Show Temperance nnd the Railroads Confirming with new evidence of a rather novel sort qur frequent assertions I asser-tions that the railways of the country are doing more und more practical temperance work than any other agen york y or organisation perhaps than all nher agencies or organizations It collies the report that the Lake Shore road has informed the town of Col llngwood 0 that 1000000 will be spent there in enlarging the machine shops If the town goes dry at the approaching election and that the money will be taken elsewhere If the town goes wet The reason given for assuming this positionInvolveo no Judgment on morality or even on the propriety of drinking cither In moderation moder-ation or In excess the railroad officials simply state that Indulgence In Intoxicants Intoxi-cants decreases tho skill < ot workmen and prevents getting a desired nnd possible pos-sible return for wages paid That is an argument which cant be met except ex-cept by a denial of its truthand nobody no-body denies It Colllngwood may or may not go dry but It It docs the prosperity of all its business men not engaged In the liquor trafflc will be obviously advanced and If It does not oblou1 I they H knt exactly why they arc not t have r Jot o new customers and a larger population am nt whom to share the burden n taxation Morft towns like machine shops and those that have horn like to see the shops made b > sor and employing mord ma I chlnlKtR 1lo0 iibt ColllngwoodIs Ip this da1 and 1L will be Interesting to ace what effect tho effort of the Lakc Shore to Inllrercc Its electors on the tnmporaijco question will have New York Tribune |