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'J'JfT'fWfl fFfpiw? r it' 10 The GomBi6iier. Y()K'20;No.3 W F "1 ft J?"" ' i J I' 9 5- Private Ownership Plums Below wfll bo found somo strong, argumonta Vpubllohod In tho Literary Digest) in favor of private ownership of railroads that is, argu ments that have great weight with railway presidents and managers; namely, big SALAR IES! Hero aro somo compare them with tho $75,000 paid tho President of tho United States. Theso men could not be expected to work hard to mako government ownorship a success. Commenting on this large salary list, which It reproduced from the Financial World, tho Literary Digost says: "How those large railroad salaries aro fixt under privato ownorship. Tho Financial World does not know. It believes that tho directors pass upon and fix tho compensation, while 'Wall Stroot banking interests which have been cred ited with oxercising tho control or many roads, doubtloss have somothing to say Omitting tho names and salaries of somo of the officials of smaller roads, Tho Financial World presents ' as follows this list of prewar salaries on our principlo systems: Bbti L(jy.ctt' Ch'man Ex. Com.. U. p. .. $104,104 Edward P. IUpley, Pros., A., T. & S. P 75.400 Jacob M. Dlokln&on. -ttoc'vcr, O., It. I. & P. 120,732 Walkor D. Hlries, Director,. Ch'man A., T. & S. F 77,210 Marvin Hewitt, Sr.. Ch'man Bd, of Dir., C. & N. W .. 60.4CO Julius Kruttschnltt, Ch'man Ex. Com. of Bd. of DIr., Southern Pacific System 88,860 VVM Ocnow. Ch'man Bel, N. Y; Central ... 2R.260 John S. Runnolls, President, Pullman Co. . . G0;500 Louis W. Hill, Chairman. Great Northern . . 50,000 C. H. Markham, Pros., Illinois Central 60,655 Uonry McAllister, Jr, Gen. Coun.. D. & P. G. 55.00U B. Pennington, Pros., Minn., St. P. & S. Sto. M. ,, 52,723 Samuel Rca, Pros., Ponn. System 75,000 Thos. M. Schumakor, Pros., TSl.Paso & Sw. . . 60,150 A. H, Smith, President, N. Y. Central ... 78.360 STlUla.UJ Spr6ulo. Pros., Southbrn Pacific .. 62.036 33; B. Thomas, Ch'man of Bd., Lehigh Valloy 50.880 W, H. Truosdale, Prea.. D.. D. & W.' 75.399 F. p. Underwood, PreB., Erlo Railroad .,. 77,950 Itiohard H Alshton, Pros.. C. & N. W. ... -60.240 M ?,, Qtn Coun,. C, R. I. & Pac 59,486 W. G. BesTer Pros., C. R. R. of N. J 50,210 jGoo. P. Brownoll, V.-P. and Gen. Solicitor, Eri0 , ; . 49,610 H, H, Byram. Pros., C. M. & St. Paul .... 60.000 Carter, Lcdyard & Milburn, Gen. Coun., D. Chadbourne & Shores. Counsel, D. & R, G. . . 63.000 W. W. Attorbury, V -Pros., Penna. Ry. ..... 40,000 JoJln., p Auch V.-Pros. and Traf. Man., Philo, & i R. R. R 20,000 Baker. Botts, Parker & CJarwood, attorneys, S. Pac , 30,000 wm, Jewell Bannard, spec. agt. to Gen, Man., Penna 25,000 W, B. Blfldle. Pres., St L & S. P. Ry 39,879 W. G. Bicrd. Pres., Chicago & Alton 36.346 Joseoh P. B'air. Gen. CounRol. Snuth. Pac. .. 34,500 Hugh L. Bond. Jr., Gen. Coun. and DIr., B. & O 25.290 Chap. W, Tum, aon. Coun,, North. Pac 30.000 13dw. O, Puckland. V.-P. and Gen. Coun., N. Haven v 22.669 W. Hojyard Mpyers. V.-Pres., Penna 35 200 J. J. Turner, Vice-Pros., Pennsylvania .... 40,620 E. N. Brown, Ch'man, B. of DIr., Pero Mar- quetto , 21.666 5" S gfttcholder, Tros.. Tl. & O. Term., Chic. 22.015 P. Butler, Coun., Fed. Val.. Mo. Pac. K 45.000 John CarsteriBeu. V.-Pres , N. Y. Central . . 35,000 JR8. T. Clark. Pres., Chi , Minn. & Omaha . . 25.160 C. F. TVH "V-Pres.. n. Y. Central 35.000 Dean Richmond, V.-Pres., Pullman Co 30.000 13. T. rarlow Prot.., Buff & Susquehanna .. 35,300 J. M. Davis, V.-Pres.t In Charge Operations, t B. & 0 24,000 A. J. P-nrllng .Pres., C, M. & St. P 75,319 Hownl Elliott, Dlroc, Pres., and Ch'man, N. Hnvon . , 37,381 H. B. Earling. V.