Nanking, Sept. 7.
Addressing the Time Table Con-{ference of the Chinese Government Railway which opened here Sept jamber 4, Mr. Sun Fo, Minister of Railways, declared that "in pat jycars the militarists took the railways as a source of revenue, jechausting the merchants by tertian to the fullest extent." "Consequently," Mr. Sun continued, "goods traffic was stopped as rates were increased. This is against the Principle of Livelihood, Jas outlined in Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Joy using the railways to destroy commerce and industry. Now that civil war is over these evils must be abolished.
'You are responsible for the maintenance and improvement of the railways traffic. The ques. tions of rates, classification goods, control of rolling-stock and, unification of railway administra.' tion shall not be properly attained in case the Principle of Livelihood methods are not engines caused by military detente tions it was impossible to realize these projects at, present. It was decided that the railways should make arrangements between themselves for the inauguration of those rrviees and report to the Ministry: when it was possible to effect them.
The basic rates for passenger fares of the railways were review-fed and certain adjustments and unifications made. It was also decided that where social and economic conditions of the people made it necessary the railways [should provide fourth class travel, The goods rates system of the railways was carefully considered jand it was decided that there should only be two rates in future, Jone for goods sent in carloads and the ther, for goods sent in toss an carloads. With the view of simplifying the rates schedules it was decided that the eat load frates be the basic ones, resolution was also' adopted by the conference which follows:
To-day's Pressing Problems "The pressing problems at present in regard to the railways are [the rehabilitation of the lines and the resumption of traffic to their fullest capacity. The unification Jof the country's railway administration and the abolition of all mi are some of: the methods to approach our goal; but we suffer most at present, from shortage of rollings stock on the various lines. Lack of cooperation among the different rail.
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