La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 25, 1919, Image 7

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Newspaper Page Textis r.a.,Tr;g o ' o - ' L1C GTUXDE EYET0 T5SEBYT:TJ9 01 SATTRDAY. .7AXUAT?Y 25, mm McADOG'S REPORT THE RAILROAD? . So Much Interest, Not Only by Railroad Officials and Employes, but by All Citizens, Attaches to the Future Handling of Transportation, Linen Thut The Observer Herewith Prints the Iteparts on Rail roads Made by Hon. W. G. McAdoo. The Report Is Long and Will Appear in Dully Installments, Riving Every Observer Reader a Chance to Study Carefully the ConteritB of a Document Which Promises to Have Deep Hearing on Our Country's Future. portation. It a b-encally under- which docs not provlilaa solution for stood iit flie delays and excess! rj (these terminal difficulties." Tho 'iftsts do not occr principally on ac- igroritest opportunity to reduce niil count of insufficiency of fjcllllles , road costs for the future and to pro on the road, but on account of liud- mote' public convenience In transor 'tiual terailnula .lad ot the heuvy jtution for tho tiniire will bo found temilmil costs. ' , iin the solution of these terminal It Is tot unnatural that this should 'problems, be the case. It Is a far simpler I , (To be continued) proposition to hinl n train over a I ' 1 railroad than It 10 break up that Neighbors of Woodcraft will hold truin in a terminal and distribute its their regular meeting next Tuesday. -nr in ihu cnmiMi-iitiir riirri.. For ; niirht. January -28. All members are ono thing, It Is, easier to provide' udo- ixiit kai.k FOR SALE Plymouth Uook roosters. Call Hlack 7UA 1-21 -at (Continued from yesterday) Civilian Inconveniences. Whllo such a great work was bo ing performed, Inconveniences to civ ilian travelers and some interfer ences with the transportation of or- illnlo'trncJt capacity ou tho railroad itself, most of whlchTuJ.s throuph the country, than It Is to provide adeuuate track capacity in n tcrniin lal, which Is generally lit tho midst of 'a great city. Hut an even more int- remiested to be present. There will he installation of officers. l-25-2li of rates and reliability and adeouacv '. of service In the pjst thousands of i rate changes have been north which were .,. 00,.. nun , siauiuiy ,,.,, .. , lh.,, ,. ,,, ,,,,,,, Ms being handled exclusively under nnn iiiim: (recent niifl fin n rilillflUil made each , . , h . nhnniml with nnltv wuise mull tin-' , ... ..... .... II , . , ... , ...,.,.,,.,. .... OI purpose. Itill lew iiiuiiibiil u aJia , ui. unueu Mates ""' aim yassenger anu . . . irtiiii-.tl where Its cars were unavoidable. Tho war necessl-ifelght service was.of necessity Inter- ;,"( be setmrnte .nV ty chmo first; the civilian needs of;fed ilh during tho . 'efforts ,o America second. With a limited ;nve been made during the'msl Tear . . . . f.,H,M es which have not supply of passenger and freight,!" keep in touch with state railroad 0,TlLed w 1th tnltv of Purpose .... ,..,.... , , v....,Me.H r , "." ummcu, operated under a single manage needed for tho movement of troops:ard Important complaints should ro-t .. n... . ....... eelve prompt attentlrn. I have given you a linen. The ability of ono company I In- int rl1 of Hie InmitieHM flenemlH statement of ... ,i the transportation d.tions a yenr In the wa7oi7ermma, ago. of (lie transportation achieve- .. .i... . .....1 r..ui.i Tills waa . 'ents under Fedorul control during ,. ,;', ,,. , ,,,,, , ' ,,1... nu, HI1U U. IliU (Jl.TSU'lll SIL." tialiou. Thcl'utnre. way connecting compatile.) carry 011 their operations. 'It Is human nature tltat mich ctmminv in much more Inter- What remains to he considered lsi.,-1,.,1 i lnnktne nrier its linmeillato what permanent solution of the rail-jexclnslvo Interests, both in tho facil road problem should be adopted and linos which it provides and in the what shall be the temporary form of t operates them, than it Is In railroad control pecdlng a Derma-i,ti,iilr n,i imnriulnc Its nronorlv PIANO TUNlNCi Expert tuning and repairing. Leave orders with Mrs. R. J. Kltchin. James M. Daly, tuner. 