Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-01
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EVIDENTLY the the railroads and the employees
over wages arrived Judge Sbey the United States court
at Atlanta the dispute his hands the slow prog
ress the Railway Labor board resulting in the threatened receiver
ship B. A. road and has put into effect beginning today
the reduced wage scale which President Bugs OF the road has Tor
commended absolutely essential the road were 10
continue in operation. Judge Sbe wipng out oneha or the IN
wages granted the roads employees since 9| has
in accord with wages paid the class at labor in
the various localities where they are employed
OUT the railroad employees fighting and fighting hard They
exercising patience and caution than when other dis
putes during critical times OF the last few years
for jobs fewer and but they are out WIN
the threat strike will be employed last
resort protect rights us what these rights for which they
contend remains to be detail indications are that they
object principally the decrease ordered and will de-
and be retained the rate of nearly there
THE men may be right; they be They be par
tally right partially wrong The purpose of this discussion
is not to pass judgment whether they right And
Judge fairly this time because the facts not all IN But
here that be plain regardless of who
right who One of these is that railroad rates Mol
speedily down Conditions they The
Of trade and travel cogged and any
longer volume of traffic that is movabe with the existing
ave Statistics tell rs that the freight cars Of the American rail
roads idle placed end end would reach from Psburg
San Francisco.
ERE example of how the present hit Georgia
and section and industry similarly hit prom
Georgia melon has computed the present freight rates
Oglethope, Ga, which few miles Amelcus to
markets CARROTS and peaches
He discovers that the freight these alone this
will be $25OOOO large to threaten the
marketing at all of these He expresses the fear that the in
will result in dscontnuance of b. buying of melons
peaches by the commission houses which has much
Georgia growers in the past.
INCREASES for other commodities have been proportonae
equally disastrous results which just being
be felt The railroads. putting the increased
the which they showed had be increased the
have found their dwnng
And the increases themselves have been factors coggg
the wheels of trade and dscougng business leaders ahead
OBVIOUSLY down; they to
point somewhere former times other conditions become
normal How this is to be effected matter to be developed
But will be difficult the great bulk of the people that
ing living costs and conditions should be reduced living
Tecede The public rule good but also dis
approves privileged class and will effort of the rail
road men to maintain higher scale in proportion skill
and labor than other lines of industry and strike
position would find the people entirely unsympahetic with the
the other hand would the the ma
ton for normally to be completely restored regards
Old standards of living safely restored in this
country and is well they keep man down
who has never been than back down who has
rous nature
is understand the incoming president has his plans sov
ing the railroad question: Let hope he has the right solution
% an effective one and that he is able put through
delay But whatever solution found it must carry with II trans.
porahon rates which will invite prohibit the the rail-
ways. - - - ~
The quiress grapefruit gives promise of non,prinkl;ng
watermelon. 'N P1"s
With Harding, Hughes, Hays Hoover H" plays a-~el
large roll in the coming administration.
hc to pay them.