[THE RAILROAD SITUATION OF TODAY]
by
Frank Trumbull
PRESIDENT OF THE COLORADO & SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY.
An Address to the Western Society of Engineers at their Annual Dinner, Chicago, Jan. 5, 1909.
Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Society:
I shall not attempt to deal with any technical phase of the railroad industry, and in saying this I am emboldened by a declaration which I find in the Constitution of your society, to-wit:
"This Society shall neither endorse nor recommend any individual or any specific or engineering production, but the opinion of the Society may be expressed on such subjects as affect public welfare."
The American railroad administration of today has abundantly demonstrated its ability to solve all engineering and mechanical problems, and we may rely upon it that the same American enterprise and valor which have gridironed the continent with shining bands of steel will solve any technical problem that may be ahead of us for which money may be had.