The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-09-25


far beyond the limits of They make
public pay conduct their private business
This forcing legislation roads, and the truck builders
it. The truck builders worried They afraid of
adverse legislation. There IS danger OF it.
egislate the highway would misfortune
and mistake But the truck freher must be made to
his full depreciation made
for what he tears down The manufacturers of truck auomo
bes should lose time in promugatng legislation that VIII
be fair to the towns and the counties and the states that build
roads, because If they don't the abuses of the independent
freight truck operators have bad affect this perfectly
kind Of freight business perfectly regulated
and pays its proper share of road costs.
The railroads really in bad way They did not anc-
pate the arrival of the gasoline than did the
driver of the old stage coach anticipate the locomotive
When young lawyer Chauncey Depew at the
threshold his brilliant Commodore Vanderbilt
him into the transportation business he said that
the big business that viii fail business because
no business do business without it.
When he built his line great Empire State
the principal port
of the Vanderbilt
hold the gateway of Americas neriora he
do take the toll carrying products of
empire to the port OF the western world Paraeng his tracks
today the has built the hundred
million dollars barge canal This canal would
built had the New imposed upon shippers
obviously unfair freight prices Old Commodore Vanderbilt
pretty wise old chap He told Chauncey Depew the truth
the transportation business WAS important business
the country But his wisdom superficial wisdom.
He did not deep enough He fool when he said The
public be damned "a fool public will
This is their country they'll take such
mperous person. though ike Vanderbilt he may think he
holds the country by the throat.
So it that New York built the barge paraleling
Vanderbis line The canal is described failure. It's
good canal The people point that little
It has made splendid waterway for the pleasure craft
households play upon it. But can't force civilization back
ward Canal transportation belonged period
But with all its appeal reaction canal
road great state water road 1t is regulating road and
it had mighty wholesome effect the public be damned
policy of the New York Central They said 'he
public be damned since that waterway built New
Central directors know that they raise the freight rate above
the breaking point the freight shifts from their rail the
the canal That's what that water road does 1t is the most
efficient state rate regulator know It's got all the railroad
commissions beat 1t is the monitor
Central railroad.
Paraleling railroad and that canal from Albany to
Buffalo highway There these Independent freight
truckers by quick haul have entered into real competition with
the New York Central The railroad is compelled build and
keep It's road bed The the peoples
road bed and down. They up peoples
and expect the people to repair for them 1t is not
weight that the What destroys
impact Weight is only of the factors.
These private freight truck operators only expect the
public to maintain their track but they mpeous
any Vanderbilt they they they
have right to the center of the road and to hold it. They
drive in the center of the road and often yield inch
honk pass them they keep you you
meet hem they force wheel off the paved passing
They fast becoming the obnoxious road hog little
bits the peoples road They not only giving the Wander
bit line unfair competition but they giving taxpayers
unfair deal while all other auto riders treated like
trespassers
All this is forcing legislative regulation. 1t is inevitable
the last two there have been 1920 highway
aon bills introduced into the legislatures of 48
That's only start There avalanche of legislation coming
We have found that the railroads only problem
The automobile has given road problems got
aboard wheelsa kinds of wheels and have regulate
those wheels
Tomorrow discuss with you why the railroads have
failed.
Praise often turns womans head Passing