Milford chronicle., 1943-01-29
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THE PROPHETS who a few
years ago cried that the railroads
were as out of date as the horse
and buggy. are without honor at
home or abroad Our railroads
probably saved this country from
an invasion.
For example. they moved soldiers
and supplies to the critical danger
points in matter of hours follow
ing Pearl Harbor. Without firing
gun they became one of the great
est obstacles to the success of Hit
ler's submarine campaign on the
Atlantic.
James f. Byrnes, director of Eco
nOmic Sterilization, is quoted in
the newspapers of December 30. as
saying: The railroads have done
magnificent job. Before Pearl
Harbor there were 5000 barrels of
oil delivered in Eastern SeabOard
territory week. Two weeks ago
it was 761 900 barrels a day. . .
We have to look for relief from the
immediate situation to the railroads
and railroad tank care"
BY their ability to do this un-
precedented job of moving oil over
land. the railroads snatched from
the submarines one of their great
est prizes. thus winning what
might be termed major naval
victory.
1t would be impossible to esti-
mate what the efficient functiOning
of on railroads means TO this
country in the fight against our
enemies.
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AN ARTICLE in the Shreveport,
Louisiana Times of December 30,
shows one reason why tens of mil
lions of taxpayers are digging deep |
er into their purses today to find
the money TO pay Federal taxes.
Hundreds of millions of dollars
have been poured into government |
owned electric power plants to dup |
plicate and compete with the pri-
vate electric industry. although |
that industry has never failed to
meet the requirements of this ma
ton.
The heaviest industrial demands
of war have had to be met by it
without delay and at low rates. This
in itself proves that the private
power industry is capable of nee
essary expansion. The article in
the Times is further proof
Down near Hot Springs, Arkan-
sas, ten power companies in sew
eral states pooled their power re-
sources to supply a new govern
ment aluminium plant They had
the reserve power and there would
have been no cost to the govern
ment for construction work.
But the Rural ElectrificatiOn Ad-
ministration insisted on building a
line, with taxpayers money, from
the Pensacola dam on the Grand
River in Oklahoma, to the govern
ment aluminium plant near Hot
Springs. at a cost of some $4,000
900. to carry about one-third of the
lOad-the excuse being that other
wise there would have been INSULT
cient power for the plant, although
existing companies had agreed to 4
handle the whole load.
On December 25, the REA line =
broke down. The intercOnnected :
power from the private companies
automatically took up the addition
al load and prevented interruption y
in the aluminium company opera >
tions. which would have meant the =,
loss of more than a million pounds v
of aluminium, or material for $50 IL
bombers.
This proved that existing COM Il
panies were able to carry the load ).
as they claimed, while serving NJ
other customers. 1t demonstrated u
the superiority of intercOnnected IS
systems which do not depend on a
localized source of supply. 1t also
Illustrates how taxpayers funds -
are being dissipated by unneces- v
sary government spending which "
liscourages and destroys taXpaying =
Industries which have always been L
he strength of this nation in peace -
md war times.
RO/ K
THIS NATION has always been V
Unbeatable because the people have
lad faith in their form of govern
nent and in private enterprise. A
their faith brought them freedom NJ
economic, and political. +
t also brought them unprecented
omfort and security. Any man or X
yoman, regardless of race, color
+ creed, was free to come and go in
s he pleased, work for whom he CC
leased, and by thrift, bring secur- A
y and well-being to himself and Nil
is family. He could go into bust =
ess for himself and if he made fu
ood no one resented his success. VIC
esterday these things were so, du
-ithout question. an
We now hear predictions that we RAJ
ill have some measure of social off
m after the war. We hear warn fol
lgs that the people intend to have erl
.otal social security" If they can inc
Ot get it 100 per cent under the
resent system, the implication is the
icy will demand it under some TIL
her system. Material comfort TIL
ith many has clearly taken pre- EN-
dent over things of the spirit, al sta
ough lip service is still paid to SOL
traditions. Federal bur- the
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