The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-15

reduced ard tia. tIe net EARNINGS %
the carriers as 4 w:.o.e viii gradually
Increase and get better. provided the
transportation act Is LETT as 1t iF.
have, OF course, no means O, hHON."S
and would no: care 20 venture ~ guess
as 10 what the pa:comc IN .gH; re = the
oct should De amended along Ines ;Na'
have been suggested in certain QIa:-
tiers.
Ny bel'ec ;ha; rates vi, gradually
CONT down ~ based lpon a concurrent
BELIEF that business vii! gradually Eet
back % a more stable ard normal basis
as regards volume. Wh!!e tho railroads
are unable a: times 20 taAe ca" o.
the peas load offered. TucA % Tho tEEH
they have an excess OF facilities. Th!S
vas no case during the c'.i'rc year o.
1921. and moro more than SIX moHihs
OF tho present year OF 1922.
I believe hat the railroads Will be
able 20 improve their efficiency o. o7eC-
alton and IN tat way gradually reduce
:he cog: Of transportation. THIS. I be
l!evc, vi. 20 hrough, about n par By
a closer all better informed co-o?cra-
ton between ths shippers. and carriers.
which should be reflected ~ Increased
car loads. reduction n delay % cars 4.
terminals and stations aid b. 30 moL!-
CHa:!oH % practices wh'gi have grown
up !a :he pas: and wh!cA send 10 IN
crcase operation costs,
believe there viii a'so come RHug:
r better informed ard more syrlpath"'',
understanding and cooperation between
tive railroads a-d the'- c;rpiorcs. Eur
'he-more. material, p-!ces. or zone Q"
them. Nj, doubtless decline % some
extent.
3 Personally. 7 10 49, hci'Nvo IA. ne
p~oo'lng Of tlr f~cISr. ~cqu'nno"' ~ -
American railroads.. ~ proposed. would
-"Iu'c ~ auv substantial ero-or", nor
10 ! hni'"~o 'he adoption - SUCH q TN'"''
you'd orante ;ho ralrcais to H'~", $40
irSj s0p-'atio1 requirements o: -" pub
iu' 49, b"'tov :lan 'ho" arr ~ov Pt'H &"
d. g'do- 40 'r-u,s "f ,n" existing ~.
o Power To Pool All EQutpmen
:: Firru'l 70 und.rstnod Via: u"dcr
-" r-nsc"' tnrnS or the Transportation
At tho TntNrstats touI."r"" CN1;r's-
son has ru'l authority n t'r'os O.
eme~ENur" % raNo arSn'l'" c~oY;ro' %
al TIE equipment o. al, 10 railroads IN
tho U-''cd Statrs. ard :; actually has
under Surh conditions assumed "crS'ru'
md given positive orders concerning
the uSo % cars. regardless O! ownership
The Transportation Act n rs nccscI;
FORM. w,tIou: doi2S violence - The
r!Sh,s o. Ownership, does IN iAC' mas"
provision 40 ;ha; "a tines OF emergency
a3I when Z "a Clear tina: The public
!atc-"st VIII 10 advanced. MI OF the
equipment: shall be used IN 9uCn way 40
- best serve tho pubic i"t"rcst. which
"a. OF course. al that: could hc expected
r. there were n general car pool. - has
been suggested.
A Correct Policy TO Guide Making
OF Rates.
7. las been suggest! hv no rrcs!.
: 1c.,t. and also Iv tho secretary q! con-
ucrce. That a 6".tcr ana more scicA'Ilc
! adjustment oc lho ya;e structure mig;
10 brought ah~L;; IN. short. that tn.
, n'tucture should ho rcaTranEcd more ~
harmony with The policy o: VIVA! t."
) traffic viii be1-. Il Will DO recalled
thai some years ago that policy waN
3 ralh"? generally COudCTuci. 40. n"-
. Cs"rc K VAS n more wrong TIA 4 "a
/ jc,r. bat simply because < wa THEN
2 ~r,u":ally misunderstood. However, hc-
: c1Gae < was misunderstood and mis-
taksu!y condemned. /, came about that
3 rates were more and moro Influenced
by distance rather than ~ the clara
i ter OF tho commodity 0. commercial ro-
c~C.reneuts.
Il IL coming % he recognized, how
ever. that IN r country IL suci Ercar
"'ss IN NtAN ' aA'N'Nl '''o'V' az go
! clplc OF what tho :ra:NI vi hcar--un;
what tho traffic VIII not hcar-ought
! 20 bs given more consideration in con
, lection with rate structures chan :,
! AS perhaps received - the immediate
! p.-st.
} 4 careful study OF tho rate St-uctu'.
. might develop tArt certain Commod,-
: ..-s could very vel. bear a higher rate.
willie Uther commodities perhhp" ought
20 havs q lover rate than could nov
". iust!hed. 7 think such n study
shoI'd BE made. I doubt. however.
/ whether tho i0rreaqNs that could be
made - some rates would n tho aEgc~-
gate be sufficient In amour. - ~iistlt.
a"y very substantial reduction IN
! others.
Rost Policy Now.
u &c: back to my t"pic-~"WH7,
o..ght the futY:" p"l.cv Of tie public he
: concerning tho ra;IroaGs"' Il seems 10
me tina. tNH future policy % ne public
ought 70 nc 10 S!ve the transportation
act n "a present form l fair AID - m
pathetic rial
Tt United S;at",, because o< "a Groa'
sr"n and h-cauSc - - genera! Ecn-
grHph.cai character. les more reel fnr
rail traaspDr;ut!cu t@an any o'h"r COM.
try. perhaps. "a the world. and In 70
spoHse to shat """! the American cG.'~
WAY systsn has been developed.
The railroads IN this country hav"
contributed greatly In The pas: towards
the country's development. They CGH
and will continue 20 Il" so in the failure
~ given IN opportunity. TEcv cannot,
however, enter n foot race and hope to
: succeed with their feet ami hands tir!.
Tho present transportation act con
tains "a many restrictive measures ~
mo railroads.. IN my opinion, can w"l
I support r. Increase restriction 10y
amendment would do ham Instead 81
. good. and InRsTru'i as IL q hardly 10 ~
ehpecIed AZ tho Nr~geH' iiu~ that r"H-
xrcss would icmn"r an" ~ no r~"Str'"-
tive measures already ic The at. ! would
Much prefer 'hni '"r 4 ported - 81
I'nes' Flv> vcprS l'o ,rt y" permitted to
/ roman ~ u IS AID 81" Us 4 chance 20
! fairly d~cterwirc ph.tn"r T. VII or viii
nc. v"~l.. heIie;o /; VIII work ~ S'Tcu
= faty opportunity. and IN any event |