Show ECONOMY STAi H TS RAilROADS Thousands Laid Off Oaf on Account of SlacK Business ST. ST LOUIS March 3 According to toa a recapitulation of statements of Missouri Missouri Mis railroad officials published here hero yesterday about employees in the opera operating tin mechanical and clerical departments de lc- Lave have been dismissed recently to offset heavy revenue losses buffered by tho the roa roads s. s It is estimated by the tile State railroad commission that probably of the present unemployed force have havo been laid off durin during tho the past fifteen fifteen teen toen days The Chicago Chicalo Alton management llna announced yesterday that its passenger pas pas- Cl train collectors would woul be Le dispensed dis dis- with Employees retained by hy tho Colton Cotton Bolt BoH road it is announced havo have been required to lay Jay layoff off five days each month without pay until further notice Sweeping retrenchments havo have be been on ordered by Lv the Gould interests operating opera t. t in ing the St. St Louis Louie Iron Mountain Mount Southern and Missouri ouri Pacific roads The operating officials of the Frisco wore ore in in conference toda today at Spring Spring- Springfield field Mo 10 to r reduce duce operating expenses ps until until the crops bc begin in to move next fall faU The Missouri Kansas R Texas road has put into effect many economies economics which according to one of ot the officials shave have cut down operating expenses a D. month The Louisville Lows Nashville Mobile Ohio Southern railway and many other roads operating to the tho South uth out of here have made ronde a 10 per pcr cent cut in to the wages es of all employees not identified with labor or organizations he fhe wabash has hils laid off n a number of men mon and closed cloned down its repair shops 1 A hi high h official of one ono of the principal Missouri l lines linen said that tho rho road ter ter- terminating m in in St. St Louis have e economized to the tho total e extent tent of 15 a month |