" v - r' v « . > ■ • ■ •- v • • "■ - ..■•■» SAVE MONEY BY MAKING THE BEST COUGH MEDICINE AT HOME taoney spent for the old-style, ready made eoug-h syruvs In bottles holding only 2 to ounces is very largely wasted bevausp most of them are com posed principally of sugar and water. Yet you have to pay the same price as if it was ail medicine. Stop wasting this money. You eaji make a better cough medicine at home et one-tifth the Cost. Merely go to Georxe A. Gorgas' drug stores and ask for 2 ounces (50c worth) of SchltTmann's Concentrated Expectorant. Mix this with one pint of granulated sugar and one-half pint of boiling water, which makes a full pint (lfi ounces). This new, simple, pleasant remedy is guaranteed to re lieve the worst cough or cold. Also excellent for Bronchial Asthma, Bron- SUBURBAN^ HERSHEY / Edward B. Bushnell Will Deliver Ad dress in Theatre Sunday Afternoon Special Correspondence. Hershey, Feb. 18— H. F. Imboden and J. V. Milliard attended the funer al of Les Linebaugh at York. Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Hull spent a day at Reading, their former home. Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Herr moved from their apartments in the 'Hershey Inn to the Maulfair house on Cocoa avenue, Charles Magee. of Havre de Grace, Md., visited relatives and frieuds at this place. Misses Edna Carpenter and Blanche Cooper visited friends at Bismarck. C. D. Linglc transacted business at Linglestown on Saturday. \\ illiam H. Basehore and Aaron Shuey, of Jonestown, spent several hours at this place. The Rev. X. L. Linebaugh and fam ily attended the funeral of his father, Leo Linebaugh, a well-known grocer at York. Edward R. Bushnell, of Philadel phia, will deliver an address in the Hershey Central theatre on Sunday aft ernoon at 3 o'clock. His subject will be "The Making of the Men of To morrow," and it will be illustrated Sunday evening Herant Athanasian, Turk, who is a student in Lebanon Valley College, delivered an address in Derry Presbyterian church on "The Christian Church in Armenia.'' A large audience greeted the Cecil-1 ian Concert Company in the Hershey | Central theatre on Thursday evening. 1 Mrs. B. F. Y. Graeff, of Columbia, spent a week with her son, D. S. Graeff and family and also assisted them in moving into their beautiful, new residence at the east end of town. Misses Kathryn and Elizabeth Mum ma spent several days with friends at Schuylkill Haven. Milner Payne, an employe of the Hershey Choeolate Company, has re signed his position and returned to his home at Riverside, X. J. Mr. and Mrs. William Brinker at- J tended the funeral of the latter's fa ther at Mt. Xebo. Miss Clara Mover was the guest of ! Miss Elizabeth Rauch at Linglestown. 1 Miss Eliza Bashore has been on the i sick list at her home at Derry Church, j Mrs. Lizzie returned from it three weeks' visit to friends at Manheim. Frantz Zinner attended the Billy Sunday services, at Philadelphia. Mrs. John 'H. Gordon visited friends at Annville. L. R. Mumper visited relatives at Mechanicsburg. Mrs. George Epplev and son. Rob ert. are spending a few days with rel atives at Lancaster. Wilbur Goodhart, of Shippensburg, was the guest, of John Allwine and family, D. C. Giles spent several days in Now York City. John Leesc is on the sick list, suf fering with qninsy. Dr. H. G. Mumma attended a ban quet at Reading. Mrs. William Stover, of Stoverdale, j is spending a week with her parents, I Mr. and Mrs. Aldus Wirth, at this •place. The Rev O. G. Romig transacted business at Harrisburg on Wednesday. The Rev. George S. Rentz is spend- ! ing a few days at Philadelphia, taking | in the Billy Sunday meetings. DAUPHIN Presbyterian Mite Society Holds An- 1 nual Fasnacht Feast spTi.il Correspondence. Dauphin. Feb. 18. —The Mite Society of the Presbyterian church held its an nual fasnacht feast on Tuesday even ing at the home of Mrs. T. G. Switzer, Some of the ladies were dressed in the styles of fifty years or more ago to , represent the members of the Mite So ciety who originated this novel feast at their meeting. After the business j was transacted, a shadow picture con- j test watt participated in and the first : prize was awarded -to Miss Carrie E. Gerberich for correctly guessing the: highest number of silhouettes and a booby prize was given Miss Annie M.I Webner. Mrs. A. Arnold and Miss Elizabeth j C'rouse, of Lebanon, spent Sunday with ; Mrs. Elizabeth Crouse. Mrs. Daniel Maeder, of Harrisburg, spent Thursday with her aunt, Mrs. Mary Corbett. