e Capital Journal
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THE REVIVAL OF RAILROAD BUSINESS .
Most of the discussion about railroads for a long time
has been centered around their troubles. Attention is
now being directed to the more favorable aspects of their
situation, and many railroad officers whose chief con
cern for years has been to reduce expenses wherever pos
sible and sometimes where it has seemed impossible, now
find their hands filled with the work of handling the busi
ness offered them, says the Railway Age Gazette.
Evidence is accumulating that the tide has turned and
that general business is rapidly returning to a condition
of prosperity, with good consequent effect on the wel
fare of the railroads and the railroad supply industry.
After a long depression, followed by a considerable
period of uncertainty, the change has come so suddenly
as to leave .some doubt for a time as to its permanency.
However, while allowance must be made for the extra
ordinary activity in certain lines, such as the automobile
business, and particularly for the stimulating effect of
the large orders for war materials, the upward tendency
during the past month or so has been so marked that
more confidence is being manifested than at any time
since the war began. This confidence is reflected not only
in the statements of bankers and other prominent busi
ness men regarding the rapid improvement in general
business, but in the reports of railroad traffic and earn
ings and the large orders for rails, locomotives, cars and
other supplies that have been placed during the past few
weeks by the railroads. .
For August the railroads of the country reported an
increase in total operating revenues of 1.3 per cent, and
in net operating revenues of 10.2 per cent, per mile. This
showing was made possible, of course, by the continuance
of the program of drastic economy. Preliminary reports
from large roads operating 117,7:.4 miles compiled by the
Interstate Commerce Commission indicate an increase in
total operating revenues, per mile from $1,219 in Septem
ber, 1914, to $1,295 in September, 1915, or 6.2 per cent, and
in net operating revenues per mile from $408 to $484, or
18 per cent. This also represents a gain, in both gross
and net, over September, 191:!, when a similar compilation
by the commission showed that total operating revenues
were $1,2:5 per mile and net operating revenues were
$397 per mile, and over September, 1912, when total
operating revenues were $1,200 and net operating reven
ues $424. The gross earnings reports of 32 roads avail
able for October show increases of 8.63 for the first week,
11.98 for the second and 17.49 for the third over 1914.
Any enthusiasm aroused by comparisons with 1914 should
be tempered by recollection of the exceedingly poor
showing made in that year; but net gains as compared
with both 1912 and 1913 are gratifying indeed. In
September the gross earnings of the Pennsylvania Rail
road were $20,817,361, the largest in any one month in
the company's history, except August and October, 1913,
and the net earnings, $7,282,021, were the largest in any
month in its history.
The earnings figures are reinforced by the increasing
frequency of reports of scarcity of equipment and con
gestion of traffic, and by the fact that several of the
largest railroads in the country have in the past few days
reported record car loading figures. The Santa Fe in the
week ending October 30 had the largest loaded car move
ment in its history, the Burlington on October 17 and 18
pet a new record for 48 hours; the Pennsylvania's middle
division in October broke its record for a month, and the
Missouri Pacific in October had the heaviest freight
traffic in its history.
If the confidence aroused by the improvement within
the past few weeks is sustained, railroad men will enter
upon the new year with sentiments of relief and satis
faction. But it will take many months of good business
for most of the roads to make up for the effects of the
depression, and for many of them even a large increase
in traffic will not suffice. A railroad's condition is not
determined by gross earnings alone and the recent in
creases in net are largely artificial. They are the result
of the very rigid economies that the railroads have been
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forced to practice and which cannot be continued.without
detriment to both service and property. The increase in
traffic will entail large increases in expenses and the
labor organizations are already, beginning movements for
an eight-hour day and for increases in rates of pay. If
successful, these would cause increases in operating ex
penses, which, in the absence of heavy advances in rates,
would soon absorb the enlarged net earnings now being
shown. The improvement in conditions in the railway
supply field are notable and gratifying; but, nowadays,
the problems presented to the managements of the rail
ways in years of good business are hardly less numerous
and difficult than those presented in years of bad
business.
Some roads are not even in position to take full ad
vantage of the sudden appearance of prosperity. While
the shippers are clamoring for cars, many cars are not
available for use, because, in some instances at least, their
owners have kept themselves out of bankruptcy only by
deferring expenditures for their repair until a more
propitious time, and could not afford to repair them until
they were sure they would be needed.
UNHYPHENATED AMERICANS
The advance of races to higher life has been through
migration. The migrations of the Celt, Teutons an?
Slavs have changed the face of the earth and developed
mankind.
The English race today, so dominant among the na
tions, is but the mingling of the races that migrated to
the British Isles. "Saxon and Norman and Dane are we"
sang the greatest of England's laureates in welcome to
the mother of the British king. Indeed, Normandy itself
had been peopled with the sons of Scandinavians who
went to France and absorbed the life and customs of the
Franks and Romans.
