Show I MANY RAILROAD ME MEW MEN MENTO l TO LOSE EMPLOYMENT Galveston Tex Dec Dee 13 It I It was Waa announced an- an an an- toda today that between the this 1st am nn and of January Januar ten of oC the railroads in tho the Southwest will wH lay a off of men for foran foran an indefinite pelo As If IC b by concerted action come conic reports from the tho following roads that owing to decrease In traffic 1 it will wi be le necessary to curtail exports s I Frisco Rock flock Island Southern Pacific lines Texas and Pacific Cotton Colon Del Belt Santa Fe Fc and amid Texas Central International and Great Grat Northern M. M K lo 1 an and T T. an ansi and Fort Worth and Den Denver DenvOr r. r Th These e r reductions will affect all branch wi al es Cs of railroading from from watchmen to oper oper- nUng forces This Is said eald to be the opel biggest big big- gest hest reduction In iii the urD army of ot railroad In iii the time history of or the time Southwest t. t While the officials say ay they bellve belve that lint th dull dul season reason teason will wiil wi not lat last more moro than n a few months the tho cut in the forces will wll mean mea a saving of more than a half holt mil mu- wl lion lon dollars In the payrolls Q milon mi- mi |