-Pres., C.. M. & St. P 20.000 J. A TC-lson. Pros., Kan. CHy Southern .... 25.000 - J. T Terrell, Pres., Unioir-iPttoiflo ..; 30,030 J. P Fnhnosork. Treas.. Penna , 20.000 . ; IL '.on' preSr Chlcayo Gt. Western . 40.259 C, W. Gallowav. Fed Mad.. B. & 0 20,210 F,"T Gowan. Gon. Coun., Penna. 30.000 f M. I. Gnvan, an, Coun.. Penna. .. .-30.000 Agnw i Dice. Pres.. PhJa. -& R. . 35,000 I C. Oilman. Pres., Spokane, Portland & Seattle , .,....' 30.000 . 3 E, Gorman. Pros.. C. R. T. & P. 47.715 Burton Hanson. Coun,, C. M. & St, P. . , . , . 25,000 ,7. M. Hanneford, Pros., Northern Pac, . ..... 50.000 W. ,T. Harahan. Pres., Seaboard .Air Lino . . 40,857 W. F. Herrhi. V.-P, and Chief Coun So. Pac. 38.170 Fv Harrison. Pres., Southern Railway 50.500 .Tams TT Hustis. Pres., Boston & Maine .. 35.200 E. "W Hvser, V.-Pres. and Gen. CoUn., C. & N. W, .......,, 36.260 W. "W. Inglier, V.-Pres. and Man., Del. & Hudson ". 30,030 "W .T. Jackson, Receiver, Chic. & Eastern . Illinois 27,000 A. C, James, Vlce-Pres.. El Paso & S. "W. . , 26.C50 ? X Jscry C,mSn' B- "f lr.. D. & R, G. 20,166 K B. Jeffory, Gen. Coun., Southern . . .-. 23l083 W SJennoy, V.-Pres. and G, Coun., p., D, r W. ft..., S1.383 I "R. Johnson, Pres., Missouri Pacific "60,090 C. W. Jnngen, Man., Southern Pacific ..,...' ! 21,500 TSd, F. Kearney, Pros., Wabash ,.' 50,120 B. S. Kooloy, Vlco-Prcs., C, M. & St P. . . 20,000 Wm. P. Kcnney, Vico-Pres., Great Northern 22,600 John B. Kerr, Pros., Now York, Ontario & Western SVSXS Leroy Kramer, Vice-Prps., Pullman Co. ... . 24,000 J. M. Kurn, Pres., Detroit, Toledo & Ironton 20,000 E. T. Lamb, Pres., A., B. & A U ' 2H J2 J. L. Lancaster, Pres. & Rec, Texas & Pac. 20,470 G. Lttthrop, Gen. Sol., A., T. & S. F. ..... 25,000 C. Lawton, Gen. and Dlv. Coun., Central of Georgia .........-.... 21,000 H. B. Ledyard, Ch'man Bd., Mich. Central . . 30,240 O. M. Levey, Pros., Western Pacific 25,420 E. D. Levy, 1st V.-P., G. Man., St. L. & . g p , , 27,600 11. T. Lincoln, Ch'man Bd., Pullman Co. .. 25,300 E.' C Llndley, V.-Pres., Dir. & Gen. Man,, Gt. Northern ; 20.000 Loesch & Richards, Solicitors, Pennsylvania 20,500 E. JS. Loomis, Prosidcnt. Lehigh Valloy .... 44,287 N. J. Loomis, Gon. Solicitor. Union Pacific . . 20,000 L. F. Loree, Pres., Delaware & Hudson .... "0.800 L. F. Loree, Ch'man of Bd., Kan. C. S, ... . . 30.825 W. H. Lyford, Gon. Coun. to Rec. C. & E. L 24.040 D. T. McCabo, Vice-Prcs.. Pennsylvania .... 30.P0O W. S. McChosney, Pres., Term. R. R. Assn., St. Louis' 22,450 E. O. McCormack, V.-Pres. of Traffic, South- em Pac 30,200 A. D. McDonald, V.-Pres. and Cont, South- cm Pac ,..,.... 26,250 M. McDonald, President, Maine Central .... 35,735 W, A. McGonagle. Pres.. Duluth, M. & N. ... 21,000 B. McTCeen, Vlce-Pres., Pennsylvanln T,ines . 25,020 N. D. Mahcr. V.-Pres. of Oncratlons. N. & W. 36,350 W. L. Martin, V.-P. and T. Man., M St. P. & S. S, M, ..,......... jj i uJJ J. A. Mlddlcton, Vlce-Pres., Lehigh Valley . 30.445 J. L. Mlnnis, V.-Pres. and Gen. Solicitor, Wabash .x 20.883 H. U. Mudge. Pros., Denver & Rio Grando . . 43.232 W. Hey ward Myors. Vlce-Pres., Penna 25,000 Wm. T. Noonan, Pros., Buffalo, Roch. & Pittsburg 50,000 Obricn Boardman, Harper & Fox, Counsel, . Penna 26,500 Dwight W. Bardeo, Secretary, N. Y. Central 21,500 O. R. Patterson. Gen. Solicitor, Penna 30.000 H. V. Piatt, V.-P, and Gen Man.. U. P 20.000 Edward J. Pearson. Pres., N. Y., N. H. & H. 40.000 G. L. Peck, 4th Vlce-Pres., Pennsvlvania . . 30,030 Ralnh Peters, Pres.. Long Island Railroad . 