Show V BIG BUSINESS OF THE RAILROADS In la gauging the general busl busness ness bust ness prosperity of the country not nota nota nota a few tew experts have taken the rail rail- railroads railroads roads alone as the barometer and andall andall andall all prognosticators of ot trade conditions consider the carriers as one oneo ot o the big Indicators In view view-ot view of this the traffic gaIns made by the roads during the first months of this year ear are on- on en encouraging These reports give the thelie thelie lie to the pessimists and bears who last Christmas gazed Into th crystal and foresaw a period of depression this yea The total traffic tor for the five months about billion nit net nt ton toh miles exceeded by more than C 6 p per r cent that for tor the sane same period last year ear and was nearly 9 per percent percent percent cent above that tor for the corre corre- corresponding spending period in 1924 If It you OU want to be bearish pick on other than railroad securities |