Excerpt from The Railway Inquiry: In the Matter of Rates, Fares and Charges of Carriers by Railroad Subject to the Interstate Commerce Act We all know that some further economies are possible, but they depend largely on two factors that cannot be put into effect at once. One of these is the spending of money, for capital account, in the creation of better facili ties, such as, among others. Reduced grades. Better termi nsls and devices for handling freight therein, both in yards and in freight houses; a better supply of high powered and rapid working tools in all shops and round houses where mechanical work is done; improved water supply; improved fuel stations, and a better class of fuel. And so forth. But it is a slow process. Second: the actual price paid to the individual work man and the development in him of a spirit that it is his duty, as an American citizen, to do all he can to bring down the cost of transportation because of the help such reduction will be in working out the soundest possible general economic scheme for the whole country. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.