30,470 W. S. Plcrco. Gen. Counsel. Wabash 24,000 Irn. A. Place, Vice-Prcs., Now York Central Lines 35.150 Epcs Bandolnh, Pres., Arizona Eastern .... 26.465 J. H. Rood, Pros.. Bossomer Sr Lake Erlo . . 23,562 A. C. Rldgewav. V.-Pres., C. R. I. & P. 25,390 E. M, Bine, Vice-Pres. and Gen. Man?, D. Alex Roborstm, Vlce-Pres., Missouri Pac. . . 25,869 Thomns Rodd, Chief Eng., Penna. Lines WBt ' 21,080 W. L. Ross. Pres. and Ttc., T St. L. & W. 25.090 TT. BuUlapder. Ch'man, Bd.. St. L..& S..F. .. 40.000 H. "Pupfll Vine-Pres.. Michigan Central . . . 20,095 C. V. FrVn.tr, Rec. nnd Pres.. M K. & T. , . . 43.000 J M Si'nnTnakor. VIc-Pres. Ponnsylvania' . 25,000 W T Scott, Pres., M. L. & T. R. R. and R ... 27.245 r ti Rncar. Viop-Pres. and Controller. U. P. 37.016 F. D Rpwall. Vic-Pres.. C M. & St. P 20,160 tt v pvmour. Coun.. St Paul Union Dept. 27,000 W R- Scott, Vice-Pres. and Gen, Man., S. P 23.766 d. M. Rhrlver. Vico-Pres.. Baltimore Re Olilo 30.250 a T. Slnan. Vice-Pres.. Northern Pacific ... 35,120 MUton H. Smith. Prosldent.. L. Ik. N 20.639 L. P. SnencC. DIr. of Traffic, Southern Pac. 36.525 O. M. Sneneer. Gen. Counsel. C. B. & Q 27.123 Geo W. Stevpns. Pres'.. CheFapeake & Ohio 31.873 A. J. Stone. Vice-President, Erie Ballr'oad . 29.070 W. B. Story, Vlcq-Pres., A.. T. & S. F 32,950 A, "H, Strong. Gen, Atty, Penna 20.000 Ck T. Slade. 1st Vlce-Pres., Northern Pac. ., 35.120 Henry Tntnall. Vice-Pres.. Pennsvlvania ... 35,200 F. " 'Pnylor, Vice-Pres.. Penna. Lines West 31.235 A. W, Thompson, Vlce-Pres.. Bait. & Ohio . . 30.510 P. R. Todd. Pres., Bangor & Aroostook . . . 30,395 F. Trumbull, Ch'man Bd.. Chesapeake & O, 26.738 J. J Turner, Senior Vlce-Pres., Penna. Lines West 40.620 E. H. Utley, Vice-Pros, and Gon. Man., B. & L. E. j. 20.867 S. Davles Warflold, Ch'man Bd., Seaboard Air Lino ....... 50.000 F.-Wntprhouse, Foreign Freight Agt., U. P. 24,000 H. B. Williams', Vice-Pres., C.. M. & St. P. . . 31,117 W. A. Wimburn, Pres., Central Ry. of Georgia 21.855 B. L. WIncholl, DIr. Traffic, Union Pacific .. .36.000 J. G. Woodworth, 2nd Vice-Pres.. Nor. Pac. 22.500 H. H. Worcester, V.-P. and- G. Man., C, C. & St. L. 22.395 J. L. Young, Pros, and Director, N. & S 26.020 PAN-AMERICA (Extract from speech, made by Mr. Bryan be fore the Latin-American Scientific Congress Washington, September 3, 1916.) ' I ask your pardon for repeating here a sug gestion which I made last June at a banquet given in connection wi$h tho Pan-American Commercial Congress then assembled in Wash ington. It is that the government of tho United States should, If desired by any of the republics of Latin-America, underwrite bonds issued by them for the development of their re sources. During my connection with tho state department I had opportunity to learn of tho enormous burden thrown upon the small er republic of Central and South America bv tin high interest rates which they were compelled to pay. and I became convinced that these high interest rates not only worked an injustice f the countries that paid them and reSSed the proper development -off those countries, but that these loans, -dften the best that could be sa. 'cured under existing conditions, sometimes caused insurrections and revolutions. After dealing with these conditions officially for twi years I reached tho conclusion that the govern mont of the United States could show its good will toward Latin-America in no better wav than by playing the part of a prosperous friend to thpso republics, by lending its credit to sun port loans necessary for legitimate develop ment work. The United States, being able to borrow- at a low rato, cou-ld ACCEPT TITP BONDS OP NEIGHBORING REPUBLIC DRAWING A MUCH LOWER RATE OF IN TEREST THAN