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FAIR TRADE IS NO ROBBERY
Charles V. Stanton
Three State Senators, including Senator Paul Geddes of
Koseburg, have taken up the cudgel on behalf of the public
in Southern Oregon. They have demanded intervention by
the state's public utilities commission in connection with
the announced intention of the Southern Pacific company to
discontinue passenger service in this area.
There is a legal question whether the Southern Pacific
' has not been in violation of the terms of the Oregon and
California land grant since it discontinued through train
service many years ago. The grant was made on a pro
vision that through passenger service be maintained be
tween Portland and San Francisco. The Southern Pacific
company holds that its trains by way of the Natron cut-off
meet that requirement. There is a technical point as to
whether through trains might not be enforced on the line
actually built with funds realized from the grant.
Hut there is still a question of whether it is worthwhile
; to force the Southern Pacific to retain the Nightcrawler.
.' Jt is my opinion that unless the public utilities commis
sion will force the Southern Pacific to operate a more mod
ern and adequate passenger train service, we might as
; well forget the whole thing.
Certainly the Nightcrawler is of little benefit to South
ern Oregon.
It is my further opinion that the Southern Pacific has
deliberately endeavored to kill off passenger travel in this
' end of the state. Passenger trains are costly to operate.
. The Southern Pacific company is a part owner of Pacific
Greyhound Lines. Busses can be operated at much less
cost than trains. Consequently, the Southern Pacific can
make more profit from its part ownership of busses than
through maintaining train service. So, from the company's
viewpoint, it is good business to chase people off the trains
and onto busses.
Passenger Service Costly
The National Association of Railroad and Utilities Com
missioners, reporting on the railroad passenger deficit prob
lem at ft convention in November 1954, stated that gross
revenues for the year 1953 were the highest in history, with
net operating income from freight service in that year
reaching a record $1,813,000,000. For the same year, the
passenger train deficit was $70,574,000, or roughly 39 per
cent of the net operating income from freight service.
Thus, from freight income, the nation's railroads were
forced to subsidize their passenger services to the tune of
,39 per cent.
Here in Southern Oregon we hold the opinion that a
railroad company owes some responsibility to the area
from which it derives itg freight business. Southern Ore
gon is one of the brightest spots on the whole S.P. system
mcomewise. No one will question that the Nightcrawler is
a source of expense, and cannot be justified economically.
But could the Southern Pacific company operate bet
ter service without dissipating such a large portion of its
freight revenue? Would a through service, operated in
daylight, utilizing modern equipment and service, reduce
the deficit? Could interurban type service be maintained
without incurring heavy loss?
If it can be found that some form of decent passenger
service can be provided at a near break-even figure, then,
1 believe, the Southern Pacific company should be forced
to supply that service. But, if passenger service is to
cost 30 to 40 per cent of income, thus putting the company
at a disadvantage in competition with truck transportation,
an enforced service is not justified.
Improve Freight Service
If, however, the Southern Pacific company is permit
ted to discontinue its passenger service, thus saving, by
its own estimate around $500,000 annually, steps should be
initiated by the public utilities commission to force a bet
ter freight rate struoture for this area. While our long
haul rate is competitive, Southern Oregon is under a great
handicap in shipping through Pacific Coast ports for for
eign export. If we had access to coastal and overseas ship
ping, our market potential would be materially expanded.
It probably would be necessary to go through the Interstate
.Commerce Commission to obtain better freight tariffs to
Paoific Coast markets and ports, but a program initiated
by the public utilities commission doubtless would carry
much weight with that federal body.
The public utilities commission also could require the
Southern Pacific to utilize some of its increased profits
for development work, particularly in opening new indus
trial site areas, through construction of spur tracks, and
making general improvements to its service.
If the Southern Pacific company can be made to com
pensate the area for its loss of passenger train service by
improving the economic structure through more realistic
rates and a mpve responsible attitude toward industrial de
velopment, we might be better able to absorb the blow to
our provincial pride.
Horses vs. Nightcrawler
J. Scott Milne,
Electrical Union
Leader, Passes
PORTLAND im J. Scolt Milne,
57, who rose from secretary of his
electrical worker union local here
in 1923 to president of the 625,000
tnember union in 1954, died at his
farm home near here early Wed
nesday. A heart attack was re
sponsible. . i
Milne, whose office as head of
the AK1. International Brother
hood of Electrical Workers is In
Washington, D. C, bad been va
cationing here.
