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Show ru m pu WHERE THE MONEY WENT An exchange calls attention to the manner man-ner in which the United States Railroad administration has been running things in the following manner: Here is a case which shows how some of the deficit of the railroad administration administra-tion has been caused. On the Wabash road a water tank was operated by electricity elec-tricity which was tended by a nearby farmer. He turned on the switch in the morning, went about his business, came back at six o'clock in the evening and turned it off. For this service for a few minutes each 'day he received about $20 fi month. When the railroad administration administra-tion took hold the wise men who classifier! employes rated this farmer as an electrician. electri-cian. They figured his time for the entire en-tire day and allowed him about $300 a month without requiring any additional work from him. Furthermore he was given giv-en back pay amounting to between $2500 and $3000. South Bend Tribune. P "ft la The next time we have to go into . n peace conference we ought to hire a co pie of British or Japanese dinlomats to do our bargaining for us. Marion, (111.), Republican. |