THOSE NOW ISSUED, AND HOLD THEM AS SECURITY FOR ITS OWN BONDS, ISSUED AT THE NORMAL RATE To illustrate what I mean, let us suppose a case If one of the republics of Central or South Amer ica, now paying G per sent interest or more desired to enter upon some work of develop ment, it could issue its bonds drWAig, say 4 V; per cent, and our government could accept them as security for its own bonds drawing 3 per cent, or such higher rate as the market de manded, the difference between tho jrate paid T)y tho boi-roWing republic and tho rate paid on the United States bonds to be turned into a sinking fund to retire the development bonds. This plan would give to the borrowing coun tries the advantage of the credit of the United States and enable them to 'make a largo IM MEDIATE saving in interest, besides the sav ing that would accrue to them In the retire ment of their bonds. Such assistance could bo rendered by the United States without any ap preciablo risk, and it would not only aid the republic assisted but it would furnish conclu sive proof of this country's disinterested friendship. N. Y. DEMOCRATS FOR NOTjLTFICATION An Albany, Nv Y., dispatch,' dated Feb. 2G, says: The Democratic party of Now York state at the unofficial state convention here today placed itself on record against the federal pro hibition amendment as ah Interference with per gonal liberty, advocated its repeal, and declared tho riffht-df the state to ' pass liberal enforce ment law until such time as repeal might be brought about. Tho prohibition plank reads: "We are unalterably onposed to prohibition by federal amendment. We believe it to be an unreasonable interference with the rights of the states as guaranteed by the constitution. We feel that the recent enactment was the im position of the ideas of an active minority against the wishes of the great majority of the American people. "We, therefore, declare for its cneedy repeal and, to tho end that the personal liberty of tho people of our state may be thoroughly safe guarded until such time as this repeal may be brought about, we declare the'rigjit of our state in the exercise of its sovereign power to so con strue the concurrent clause of the eighteenth amendment as to be in accord with the liberal and reasonable views of our people." - "PJOUS AMERICA" Winston Churchill, Britisli seoretary of war, -had .the satisfaction of telling tho house of com - mons that conscription was ended and the last conscript would be out of the army by March 31. Great Britain and Germany, he said, were thus the two nations which had declared the new spirit of tho times. Germany was made to. Great Britain did so willingly. All other states had maintained compulsory military service as the basis of the military sys tem. t3reat Britain had fought at the peace con ference for a general abolition of conscription, but had been unsuccessful. Now it was giving an example even to "pious America." Chicago Tribune. ENFORCEMENT ACT SUSTAINED Washington, March 4. The house today re fused by an overwhelming majority to repeal the prohibition enforcement act. The repeal measure was offered by-Representative Eagan, Democrat, New Jersey, as an amendment to the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation measure and Speaker Gillet overruled a point of order against it. Mr. Eagan also proposed elimination from the bill of an appropriation of $4,500,000 for enforcing the dry act. Both proposals were defeated on one roll call. v- The vote on the Eagan motion was 254 to 8G. The house ,then passed th.e legislative "bill with out a record rote. -' " ' - j .A&rfoiiUikHttitfrfctefl