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Evening star., 1939-12-17
New Boston COLLEGE
Coach Amazed Over
EIeven's Success
Credits Players Spirit;
Leohy Figured to Take
Year to Get Started
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, Dec. 16.-The 1899 grid
iron success Of Boston College, cul-
minating in a Cotton Bowl engage
ment with Clemson College, came as
a surprise" to no one but the
eleven's coach, Frank Leahy.
The team, as hard-bitten bunch
Of hellions as he stepped on a
Boston gridiron, had supreme conf
dence in its destiny but Leahy, more
and more amazed each week as the
eleven proved him wrong, thought
they were "at least year away"
from greatness.
Laid up with severe cold and
then taking the week end to settle
business affairs in New York, Frank
came back to harness for the first
time today and willingly took time
out to discuss his amazing" team.
Looked to $3.50 Season.
Honestly, they amaze me-" he
said. Il felt sincerely last spring,
being new coach and installing a
new and intricate system, that they
were at least a year away. Early
this fall I had no reason to change
that opinion and I would have set
tied right then for a $3.50 break
You couldn't tell those boys any,
thing about breaking even. They
wanted them all"
| What did he think was the answer
to the teams record. (Nine VIC
tories, one loss)?
There's only one answer" he re-
piled softly. That's something that
every coach prays for and very few
OF them get. l was lucky. I had q
grand gang. who had that one in.
tangible attribute of a great team
spirit.
They won most of them the hard
way. 1t was never easy but their
everlasting courage and unit-call it
the will to win if you want-was one
thing they never lacked. That's my
answer for it,"
Sure They'll Retain Keenness.
He's partly wrong there. That's
only a portion of the answer. The
rest is Frank Leahy.
Frank is confident the boys will
keep that spirit. He believes they
realize their precious opportunity to
launch their college on the glory
road to national recognition.
No, indeed" he mused, I'VE won't
have any trouble keeping them up
for this one"
He's glad his eleven has a chance
to meet a great Southern team in
Clemson and neither he nor they
are understanding the cahber of the
South Carolina eleven.
Any team that can give Navy 2
football lesson and barely lose to
Tulane by single point is no se.-
up was the way Leahy put it.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
Princeton's Busketers
Rout Toledo, 52-38

TOLEDO, Ohio. Dec. 16 tP).-As-
suming command five minutes be-
fore the first half ended and main
tanning the upper hand the rest of
the way, Princeton tonight regis
tered 52-to-38 triumph over the
University Of Toledo basket ball
team.
The victory was the fourth in a
row for the rangy Orange quintet
and the first reversal in six starts
for the Toledoans.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
Small Green Bays Civic Spirit
Builds Packers, Not Run for
Profit, Into Great Club

The Acme Packing Co. staked him
to uniforms and in return Lam
beau called his team the Packers.
He and his boys played IL games
with neighboring squads the first
season, winning 10. They used a
field alongside a brewery, and no
admission was charged-a substitute
passed the hat. They split $l6 at
the end of the season.
The Packers joined the National
League in 1921. Then came the
Observation-Disclosures had to have SAL
aries. That meant gate receipts.
Before the last game of the 1922
season, with rain pouring down,
Lambeau and his associates were
ready to quit. They went through
with the game, however. and finished
the year $1,000 in debt.
Non-Profit Organization.
A. B. Turnbull, general manager
of the Green Bay Press-Gazette,
came to the, rescue He and other
businessmen took over the debt, ac-
cepting a note. The Green Bay
Football Corp, non profit organi-
cation, was formed with Turnbull
as president. The managements
first task was to sell the club to
Green Bay fans. This was done by
offering SIS shares in the corporation
to the public, with a box seat for
the 1923 home games thrown into
each deal.
The idea caught on. The Packers
opened in 1923 with $4,000 in the
treasury.
At that time, the Packers had IA
players. More were added in 1924-5.
Since the team was community
project, ff-season jobs were found
for the men and today, many a re-
tired player is In business here or
coaches in nearby cities.
The Packers as team and as
gate attraction began to roll about
1926 They won the league cham
pionship in 1929. 80, 81 and '36.
They have won the Western Division
title the last two years.
City Stadium Holds $4,000.
Local fans, who because of the
city's size can and do rub elbows
with their gridiron heroes, turn
out by the thousands.
The Packers now draw thou
sands of fans from Milwaukee,
Northern Michigan and way points.
The city stadium has been enlarged
repeatedly and accommodates $4,000.
Moreover, the team is just about
the best attraction in the league.
1t played before record crowds in
Milwaukee, Cleveland and Green
Bay this season, and drew 40,537
in Chicago in the Bear game.
Such crowd-puller brings in i'm
portant money, but because the
Packer corporation is non-profit,
all the proceeds go into the treasury
to be used in building up and main
tanning the club.
The owner of one league team
recently was reported to have re-
fused s25O,00O for his franchise.
That of the Packers might bring
like sum, but to Green Bay it
has far greater value.
Builds Up Civic Spirit.
1t is estimated that visiting fans
leave 100000 here each Sunday
during the home season. But Green
Bay is happier in counting another
return. which Turnbull describes
thus: IT,,
The men who got together and
worked to rescue football when it
was on the rocks here came to
know that they could depend on one
another and saw what they could
accomplish by working together.
Ever since, when any worth while
affair has needed civic backing, 1t
has been easier to get organized
support"
Evening star., 1939-12-17
r. r. C. LEAGUE.

