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Show RETRENCHMENT ORDE,R - OF THE ST. PAUL Chicago, Feb. 2S.-The retrenchment retrench-ment order of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad, issued following the recent rate decision, has! resulted it was learned today, in tho discharge' of .25 per cent of the force on tho main lino engaged in construction car repairs, round house Work and maintenance main-tenance of ways In St. Paul alone, it is estimated that 700 men have been taken from tho pay rolls It was stated at the general office here that there had been no reduction of the Pugcc Sound extension ex-tension force. |