Show I What Ails Railroads Railroad I From Tra Trade o Review What hat is all rp-all really t tho o matt matter with th railroads Is a n. question that Is puzzling a good hood many people nowadays Is Ig It I shor shortage of rolling stock stacie or men or orI I both hath or IH It it il general In Inefficiency nc that thatIs Is IH responsible for the deplorable conditions condi conell existing to today Of course courso tho the railroads s could use a great man many more cars If IC they had efficient effi dent clent men to handle them but In the tho opinion of competent observers efficiency effi cHI clency of man many has deteriorated deteriorated deteriorated at least to the tho ext extent of or tho the ad advance advance advance ad- ad vance in wages and many of or the tho mo most t desirable have been heen attracted attract attract- ed to other pursuits by hl higher her wn wages ec than the railroads are arc paying There seems also to be he physical exhaustion and a a. breaking down of spirit due to the lon long and severe strain to vs which railroad cs have have- been heen subjected After Arter all questions relating to men are fully as important as those re relating tin to equipment in the I railroad situation What hat is iJ tho the remedy Cars and I equipment will of oC course be available In sufficient numbers In th the course of time tim but hut the human factor Is moro more un un- un- un certain No one can tell what tho the supply supply sup sup- pl ply of or labor will be after tho the war has 1 ended but hut should remember one Olle thing A day clay da of reckoning is com com- com I ing The laggards lagg of tola today will null be I remembered in coming years ear when the demand for men will witt not be such as ii itIs It Itis is today So will the faithful workers be remembered The Tho man who gives ghe to his job the vcr very best besl that is in him will not tail fall to receive his reward when s rne day day no no ono one cnn can tell exactly when when when-a a period of or depression again prevails pre in this land a time timo when there will bo be more men than jobs I |