Milford chronicle., 1946-03-22
TRANSCONTINENTAL TRAVELLERS

eastern and western railroads have never had
an operating hOOk-up and, according to one
version, because eaStbOund passengers who
crossed the desert in Old-tVpe cars were eager
to enter fresh trains. Wartime experience
IN troop transport, however, has rOned out
the 0peratlOnal bugs and aforementioned
equipment has made through trips more COM
10rtable. Recently fifteen leading trunk line
railroads decided to start d through service.
inauguration, though, depends upon the de-
livery OF mOdernlZed equipment-plO probably
SIX OF eight months. Until that time, aS one
railroad advertisement proclaimed last week,
A hog can cross the country without chang
ing tralnS-but YOU can't
THE BITTER FACT that the peace is
growing cold and that our relations with
Russia are WOrSening instead of improving
does no credit to modern reporting. It's about
time that the RADIO commentators and the
newspaper cOlumnlStS stop limiting that
there must be World War Ill as though it
Is the smart thing to believe. If Russia is Il
problem to us so, possibly is America to
ituSSla. Let's start learning more about her
and her people. If the press and radio, here
and in Moscow, devoted all the time and space
now used for lidcule to telling Americans
and Russians about each others good points
there would be no next war to pay for with
blood, sweat and tears Right now is the
time for cOncllatlOn ON the part of both
nations, so that the future fear of war may
be eliminated-and the world may enter an
era of lonG-enduring peace
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WRITING IN TIE Atlantic Monthly for
January, under the title "TNA: An Ameri-
can Invention" the chairman of that govern
men projects endeavorS to make out Il case for
1t comparable to the westward push of Amer
lean OlOOpQIS a century, 400 Io ,.n,.,.
THE TNA is in the tradition of a vipor-
Gus, pioneering America. This explains, |
think why IVA is now so generally accented
as an American accomplishment"
All through the article the chairman COM
pareS IN A with private enterprise, whereas
there really Is no comparison. IVA did not
even pioneer electric development That was
all done in the fifty wears preceding its in
ceptl0n, by real pioneers who riSkCd their own
money is giving electricity to every part of
the United States before the first dirt was
ever moved for TNA
IVA is apolOgizing when it compares it.
self with private enterprise. iva is not sub
ject to any of the laws that regulate the con
duct OF private electric companies for the
benefit OF consumers. 1t WAS built with taxes
and is tax subsidized. 1t is exempted from
tax laws applying to private enterprise and
private citizens. 1t gets special government
privileges which are denied all business and
Individuals
SO far as TNA being IAN American ac-
c0mpllShment, American citizens were read
ing about Russia and the great governments
owned hydroeleCtric plants it was building on
It's "hVe-Near plans under communism be-
fore they ever heard of TNA. In fact Russia
imported American engineers to carry out IFS
projects, Of which TNA is but an enlarge
ment.
No, IVA is not an American accomplish
ment except in the enormous amount of tax
dollars that have been poured into it as 2
pattern for similar projects now before Con-
greSS.
JUST A SHORT TIME AGO Sterilization
Director B0WleS WAS telling a Congressional
Committee that it was nonsense" to say that
Pl1ce controls were crampng or sitting pro-
auction. Just few days ago OPA raised the
COTTON textile prices to spur production of
loW-c0St garments, such aS mems shirts and
Women'S dresses. Can this be construed as
ANYTHING but an about-face by Mr. BowleS?
Inc hOld-the-lme thinking of the bureau
cfatS and clackpOtS formulating plans un-
DER which we are regimentated certainly fool
cd nobody. The man who can't find shirts to
ut his pOcketbook knows that something is
wrong. He has been angered and puzzled bv
me shortages of clothing of reasonable price
Wlllch ne Knew should be plentiful. Through
the action OF OPA the consumer will DrobabIy
pay ten cents more for low priced shirt. and
maybe eight cents for shorts Strange as it ,
may seem, however, the buyers will save
money because of this increase. The reason
Is TINS, II the plan works as expected. the
pubic Will no longer have to buy the eXnen- {
SlVe grades or go without The So to SO
sport SHIRT racket should be on it's way out.
OPA seems to be taking a reaIistice view ,
Oh the picture when it says that the entire
COSTS OF the new order cannot be absorbed by
because previous increases in
prices OF materials have DESTROYED their abil ,
lty TO Go so. An extension of OPA for an
other year IS now being asked of CONGRESS-.
IL should be glanted-but with iron-clad re-
SCrIctlonS as TO Its limitations. 1t is too soon /
to throw off all price controls. but thev must
be made lieXable by law so that changing
conditions may be met before :; business is
compelled to quit through bureaucratic bung
ing The need of fair profits for all business ,