Show wily PENALIZE j As in past years the legislators of different western states will undoubtedly be asked to pass laws limiting length of trains and also prescribing numbers number of men to bo be employed on trains commonly called full crew laws such legislation tends to increase cost of service to the public and crease transportation efficiency as its purpose to is to add employed emp loyes and additional equipment uch as engines cabooses cabo oses etc to haul horter trains and larger bews crews for railroads to continue to furnish transportation service at trally the same cost to the people it la Is necessary to make improvements Improve mentE in gradients and curvature curva turo to permit of moving a larger number of cars la ili each train such improvements require largely increased capital investment and the only justification lit Is tho the reduction in cost of 0 operation to offset the interest charge on the additional capital investment and the increase in wages to employed emp loyes or cost of materials it Is obvious that it II restrictions aro are placed limiting the number of cars to bo be hauled in ili a train or requiring quiring gm additional men to operate trains such improvements will not be ba made and instead ot of keeping the cost of transportation to tho the public at approximately the figures it Is now increase tit in rates will become necessary from time to time to offset the increased cost tor for labor and materials it is as much of a saying saving to the shippers it if instead of advancing rates to keep pace with the advance jn ln tho the cost of labor and materials they can call bo be kept at about their present level as it would bo be it the rates were othor otherwise actually reduced doc baldwin of st louis has found that there aro are bacilli in a teaspoonful of street dust wonder who ho he had to count them for or him |