New Britain herald., 1930-12-05
K. R. EXECUTIVES
 ASK BETTER DEAL
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which harass them and which do not place the same burdens on Com- peting services.
 We are standing before the busi- ness men of the country and saying to them that in the field of trans portation it is unfair that the rail- roads should continue to be the only agency which is subjected to regulatory laws or regulatory meth ods," Mr. Brister declared
 Appeals for Shippers Aid
 Vice President Clifford S. Beattie Of the Lehigh and Hudson river railroad asked the shippers to stand by the steam lines and prevent their mpoverishment "by legislation, by unfair taxes and assessments, by exorbitant verdicts, by unfair yalu- ation or by reduction Of freight rates to points which yield no profit 10 the carrier"
 About 800 persons. including eX- ecutives Of many railroads attended the banquet 10 which Vice President Isaac T. Black Of the American Hardware Corp. was toastmaster, The guests were welcomed 10 New Britain by Mayor George \. Quis- ley. Entertainment was furnished by the Boston & Maine orchestra.
 Address hv Buckland
 Mir Buckland spoke as follows
 When you were good enough 10 ask me to speak it was my intention Q set forth some Of the problems peculiarly local to Connecticut and New England which We Of the rail- road and you of the manufacturing industries have 10 work out to- gether.
 Recently the field has broaden d. The encouraging statement Of all the railroads last week with re- spect to their policy toward en- ploymcnt: their subsequent state ment asking that rostricIve legisla- non either he removed from them or imposed upon their competitors, does not mean that the railroads arc discouraged; 1t only means that they are asserting their right as transportation agencies 10 a fair field and no favor; that they shall not be restricted in performing transportation by artificial statutory prohibitions that 10 not apply 10 their competitors; that they shall not be confronted with subsidized government operated ships and harges over our free waterways; that they shall not be prohibited rem operating on highways with he same degree of freedom or regulation Of motor buses and mo- or trucks; that after they have built their lines into the great oil 7elds, they shall not be faced with ! competitor who can build a pipe ..ne and pump his own oil when he railroads are forbidden 10 do he same thlng; that they shall have the right to operate water lines under I. C. C. regulation and that their competitors shall he un- der like regulation.
 Fair field and no favor is all they ask, and they are encouraged 10 believe that the inherent sense of justice which charactcrizes the tinal judgment of the American people. will recognise the great ser vice which they have performed and are performing, and will see | hat they are enabled so 10 increase hat service that they may always be what they now are,-the sole reliance for the greater part ot the country's spOrtatiOH.
 Finds Manufacturers Understand
 Tt is always satisfying to meet and talk to group Of manufac- turers because they are of tho 'un- derstandng heart Their problems are like our problems Their organ lzation is like ours. Their works manager is the head of their pro- duction department, and our genor- al manager is the head Of our pro- auction department. Their sales manager is the head of their sales department. and our traffic man. ager is the head of our sales de- partment. Our accounting methods gre alike and we work out the solu lions Of our problems in much the same way,-that is, how to produce most economically and efficiently the things We have to sell at d price at which We can afford to sell them. So that in addressing body Of manufacturers We feel we can talk their language and while they may not agree entirely with our conclusions, they Hlll understand what we are saying.
 q take it that you are all more or less familiar with the recent his tory Of the New Haven: how It laced the necessity Of practically rebuilding it's railroad in order 10 be able to furnish efficient service 10 southern New England. With the help of banking and industria! ln- terests, in which many of you shared. it's financial structure was strengthened and is facilities i'm proved and increased SO that it IS today able to offer the most cffjci- ent service in it's history. A few years ago. we of the Now Haven management thought this was all tbat was necessary; that all ~e would have to do then would be to continue 10 furnish more and more satisfactory service, with the as- surance that the earnings would be sufficient to continue 10 maintain and to improve the property and pay reasonable dividends 10 our stockholders, The picture however, has changed, and today the vital question is not, have We the facili- ties to take care of the business of southern New England. but where are we going 10 get the business 10 utilize the facilities.
 Decrease in Traffic
 Tn past years railway traffic of the country doubled about every b.,s