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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'"
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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