The Crittenden press., 1921-12-02

ro.a Labor board 90 a reialllau 10
vsxss Of train ssrVics employees 80.
nc.snt 10 rsmoys the remainder ~ mo
incfcssss made By a. Labor hoa'i e
eeclsion q ialy 40 1870 at.1h spa.i
intolys further feiHCf|an ~ Hp.ltl.
maiaiy ten per cent aui iar frIl.
tion ln the ~asss % al other lIattrs
u railroad labor b. ne Elias rate Coz
suth labor Ia ssvsfa ierfiiuliss ahafo
ths carriers opsfais
70 Rsdves Rates a. " ages % oo~n
Ths fofssoinG acilou Ia ufaa its ln.
defsiaudius thai ooullrfaaiI siih
such rstlciion "a sasss its benefit
% The fcduciion hls ata usf shail
9TH the concurrence q ihs Interstate
Commerce Commissiou. bs pssaei on
h. ths pablic In a. retulilan ~ "a.
isiins railroad rates. stcsgi Ia 81 faf
a. this fsauogion shan lave tssu msds
IN ths msauiims
Ths management hss decided lp1a
this course la vlsw of ihe.f fsaIila.
ton u the tact thai ne stse's ~ ir
tastrial activity have ben l'asei tusu
o. a polni shich brass islrsssio1
and distress 10 ths entire laa'Ic knd
thai something must - iaae io start
nem again m operation
The tiilatioa uhict toniruuis fhs
fsilrosds is srifsmsiy critical The
railroads in iSi0 r~aiilei a ne nil
say opsfaiing lnooms q abau itl.
e. uoo upon = propsfiy iutsfiuaai ~
over tis oeQ. ooQooQ sud elea iha
amoani q ttl.ooo oto Included nsck
maii pay o. prior yeara fslelfei fram
N soFsrumsat " approximately 90
~ 600 or thus shosinF ehsu ths
operations q thai yesr alone sfs con
sidsred 40 actaAi defCIi teiafs mak.
as auy allgsAaos Or either nisrsst
o. dividends
TIE year sndsd Ia ser0ls isqfes
siou in al brahchst ~ .ndasir aui
n narssd fsdaciloh % ils maftsi o.
mant fof sut ~ gfiCes % basic CON.
noditiss. rssuliing in a very serious
falling oif iu The voiums ~ traffic
Reads Forosd 20 osfsr nsntsnaacs
In tha altuatiou. a pol1 of ne
mosi raid seoaomy and y ra.ilon
ins and cuiiiag 10 ne bone ihe 10
kssp u the properties eas adopted BY
the railroads rhh 80 a. iae price
q neslsctiuE. and iar iae ume ie.
ferfinF sort uhleh mlsf tsfraneI.
and in The near tuiurs bel done and
paid fof Thia is Illustrated ty ths
fact tAat a. q September lt isiI.
over ~ psf cent Or iittil n number
of the freight cara % ne carriers ssrs
in bad order and ussiius ropa.fr. a.
against q normal o. hai order .als of
noi more ihAa ieoooo a. BE- further d.
ius,raied BY the dsisrrsd and .nsle
aua,s malnleaanos q other egaipmsut
and % roadway and structure
Even under those conditions ani
9Th ihls .afse blll ,harssi ap asainsl
the future vhlch musi saon LEI pfu.
vided for and paid II the carriers afs
10 perform saccessillly their irans
portation duties. lhs result 10 opsfs
lions fof the firsi sirhi moaiha Of
this year The latssi available ffafss.
has been Il q rate of act a1say OF
efaiins uooms. before protIinf Coz
interest or dividsuds amoarHuf ia
only d pr oeni W annam Cd th.
hiuation q tAs carrier rapefiIss
made by The lnisftiats Commerce
Commission IN ns rerahi rate case
sny amount noi SuffiCi0ui io par The
iaisresi ou their outstanding bonds
hosos Esrnlns Fsr Below Reasonable
Rssufna
u IL manifest frum ihn ahoaIaf
thai ne rate u rstura % So or Z
psr cent ior he first two }ean after
March !, 1870. nted in ihe ifinspor
Atloh ael AZ minimum reasonable
return upon railroad investment has
not been sven appronlmaiei much
lees reached. and that The present
hlsh rates accordingly ar noi du.
" anl statutory GUARANTEES OF oarnlns..
Tor there 10 no suoh guarantee
In analJalng the srpeusss which
have lArsely bFoashi about lhls sltua.
uon' Il beoomes evident that by f.r
tho largest ooa.sibulins cause Il m.
labor cost
1edA, the railroads pay out 10 labor
approximately % cents on n. dol
hr they receive tof trsnspof,atlon
services. whereas In 1919. 20 cent? a.
Ne dollai vsnt 10 labor
On The firt aay Of January. isi,.