High averages-W. Roberts (Drainage).
l3: W. Hill (Miscellaneous). IOa-s.
High games-W. Hill (Miscellaneous),
147; C. Proyor Control Proof, I46; G..
Hish sets-R. Burnette (statisticaD,
398; P. Halesky Collateral Proof). 1856;
W, Hill (Miscellaneous), 1878.
Ledger, 26
High sparesR. Kirsch General Led
ger) IS.
Hish team set-Statistical. 1913
1870. w. = ~''
36S, W. " ~'''
Evening star., 1939-12-17
New Gymnastic, Mat Az
Drilling Teams at Navy
Special Dispatch to The Star.


ANNAPOLIS. Dec. 1.-two
athletic instructors, both former
tercollegiate champions in tilc
lines, have begun their work as
sistant team coaches at the MAJ.
Academy.
Chester Phillips, Temple, winner
OF three all-around and numerous
special championships, is helping
Henry Mang with the gymnasts and
is scheduled to succeed him when
the latter retires next season.
Stanley Hensen. Oklahoma A. and
M, national collegiate champion
wrestler at both 155 and 165 pounds,
is plebe mentor in that branch, un-
der Ray Schwartz, also Oklahoma
A. and M, head coach.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
Louisville Gives Shorter
Fences 10 S|uggers
~ the Associated Press.

8y the Associated Press.
LOUISVILLE. KY, Dec. 16.-
Iouisvilles American Association
baseball clubs Christmas gift to
the sluggers is shorter fences.
Executive Manager Bruce Dud-
: ley said today a galvanized sheet
ing would be erected about three
feet inside the present barricade.
He explained the move was for
commercial reasons and to cover
up the lower part of several light
standards.
Parkway Field, home of the Col
onels. has one of the largest play
ing fields in baseball Distances
from home plate to the wall: Left
field, 33l feet; center, 512, and right,
$50.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
In Tennis Comeback,
Coen Rated No. lin
Missouri Valley
Young Member Of Davis
Cup Team Of 80 Also
Tops in Doubles
By the Associated Press,

~ the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 16,-Wilbur r.
Coen, jr, Of Kansas City-No. 8
United States net star in 1929
courted his way to prominence this
year in q comeback that earned him
the top spot in the mems singles
ranking Of the Missouri Valley As
sociation.
In 1880, at the age Of 20, Coen
was a member of the Davis Cup
squad.
Now, after dropping from the ten
mis- picture, Coen is back. Brilliant
performances in the Triple A open
championship here and the Heart
Of America tournament in Kansas
City last June won him the singles
honor and f1rst-place pairing with
Hal Surface in the mems doubles.
Surface, also of Kansas City, rated
second in the singles. followed in
order by Harris Coggeshall, Des
Moines; Ed Lorf1ng, Kansas City;
Frank Keaney, St. Louis: M. C.
Hopper, Tulsa; Tom McSpadden,
Muskogee. Okla; Karl Hodge, st.
Louis; Ed Pearson, Kansas City,
Kans., and George Counts, Okla
homa City.
Others In the first 10 in men s
doubles were Hopper and Patter-
son; Keaney and Ward Parker, St.
Louis; Robert Sander and Cogges-
hall, Des Moines; William Bascom
and Howard Stephens, st. Louis;
Lord and Allan Carvell, st. Louis;
Lorting and Leonard Prosser. Kan
sas City; Parker and Hodge; Counts
and Patterson; McSpadden and Rol-
Inns.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
ST. Stephen S Is Lone
Winner Pressed in
Basket LEAGUE

