Show Favors Government Ownership Lansing Mich Jan 2S CommentIng Comment-Ing on the Important mergings of railroad rail-road properties during the last year Railroad Commissioner Osborne in his annual report Just issued asserts that leaitimate reasons for the Government ownership of roads have been put forward for-ward and that the Idea has grown The wreck on the Wabash near Adrian has prompted the commissioner commission-er to make several recommendations for the prevention of disasters In the future The present system of train dispatching does not meet the requirements require-ments of modern railway travel he I says and the failure of the nlgnal system sys-tem to keep pace with other features of rapid railway growth Is commented upon The German method of slgnafing outlined by Chief Dispatcher Miller of the Burlington Is commended The commissioner says that the practice of using light passenger coaches cannot can-not go Into disuse too rapidly and all railroads should as soon as possible operate only the strongest and heaviest heavi-est and best possible cars The necessity for State supervision of electric railways and the need of more competent and responsible trainmen i train-men are urged by the commissioner and it la recommended that Michigan pass a law requiring the proper warming warm-ing of livestock cars The Legislature I IB I requested to consider a law limiting the capitalization on new railroads Wells Succeeds Nevin r LOB Angeles Cah Joji 25 General Superintendent Arhur G Wells of the Santa Fe was today appointed neral manager of tho Santa Fe system with headquarters at Albuquerque vice W G Kevins the appointment to take effect ef-fect February 1st Railroad Notes J i F Dunn Is back from Pocatcllo G W Llllle chief draughtsman In the M P M department of the Short LIne has gone to Pocatcllo on company business rho old maps and resurxoyed lines of the Castle Valley railWay have been returned approved from Washington I and are on file In the United Stales land ofllce here George Hmvkes one of the well known traveling men of the Rio I Grande has decided to quit railroading railroad-ing to become the local agent of the Flato Commission company a large livestock concern F II Lounsbury traveling auditor of the Rio Grande Is going over the Western In the place of Charles Austin Aus-tin whose wife died In Denver recently recent-ly l and w ho has to remain Irt that city to act as administrator oC her e late |