Show Rail Earni Earnings al nin s E Per PerMan el elan r Man an Show Decrease CHICAGO Jan 16 AP In AP-In In re reply reply reply re- re ply to a recent statement of or ralla railway railway rail rall- a way labor leaders that railroad pi profits of Its per worker have Increased fastest in 11 the period of which railroad railroad rail rail- road statisticians sta complain most an article in the Railway Age to today today today to- to day declared that the net operatIng operating Ing Ins Income of the railways per em ern- annually in the five years ears ending with 1924 was less than In Inthe Inthe inthe the previous five consecutive years ears while the average wage received was far than In the previous previous' year five period The statement on behalf of the railway labor leaders was based on st statistics cs which it was claimed showed that railway profits per em em- In the year 1924 showed an increase of or 81 SI per cent over o 1924 and 60 69 per c cent nt over l 1914 H. H The Implication says Railway Age Is that the railways are exploiting ex ing by making too much profit out of their work It must be considered In this Lion that railway transportation Is not conducted with merely manpower man man- power It Is also conducted with a avery avery avery very large plant which represents billions of dollars I of investment ent |