New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-07

exceedingly; those badly conducted
or Over-ca pitaliZed made nothing
Then came the Great War. and the
! railroad management was taken over
by, the federal government. 1t is not
my intent to express an opinion OF
government managemt suffice it
to say that when the companies re-
! ceived back their property they were
OF the opinion that the condition was
| poor. the equipment run down, the
personnel disorsanizcd and the ell
fects of the Adamson law and the
operation of the railroad labor
board all too apparent.
Public sympathy turned toward
the roads. Rates were improved 10
meet the increased cost OF opera
ton, The railway management be-
came more efficient and painstak-
ing. Prosperity begets enemies
There are some who are beginning
to think that recent rulings of the
l. c. {. are too liberal to the car
riers.
1T is to help to prevent. if pos
sible, drifting back to the pre- war
antagonism between railroad and
shipper that such meetings as this
are held. We are all selfish: we are
paid to be SO. We must try to be
fair. knowing that good understand
ing and mutual help can be attain
ed by enlightened selfishness and
clear insight as to the required nee
cssities of both shippers and car
riers. The railroads have transpor-
tation to sell--to sell at profit if
possible: We have goods to make and
sell at profit and deliver to the
purchaser. Any undue advantage"
that either party attempts to cxtort
cannot be profitab BILE in the end"
Short Speech Iscrnct's Longest
Mr.. kimball Introduced as the
next speaker J. J. Bernet. president
of the Erie Railroad Co. who SUR
prised his audience by delivering a
short speech at the conclusion OF
which he stated that it was tn,
longest he had ever made, as he is
not in the habit OF making public
speeches. Short as it was. the adj
| dress was interesting as the speak
err quoted many figures. showing i'm
: proved conditions in the railroad
/ transportation systems as evidenced
by the tremendous orders for ship
ment from the manufacturers. II.
explained how 'shelved' goods and
inventories. which formerly remain
cd unmoved, were turned into
| money both for the manufacturer
and the transportation company
through better organized facilities.
and urged a better understandings;
between the shipper and the rail-
roads in the future.
Romance OF Transportation
NJ. i. Pierce. general counsel Cor
J the same railway system. delivered
/ one of the most interesting talks of
the evening. when he picked for his
topic Of discussion the Romano.
Of Transportation" The speaker
made the most impressive Grafton
and held his audience spellbound
throughout its duration.
you have heard of the facts of
, transportation-I shall endcavor to
tell you something of its romance
its magic" he began. The sci' &c
or art of transportation tand every
traffic manager will tell the presi-
den. of his company that it is both
a science and an art requiring the
best and, of course, the highest paid
'talent is not the prosaic. common
place business which it is generally
considered to be. Like every other
occupation, in obedience to the law
of evolution, in due time it finds. or
will find, its proper position in our
commercial and social life. Climb
ing upward steadily, the importance
Of transportation is being recognize
ed by one great university after an
other in establishing a course OF in
struction in it. Now it is where 1t
should be-in our hands.
let us look at it from an his
torical standpoint. Rapid transport
! tation has always been necessary
aid TO pleasant and profitable accom-
! plisllments. Such being the case. 1t
first was an attribute Of the gods
themselves. If the NEUROLOGICAL
stories Of the Greeks can be con-
sidered as rejecting the beliefs at
that time, Jovc himself, the over
god Of all the Gods of Mount Olym-
nus, freely employed the aid of rapid