st. Stephens Incarnation was the
only winning team pressed in the
Y. M. c. A. Junior Sunday School
Basket Ball League yesterday as Y.
M. c. A. and United Brethren also
added victories.
Calvary Baptist gave ST. Stephens
a real battle before bowling, 1922,
but the Y. M. c. A. swamped Mount
Vernon M. E., 38-17, and United
Brethren whipped RHODE Island
Avenue Methodist, 34-21.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
Pays Not to Play
Game in Baseball
By the Associated Press.

The three top men of baseball
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Lam
dis high commissioner; Judge
w. G. Bramham, president Of all
the minors, and George M. Traut-
man, chairman Of the national
associations executive board,
have played just two games OF
organized baseball.
Trautman played both-in a
class D league-while the big and
little czars never swung a bat
In competition.
Those three, however, are
drawing total salaries of around
100000 . year from baseball.
Bramham and Trautnan get.
ting handsome raises this year.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
Comiskey Injuries
Hands, Must Idle
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 16. - Pat
Comiskey, 19-year-old Paterson,
N. j., heavyweight who lost his
p first fight in Is starts last night,
will not be able to fight again for
three or four months.
An examination today showed
the young Irishman suffered a
fracture of the second metacar-
pal bone of his left hand and Sc
we're contusions of the right while
losing an eight-rounder to Steve
Dudas, Edgewater, N j., veteran,
at Madison Square Garden.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
Rangers Annex Eighth
Straight Hockey Tilt
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASsocIated PreSS.
MONTREAL, Dec. 16.-The New
York Rangers ran their unbeaten
streak to eight straight games and
climbed at the same time into
third-place tie in the National
Hockey League standing with Cana
dians by defeating the Montreal
club, AZ, tonight before 1000 fans.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
LETTER CARRIERS LEAGUE.

High average - Frederichs tcentraD.
1855
traD 1874.
High individual set-Frederichs Cen
traD, 394
High team xame-central so3.
High team sets-Central. 1.669: Bright
wood No. l. 1869
High nat game-Fanshaw tWoodridge),
High strikes-Cole tWoodrdge). 81.
High spares-Gerardi (You STREET.. es:
Jolliffe (You street,, s6.
Weekly high same-Ricks parcel Post).
1853.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS MIXED LEAGUE.

High team game-Saturn: 535.
High team set-Saturn. 1.531.
High individual games-Mr. Cristofoli,
1856: Miss Harding. 125.
Hieh individual sets-Mr. Cristofoli. 800;
Miss Harding 80
High individual hats-Mr. siKfriend. "a;
Miss Rogers. Q1, ~
High individual spares-Mr. Gibson,
S6' Miss Graves 40.
High individual strikes-Mr. L. l.. Phil
lips. 1S; Mrs. Culverhouse, 10.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
SILVER SPRING LADIES' LEAGUE.
League Records to Date.

High team games-Corr's Sport Shop
$50; Concord Market. $50.
High team sets-Corrs Sport Shop
1879: Bergmanns Laundry. 1876.
High individual games-Bickerton tShep-
herd Park, 14s: Pettitt Hendricks serv-
icel. $40.
High individual sets-BattaGli little
Tavern Shops. $50: Mehler Concord
Market. $50
High spares-Crawford (Berxmann's
Laundry 90; Loveday tHouse d Her
MANN, So
High strikes-Roberts Concord Markell.
Is: Sebastian tBergmanns Laundry. Is.
High averages-Cravford BergmAnn's
Laundry. 1920; Leizear (Howards Hair
dressers). l04-2O.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE LEAGUE.

ing. 1890: Cartosraphic 2. 1857.
High team games-Drafting, 500; Carto-
graphic 2, 6S6: Research. $50.
Caspar, 37a: Winterwteen-0. Caspar, $40.
High individual eames-Ronning. 161:
Posey.. 1888. Nasle, 1872.
1858; J. csspsr. ioe-i4; Posey. 1863
Hish strtkss-epsnn. 2b: Ronntns-J.
dk Isiss-xssss. q, T.. es1sas ~:
Evening star., 1939-12-17
Cuts Rucinq Investments

LONDON R.-Aga Khan, only
living sportsman who has won the
derby three times, and has headed
the winning owners list on seven
occasions, has reduced his racing in.
vsst,nents because Of the war.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
NAVY YARD.