1-22-tltp FOR TRADE Nice Portland lots for La Grande property or land. Ad dress l44Uasette," St. Maries, Ida. . 1-24-21 Home Beauty Apples for sole. Will deliver. Phone Red U371. 1-2-t -dtp FOR SALE Hi-inch yellow piue wood, $!) per cord delivered. Phone Red 1022. 1-20-Ctp control could not, have introduced.' and war supplies, there were not suf fflclent cuts and locomotives re mining to fully meet civilian needs nor was thero tune, nor materials nor labor to build them. explained to the country early in the year, and during the period of fin, wnr tho pooplo generally, when they realized tho situation, patriotic ally accepted It and inudo sacrifices accordingly. 1 Whatever Inconveniences have re sulted aro due entirely to war con- umons ana aro inno way related to - nent solution. iso as to helo Its connections tho fact that the railroads were un- 'n December, 1 91 r , .there were Generally speaking, tho cities of dor government control. Such In- al)out ISO separate operating rail-:tnis cout-y and the' railroad tiaf convenlonces undoubtedly would j'0!"1 companies m too United. ifc Uiat passes . through them huv hnv,o been greater under private con-i st ''es with operating revenues otwholly otttBiowa th railroad tor trol, for the supply of equipment was ! M, WOO, 000 or more per year each; ,ni facilities, which were provided augmented by the ability of the gov-,73 of these companies had opcrat- I nnny years ago without any conccp ernmont to shoKen routes, to com-jilB revenues of $10,000,000 or more , n,,,, 0f the growth of the country's Dino rncillties, to pool equipment unit ; v' year earn, 'mere were several ; traffic. It is difficult to got the land 1", motive powor. and to introduce econ- 'hundred companies wl.oso respective !to expand tho terminals of any one ifj omies which tlto roads under private .operating revenues were less . than i-ajirrmd and each railroad comnany 1 end would not.ifl. 000, 000 per year. . ( -j is Jealously trying to prevent some j (jy J ' i " ''Possible rlnliKinns. other railioad from getting the .5d- i5S(C . I desire to make . this point -nsi Tirondly speaking, there riro three 'vnntsge jn new terminal facilities, j Sijy clear as possible, for it Is necessary? general' -permanent solutions of 'the Kaeh railroad company wants tn planJ'JSyK for the American people to umlir-irailro:d -queKtion. Tho first Is "to'tts new terminals so ns to help ItsitijR'J stand tho facts of the railroad situ-'send the railroads back Into tho I own business and so ns not to holp Tjjn ntion, if this big problem Is to be private control of the several nun-j lis rivals. It Is true , that at times doilt with intelligently. Passenger ;tltetl old companies. The second Is to under pressure of critical necessity ormlninnnl whlln nrnw.ln.l flu.!.itr llt..!liavn nllfriehl trnvurn mm. I nwnnrcliiii . .nmn nf the ri 1 ) ri.M it u nl Hilllln elites war, was crowded because much of .and control of'nll tho railroads. Tho 'try to combine a portion of their ii the equipment had to bo used In thoithlrd Is to reconstruct the railroad j terminal phtr.s Into :t joint teTminal tiansportntlon of troops; It was not i map nlong logical lines, so as to wipe ; enterprise. Hut It takes yours for crowded because tho government liau lout these hundreds of different rail-Jtho railroads to agree on any such contiol of the railroads. As a mat-jroad companies and sltbsrltuo almatter. and the conipreltiinslvenoss ter of fact, many thousands of pas-'comparatively few companies, which of the particular plan Is -generally ln senger train miles were saved by the j under strict .and close government jterfered with by the selfishness of ability of the government to achieve Control can he expected to combine isonie particularly -powerful railroad results which private owners of the .the advantages " of government which feels that can preserve cer rouils could not or would not have control, including unified control of tain advantages by refusing to put achieved. During tho period of fed- those things where it Is needed, with. I Into the4 joint plan certain facilities eiai cuiiirui, uieij iiM-iime uuiiumj tuu uinnuui.