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Rh and in the good sense and judgment of her people in arriving at the right conclusions when they understand and appreciate the real facts. I have hope that a better understanding of the railroad side of the problem will be brought home to the people, so that they can see the difficulties which directors, officers, and employees in the railroad service are trying to overcome, and that the people will realize the sincere spirit which animates these men to do the best they can with a difficult situation.

Man-fashion, we must take the situation as it is and carry the burden as well as we can. We must be thankful for the good things of the past, and try so to improve the situation that those who come after us will be thankful for some good work and not too uncharitable about the mistakes that will undoubtedly be made. We will try, however, not to make the same mistakes twice. It does not seem as if any positive beneficial results could be obtained by a lack of confidence and by continuous wrangling. If the people of New England Rh