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Show -n i few-0 THE labor unions have made their demands In addition, certain of these labor unions have upon the railways of the United States and demanded advances in their pay not included through the railways upon the PUBLIC. These in the above figures, and more rules for !,2 demands are vastly larger in proportion than any creation of unnecessary jobs, they have ever made. The economical and efficient operation of the railways is vital to the nation's The situation' then' is this: The otal cost cf defense effort. Therefore, the Western Railways complying with all the demands made wou!J present to the public the following facts: be approximately 900 million dollars a yecr! The labor unions representing engineers, fire- The average weekly earnings of railway employ: men, conductors, brakemen and switchmen are are now 15 per cent higher than in the peak y: demanding a 30 per cent increase in wages, 1929, while the cost of living is 12 per cert I. amounting to 190 million dollars a year although their present rates of gay are the The demands of the railway labor unions are be highest in history. made when the entire nation has just been as' , 10 make a supreme effort for National Defense. Other unions representing a greater number of railway employees are demanding wage Tne rai,ways cannot meet these demands wii!-.; increases ranging as high as 95 per cent- a 3reat increase in the cost of transportation. T! averaging 47 per cent-and amounting to 580 exceed by more than 700 million dollars the i million dollars a year-although their present come that the railways had left after paying t! rates of pay also are the highest in history. annual expenses, taxes and charges in 1940. Thus the wage increases being demanded by The railways have a vitally important job kel the labor unions amount to 770 million dollars them. They need all their resources to contin, 41peearr'ceanntaVera9e inCfeaSe ' ' yU nd effective toward ,h National Defense Program. THE -WESTERN RAILWAYS . - Union Nation, Chicago, III. 1 Dr. J. OLIN KING OPTOMETR nno ComPIete Optical Service J302 FIRST NAT'L BANK BLDG. PllP 1 rojiressivc JEWELEK 7o East 2nd. South r y. We,Iry- Watch. Kodak Repairing v' Years In Salt Lake Citv. C Can servp Vou better than ev.' IF Y0U WANT 0. K. SHOE REP'' s You must no to t' f? OX SHOE Sli: Havo your Shn S Slate stt 1 ,Lm!Ill Job8 at ModfraU' 1 |