Milne had been the union's pres
ident since April 19M succeeding
Dan J. Tracy. Tracy retired but
died in Washington last March.
and member of Ihe executive coon-; run 'rom K"Kene to Ashland
Chamber Of Commerce
Launches Plan For Race
Against Antiquated Train
The Koseburg Chamber of Commerce is launching a stunt
which it thinks may prove history is moving backwards
that is, as far as the Southern Pacific Railroad goes.
in an effort to show just how slow the Eugene-to-Rose-burg
passenger train runs, the chamber is snowballing a
movement to race horses in a pony-express fashion against
the much maligned "Nightcrawler."
Proiect Manager Alan Knudtson
reported Wednesday the race miy
gain even greater proportions and
be continued the lengih ol the
cil of Ihe American Federation of
Labor last May.-
Milne, born at Vancouver, B. C,
lived much of his life at Portland.
lie was vice president of the un
ion for the West Coast area for
many ye'.ra and later became in
ternational secretary -treasurer. His
wife Doris, and a son. Scott, Jr.,
were with him in Portland. Anoth
er son, Robert, had remained In
Washington.
Now the chamber is contacting
posse and riding groups all along
the line to secure enouth horses
and riders to make the run. Hors
es would be changed at mile inter
vals, except in the casjs where
distances have to be scaled down
because of hills or grades.
Knudtson said the Southern Pa
cific schedule calls for a three
hour passenger train run from Eu
gene to Roseburg. Aclually, he
jfeter cdon
:JJJ 8oL
WASHINGTON (NEA) The
record of the first session, 84th
Congress, on President Eisenhow
er's legislative program, still has
to he made.
Congress just began to roll in
June. In the first four months of
the session, only 28 acts were pass
ed and signed into law by the
President. Twenty more were
signed in May for a total of 48.
BUT 52 NEW LAWS were signed
by the President in June to bring
the total for the season to an even
100.
There is a 50-50 chance the ses
sion will run through the first half
of August, in the final weeks mils
will be raining down faslern than
you can keep track of them.
President Eisenhower's 14 meas
ures on which he wants action
aren't exactly a "must" list. Legis
lative proposals nowbefore Con
gress won't die with the end of this
sesion. They'll carry over.
This has been one of the factors
influencing a slowdown this ses
sion. There has been plenty of evi
dence in both parties of a desire
to wait and make a record in 1950,
an election year.
J here has also been evidence or
foot dragging on the part of con
gressmen who aren't overly en
thusiastic about some parts of the
hisenhower program.
THE PRESIDENT'S HEALTH
reinsurance plan is getting n o
place and probably won't. It was
first presented to the 83rd Con
gress and cold shouldered, then
as now.
The same thing has happened to
tha President's proposal for amend
ments to the Taft Hartley labor
law.
Neither parly Is showing any
great fondness for the administra
tion's power-partnership policy.
This applies to the Cougar and
John Day projects in Ihe North
west, in particular. They have
been taken out of the public works
bill, which covers 100 per cent fed
erally financed projects.
ihe President would like to get
Cougar and John Day authorized
on the basis of having state and
local interests share construction
and operating costs. The idea is
that if just a couple of these part
nership power projects could be
started, they would set a pattern
for more.
There is even some evidence
that congressional majorities have
deliberately gone out of their way
this session to sabotage the Presi
dent's program.
THE HOUSE DEMOCRATS
plan to put over a $20 individual
income lax cut for everyone is a
prime example. It would have cut
government revenues by two bil
lion dollars a year, or more.
The Senate-led crusade against
the President's bond issue plan for
highway construction financing, if
successful, will increase federal
government's direct expenditures
for new roads by an estimated 1.7
billion dollars a year.
The House Democrats' latest
plan to increase social security
benefits for the aged is another
move in the same direction.
All three of these measures
would Ihrow the budget further out
of balance, increase the public
debt and so make the Repubublican
fiscal record look bad.
Perhaps the most effective
wrecking of the President's pro
gram has been done on the , mili
tary reserves plan which the
President considers vital and aid
to education and school construc
tion. - t
Rep. Adam Clayton Powell CO
NY) was encouraged to introduce
antisegregation amendments for
both proposals. These amendments
made the legislation unacceptable
to Southern Democrats and action
was effectively blocked.
Congress Chat
By HARRIS ELLSWORTH,
M. C, 4th Oregon District
iNKW YORK VP) Items from the mailbug:
Everyone knows what the American wife of today is like.
But what about the wife of tomorrow?
Well, the chances are she'll be better groomed than her
mother, and know more about the technique of understand
ing a husband than the technique of running a stove.
A test of some 180 000 senior hich
school girls by General Mills dis-
ciosea mat u per cent were well
informed on the art af keeping
themselves looking naat and
pretty, 71 per cent had studied up
on now 10 Keep a husband happy,
64 per cent had i good knowledge
of the mechanics of housekeeping,
but only 52 per cent had acquired
real cooking skills.
