The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-03

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 The railroad also operates be- tween Harrisburg and Pittsburgh, and because of grades and curves, the trains take about four and q half hours. But competing with 1t the new turnpike will permit auto. mobiles to make the i60 miles In two hours. There will not be red light on the entire stretch, few curves and almost no hills.
 The highway takes advantage of the old railroad route started by the Vanderbilts in competition with the Pennsylvania R. R., but never finished.
 William II. Vanderbilt of the New York Central had threatened to bring the New York Central Into soutehrfl Pennsylvania if the Pennsylvania R. R. entered his field along the Hudson. This con- petition was viewed 50 seriously that the Pennsylvania patched up Q truce, but not before Vander- bilt had already constructed 20,- 100000 worth Of water-level tuia- nels now being used by the turn- pike.
 Now, however, the railroad is giving all sort Of cooperation to Q highway which is even greater competition. It has lent experts to Jones and extended every pos- sible facility.
 The other day Colonel Charles D. Young, vice president of the railroad. dropped this significanG remark to Jones.
 You may wonder why we have been so helpful tO you. We'll, 1t isn't merely because I like you. It's because we lave five to six thousands buses O1cr- ating around here and we've got to make 'em move faster. The highways arc getting cOngested, and we believe people will pay extra for extra speed"
 NOTE-The new turnpike will be Q toll road, and this is the essence of Walter Jones theory of road-building. He believes that new highways should not wait for increased taxes, but that people are willing to pay for stream lined, high-speed transportation TRADES TREATIES FIGHT
 In the coming congressional fight for renewal of the trade agreements act, the principal shock trooper will be stocky man with thinning grey hair and @ glint in his ey>-Henry Francis Grady, as- sistant secretary of state.
 With grsm satisfaction, Grady is already pulling in his belt for the fight. He believed there has been 10 much apologizing, not enough fortnight display of facts about trade agreements.
 We always get a bad press in the hearings" says Grady, "be- cause the hearings are sOund-
 ing board for the opposition, with no rebuttal. The newsmen give full account of what . lobbyist or congressman has said about 'ruining' the shoe industry or the cattle industry, or the production of turkeys. And we never try to fight back"
 Result. according to Grady. is a lot of false information. 'The other day" he says. two congress men complained to me about our having reduced the tariff on lead. They were surprised when I told them we have never touched the tariff on lead.
 There is talk of an investi- gation Of the trade agreements.
 Swell! Let's have it. We can take anybody on. ' have twice
 offered to debate the subject
 with vandsnbeFg on the air. and
 he has declined both times" S. S. COLUMBUS
 An incorrectly interpreted weather forecast may have played on important part sn the seuttling of the German luxury liner e, lumbus, according to Captall Harry A. Badt, skipper of the usS Tuscaloosa, who broughth the stir- vlyors Into New York.
 Clouds and Q rain squall had been predicted the day on which the Brirtish destroyer intercepted the 3a.000 ton liner. The caps tam os the Columbus was plane nlng io take advantage of this dirty weather to reach the noPth Atlantic where he would be come your first lieutenants" ''nead, air.