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Show HE labor unions have made their demands In addition, certain of these labor unions have I upon the railways of the United States and demanded advances in their pay not included through the railways upon the PUBLIC. These in the above' figures, and more rules for the demands are vastly larger in proportion than any creation of unnecessary jobs. they have ever made. The economical and efficient , , ., .. . ,i , The situation, then, is this: The total cost of operation of the railways is vital to the nation s defense effort. Therefore, the Western Railways complying with all the demands made would present to the public the following facts: be approximately 900 million dollars a year! The labor unions representing engineers, fire- The average weekly earnings of railway employees men, conductors, brakemen and switchmen are are now 15 per cent higher than in the peak year demanding a. 30 per cent increase in wages, 1929, while the cost of living is 12 per cent le:;. amounting to 190 million dollars a year , The demands of the railway labor unions are beir- although their present rates or pay are the ' highest in history '" made when the entire nation has just been cskd to make a supreme effort for National Defense. Other unions representing a greater number of railway employees are demanding wage The railwaYs cannot meet these demands without V increases ranging as high as 95 per cent a 9reat increase in the cost of transportation. They averaging 47 per cent and amounting to 580 exceed by more than 700 million dollars the in- million dollars a year although their present come that the railways had left after paying the'r rates of EH also are the highest in history. annual expenses, taxes and charges in 1940. Thus the wage increases being demanded by Tne railways have a vitally important job befor? the labor unions amount to 770 million dollars them. They need all their resources to confine a year, an average increase in excess of adequately to serve you and contribute effective' 41 per cent. toward the National Defense Program. THE WESTERN RAILWAYS Union Station, Chicago, III. I Dr. J. OLIN KING OPTOMETR-" Complete Optical Service 1302.FIRST NAT'L BANK BLDG. PhoncR.. I Alfred oreiiNen Progressive IE WELE 11 75 East 2nd. South p- Jewelry, Watch, Kodak Repairing 40 Yea In Salt Lake City. f We can serve you better than evfj IF YOU WANT 0, K. SHOE REP' !Ar7 You must (10 tot m OX SHOE SII 9 tt So. State Slrrt a |