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The Immovable Movers
Butifyouwanttoputitthatway,why,it’sagainstshippersorsupplymanufacturersoranyonewhomighttrytotakeadvantageofus.Againstwhomisanyunionorganized?""That’swhatIwonderabout,"theskeptichadsaid.
WhentheAnti-dog-eat-dogRulewasofferedtothevoteofthefullmembershipoftheNationalAllianceofRailroadsatitsannualmeeting,itwasthefirstmentionofthisRuleinpublic.Butallthemembershadheardofit;ithadbeendiscussedprivatelyforalongtime,andmoreinsistentlyinthelastfewmonths.Themenwhosatinthelargehallofthemeetingwerethepresidentsoftherailroads.TheydidnotliketheAnti-dog-eat-dogRule;theyhadhopeditwouldneverbebroughtup.Butwhenitwasbroughtup,theyvotedforit.
Norailroadwasmentionedbynameinthespeechesthatprecededthevoting.Thespeechesdealtonlywiththepublicwelfare.Itwassaidthatwhilethepublicwelfarewasthreatenedbyshortagesoftransportation,railroadsweredestroyingoneanotherthroughviciouscompetition,on"thebrutalpolicyofdog-eat-dog."Whilethereexistedblightedareaswhererailservicehadbeendiscontinued,thereexistedatthesametimelargeregionswheretwoormorerailroadswerecompetingforatrafficbarelysufficientforone.Itwassaidthatthereweregreatopportunitiesforyoungerrailroadsintheblightedareas.
