The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-15
in THE OIL FIELDS
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thing with every interest. The pages
OF American railroad history are
tllled with brilliant achievements.
The problem that is before business
today. Is equally before them.
'As between Industrial managers
railroad managers and labor, we are
going 10 be forced into the greatest
copartncrship ever known, and we
Will nave to approach the pruposi-
tiou with run confidence in each
other and with a fine spirit Of toll
erance, or we are all going 10 pay
a stiff price I'm the end.
And we jointly owe a duty 90
the farmer lie is our bcst Custo-
mer. When It comes to tho big in
triCatc problem of freight rates. let
us send word to our farmer friend
that we have joined with him and
assigned our best minds to his prob
lem.
To start with. We will have 20
put feasibility into tho interstate
commerce law. and tho hundreds
OF rulings of dozens OF commissions,
rate commissions, etc, around the
country. While designed originally
to act with promptness. In an ad-
ministrAtivc capacity, they have
driftcd into the habit ot exercising
their functions after the fashion Of
courts, with cost and great loss of
time.
I'VE will have 90 place railroad
service on merchandising basis.
and provide opportunity for the
great American art Of craftsmanship
and creative effort
To-day railroad service Is not on
commercial basis, and the chang
ing complexion of conditions, the
a Loo "a Tint
banker, merchant and industrial
manager uses daily IN his calcula-
tons and adjustments. arc totally
denied to our railroad friends. They
know OF these things a. matters Of
Information only, but before which
they stand helpless.
The railroad executive has had
left to him apparently one sole con-
ditlon--that is to meet his pay roll
whatever IL Is.
"And he had tried to meet it by a
succession OF rate increases that now
prlhibit traffic and block the very
sources of the earnings he counted
upon.
And his tranment have won
| dcred what has become of the extra
runs. No. 90 no longer goes out in
three sections. The fully manned
section gang Ia the exception. not
/ the rule. And the rcmotest call boy
on the road, and the biggest carload
shipper are both feeling the blight
Of the situation,
Half the population cant cat
cake and tho other half corn bread.
The present freight rates have n
| tendency TO localize traffic and re-
duce the average OF hauls. Observe
| the equipment on a farm--a small
I EAhnn4Ptu1N nlnNN
| from South Bend, and a silo OF Pa
| cific coast fir. Interposc an ira
ticral rate adjustment and part or
/ these purchases will not be made.
ITO greater or less degree, pres
cnt freight rates Will isolate many
commodity movements.
with an unmovable surplus here I;
want untitled there; with great
| industrial ccntcrs enCircled by a
| freight wall, how are We going to
successfully compete in the worlds
markets against the vast industrial
| establishments Of foreign countries?
/ '"What will happen if hundreds of
| famous industries, developed To
great size and efficiency by freedom
/ OF widespread national distribution,
| are forced by the present situation
to cugtail and split up their activi-
| tics?
"a big majority OF industries have
suddenly discovered that their raw
materials have been moved, con-
structivcly, hundreds OF miles away.
| Even IL IL wero possible for the In
dustry to pick itself up, acreage,
] boiler room and all, and move to the
raw materials, then the manutac-
tured goods would be that much
( further away from the market,
( Truly "A perplcNing uncertainty. And
( the effect OF the uncertainty is 20
cease purchases and hold up ag-
grcssivc plans.