The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-19

GEM - cfHr1r u traffic 81 the rffln-
sylrahi4 railroad. ~ IN A1buquerque
tSdaf on ~ WY % The Hopi snake
dance. With Mr.. Dixon are hts wife
s4< ~ I'M ME- Alexander Van
nsas.sss,ss I. q /, fs na,tsa ~ m As s ssS
al. end Nv serompahyins Nj. piaon
On BILE r~ie@@uso DIP ua.oaeh the west
~ cui here = SET away from
Which have burd<n<i me 70 ion<. .
NJ p!<en said. You have : sp-
ughtfri stase hcre. and al thc mem
nfrs g q party : very wei
Tho party spent three eAys. ID santa
- before ecmlnx 20 Alsaaussqae.
and sinitea points % interest IN and
Anout ttc Capital city. They vii be.
there epls until tonight. when they
WIN 20 out on train No. '. Tsey viii
leave fioibrcok 80 the mornins 10 or
nrr 70 e. 20 the Hopi pueblo before
rIhe ~enferfui beauties OF this
coaotfy e<tfect the FASTENER. and
~ % delIEht 10 coming 20 seq you,
y ~ your beautiful mrfoundlnEr.
our r.iirsso aoss sveryshias to
make AZ consenicnl. for the traveller.
md 70 make him feel uks fsturnins
AZ fsi YOU sdsantssex In having
The Harvey nr-tcr, Ok dInine rooms
and hotels. otc-. along The line Of he
santa Re 10 universally known end
appreciated b the tfAvetff. IA in IT,
rclf an as<si to The railroad 10 attract
ina travel 70 H. iipc' | have looked
over sevetat Of thr Harvey dining
rooms % an snsps,aee ! ne ?
that meets you when you enter.
-fHhcn vre come 20 k~tbu4usrque we
sec again thu attractive station md
dining pcms Of the Harvey aystem.
and The pretty town nestled close by
with al Ne attractive featurca Ger
tainiy Il Il a pleasure 20 me ana all
my party 20 be with you for a little
while On our way west"
Dfsr>sssez Rail Problems.
ut. Dixon cIefuesed the railroad
problem ~ length IN an interview
given a Herald reporter.
-unless the futurs OF our railroads
a be permanently essured. on q
sound economic basis. the fine agri-
cultural prosperity OF central
he scsd. ~Busincsr men and farmers.
aiike. should unite In demanding the
restoration Of railroad prosperity anc
prckrcss tn this country. and 10 this
end should insist upon the adoption Of
thcee governmental policies and
tncssarea which are necessary 70 It's
f~eri4yation.
specifically. we shouid like to
ffnve your Voices heard ~ Washing
o w favor % a speedy and business
Nike settlement Of the affairs 81 tho
railroads growing out OF government
control. particularly payment OF tho
balances due the railroads ON ar-
counts Of guarantee, adjustment and
payment o. their claims for under |
rnaintenance. and the funding into
reasonably long term securities of
their ~lndebfednem for permanent ex.
TENSIONS aud improvements made ny
the government during federal pos
session. These measures would great
~ ease the financial condition of the
railroads and would undoubtedly re-
lease a considerable proportion OF
their potential buying power. with
resulting benefit Go ell industry and
H~fn addlfion. We ask YOU to sas, the
weight Of FOUR Influences on the side
Of a sane and reasonable settlement
OF The pending difficulties reeerdinf
the sages and working conditions Of
faiifoad labor. Here, again. your
own s~elf-interest comes Immediately
10 The front for. without inviting
NHE nitN Nl wv MM0II IMlAN1nN
enterprise. no material general lower
Ing ~ the levels ct railroad rates n
IN eny way possible until railroad Ia
hor costs come down In q degree very
systematically greater than has thus
Gar been effected
I'm 1918. labor received &c cents
81 every dollar OF grnss receipts
taken In by the railroads. and total
Operating cxpenaer consumed n
cents. In other words. the GENERATING
ratio was n e cent. In is20 with
traffic for the mort part of record
brfsking volume and with rates high
CT than cycr before. labor consumed
IS rents out OF cvety dollar OF gross
receipts and the operating ratio
jumped to - pr cent In the early
part Of the present year. after the
slump IN business. many roads did Tar |
wofsc and In numerous cases failed TO
earn Operating expenaca.
Payroll Exprndtnrrs Too Heavy
We need TO get hack 10 something
like the 1916 basis n we are TO put
the faiiroHd industry on q financially
sound foundation. That T. payroll
expenditures should drop 10 well un-
der 30 per cent o. the gross earn
ipEs. and the ratio Of total operating
EXPENSES to' gross earnings should
Tall 10 20 pet cent br less. Exper-
ience Of many yrats Ia the past has
snoy'n thar thcse are normal and
hnaifhy proportions ana when either
OF these ratios rises materially above |
the figurea which I have quoted,
trouble IL on the way.
Tho railroads have effected every
possible economy, and have reduced
the number Of their employees 20 the
absolute minimum with which n u
possible TO handle the tfaffic now Of |
Our own road. for Instance, |
let some 10000 men go between hast
fail IND aprinE.
-final Jurisdiction over wage and
working cnndiflons Is. By the trans |
p~ortation set. placed IN the hands
Of the limited STATES railroad labor
This body is aBscnnble TO pub
ic oplni0n, ~ n should be. In fact
the transportation act specifically |
provides That ia DEGREES. and the
Ieasond UPON which they are based
shall BE- Submitted 70 the arbitramcni
u public opinion. Hence every c1ti-
Who wishes 90 see the railroads
prosper and progress "a 20 have
Iha cost rendering transportation ser
Flca brought within reasonable
shonid take an open and de
lHad sand An fnyOr Of d sound |