
they hove obtained an order FROM
tht Interstate commerce commits
Sion under which the advances
granted for Interstate business
apply io iniraslaic service II isl
merely palliative q win not
pu.l One roads oiii of toe hole
Before we NAV hope fo have
return of national prosperity
There must ho large decreases in
both freight aHi pusscugcr rates.
There IS 300 escaping that conelu.
Sion
10 obtain rr,biciious lhe roads
must hc enabled 'o bay th0fl
service cheaper They ram notl
afford 20 pay wore ihm ileyl
receive
$50 thc euiirr problem ai RA.
N4aa' prosperity yvoiyos around |
to ihe question of fhe cost OH
transportation 90 the roads ml
other words. ID ihe wages tlie, !
laFe io pay
d s. se'f-etideHi That ihc rdl,h I
oan nos pas dollar far labor
that j. worth half % dollar iol
them end escape bankruptcy -S6f
we eomc io fhe contention nj mel
men Who work for iho rnuds thail
they musl have fun pic,s fiNodl
during wartime and af ,he adj
d.'ipna. motley that 4ma mderl
Whai Is known a. the naiionail
The chain Of relations Is plain
nmgh We know Thar IL eanI
not 20 on fgnciioninq unless the
links are cf aYeTagc strength lil
'he railroad WOfkmen are q lnk
.hrce times Is strong as the farmer
.ink ne farmer link vain break
lnd the Mhole Of what should be-
lrdcrly procession Of business bol
ruined
Knowing that the farmer link
5 strained 20 the breaking point
ve are brought squarely back FOL
he evident FACT that the railroad
abOr Ink Is tho strong one kat "