Six centuries later their descendants came to America
with courage, audacity, faith and initiative. The strug
gles with forests, rivers, pestilence and bigotry strength
ened their moral fiber. Their struggle with these and
other obstacles made them strong against their foes
without and w,ithin.
Race prejudice and friction is an obstacle in dealing
with these peoples. It exists between those immigrants
who retain the Old World animosities. It appears also
in disaffection between the older Americans and' the lat
est arrivals. The foreign names prominent in labor dis
turbances and various civil commotions suggest a warn
ing that Americans may well heed. ,
Shall we show faith or fear? Shall .the condition
paralyze our efforts or inspire us to plan f o"r the many
sided civilization of these people? '
The immigrant is the pioneer of his nation. Bolder
than his fellows who remain at home, these men are the
scouts, explorers and adventurers, pressing like Colum
bus toward the West to discover new paths. Their keen
eyes may see here what men who have long dwelt here
have not seen, because strangers often detect hidden
values in what was commonplace to the everyday be
holder. Their eyes are microscopic, their minds alert,
their muscles tough, the senses unspoiled by luxuries, and
they are quickly responsive to novel interests. They are
raw material of saints and giants of later days.- They
have fought our wars and they will fight our bloodless
battles for peace and purity. Out of their number will
come our prophets that shall emancipate the captives of
industry and bind all conflicting factions together with
golden bonds of love and truth.
Recently the "Oregon family" at the Panama-Pacific
exposition took occasion to show their appreciation of the
services of Commissioner R. A. Booth, and the personal
esteem in which he was held by his associates. This
honor was well bestowed, since Mr. Booth has devoted
much time to the affairs of the exposition, and is one of
Oregon's really, large men a businessman of capacity
and a citizen of the most valuable type. His work, and
that of the other commissioners and those employed by
them, has been effective in making Oregon's exhibit at
the exposition stand out prominently among the statesj
which have participated, and if there is any virtue in thisj
kind of advertising Oregon should be much benefitted byj
the desirable publicity gained. The appropriation was not
a large one but it seems to have been so well and care
fully handled by the commission that the showing made
w.as much better than that of some other states with a
great deal more money at their command.
The meeting of the Commercial Club held last night
was encouraging because it was well attended and the
proceedings were of an earnest character. Reports of
the heads of bureaus showed commendable activity and
a reasonable measure of accomplishment. These monthly
membership meetings will do much toward making the
organization effective if the advice of President Hamil
ton is taken .o fight out differences of opinion frankly
and openly and refrain from street criticism. The club
belongs to all the members and it will be what they choose
to make of it. The real center of all the city's civic and
commercial activities is wThat it should be, and we believe
that is what it is destined to become under the present
scheme of organization. ;
Why should those dandy English officers be expected
to neglect the tennis court.in order to hurry reserves to
the assistance of the fighting men in the trenches?
They have been educated as dudes and not as fighting
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' Mr. Peterson's Reply.
Editor Capital Journal, Salem, Ore
gon. Dear Sir: 1 observed in your
valuable paper of the edition of the
8th instant an article signed by Coun
ty Judge Bushey. From the fact that
I am the principal topic discussed in
the article I infer that it was intended
as a reply to my communication of a
few days previous relative to the re
tention of the services of the county
agriculturist. The article seems to in
vite a reply.
The first charge against me is that
I "hounded" the county court. It is
true I have appeared before the county
court with reference to certain matters
but everything concerning which I ap
peared before the court was a matter
properly coming before that tribunal.
If 1 manifested any interest in the mat
ter whatever I could only do it by ap
pearing there. There was no place else
L could go. I would like to know how
long it has been a crime to appear bo
fore the county court with reference
to public business. Judge Biishey's
article may be subject to the inference
that I sought to procure county funds
for my own use but such is not the
case and Judge Bushey will not take
the responsibility of flatly saying it
is. .
I appeared beforo the county court
with other people of my community to
get a road improved so we could ob
tain a rural route. We had voted ami
paid special tuxes for the improvement
and we felt we were entitled to it. The
court felt differently and since the wet
weather set in the road is all but im
passable. I also appeared beforo the
court, with some, of my neighbors to get
the boundaries of our school district
changed. Was that a cirmef There
was no other place we could go. We
certainly had no desire to hound the
court. Wo endeavored to present our
propisition in a respectful manner nnd
we ucrcnted the-decisiou with as much
grace as we could.
