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Rh insistent demand for high speed will do more to insure safety than steel cars and automatic signals.

And then, after twenty-three years of service on that great C. B. & Q., and a close association with Mr. Perkins during a large part of that time, I was equally fortunate in working under and with another most remarkable man, who has made a lasting impression, not only on the Northwest but on the whole country,—. Mr. Hill has a peculiar faculty of being able to look into the future, of gauging the growth of the country, and of foreseeing how business will develop. He was the leader in promoting an idea that seems very simple, but was too long neglected and even now is neglected, namely, that the efficient use of the railroad and the elimination of waste in operating the railroad are absolutely necessary if, in a country as large as the United States and as populous and prosperous as it is and will be, food, clothing, and shelter are to be provided at a minimum investment of capital and at a minimum charge to the public. Rh