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lvter. of Har risburg, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Lyter. Mr. and Mrs. Rett'berg, of Harris biirg, spcM»t Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Deibler. Mr: ami Mrs. W. C. Riffert, of Har- j risburg, were the guests of their daugh-1 ter, Mrs. Spencer G. Kinter, on Tues-; day. Mrs. Carrie Canffman and Mrs. Grace j Carman «[>ent Sunday at Duneannon. F. Shambamjh, of Lvkens, county' superintendent of public schools visited I the schools here on Tuesday. Mrs. A. C. Coble spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Hoover, Hum-; melstown. Mrs. Edith Eby, Mrs. Clyde 8. Mc-1 XeeK, Mrs. Harry M. Reed and Mrs. Bertha Henniger attended a play at S Harrisburg on Thursday evening given i bv the Barker Bible class of Stevens Memorial church. Mrs. G. M. Kinter and granddaugh ter, Helen Henninger, spent the week end at Millerstown. Mrs. Lillie MoParland and Miss j Sarah Sheesley, of Harrisburg, were | the guests of their aunt, Mrs. C. W. | Talley, on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. W. Frank Bailets aDd I chltis. Croup. Hoarseness and Whoop ilng Cough. One bottle will make enough home-made cough medicine to probably I last the whole family the entire (winter. Children like It, It is so ,i>lm»ant to take. It is unlike any ! other cough medicine, and positive ly contains no chloroform, opium, mor phine or other naivotlcs, as do most 'coug'h mixtures. Keep it on hand in case of emergency and stop each cough 1 before it gets a Arm hold. The above druggist has been authorized to return I the money in every single case where It jdoes not give perfect satisfaction or Is not found the best remedy ever used, i In fact, any druggist in this city will jscll this new remedy under the same isruarantee. Absolutely no risk Is run In buying this remedy under this posi tive guarantee.—Adv. daughter, Dorothy, spent Thursday at Mt. Gretna. Mrs. Charles Tredwell, of Harrisburg, was the guest of Mrs. David Lewis on Friday. O. W. Deibler attended a convention of school directors at Hershey on Fri day. LINGLESTOWN Farmers' Institute to Be Held Next Monday and Tuesday Special Correspondence. Linglestown, Feb. 18.—The Farmers' Institute under the auspices of the De : partment of Agriculture, will convene ; in the I'nion chapel Monday and Tues ! day. February 22 and 23, holding three sessions each day. Following is the pro | grain: afternoon, I.3o—Call to i order. George W. Shriner, chairman; music; "Work of Farmers' Institute," J. T. Campbell, Hartstown; "Some Or chard Insects and Their Control," F. H. Fassett, Meshoppen; "Selecting and] j Raising the Calf to Improve the Dairy Herd," Dr. M. E. Conrad, Westgrove; I ! "Is All That Is Said About Lime All] j That Can Be saidf" M. S. Bond, Dan-: ! ville. Monday Evening, 7.15 Music; ' I "Cow Stable Construction Sanitary I and Comfortable," Dr. M. E. Conard, ! Westgrove; "Care and Management of ! the Orchard," F. H. Fassett, Meshop-; pen; "Why Do the Boys and Girls, j Leave the Farmf" M. S. Bond, Dan-1 j ville; "The Farm of Life," J. T. Camp- I ! bell. Hartstowu. I Tuesday, Mornirog, 9—Music; "Home I I Mixed Fertilizer," M. S. Bond, Dan-1 I ville; "Concrete Construction For the, j Farm," Dr. M. E. Conard, Westgrove; ! "Poultry. Lice, Gapes and Diseases, i J. T. Campbell, Hartstown; "Peaches," F. H. Fassett. Meshoppen. Tuesday Afternoon, I.3o—Music; "Pruning," F. H. Fassett. Meshoppen; "Potato Culture," M. 8. Bond, Dan ville; "Selecting and Breeding Horses' j for Farm and Market." Dr. M. E. Con-: |ard, Westgrove; "Country