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Show H , j Hallroad wrecks are usually the re- H , i j ult of conditions brought about by H ( I the disposition of railroad directors to 1 spend as little money as possible. H i i Certain hciy dividends are demand- 1 cd, and a ,i ie-ult asuillclcnt tiuoi- Iwr of track walkers are not provided, H dangerous points are left unguarded, H trestles are not made nilccntly H . htrong. onchi's are buiirufwood in H j .' ... preference to steel, worn rails arc not dlsoard.-d .soon enough, disabled engines en-gines are forced to do service and a variety of necessary precautions are never taken- the rulhoad magnates need the mope The dally iccord'of happenings In the United States includes in-cludes from one to a half docn moreV less serious wiecks in which lives are lost because the railroad oh ners need tho money. A law making railroad presidents and dlrcctois pnitlcstto murder, when life Is lost In wiccks that might have been avoided, would veil materially lessen the number of such wrecks. |