The statement that I later "joined
Ringo in working off a grand jury
whitewash on. the public" is equally
false. Mr. Ringo liad absolutely noth
ing to do with the report of the grand
jury. He even refused to be present
whn the witnesses were examined;
which formed the basis of the report
for fear his presence might influence
the testimony of the witness nnd when
the investigation was completed ho re
fused to assist us in the preparation of
the report. That report was imrulo by
the grnnd jury whose membership con
sisted of some of the most responsible
citizens qf the county and was founded
upon an impartial investigation of the
matter it referred to. We did not ex
pect Judge Bushey to agree with us
because his malicious enmity towards
liingo has blinded him to such an ex
tent that he cannot see the truth but
we were hopeful that by calling at
tention to the illegal expenditure of
public funds in the manner stated it
would result in a saving to the tax
payers. Judge Bushey is not in a position to
complain because the timo spent in
nmking the investigation was paid for
with the taxpayers money because his
conduct started tho investigation. He
asked permission to appear before the
grand jury and with an evident desire
to humiliate Mr. Ringo, the district at
torney, he poured forth a volley of do
fnmation against him. Could we ignore
the charges he mnde If true thoy
were serious and tho public should be
advised. If we had found the charges
true would Judge Bushey have obpect
ed to the time we spent f His com
plaint in that respect is due to the fact
that the grand jury aftor n careful nnd
impartial investigation of the matter
found the charges untrue and made by
him in bad faith.
Judge Bushey 's charge that I have
tried to align one pnrt of the county
against the other is also false. I chal
lenge him to cite one sentenco from
my articlo which he pretends to answer
which could bo so construed. I simply
tried to point out tho advantages of
So many iflefled curta (or tlcm disease art now on the market that care la necessary.,'
SVe sell all (lis well-known skin remedies, but we will lay this, that when we adviie yoj
to use D'EXMA, the new herbal balm, we are advising you right. We have found noth.
ing that begin! to equal this formula, made exclusively from Nature'a healing herbs cure,
after cure and from report! all cures seem to be permanent. The best part is, it givca
instant relief from the moit intense suffering. '
' The Lakeview Laboratories of Chicago have just given lis the exclusive right to sell
D'EXMA in our home town. We like this because D EXMA Is going to nuke us man
friends through giving satisfaction to akin aufTereri. n.
Come in today and get a box on our personal guarantee that if It doem' Soothe and
tost you nothing. If you are not thoroughly
cool you and begin healing at once, it will
(atUficu, come and get your money back. Crowu Drug Co., iii State street.
retaining the county agriculturist. If
my reasons were unsound surely they
could be answered if nn answer were
deemed advisable, in the same maimer
they were given and do not call for a
lot of personal abuse of Mr. Chapin,
myself or any other person. Tho coun
ty agriculturist is of just as much ad
vantage to one part of the county as
another. Hence there is no occasion
tor arraying one part of the county
against the other. Many of tho farm
ers of the county have been benefitted
by rcciving Mr. Chpin's advice. The
commercial club of Salem is composed
of the leading business men of that
city. They have nothing to gain by
having a county agriculturist unless it
benefits the farmers. The fact that
they have advanced their own cash in
order that the farmers could have the
benefit of Mr. Chapin 's assistance mid
that they are unanimously urging his
retention certainly proves that lie must
have demonstrated his worth to them.
Surely .fudge Busboy will not question
their intelligence nnd as they could
have no improper motive in desiring to
have him retained their judgment
should have great weight.
If there are any fanners opposed to
having a county agriculturist I cannot
help but feci that they have not avail
ed themselves of his services and do
not know the value- derived from re
ceiving his advice but even if he is
no advantage to them they ought not
insist on depriving us who are benefit
ted by his suggestions from having
them. We maintain a large institution
and pay a large corps of teachers to
educate our children along agricultural
lines. If scientific farming is of no
advantage we ought to dispense with,
that burden. I do not care whether
Mr. Chapin personally is retained. Ho
has demonstrated to the entire satis
faction of a largo nuinbor of people,
that he is thoroughly competent but if
the county court has some personal
feeling against him any one else who is
equally as competent would be as satis
factory to me.
However, Judge Bushoy's attack on
Mr. Chapin in connection with my arti
cle is entirely unwarranted. I was not
aware tiiat thero had been any crime
committed, but whatever the offense, I
alone am responsible. Mr. Chapin is
in no way to "blame1' for any thing
that I have said or done.
Judge Busliey 's "suspicion" is as
baseless as his accusation and if he will
call at my place I will how him tho
original of my article in my own huud
writing.
Yours vorv trulv,
P. W. PKTERSON.
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The Big Game of the Year
at-
Eugene
Saturday November 20
The football game this year between TJ. of O. and O.'A. O. will tie
bitterly contested. Oregon won from the strong TJ. of S. CaL team 34
to o, while the Oregon Aggies defeated the Michigan Aggies 21 to 0.
These two teams rank with the best in the United States. The win
ning of this game at Eugene on..Nov. 20th, by either team, means more
than a chamnionship. it will be worth your while to see It. Trick
plays, forward passes will keep the spectators tense from the start of
the game to the final blow of ths whistle.
Low Round-Trip Fares
Will be on sale at all Southern Pacific stations north of Ashland,
Nov. 19-20. Returning limit of Nov. 22, 1915.
Further information as to tickets, etc., from local agents.
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