Home Im provement," F. H. Fassett. Meshop-i ! p en ' Tuesday Evening, 7.ls—Music;, "Spraying, How and What For " F. j H. Fassett. Meshoppen; "The Modern | j Dairy Equipment and Methods," Dr. I j M. E. Conard, Westgrove; "Some Ex i ception to the Rule," M. S. Bond. Dan , ville; "The Star of Empire," J. T. j j Campbell, Hartstown. ' The committee is composed of Jonas Cassel, David Shadel, Samuel Rabuck, Frank Wolfensberger, Dr. C. H. Smith. Miss Hulda Longeneeker. secured a position as stenographer at the office of i Mr. Hershey, Harrisburg, and entered 1 upon her new duties on Monday. A number of friends from this place ! attended the twentieth wedding anni-1 \ ersaiv of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Gafne-r ! held at their home ii> Penbrook on j Tuesday evening. , Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Limgle on Tues day moved their household effects from j Hershey to Park street, Harrisburg, I where they will reside. They were i former residents of this town. The Embroidery Club met at the ! home of Miss Jessie Leaker, on Monday j evening those present were, Mrs. J. P. ; | Hicks, Mrs. Monroe Kile, Miss Jane ! I Care, Miss Minnie Baker, Mrs. Gert-i rude Xislev, Miss Kathryn Xislev, Mass ! Lliza Buck. Mrs. O. B. Leese and Miss Jessie Lenker, I Mrs. John Simpler spent Wednesday i with friends at Harrisburg. * j | Should the weather prove unfavor- ' j able the entertainment to be held at j Gilchrist s school house on Thursday I ; evening will take place Fridav evening. I Mrs. Gertrude Xislev, Miss Kathrvn I Xisley, Miss Eliza Buck and Mrs. Era j orv Hassler on Tuesday evenin» at j tended the miscellaneous shower given ■>y Miss Emma Nisley at her home in Penbrook, in honor of Miss Hilda 1 Hassler, whose engagement to Ross llepford was previously announced Mr. and Mrs Wetzler, of Richmond. \a„ are spending some time as the' guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Gravbill. j Mrs. Hallet Hetrich spent Wednes day as the guest of Mr. and Mrs Wil- 1 liam Hoster, at Penbrook. MILLERSBURGr Public Schools Appropriately Celebrate Washington 'a Birthday Special Correspondence. Millers-burg, Fetb. 18.—Miss Mabel Hemminger entertained a number of i friends at her home on Saturday even-j ing in honor of- her guest, Miss Alice Decevee, of Harrisburg. Miss Florence Wert, oif Harrisburir ! spent Sunday with her parents Mr and Mrs. W. B. Wert. Philip S. Mover, of Steelton. visit- 1 ed his mother, Mrs. Charles Mover, Sun ' day. Washington's Birthday will be cele brated in all the public schools o; town with appropriate exercises Tho four Center street schools will unite in giving an entertainment which will be held in the High school room in the morning at 9 o'clock. In the after noon, all the schools in the Moore ;treet building will unite in giving the exercises in the High school room at 1.30. Miss Mildred Btter, of Middleitown. was the recent guest of Dr. and Mrs. J. X. Starr. Ralph Spong, a student at Dickinson College, spent Sunday at his parental home here. He w-aa accompanied by When People Ask Us what i* eood for nerves and loet weight, we alwayt recommend Emulsion contain!r.ff Uyptphittpl.Utl • food tonic and tissue builder. George A. Gorges. the Messrs. Walkinshaw, of Williams town, classmates a/t the above institu tion. HUMMELSTOWN Reformed Congregation 1 Contributes §2OO to "Prince of Peace" Fund Special Correspondence Hummelstown, Feb. 18.—The sum of S2OO was raised by the Reformed church congregation as a contribution to the "Prince of Peace Fund." This fund will be used to pay the indebted ness of the Foreign Mission Board of the church. Mrs. Rufus Kreider has returned to | her home in Annville, after spending I several days with Mrs. Aldus Hotter, j Mr. and Mrs. Fred Creighton have Returned from Clark's Summit where I Mr. Creighton was employed for the past year and are residing with Mrs. ftreighton's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John j Yetter, on Chamber Hill. Special services were held. in Zion Lutheran and the