Show REDUCE WORKING HOURS Philadelphia Reading Beading Railway Is Issues Issues Issues sues Order Affecting Thousands of Its Philadelphia Feb the midst or of orthe orthe the prosperity being reported by railroads and business interests generally came the announcement today that the Philadel Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia phia Reading Railway company had Issued is issued Issued sued an order reducing the working hours in some of its departments because of ot the slowing up of business The official an announcement announcement announcement follows On account of falling failing off in volume of traffics traffie and consequent loss of ot revenue the Philadelphia Reading Railway com corn company company pany has issued orders reducing the hours of labor in all locomotive and car shops to eight hours a day da beginning on Mon Monday Monday Ion day da February 28 This wilt will effect a re reduction reduction reduction in shop expenses of ot about 15 Iii 1 per percent percent percent cent The Reading employs thousands of men In th those thes se shops who have been working an average of ot about ten hours a day da |