One surprising result of the sur
vey: Only 45 per cent could answer
correctly questions on child care.
This seems odd In view of the
trend toward earlier m image.
It seems like everything a person
does now from sneenna to buy
ing; a greeting card reflects his
deep, hidden personality.
ciate It with a sallow complexion.
The favorite color of men and
executives in general is blue.
Those who choose green cards
often arc stingy and have a sus
picious nature.
Those who ike to send nerfunied
ranis are generally extroverts
with a tendency to show off the
"life of the party" type.
Do you ever pick a 'greeting card
featuring a sea scene or a lake
view? It may he a sisn that Dri-
vaiely you wish Ihe wa'er would
wash away Ihe person whom you
sena uie card lo.
Personally, I'd like to send a
card like that to the Dsvchiatrist.
Just how complicated do we want
lo make lite
Dior's Edict Ignored "
I have lifted Ihe bosom, and
flattened it," christian Dior,
French fashion designer, an
nounced last summer.
His edict aroused considerably
concern among men who disliked
the idea f American women
For ten years the problem of
obtaining appropriations for the
construction of Federal public
works projects has followed the
same pattern. This year was no
exception except for the ballyhoo,
the claims of who got the money
and how.
The appropriating process starts
with the Bureau of the Budget.
The annual budget never has and
doubtless never will carry monev
for ALL of the projects that alt
members of Congress want includ
ed. Traditionally, the Appropria
tions Committee of the House re
fuses to add items to the bill that
are not in the budget. When the
bill goes to the Senate, where
each slate is equally represented,
there is no such restraint and
meritorious projects are added.
Then in the conference of Com
mittee Members from both House
and Senate the bill is gone over
(and sometimes fought over) item
by item and the final draft is writ
ten. The Senate is usually quite
liberal in sprinkling additional
items over the map of the United
States but all concerned realize
that the final screening process
will take place in the conference.
Senators get the credit at home
for obtaining Senate approval for
net Droiects but. unless there is a
determined "follow-up" inside the
closed-door conference sessions,
many "glowing achievements" fall
by the wayside.
Good or bad, like it or not, that
Is the way the appropriative func
tion of Congress works when it
comes to appropriating money for
public works projects and it has
worked that way for a long time.
said, the time is about 3 '-4 hours.
He said the train averages about
21 miles an hour.
He said the Douglas County
Mounted Sheriff's Posse had been
contacted and had agreed to par
ticipate. He said other posses were
being contacted, including the Jo
sephine County Posse at Grants
Pass. He said the Grants Pa?s
group had already promised 20
riders if the race is run south of
Roseburg.
Data To Ba Sat Later
Knudtson said the stunt was
only in the preliminary planning
stage, but work nas already started-in
mapping out a course where
horses would not have to run on
the pavement. This would mean
back roads and along the edes
of the highway. He said the traf
fic problem was also being studied.
Although a date has not been set
for the big race, Knudtson said he
hopes it can be run on the week-J
end after next. A definite date will
be announced later, he said.
He concluded that although it
is a stunt for attention, the cham
ber feels it will point up the need
for more adequate service for pas
sengers on the line from Eupene
south. "We are not interested in
keeping the present type of serv
ice," he said. "We want it improved."
Moscow Papers Print Impartial News Of Big Four
MOSCOW IM Pravda and Iz-j
vesta expanded from four to six'
pages this week to publich with
equal space the speeeches of
the Big Four leaders at the open
ing of the Geneva Summit con
ference. The front pages had a friendly
glow. One had to turn to page two
to find anti - American remarks
These were in the text of a joint
statement signed by A. I. Mikoyan,
a first deputy premier, and Ho Chi
M i n h, president of Communist
North Viet Nam, who has just left
the U.S.S.R.
The Soviet-Viet Nam communi
que stated the two countries "res
olutely denounce attempts at in
cluding South Viet Nam, Laos and
Cambodia in the zone of action of
the agressive military bloc in
Southeast Asia." The reference
was the Southeast Asia Treaty Or
ganization (SEATO).
Otherwise, everything in the So
viet press seemed jolly, with all
iU organs reporting on the meet
ing of President Eisenhower and
Soviet defense minister Georgii
Zhukov Zin Geneva. The dispatch I
from Geneva told "how two old j
fighting comrades-in-arms, Presi-
dent Eisenhower and Marshal
Zhukov, during their friendly chat,
mentioned with no little pride that
each of them already has several
grandchildren." -
The main organs of the presa all
earried front page editorials call
ing for peace in the world as the
result of the Geneva conference.