Reformed churches | last evening and be continued every Wednesday evening during Lent. Mrs. Frank Brantner and Mrs. Henry Tinney were visitors in Harrisburg yes- I terday afternoon. Walter Krause, son of Mrs. Clara | Krausc, has enlisted in the United ' States army and been sent to Fort ' Sloeuni. Xpiv York, for service in the ■ coast artillery. , A post card shower was held for ! Samuel H. Greena.waU, of Danville, 111., a former resident of town, in honor of his seventy-third birthday anniversary i which was observed last Sunday. Mr. Greenawalt received over forty cards from friends and relatives in town and vicinity. Mrs. John M. Murray spent yester day afternoon in Harrisburg. The members of Washington Camp i Xo. 306, P. O. S. of A., will attend | services in Zion Lutheran church on j Sunday evening. The church has been j decorated with flags and plants and a I special patriotic sermon will be deliver [ed by the pastor, the Rev. Herbert S. ; Garner. ' \\jlliam C. Zeiter visited his sister, i Mrs. John A. Ebersole at Peubrook, on ! Tuesday. The Ladies' Mite Society of the Re : formed church, held a social at the home of Mrs. F. J. S'haffner, Centre j square, on Tuesday evening. Twenty ! eight guests were present. I Mrs. Harry M. Nisslev has been call : ed to Schuylkill Haven by the illness S °f her father, Mr. Xoacker, who was i j stricken with paralysis on Tuesday, j W. R. Heller, of Carlisle, was a vis- I itor in town yesterday. , The patrons' meeting to be held in . the High school room to-morrow even- I ing will be well attended. An excellent j program has been arranged and the I High school orchestra wil] render a con cert from S to 8.15 o'clock. Mrs. Emma Brinser and daughter. Miss Bertha Brinser, spent several dav s [ this week with Mrs. Guy Krause at Enola. HALIFAX Cow Sold at Public Sale Brings Record Price Sorbin! Oorr«»sno!H»or>rf Halifax, Fetb. ] B.—Mr. and Mrs. Frank Straw, of Elmira, X. Y.. suent seveial days the past week with Mrs. | •C. W MeClellan and Mrs. Amo3| Dunkel. Miss Blanche Chrismer is spending the wee'k with her sister, Mrs. 1-aacj Biever, at Millersburg. Harry Baker, of Millersburg, visited ' ; friends in town on Sunday. Mrs. Marv Peters is the guest of ; friends in the Capital Citv. | Miss Mary Sheet 7., of Palmyra, si'ent| i the week-end with her parents, Mr. | I and Mrs. Peter Sheetz. At Anthony Leo's public sale in Hali fax township, one cow of extra line breetl sold tor $l5O, a record price. Dr. and Mrs. E. L. Shope, of Harris burg, were the guests of Dr. and Mrs.' 7J. S. Marshall over Siftiday. NEW CUMBERLAND Trinity U. B. Church Will Celebrate Ninth Anniversary Special Correspondence Xew Cumberland, Feb. 18.—Next j Sunday Trinity United Brethren church j will hold its ninth anniversary service, j The Rev. Dr. W. H. Washinger, of I Ohambersburg, superintendent of the j Pennsylvania conference of the United I Brethren church, is to prenich at both I the morning and evening services. It ' is expected at this service that the final debt on the church will be paid ! and all notes, etc., burned. The church j choir, the men's chorus and the boost-! ers are preparing a line musical pro- : gram for this day of special interest to the church. There will also be a re- ! ception of members at both morning ami evening services, anil the rite of bap- : tism will be observed. The revival ' meetings arc still in progress and are ! well attended and continues with great i interest. Penitents present -themselves I at the altar nightly. Tiius far sixty-nine I have gone forward. Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Wagoner, of ; Twe] h and Bridge streets, gave a , partv evening in honor of TURN HAIR DARK WIIHSAGE If A, Grandma Kept Her Locks Dark, Glossy and Thick With a Simple Mixture of Sage Tea and Sulphur The old-time mixture of Sage Tea and j Sulphur for darkening gray, streaked j and faded hair is grandmother's treat- j ment, and folks are again using it to keep their hair a good, even color, j which is quite sensible, as we are liv- j ing in an age when a youthful appear- ' ancc is of the greatest advantage. Nowadays, though, we don't have the i troublesome task of gathering the sage ! and the mussy mixing at home. All | drug stores sell the ready-to-use product called "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com pound" for about 50 cents a bottle. It is very popular because nobody can discover it has been applied. Simply moisten your comb of a soft brush with it and draw this through your hair, tak ing one small strand at a time; by morn ing the gray hair disappears, but what delights the ladies with Wyeth's Bage and Sulphur is that, besides'beautifully darkening the hair after a few applica tions, it also produces that soft lustre and appearance of abundance which is so attractive; besides, prevents dan druff, itching scalp and falling hair.— Adv. qheir daughter, Anna Mae, who cele orated her 91h birthday anniversary. Mias Anna received Home pretty and useful presents from her friends. An enjoyable evening was spent and at a seasonable hour refreshments were served. The guests were: Florence Prowell, Florence Breeee, Leoda Prow ell, Thelma Ouistwhite, Evelyn Taylor, : Noma Oren, lionise Pencil, Dorothy ' Mailey, Mildred Mailey, Miss Sara M. Petrow, Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Wagoner, R. M. Spangler, Amos Mailey and son, 'Robert Mailey. Wiillia Rppley. of Newberrytown, York county, a member of the lature, called on his sister, 'Mrs. D. K. Yinger, yesterday. Samuel Steigerwalt, of York county, received word of the death of his fa-' ther, which occurred in Lancaster on Tuesday morning. Harvey Steigerwalt, Market square, is a grandson. Dr. H. W. Linebnugih and D. C. Line j baugh attended the funeral of Mrs. ! .Marv Ramlol|>h, n sister of Dr. Line baugh. at Harriaburg to-day. Ira Keller ami 'Miss Elizabeth Whapion, of Philadelphia, who have been guests of Mr. Keller's sister, Mrs. Mary Kaufman, and other relatives here the past week, returned home yes terday. Kho.la, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ross, Fourth street, is re covering from an attack of pneumonia. Mr. anil Mrs. William McCreary moved into Sherman Hull's house 011 Third street this week. Carl Gamber, of Ilarrisburg, and Wil liam Gamber, of Philadelphia, called on friends here yesterday. William Knnis has returned from a buisness trip to Johnstown. Dorothy, the little daughter of I.MT. and Mrs. Tolbert Ouistwhite. has an at tack of pneumonia. WEST FAIRVIEW Mr. aiid Mrs. Irvin Bretz Give a Birth day Party West Fairview, Feb. 18.—'Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Bretz, Main street, tendered a birthday social in honor of their .daughter, Thelma, cn her 6th birth day. The parlor was beautifully dec orated for the occasion. The evening was spent in the playing of games, mu sical selections by Miss Dorothy Shaf- I fer, and the partaking of refreshments. | Those to enjoy the occasion were Mil dred Shafl'er, John Kuglcr, Walter Keyes, Melvin Metz, Arthur Boughter, I Howard Barnhart, Charles Mcpherson, | John McPherson, Charles Yarnall, ! Thelma Bretz, Hannah Keyes, Paul King, Aunis Spidel, Thura Baker, Evelyn Yarnall, Gertrude Smeltzer, Helen Wilbar, Esther Uerew, Mildred | MeCanti and AU-tha Yarnall. A. H. Martin, of Summerdale, was the guest of F. C, Hoke yosterday. Milk is to be advanced in price to seven cents 011 and after the 22d, owing to the high prices of feed. The Patriotic Order Sons of America will attend services in the United Brethren church Sunday evening in a body. The Rev. F. F. Holsopple. district superintendent of the Anti-Saloon league, will present that interest in the United Brethren church 011 Sunday j at 10 a. m. The male chorus will sing' at both these services. The Methodist church will also have a representative of the Anti-Saloon League on Sunday evening. BERRYSBURG The Eev. Mr. Hoffman Preaches Last Sermon of Conference Year Spoeii! I Or-es:>nmlt!nce. Berrvsburg, Feb. 18.