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THE EVENING' HERALDf v KLAMATH FALLS. ' OREGON
HAIL
ROAD
SPEAKS OPIN ON
ATLANTIC CITY, Ont, 12,
Pirbllo ownership was noorod on
"socialistic mill la ulna casus out
of can ssiuratod with politics mid
luufflclmuty," by C, U. ttuiuiuns,
of Dulllmoro, president of tin
Amsrlcan - Klaotria lull way Asbo
olattoo, adilroaalug - that organl
Mtlon In eonvantlon 'lioro today.
Several Uiouaand blactrlo rullway
mad from, all parti of the world
wr presont.
' "Tho problem' le(ar all who
would preurra b prosperous, aano
nation la to domonatrata to tho
unthinking the totally of doina
goftios ' who adrnnoo tho soolnlls
tlo oauas and the ruin that Ilea to
adoption of their nostrums," Em
mons declared, "
1 The Dotrolt munlclpnl atrent
railway altuatlon cited by
Emmons as an exnmplu of, the In
ability of municipal control advo
catea to keep their promlsca. Thorn
tit aald, city officials proclaimed,
at the and of a yoar'a munlclpul
operation, that they had inada .a
'profit of 11,000,000 'under , i
five cent fare" only to ba or,m pol
led to admit, a tew weoka Intor,
tbnt tho ao-called "profit" was
Itano and that a fnro ralan and a
iww bond lasua would ,bs naceaaa
rr. to kep the linns runuluK. . ,
' "The people of Detroit worn
promised the fivo-cont fnro, ox
tended service, the finest equip
ment and payment for the proper
ty out of earnings, and no more
bond Issue by municipal control
odoc(is," bo said,
. I "Hitch promise are easily made,
but not enay to llva 'up to, Wero
It possible for a municipality to
mnploy labor and buy maturluls at
lower prices than privately own ml
companies must pay, ' demagogic
promise might bo kopt. But one
cannot escape facts, and the fact
Id the case of Detroit Is that when
It becamo necessary to Incrcaso
tho wage of employes of tho de
partment of Bteci Hallway, llioso
In charge of the railways cuul-I
turn only to tho car rlilors for the
additional mou', und thvy In
creased tho fnro to six cents, pliu
on a cent for n trsnefor. They did
' '1
' oi-
3o-iim-pr'.n-
rlght, but thoy did nothing dif
ferent from what ovory prlvatolv
owicil propnrty tins bad to do In
similar circumstances,
' "In this connnctlun I think It
la tlmnly and propor to statu
OKiiln tho attitude of ilia Assoclu
lU.r, toward public owuoralify.
TJiat we are opposed to It Is oom
;non knowladso, hut why wo uro
oppossd to It may not ba under
stood by the public, Our opposi
tion la uot becausa wo fear tlia loss
of our property tho luws of lb Is
cojntry protect all onlorpilao
from confiscation without pay
ment of the full value of tho pro
tcrty takon, Our opposition Is
not du to faar of loaa of profits,
for aouio of tho largest railways lu
thn country have mado no profits
for avrorat year. 1 '
. "Why, .then, a.-a wo, and
othor business organliatlons,
posed to public ownership?
cause It la forolgrt to and In
met with the fundamental
clplei of the Amurlcun nonrn
mant; baoMiae' It Is socialistic; ho
cnusw It Is, In nlno Instances out
of ton, wasteful, saturated wlb
politic and Inefficiency, and bo-
j ciuse, once It I established oh u
principle It means tho end of the
'iv-projwntallva 'rm of govornircr'.
ei'pil tbo beginning of soclalh'.ic
govornmmit. .
'The public In most commm.l
rlri has oomn to understand tbnt
i he struct railway companies i-"
DilOcIng evory offort to it-id
ciin'iualfl service, and tKH tiny.
iM'uot Ao tills unless a tt'.r that
il, Kt'irJi'd them by tho PjdpI.v
"We -have no quarrel w.ti the
pr vnto uutcimohllo owner till v.e
have no quarrel with t'le l.n rx
v.pt whun the bus entcn territory
Hot It rightfully '.bat of .bo tc
irlc railway. 1 ay rlgbt'ully be
::c.is 'the states .and cotrmtio'.llea.
In giving tl.o comrnl.'i to rlbt
o do business In tl.o uirenls, rv
ti lu to thomsclv-f to ) powr to
r. giilut? service and control mice
of fnro. Having "lor . that, the
uty of tlio publlo to tbo railway
nr-I 'd bo obvious --th i (-iiU )c
:e net "protect tho ril'iviys In their
r g.'t. else tho ptnlti l'Vf vi l
b tho loser."
Making the Tub a Joy
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f ' W fTS.
FafThi'
This llltlo kiddle holes to toko a bath. Oh, yes, eho docs not! Sbo'
mlng a new Invention, by which ono places tho ih coded soap In a sponga i
doll. . And then human naturo takes Its course. ' , ,
A, R, Renner -represent thn A.
Nash Tailoring oo. Suits or Ovor
coats 123.50. 1'hono 109 for appoint
ment. 11-13
123. SO Sllltn or overcoats $!S.B8
guaranteed nil wool. Telephone J0D.
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The New 1924.
BUICK and STAR;
Automobile
OPEN and CLOSED MODELS IN STOCK
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BUICK GARAGE
' ' , tth and KUiiiath
Don't Fail To' Read the Herald Classified "'Ads
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One Day, Saturday, October 13th
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One Day Sale M:
FU
Capes, Wraps, Chokers
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A fortunate arrangement enables us to offer a One-Day sale of the
entire sample line of one of America's foremost fur wholesalers at! prices
that will be of interest to 'every woman in Klamath Falla"' and ' Klamath
County. : The advantage "of 'choosing from a complete" factory line 6f styl-;
ish furs will be added to the opportunity to purchase "--" i '"
At One:Half Retail Value
The showing will consist of Genuine American mink- Hudson seal ;
natural muskrat racooris--Scotch moleskins '"-J Siberian " squirrels j
sables stone martins South American ' beavers and opposttrris. --Every j
garment sold with a written guarantee. One-Day sale only. 0 . ;
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Open this Evening till 9 p.m.
DllALr
Hart Bldg., 105S. 7th Street
'Ail- ; , : j;.'-:;: '7 '.; t-u
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I U bi,.." tt K, " 41 ft ,1,, Mk
In tHie Induistrial Center of Klamath Falls
"l iw ia'
In Tracts of Five ( 5 ) Acres to One Hundred and Sixty (160) Acres
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FRONTAGES ON
Southern Pacific Railroad Tracks
Oreg, Calif, and Eastern Ry. Tracks
a Lake Ewauna Paved Street
vatAtSkAMasfMra.
OWNER
Enterp
Land And
nse
Charles Wood Eberlein, President.
P. O. Box 1052
Investment C?m
Klamath Falls, Oregon
TELEPHONE 518 . .
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