Show 11 es tra I 1 ns 7 we CV a sut ww fes wt W f e cret ea L big locomotives are built to do a big job for safety they say but is is it in the big country which is america a government figures sh show ow definitely definite big job in peacetime as in wartime they that long trains mean greater safety to t are built to pull long trains railroad employed emp loyes and public alike 7 long freight trains can handle more then if safety i is s not the real r reason e ason goods at less cost to you than short what is the reason behind this demand trains it is to make more jobs which are not no long trains mean fewer trains fewer needed to get more pay this madi made chances for accidents fewer interruptions work would be sheer waste think of big to traffic modern locomotives using only half their but a few railroad union leaders oppose power long trains among their current 44 for this waste you the public r j uld demands for changes in rules is one limiting have to pay higher costs mean a iov e the length of freight trains to 57 average standard of living for everybody I 1 IT cars why do they demand this body wants that a i t heres the record 0 in n the quarter century 1921 1946 v of freight trains has 9 average length bof gone up 3 do 9 average speed of freight trains has gone up 39 avo the rate of ini injuries uries to railroad employed emp loyes has I 1 gone down L 60 average wages paid ral railroad road workers have QUO 84 to gone up 0 0 price of railroad materials and supplies has 58 gone up 1 railroad taxes have gone up 76 0 but the average charge by rai railroads for hauling a ton of freight one mile has gone down A TK midd 05 WEST ADAMS STREET CHICAGO 3 ILLINOIS we are publishing this and other advertisements to talk with you at first hand about matters which are important to everybody |