—The school! i directors attended a director's meeting; at Hershey last we?k. Mr. and Mrs. William Bowman were visitors to Kliza'jethville on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Chax'lcs Keboch and ; daughter, Pauline, visited Mrs, Norman j Kngle, of Penbrook, Saturday -«nd "re- j turned home Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. William Rombergerl spent Sunday with the former's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Romberger. Mrs. Rebecca Maice. of KHzabeth -1 ville visited friends in town over Sun i day. The Rev. Mr. Hoffman preached his' ' last sermon on Sunday evening for this 1 conference year. MECH ANIC3BURG Efforts to Organize Young Men s Christian Association I Sp-. '«l Per Mechanicfburg, Fob. 18.—Services | will be held again this evening in the taibernaclc and a song service will be held on Friday evening, l*a*t evening prior to the tabernacle service Professor J. A. Carothers, State Secretary of Y. if. C. A., met a number of men in the Evangelical church to consider the organization of' a Young Men's Christian Association I in tli • town. The Lenten season was opened in Trinity Uitheian and St. Mark's Lu-' theran church's by special services last ' evening in the respective churches con- j ducted by the pastors, the Rev. H. Hall ! Sharp, of Trinity, ami Dr. H. N. lev, of St. Mark's. H. B. Markley, of this place, has! 'bought .the general store <*f Elmer j Richwine at Boiling Springs. The funeral of Mrs. I. J. Weaver was held thus afternoon from her late home on Kast street. Services were conducted by her pastor, the Rev. S. S. Games, of Trindle Spring Luth eran church. Interment was made in 'Mechanicsburg cemetery. Lu»t Saturday afternoon Herman E. Rinesmith ant.i Miss Ida E. Fritz, both of Carlisle, were united in marriage bv the Rev. H. Hall Sharp. The cere mony took place at the parsonage of Trinity Lutheran church, East Main street. Mrs. John Faller spent Tue*dav in Carlisle, whore she assisted at a tea given by Mrs. Constantine Faller. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Rowc attended the funeral of Mr. Rowo's sister, Mis. Sarah Simmons, from her laite home in Carlisle to-day. Mrs. Mary Bailey, of Dillsburg, is the guest of Mrs. John Uhrich, West Main street. G. A. Fehl and daughter, Mrs. J. Bentz, and granddaughter, "Evelyn Ben.tz, of Dillsburg, spent yesterday in this place as guests in the "home of Mr. Fehl's sister, Mrs. Charles Kunkle, South Washington street. , Mrs. Mary Brandt, of Mount Holly, lis visiting her son, John Brandt, and family, West Locust street. Mrs. Chapman and daughter, of Wormleysburg, were guests .yesterday of Simon May and family, South Wash ington street. 'lt is probable that the Miller evan gelistic services will be continued over the coming Sunday. Mrs. Starr Hauck was called to Pittsburgh yesterday by the death of her sister. To Provide for the Utmost Safety of Patrons and Property is the First Duty of Every Well- Managed Railroad As a plain, unvarnished business proposition, every thinking person knows that a railroad that willfully dis regards the safety of its patrons arid the intelligent ful fillment of its operating and service obligations to the public cannot long prosper. The railroads of Pennsylvania and New Jersey fully realize the importance of properly manned trains. Were the claims of those who arbitrarily force the railroads, under the Full Crew Laws, to employ men for whom no jobs exist just and warrantable claims, the railroads them selves would be the first to recognize those claims. Full Crew Laws Costly Full Crew Laws, however, have been in force in Pennsylvania and New Jersey more than long enough to convince the railroads and the thinking people that their effect has been extremely detrimental to both railroad prog ress and public interest. Statistics of the Interstate Commerce Commission conclusively prove that these Full Crew Laws have worked three grave hardships—i. e.: I—They actually have increased the number of casualties. 