High individual sames-Jenkins West.
-. 174: Newgent tMiscl. y, 1856; Farrell
(Bd. Mt. u. 165: RICHTER tB: M. -. 1875.
High individual sets-Wit, West p.
Al: johnson tsiRht =; 407; Burdette tB.
Hish team sames-F. q A.. 62S: Tor. T.
!, 61S.
High team sets-Prosress, 1.791; r. &
A. !. 1,76l.
High averages-Beavers (Tool y.
1922 f36D; Price (Tor. T. y. 1902 Q6:
Burdette (B. M. y. 1882 (33); McGarvey
(Erecting). 1853 u5).
High strikes-Bilewski (West -, IS;
Beavers (Tool ~, "a.
Hsh spares Beavers (Tool -. 119;
Hish nat aame-Bersstrom Gnspec-
tion), 9S.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
Woman Kills 35th Deer

PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. (P.-
Annie Mcclure, elderly resident of
Center, near here, bagged her 35th
deer this season, to confirm her
claims to the title of champion
huntress" of the State.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
ELKs' CLUE LEAGUE.

High team same-Esouires 626.
Hlgh team SETTLERS, 1859
High individual set-Hefelfinger, 42e.
High strikes-Waldrop %
High spares-Hefelhnger 1O2.
High average-Hedeinnger, 116-2p;
Schroth 1859.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
MOVIE MACHINE OPERATORS

H!Rn team Set-Atlaa l,HSS.
High team game-Atlas. $40
High individual set-Su,livan (Capitol),
4Ol.
High individual same-Kyreakou R-K.
o.. 1856;
High average-Anderson (Circle). ll4-p.
High spares-Anderson (Circle). so;
w. Sadtler Circle so
High strikes-Mould (Atlas). 10: SPELL.
BRING (Juniors), 10.
Evening star., 1939-12-17

SURPRISES HISELF-Everett Hackey
who amazed anybody else when he shot
Convention Hail. which likely will give string prize
of $40 in the qualification round Of The Star
leys 4-458 the tournament
minary test of which ends tonight with the rol-o
Christmas week. Star Staff Photo
Evening star., 1939-12-17
d. G. 3. LEAGUE.

High Individual average-Julie Singer.
1913. III. Wardman Park Market.
High individual game-Davie Singer, 1T,
Wardman Park Market.
High individual set-Sam Bortnick At,
Dawes Market.
High strikes-.Julie Singer, 81. Ward
man Park Market.
HGh spsres-juhs SINGER, 11e. Ward
man Park Market.
High team gsms-wardman Park
Market, 631.
HiEh team set-Orange and Black. 1,7s5.
High strikes-wardmsn Park MARKET,
INA sDarss--wsslnsa Psyt xssssA
Evening star., 1939-12-17
LUCKY STRIKE LADIES' LEAGUE.

Individual averases-Gullickson. q9-13:
Meredith. 9Q-b; Rasch. 99-3; Smith, 97-27;
Fuschine. 91-9; Ley. 1926.
Hleh team games-F. A. A.. No. 1. 527:
Fed. Sec. 527.
High Individual Eames-Meredith, 149;
Bartl. 147.
High individual sets-Rasch. BAT; Smith,
336
HiEh nat RamA=RASch a.
Evening star., 1939-12-17

j35
Hish team set-Allied Roofing Co. 1854.
Hish Hih individual set@McIntyre. 4i3.
High strikes-McIntyre. 25.
High spares-Naylor aS
High averaRe-Kingsolver, 1913.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
LADIES' INDEPENDENT LEAGUE.

High averaees-Lynn lns-C0; Herring,
| 1o7-l: Esten. 1898; Calvagno lo3-32
| Daut. 1o3-ls
Hsh individual set--Thrift. 39T.
| High individual sanctuary Fox so.
Hish strikes-Lynn. 90
High spares-Daut So: Lynn. 70.
1,575
Evening star., 1939-12-17
BUILDING ASSOCIATION LEAGUE.