-n ui u.iu i.iiLititi . .j ... was exercised In order to save both I private management I am not com passenger and freight equipment rand milted to any particular plan. 1 make as many cars and locomotra6s wisli to lay before you certiin re os possible available for the war need i forms which I think are indlspens first, and for the needs of the civ-'able and without which any so-call ed solution ft" the railroad problem will be a mere disappointing make shift. Policy. I am frank to s-iy I ds not believe thnt these important reforms can possibly bo accomplished if we aro to havo in tho future several hundred different' companies ns we' havo .had I Cooperative. Up-Building f Vt EGGS FOR HATCHING From pure iWiJ:i bred Buff Wyandottes. Prize win ners. Heavy layers. , Choice (able fowls. $2.00 for 1:1 eggs. Ira R. Aldrich, 707 Fourth street. I-20-24t "OoiniK'titivc an niliiliTtion" is an npt . dosoviption oL' tlio great war. It's a game the kaiser started n ml it .proved a liomner- 'tr-i'' hi e ilLin population next. Soi'vIiik the rublic. 1 While putting tho paramount war needs of the nalion first, nevor .tlieloKli, ' every possible effort . has been made by the cnilroads under federal control to seVvo the publit; ndequately and furnish every possi ble facility for o.irryinR on the or dinary passenper and -freight busl-lin the pist, or even n hundred, or ness of the nation. The railroads 'even fifty different railroad compan--are public nervants, and In time of jles. I helfve they can all be nccom peace the first consideration should pi is lied either thro-.igh a compara bo to furnish adeo.uo service at the tively few railroad companies or which ouj-'ht to bo nut there in tlie , public interest. Tho effect is thut when it cornea to terminal properties we Kot a clear cut conflict of interest between the iuiblic nnd any particular railroad company. The jmblio wants termi ni :1 facilities comprehensively plan ned and carried out so as to pro mote tho greatest convenience and economy for nil concerned, but each railroad compnny is anxious to pro- servo nny purtlcubr advantage which it already has and to incroaHO that advantage when practicablo. This chsb of interests botween the public and nny particular railroad company, nnd between the different railroad companies serving a partlcul.tr ter minal, operates to produce dead- Co-operative up building must be come t!u national and iiiteriiationiil "game" in tlie new era which is before, us. T h i s institution stand:; for co-operation with business enterprises as we as individuals. ' KI'" CP FOR SALE That monument you want -for Decorution day is ready for immediate delivery. B. M. M. & G. Co., 1502 S avenue: 1-17-tf i'Olt ItKXT FlUt RKXT Furnished rooms Phone Red 3171. 11-29-tf. Professional Directory ATTORNEYS FOR ItF.NT Nlc cosey rooms from 12 np. 510 Adams. Phono i R. H3901. . 1-lS-lf CIJCHRVy ft EalBKHARD Ow. V. Coonran ani Colon R. "Bbsrbard, Attorneys. L Cranio National Bank Building. FORI KKNT rooms. 111a -Furnished housekeeping, ick 1202. 1-24-tf FOR RKNT Steam heated rooms. Special rate. Darlnnd hotel, for merly the Orejron hotel, 10 ie pot street, iiniler 'new manage ment. II. C. Lawyer. 1-IlI-lf J. GREKN,' 'Attorney atf law Practice in all state and federal courts. Office La Grande Nation.nl Rank Building, CRAWFORD EAKiM T. IJ. Craw ford and Robert B. Eaton, Attor neys law.' Practice In all the courts of the state and the United Btatos. Office, West-Jacohaoa Bid., rooms -10-17, La Oranrte, Oregon. FOR RKNT Furnished housekeepini! rooms. Call Black 8:11. 