2—They have cost the railroads and thousands of men and women who, di rectly, or indirectly, as depositors in banks, trust companies, and savings funds, are investors in railroad bonds and stocks, approximately $2,000,000 a year in wages for extra labor that formerly was more efficiently performed, at less sacrifice of life and property, by smaller but in every way adequate and com petent crews. 3—They have deprived the people of a vast amount of improvements that otherwise could have been made with t :e enormous sums paid in compulsory employment of men not essential to tie operation of trains or the safety and welfare of the people. No Trains Undermanned The railroads of Pennsylvania and New Jersey contend that their trains never could be undermanned for the following most excellent business reasons: First—A freight train of one locomotive at $25,000, and 75 cars at SI,OOO each, would represent an aggregate of SIOO,OOO in rolling stock. Is it plausible to assume that a railroad company would jeopardize that tremendous capital investment because it felt the employmsnt of an extra brakeman at $2.75 a day was not an economic expenditure? Would it risk the loss of SIOO,OOO worth of property to save $2.75? Second—The railroads know that, to reach full earning capacity and to get from their equipment and roadway the greatest possible service, all trains must be manned with enough men to enable them to do their work and get through their trips in the least possible time. Laws' Arbitrary Nature Why should the public be greatly inconvenienced because of laws unsound in principle and prejudicial to public welfare and safety? For example: Sup pose the Lackawanna Limited left New York for Buffalo with four cars. Sup pose it arrived at Stroudsburg and there it became necessary to put on a fifth car to accommodate unexpected traffic. Under the Full Crew Laws this could be done only after an extra brakeman had been brought from a division point, or the Stroudsburg passengers would have to suffer the inconvenience of stand ing in the cars until the train arrived at Scranton. This is but one illustration showing the inconsistent and arbitrary nature of the Full Crew Laws. Co-Operative Loyalty Needed The railroads of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, while making it plain that their efforts to repeal the Full Crew Laws are not directed against their train men, point out that the interests of their employes cannot possibly be sub served by policies which are basically and economically unsound; that those interests, in fact, would be best served by a united repudiation of existing laws and co-operative loyalty to the great railroading industry of the United States, upon whose well-being and progress their own advancement and prosperity so largely depend. The railroads now—as always—intend to man every freight and passenger train to the full requirements of safety and operating efficiency. They intend to do all within their power to expedite traffic and eliminate public incon venience. They desire to give that absolute safety, efficiency, and service which the people demand and certainly are entitled to. Why Laws Should Be Repealed However, to bring their standards up to that desired perfection which mod ern industrialism requires, the railroads must be relieved of such burdens as the Full Crew Laws. Employment of unnecessary men by compulsion of law foists economic damage upon the people. Such fallacious laws ambarrass the affected railroads to a degree that makes it impossible to best serve farming and industrial interests. Restrictive legislation that tends to cripple railroad service, safety, and efficiency by exhausting revenues which should be applied to fostering the public safety, welfare, and convenience must of hecessity ulti mately recoil upon the people. SAMUEL REA, DANIEL WILLARD, President, Pennsylvania Railroad. President, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. THEODORE VOORHEES, President, Philadelphia and Reading Railway. R. L. O'DONNEL, Chairman, Executive Committee, Associated Railroads of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. 3
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