High team xame-Colrmbia, sos.
Atgh team set--Perpetual. No. 1. 1852.
High average-McCarthy. 1875.
High individual set-Brown, 423.
High individual Eame-Mccsrthy. lB7.
8ieh aat g1mERoy, ~.
8t0h 0sf1k0o-0oy, S0,
NH spASe6-11oWas 10ks -
Evening star., 1939-12-17
PATENT OFFICE LEAGUE,
WEEK'a uIfu aCOp'

WEEKS HIGH SCORES.
High team game-Steinmetz 5as.
High team set-Steinmetz 1,111.
High individual Same-Riley. 14S.
High individual set-P. Patrick, 37l,
Evening star., 1939-12-17
PHILADELPHIA

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 16 (F.-
Joseph Patsy O'Rourke, the Phillies'
only scout for l3 years, resigned to-
day, effective January J.. .4.r~. !.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
h team game-Peerless. $40.
ODD FELLOWS LEAGUE.

High individual game-Steele, "a.
High individual set-Steele. 43a
High team game-Golden Rule, 5na
Hish team set-Friendship. .s29.
High strikes-F Donaldson. -.
High spares-P. Elicit. 81.
High Averages-Steele. 1888: Gron,
1l6-1Q
Evening star., 1939-12-17
Basket Coach Is Author

NEW YORK (P.-Clair Bee. Long
Island University football coach, has
written a book on basket ball.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
". p. A. LEAGUE.

High team BetsVStAtISt1cS' I'o8e' Floc-
essing. 636.
High team Eames-statistics. 62b Sup
ply. 900. -.
High individual averases-Cromole
1928: Evans 1O9-13.
High individual spares-Crombie, 81
Chiffon aud Snyder. 80. 200.
High individual sets-Cromoie, 3sW
High individual strikes-Juliano. IS:
Scagnellie, II. Crombe. 16.
High individual sames-Plack. 1853:
Evans. 14S.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
Standings in Capital Bowling Leagues
Duckpin League Standings.
LADIES' DISTRICT LEAGUE.
END OF Second Series.)

Rosslyn "a 9 Ice Palace Is Is
Lucky Strike 10 IA Arcadia 13 20
Arcade Pont'c IA IA Red Circle -
High team Eames-1ce Palace. $50; Ar
cadia. 6la.
High team sets-Ice Palace. lag: Ros-
slyn, /, 1O5.
High individual eame-Sacrey Gce Pal
acel, 112; Young uce PalaceD, 1853.
High individual set-Gulli Lucky
Strlke>. 420: Rose fRosslyn), 4Ol.
Hist strikes-Gulli Lucky strike), Her
ina Arcade Pontiac). "a
High spares-Guui Lucky Strike. 95;
Wootton tRosslyn), 50
High averases-Gulli Lucky Strike),
1la-6: Rose tRosslyn>. 1872: Wootton
lRosslyn). l1410: Young Uce Palace),
Evening star., 1939-12-17
PETWORTH LEAGUE.
EAST WASHINGTON CHURCH LEAGUE.

High team SetVCentennial, 1,SO4;
First Brethren. 1,791: VAUGHN and Doug
las 1.771.
High team games-Vaughn, 84s; Grace,
$50: First Brethren. $50.
High individual sets-Stewart, 415; r.
Hall. All: Brown, 400.
High individual games-Treese 16a:
Brown. 1871; r. Smith and Boyd. 1888 each,
Hish averaees-R Smith, 1895: Mich.
olson, 1925 Deloe. 1l7-2e.
MSf si sSsssssi-.bass ,ss, sssv..A l.4;
Evening star., 1939-12-17
BRooKLAND MERCHANTS LEAGUE.

High averages-dartrell ALBERT Baker,
12l.16: Crown (Brookland Hdwe.). 121.
High spares-Mooney tDe PerinD. 1913:
Crown (Brookland Hdwe). 122; Schotter
(Brookland Shoel. 121.
High strikes-Crown (Brookland Hdwe),
High individual game-Mooney CDe
PerinD. 173
High individual set-crown tBrookland
Hdweo. 44b.
High team game-Baldwin's Bakery s56.
High team set-Baldwin's Bakery Sol.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
GEORGETOWN COMMERCIAL LEAGUE.

