Show AN EXI ENSIgN gr TIME Is railroads declare they can not nott comply with nine hour law at present time assert that they H have ave found it impossible to procure competent telegraph operators in suf numbers and want more time washington ashington operating officials kofl of railroads from all parts ot of the coun I 1 j try on thursday were in attendance upon the hearing given by the inter state commerce commission upon ap api alic plic aaion tor for an exten extension sJon of time oil going into effect ol 01 the nine hour law thirty seven applications were received by the commission asking for the extension two of them thern already have been denied those ot of the geor gla southern florida railway and the tle st joseph grand island rail way because in the opinion of tha th commission the petitions did not show what in the terms ot of the act would constitute good causes tor for i grant granting ing the relief requested the applications of the other thirty five lines are being heard as one case because the petitions are substantial iv identical all of them assert that ti they tiey ey have found it impossible to pro cure the services of competent ef and dependable telegraph oper acors in such numbers as will en able them to comply with the provis ions of the law and that even it they could obtain the necessary operators the enforced employment of so many additional men would be a financial hardship which the carriers ought not to be subjected to |