Show ARMED GUARDS TO CLEAR TRAiNS OF FREE RIDERS RES Inte Interstate state Railroads Take Action to Stop Wholesale Theft of Merchandise From Cars I Interstate ra railroads operating ii and out of Salt Lake have lave declared action against hob hoboes es and an effort will be I made to reduce the number of itinerant passengers who have for several weeks past been migrating from place to place throughout the county Ex Extra ra I special agents have been ordered employed employed em em- and will ride freight and passenger passenger passenger pas- pas trains entering and leaving the I city with the object of forcing all an persons not authorized to ride on the trains to leave them The situation of men bumming their way on freight and passenger passenger trains has grown steadily worse for several weeks past until it it- it itis is said scarcely a train of any type passes from one station to another that there are not scores of men riding on on onit it without without without with with- out paying their fares Not satisfied with merely riding on the trains In Inmany Inmany inmany many cases cars of merchandise are being broken open and goods stolen Freight claims due to losses incurred in this manner have increased substantially substantially substantially sub sub- sub sub- within the last few Weeks In Ia the future all trains leaving Salt Lake will be ridden b by one or more special agents heavily armed and authorized au au- au- au to put off all persons not on official business or not holding purchased purchased purchased pur pur- chased tickets The train riders rs will willbe willbe willbe be considered regular members of the crew Similar arrangements have been made at other points along the lines entering Salt Lake so 30 that within the next week train riders will be on practically practically practically every train entering or leaving the city Valuable shipments of merchandise will be guarded and property of the railroads otherwise protected |