Hish averaae-Di Misa, 1922.
Hish .set-Mieiotto. ~.
Hleh Rame-Payne. 1Sa.
High strikes-Cavanaug 80,
High spares-Talbert. 1872.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
PhiIIies Scout Quits

Totals II 43s Totals 2
Glacier County chief., 1939-02-24
The Low Down
From Hickory Grove

The other day l was thumbing
around in our Webster's, and |
run across the word, Yokel. And
the book, il says that a yokel is a
country pumpkin.
And ! got to thinking about it,
and you know she looks maybe like
the dictionary, il is not so terribly
up-to-date. You see more bump
kins around in our cities than you
will see in the country.
You take these moving picture
and Hollywood folks we been read
ing about-they listened t" the
slickers on the boat. And they
been trying to dodge through the
Custom House, with some French
jewelry. etc.-in their inside pocket.
And they are being bigger Iekel
than farmer going into Chicago
and buying the post.office from a
guy he met on the R. r. train.
If l was setting out to fool some
guy, l would hit right smack into
the biggest place ] could Finland
pick out sophisticated person.
The old dictionary. she needs
over.hauling-on pumpkins.
Yours, with the low down,
10 SIERRA
Glacier County chief., 1939-02-24
Oictators Come High

One OF the favorite trick--of the
trade uf the dictators is to show
how they have ended unemploy-
ment and want in their countries,
and to argue from this that one
man government Is the way to hu-
mar happiness and prosperity. The
COVER nment dominated German
press, for instance. is always pub.
fishing articles about want and
starvation in America, as proM'
of their theory that democracy is II
degenerate and out of date theory
of government.
In the light of that, some figures
presented by Paul Mallon, repre-
senting months of careful personal
investigation, penetrating guarded
dictatorial secrets are of eXcep-
tional interest.
In Russia. according to this SUI
vey, the average worker gets Sill a
week. and in Germany he gets $l2
to SIS. In the United States. he
gets S23.32.
In Russia, the lowest paid class
of workers get $3.50 and in Ger
many 81 .25. In this country they
get S4.S5 (WPA minimum).
And that doesn't tell half the
story. The big thing of interest to
the worker anywhere is real
wages'-that is, his pay computed
in terms of what it will buy. rather
than in terms of dollars. marks or
rubles. And here the comparison
is even more unfavorable to the in
dustrlal slaves of the dictators. A
pound of steak costs a dollar or
more in either Russia or Germany
as against 3Sc here. A pound Of
coffee costs $l2 in Russia and 81. %
in Germany as against 23c here. A
dozen eggs costs $1.26 in Russia
and re in Germany. as against 44c
here. So it goes. down the list of
necessities and luxuries.
What is responsible for our world
supremacy ia the workers standard
of living? You can answer that in
three words-the capitalist system,
which encourages private enterprise.
! You can denounce that system all
you please, but what else has
brought about the industry progress
that has given us more money for
less work-and has given even low
paid workers things that only the
favored official minority in the
dictatorship can buy?
Glacier County chief., 1939-02-24

dustry is vital to your job-tl,e
lines spend more than a billion a
year for supplies. and hundreds OF
different kinds of businesses get the
orders.
Do you own a savings account or
a life insurance policy? Then the
condition of the railroads has a
great deal to do with the future
safety of these savings-banks and
insurance companies are among the
largest holders of railroad securi.
ties.
Are You a farmer? Then you look
to the railroads for quick. safe
transport of perishables to distant
markets. The increased speed and
efficiency of freight transportation
by rail has made it possible for the
orange raiser of California to sell
his crop in New York, and an early
vegetable grower in the South to
sell his produce in the Middlewest.
Are you a manufacturer? Then
you may look to some railroad or
other for orders-and you certainly
look to the industry for the efficient
service that will carry your products
to buyer thousa nds Of miles away
at a reasonable cost.
Are you a parent with children
in school? The railroad industry
is one of the largest payers of school
taxes in this country-taxes which
would have to be made up by higher
levies on all other property if the
lines went bankrup, or were social
izeG.
Are you a taxpayer? Again, you
have vital interest in the rail-
roads. which are assessed tremen-
dous sums annually by all units of
government, and pay good share
of the taxes which keep government
services of all kinds going.
So it goes, throughout our entire
economic society. All the railroads
ask is fair break with their COM
petitors. And giving them that
fair break would mean a better
break for worker. manufacturer,
farmer, investor-all of US.