1-14-tt LOST AN I) FOUND WA.NTKD Mtscellaueuus. WANTED A refined Woman to take charge of home, two children. Phono . Bluck 3H81. ' l-'Ji-ltp WANTKD A, refined woman to take chai'ire of home, two Children. Phone Black 31)01. l-L'4-4ti WANTED -To rent a niano. Excel lent cure. No children in home. Phone Rid 3002. 1-22-tf WANTED Sewing of all kinds. Re modeling a specialty. 1711 Sixth lIOtTSE WANTED Threo or four roomed house, furnished, wanted intmedlalely for neirmnnont rent, If ' possible. Must' 'bo close in, modern, and on .south side of tracks. Phono Sllvorthorn's DrnK Storo. 1-20-tf, WANTED At once chambermaid nt Cranilo Ronde Valley house. $1(1 u week and dinner. ' l-'JO-tf WANTED Plain sewinir. Mrs. NorJ ma Webb, 1105 0 nvenue. l-2ll-12tp WANTED Private secretary. Must ho Kohil stenographer. Hot Lake Snnlturinm. 1-18-tf LOST Hlack seal muff left in stulion this morning;. Phone M-II7. Rew.ud. 1-20 ut. LOST OR STOLEN Lincoln weyele with irreen frame. Notify J. D. Lynch. 1-10-tf It rrrr,f-i' Not Most Valuable. .s u I'.oi tiluc error to suppose inni the diamond Is the most vnluahle of the precious stones. The relative value of the ,'.-" reins places the ruby at the lii.m .. '. e list; tin diamond sec ond, and, following this, .'he sapphire. It Is a very common occurrence to llnd a perfect diamond, but u perfect ruby Is rare altciiiTBX.Tn 0. B. MILLER -Arcnltect, room 17. New Foley Bids. Phone Red 1K71. OSTKOPATIIIO. DR. MARGARET INGLE, Osteopathic Physician Specialising in iliscafcs of women nnd children. Hours lb. to 12 n. m.,'1 to 0 p. m., and by ap pointment. Phones Offico Red 1781, residence, Black 1231. 37 New Foley building. VliTEItlriArtT A WANT AD will lie It. Have the label, wnich -atnnda for fair working conditions, put on your job printing. The Observer is one of the two shops In town observing union principles. Phnnc Mnin 37 .i&4i' a tM loo IPSSf&'lte EACH tjW--Z. MONTH I POPULAR WCCHANICS MUGnllNI I IS POn MltL UY ALL HKW3URdll:l.a I Ssk thom t.t rliim you n rorr onil 'J'lc for fc.'.00 l.i nil purls -t IIk. I nilJ; titan I Ita MMotlioi) L'lUiruU, uii'l sltit. . 1 l0UUT M2CHAN1C3 tlAOAIINS I G II. r.llbhlaau Avonuu. C'.cJftO I.I. I DR. H. W. RIIjET graduate Voter Invrlr.a. Hospital, 14U9 Madtsoi A. State atalllon Inspector ana Inspector of stock for shipment. Home Independent Phone, Black 41; Firmer! Cioseratlve Phone. Main 111. Kill 'CATION A I REMEMBER flOODINO COLLEGE, flooding, Idaho. Ptatlcal busi ness courses, review subjecta, regular college,' work and sum mer Bthool. 12-ia-tf i Fraternal Directory. ' V'OObMKN OP TUB WOltbO-u Qraude Camp No. 1119 meets every first and third Monday at Eafilcs Hall. All visiting nulghhors wel come. Dues paynbln at the nff'ie of the clerk, New Fuluy llldg., U in., to 6 p. m. 'J. J.'MITRCHIRON, C. C H. 1. KITCHEN. CHirk atWssJu(suuslusliisI S United States lowest possiblo cost. To keep tn through single federal control. If the;lorks which to a large extent pre- tonch with the public during the per Iod of fndorul control and see to it that their needs wete givon every possible consideration, tho Division of Public Service and Accounting was established soon after the railroads were taken over and Hon. Chis. A. I'routy was made director or the di vision. With this tbject In view. traffic committees were early estab Country prefers to continue In exis-ivent terminals from being develop- tence the hundreds of different niil road companies ns in tho 'past; I be lieve It will bo necessary for the country to abandon the hope 'of ob taining most of the Ittndamental re forms which 1 propose to point out. The Terminal Problem. od so as to meet tho business necessl ties anil so as to servo the public lo'tlte greatest advantage. The condition exists, and Is largely accounted for by tho reusohs alxyc Klven. that the outstanding short comings in railrcad transportation One oi tlie mosi djtticmt and im- 'are Indcrjuae In terminul facilities, nort int railroad 'problems in this ;The great unnecessary burdens in lished. tinon which the public