John Wm. Unruh, M.D.
Physician-Surgeon
announces the opening of his office
303 Pacific Bldg.
ORchord 2-2414
Practice limited to eye.
Adventist Conference
To Gain Nine Churches
ORGON CITY im The bien
nial business meeting of Oregon
Seventh -day Adventist churches
opened Wednesday and nine
churches in Oregon and Southern
Washington were to be admitted of
ficially to the conference.
E. R. Sanders, secretary-treasurer,
reported that this will raise
to 110 the number of churches in
the conference.
The meeting was at the nearby
Gladstone campgrounds where the
church s camp meeting is to open
Thursday.
Political Use
Of Peace Scored
By Negro Baptist
LONDON un A leading Amer
ican Baptist said this week there
can never be peace ' as long as
one nation of people takes delight
in holding another in economic,
political and spiritual bondage."
The Rev. Joseph H. Jackson,
pastor of the Olivet Baptist Church.
Chicago, told the jubilee congress
of the Baptist World Alliance:
"Peace is not a political weapon
to be used by one nation to in-1
crease lis power over anuiuer.
Peace is a spiritual value and can
not be realized without love and a
regard for the sacredness of hu-!
man personality." j
Rev. Jackson is the Negro pres- j
ident of the National Baptist Con-I
vention of the United States and 1
one of four Baptist ministers who
will visit the Soviet Union next
monlh as guests of Russian'
churchmen. i
His address was accompanied j
by footstamping and handclapping. j
Some ministers in the audience j
jumped to their feet and shouted
fervent "amens." At times his
voice was drowned out as the
audience echoed his words
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What happened regarding the
money for the Talent project is a
good example to illustrate the
above story. Other than money
for rehabilitation of existing dis
tricts in the proiect the budget did
not provide funds for Talent. By
dint of a lot of hard work plus
heavy pressure put on the com
mittee by the Bureau of the Budg
et itself, the House Committee
did. contrary to custom, include
$150,000 in the bill for that proiect.
The Senate then increased the
amount to $500,000. In confererce
the House majority (Democmt)
Members obiected to the increase.
The House Republicans were fo!
it. The Senate conferees did not
insist, so the addition was stricken
out of the bill. Had the Senate
conferees refused to agree with
the majority of the House confer
ees and had the Talent item been
brought back to the House in dis
agreement in ine conicrence re
port I would have had a fiahting
chance to save the $.150,000.
, In 1SM8 an identical situation de
veloped regarding $2,000,000 for
I the Bonneville transmission lines
1 to the Oregon coast. Senator Cor-
don was able to have the item
I sent back in disagreement. Where
upon I was able to make a motion
on the Floor of the House to recede
and concur in the Senate amend
ment. On a roll call vote the House
agreed to make the appropriation.
I had no such opportunity on the
Talent item.
For example, do you always send what happened?
Kv"". "l"-,' ",1,a n "Pensive .., .pe o( f headlines, the
8h.yr i l?i,men,2l nviu "rd I excitement, the hullabaloo about
, "b'rthday; do you hesitate to r,.un to the form ..
send her one in a humorous vein? ; ,ay, Slt,,v executive of
.,i n"lftU becal"! ou 1 a rubber fabrics comp.nv. Amer-
!!.iT .,rei. nu".ng iuit!"lican women kept right on Olivine
against the old girl. I padded bras, which last vear' hit
Anyway, this is one of the con-1 an all-time hish in retail sales vol-
clusions reached by a Chicaso ume of more than M million dol-is passed next year those dams
greeting card firm after a survey ilar. can be completed ouicklr hut if
of several hundred thousand cu.i-l The brassiere and swimsuit man-1 the present 'federal money or
tomers. ufacturrrs actually botuht more none" oonos:tion is contin ted we
Color Indicative than three times as much hrafoam I mav have to continue down this
The survey, as interpreted by a padding in the first nine monihslong hard road f seeurinr smill
psychiatrist, showed: .atler Diors new style came out as annual MerM annronriations for
Children and young women pre-Uhey had in the same preceding those dams. Meanwhile the annus!
fer red cards. Most women avoid nerind. rinvi H.m.n w,n .vrmiinn im h
I buying yellow cards as they sso-' Everybody feel better? I $:.000,000 or more.
As I reported in my letter last
week some monev was put in bv
the Senate for the three Willa
mette Valley flood control dams
Cougar, Green Peter and Hills
Creek. That is good. There was
considerably more monev l TME
RUDflF.T for the Cougar and
(Ireen Peter Dams If our Oregon
Senators had cooperated in secur
ing Ihe early passage of my bill
to allow non-federal particination
in their construction. If that bill
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