Show HARD HARif TIMES HS on RAILWAYS Ten Ten Thousand Laid Off by Missouri Lines St Louis March 2 According to 10 a of Statements of Missouri railroad officials published here to today toda today day da about in the oper operating operating mechanical and clerical depart departments departments departments ments have been dismissed recently to offset heavy revenue losses suffered by the roads It Is la estimated by the state railroad commission that probably probably probably ably of the present unemployed force have been laid off during the past fifteen days The Chicago Alton AIton management announced today that its passenger train collectors would be dispensed with retained by the Cot Cotton Cotton Cotton ton Belt road It is announced have been required to lay ay off ort five days each month without pay until further no notice notice notice tice Sweeping retrenchments have been ordered by b the Gould interests operating operatIng operatIng ing the St S1 Louis Iron Mountain Southern and Missouri Pacific roads The operating officials of the Frisco are in conference today at Springfield Mo no to reduce operating expenses un until until til tn the crops begin to move next fall The Missouri Kansas Texas road has put Into effect many man economies which according to one of the officials have cut down operating expenses 75 a menth The Louisville Nashville Mobile MobileS S Ohio Southern Railway and many other roads operating to the south out of here have hae made a 10 per cent cut cutin cutIn cutin in the wages of all rot not iden identified Identified identified with labor organizations The Wabash Va bash has laid off ort a number of ot men and closed down Its repair shops A high official of one of the tha ther thet r I f it it i t T economized to the total extent of 1 a month |