The Washington times., 1921-10-26
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company of Indiana
The Chesapeake and Ohio Northern Railway Company
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

An outstanding feature of the transportation tina,
oned upon the interste Commerce the
setting up of system Of rates which In the Judgment OF
ments until March, 1922. less than 6k
the valuation Of the properties Of the to be
Commission deems necessary 1t to allow additional
oneha Of cent to provide for additions and better
s but as condition precedent honest and efficient
ton must be had according to the law There is no garan
sion only attempt bring percentage
cept they honestly and fail because Of business
ditons changing necessary their part
Nobody has to make good any deficiencies to the
Insofar this Company Is concerned has fallen far short
tember s 1920 particular provision Honest
efficient operation demands that only such
change wages by railroads just
been made in other but such change only be
Labor Board Surely have their protection
against aggression such they may
Of the law If the deem reasonable fair that they
should receive increase in the future the
law protects them obtaining what due them evidenced
In the case Of Decision No. O. issued July. 1920
Persistent effort has recently been part OF
shippers and others to bring about reduction in freight
The railroads have and
termned concusvey themselves only
come from reduction in Any other method
produce disastrous results insofar
cerned which results will also be disastrous the employees
the railroads The stock is that the volume Of
business will be increased the lowering
relief for the roads will
The railroads convinced after exhaustive investigation
that volume cannot increase the
ton the result Of readusment due the repre-
sents lessenng business caused by that readusmen
not by freight rates Surely the railroads could expected
take the action Of lowering freight they felt that
such additional business produced as would be
good business proposition to do This does
that no rates should be lowered the contrary
many rates lowered and there will be time goes
which 1t will be found lower on account of
their effect In stagnating business but they
vesgaed and had that they really
and advisable and will produce the desired results
This all put before that may realize first
persistent effort that being made reduce freight
and second that understand principal way
to obtain the low rates that the people demand reducing
our expenses and the be
reduced after orderly procedure before body
Surely you protected in this =
am sure the facts stated herein opin-
Ions given based best knowledge belief II this
So would that they show good on your part
for hesatng before taking the important severng
your connection with the Company which strike entails
all the concerned development of this stua
ton because Of its possible interference plans which
have formed looking towards benefit to be brought
about by closer aliaon between Company
which had expected to base upon strong foundation of
mutual confidence and esteem believe that the future of
the railroads lies in this closer union empoye and
employer and had confidently counted upon achieving
suits In every dsproportonate to the effort required to
produce such desirable status to
rousy ponder the situation weigh well your action
before coming conclusion When you considered
feel that mature Judgment will conclusion
that strike along such lines is absolutely and can
not possibly be the of benefit those involved II ia
hard to contemplate that possessed character of
the working for the Chesapeake Ohio Railway many
of whom have spent long years In its SERVICE not feel
that loyalty mpels them to decline join In such an issue
particularly because Of the fact that must come
and all must share In that readstment including employees
officers stockholders and participating
agement and operation of the Company
OF If leave the service we must comply
with the legal duty which the
erty, In order that the public may be served.
w. J. HARAHAN
nS"eusemepI President