was , country Is the penblem of terminul the matter of Inconvenience, ueiay. given representation. While these jtacllitles. It probably .means more and cost for which tho producing committees have co authority to to the producing and consuming pnh-fund consuming public have to pay change rates, nevertheless their nil-j lie in the matter of delays. In enn-!nre largely due to these terminal vice and recommendations are most vonWncc, and transportation bur-jco.idltions. Thero can be.no success helpful. What the shipping public Ulens than nny other phase of trans- fill snlutlon of the r- llroad problem fil National Bank c La Grande, Ore. fjj : USE 'ME. -4. 4. 4, 4. 4. 4. r. 4p 4. 4. 4. 4. . 4. 4. 4. 4. a 4r & 4 4,r4'!"'r?4,'ft,4,'''4,4, iF A. i '4f f . o o f 100 Phonography Plays AM Records at their. Best Just You Hear k '9 S1 j.: .-TT-,rrf m . .... 7 e im L .it 'iZi--- The Telephone Don't Wait to Write Home Independent Telephone Co, aasriiateJisdii0ocrftu UNIONl tS&iLk" 5s superior to any other front lane' corset, for without the tuJ. ! features no corset can jios-1 siftly be just as good. 'It! contains tlie master touch of scientific construction. You do not sacrifice corn-' fort for nty); nnd you Jo not sacrifice style for. comfort when yoiAvear J. I A coffVpiete lino fi'Itay8 on i eo ohand, priced at 53.5tf up.'; MrsiR6bt. PjittUpn Al Corseiiert i i Business Man- As a matter of economy you should consult the Obser ver's Job Department before placing your printing1, we are 'satisfying La Grande's leading firms -put us on your calling list. ' Phone Main p7. ' Only Jlihclarss Printers are qmplQyed.' . ODEUN WOODMEN OF AMBniUA La (Jrande Camp No. 7703 ninei on tlie first and third Thursday evenlntts of each month In the K. of P. Hall. Visiting neighbors welcome. L. J. M1NITA1.I,. V. C. ' W. F. ASHMAN, Clerk ' 0. H. 8. Hope Chapter No. 13, O. El. S. holds stated communications the second and fourth Wednesday of each conth. Vlaltlug member! cor dially welcomed. 8 A DIB K. OIVEN. W. M. MARY A. WARNlCK.Bec K., bf L. or security Mt. Emily Council, No. 246, meets the second and fourth Monday evening at 8 o'clock -at Eagle . ball. Visiting mombers are welcome. ABB HARRIS, Pin'l. See. J. K. FITZGERALD. Proa. 1. F. & A. M. La Orande Lodge No. 41, A. F. A A. U. holds regular niuntlnga first ani third Saturday at 7:3(1 p. in.' Cord'al welcomo to all Masons. ROBERT B. KAK'IN. W. M. a. c. Williams, Bee. '. 0. EAGLES, AEIilE NO. 2.19. Meet every Friday nicht, nt EuKlea Ilali. Visitlnir members welcome. J. F. STACK V, W. P. LEE HELLINGKR, Secretary REIIEHAllH Orjrstal LlHIKfc No. 60 meets every Tuesday evening In 'he I. O. O. F Hall. All visiting mem bers are Invited to attend. KOSA CLAM. N (I. LUCfA HALEY. Roc. Sec. 3) arr Fjurniture Co. AA0 4444; , A ctM .S will brmc R-ull. ti - -------- l'hwftT;.i :r"Ji 1702 Oak Street. A a aa m 9 . as . : U O. O. M. La Orann Lodge No. 850, Loyal Order of Moose holds regular meetings every Wednesday n!i;ht at 8 p. m. In Eagle nail neit to Elks' Blilg. on Washington Aye. Vlsltois always welcome. Dues pay able at Koung's Sweets. W. C. HANSEN, Die. HARRY 8WART, 8ee. U. P. O. E. ELKS, La Orande Looge No. 433. Lodge meets each Thurs day evening at 8 o'clock. Home and club privileges cheerfully ex tended to all Brother Klks. R. J. OHBEN, 1 Exalted Ruler. I A. B. CHEKHY, ' Benrelary. tOYAL NK10II1IOI18 Iris Camp meets every second Friday after ' noon and every fourth Friday ev.yi I lug, every month in K. P. hall. All ! visiting members cnrdlnll welcom. I II EN It I ETTA OIIAKHT, Oracle j. MAHY U WBST, Recorder. KN10HT8 fJF PYWTTA!" I'd CrOn Lodee No. 27 meets every Monda 0 night In Castle IIafi(K. of P. Hejl). A Pythtin g"l'O'"0 to .11 visiting e Knlf..ta JejL. HOIlEHT-tov. O.c. PBLILE rEEN. K. of R. A 8 ;CHiCljhSTEr.SPIl.S r( G-Jl i hl-rhM-trra HlumiJlranjAi J Tk elirr. Hut J j r V o llru..L A-rl' O Zi VIA MO Ml IMl.lAi r sold sfWLCfiisittvcMh'm cttP o A classified ad will bring results.