The Nevada County picayune., 1908-09-03

are the ones who are now asksu most pertinent questions Tba~ 'as more at stake than the ow,o.. 1Ase are just as capable of deeldin. aaa themselves and taking care os 'or own interests. 'asif
 "The AZ cents for the a,n,,o. the 21 cents for the bond ana ... aaa holder only account for s3 een,s each dollar earned by the rail.s. " but it shows the combined ,n,.s'4 of 2,615.OOO employees, bond and e'a ...a holders in the railroads of thS ',s \. tion Of the remaining 37 eep,. the dollar, 2 cents go for taxes ar, " surance, and the balance Inf qe A.-i 'a largely for material and sunrl,o. the manufacture of which iaha. m the largest item.
 The loss to the entire ca,,,, account of inability of raii,oass 0a purchase supplies is as spfieus ,o q, " public as the forced reduction .. ~ s payrolls. Last year the total .,a.sN' .1e of the railroad purchases was ona quarter billion dollars Al tba au' ent time they are only buying 2, 'e ~. rate of onehalf billion dollars no, ' mum, which at this rate means ,s to the manufacturers and the yo,a.', trade of the country Of mora n $75O,0O0,0O0 year, or two minaA dollars day. If to this is addea S approximate one million do,l,r. working day which the railroaa o. ploye is suffering of this heavy Inc, 1t is apparent that the business of tts country is losing at this rate annror imately three million dollars a dav .. account of shrinkage directly connao, ed with railroad operation.
 Do you wonder why the vsho. Commissioner of the State of New yor, is reporting that one,third of tb. union men are idle because there is na work. or that Jacob Schiff is anna.l ing to the city officials of New yo,L to open up municipal work for tbai, relief?
 There is another phase of ralroas activity not included in the foregoins, ;, MT. Yoakum added Tt is one wbics is seldom mentioned in connectiO, with figures dealing with emnovps wages and material l refer to eo, struction of new railroads and mn, extensive improvement of existu, ones to meet the growth of the y,. tion's traffic. l refer 10 the army a men usually employed in this work and the large amounts expended o, supplies, tools, fuel and other mafa rial, the greater part of which ha been cut off.
 The railroad employees are wellir formed and capable citizens. Then give due credit for the good whci has been accomplished through health reforms within the last few yeaH They are not unmindful that proped regulations to prevent abuses and 10 give fair treatment to the pubas are necessary.
 sA'i' SiAphih Ut 4ib Aliutuui surmising the thoughts of the rainad man. He knows that one out of eTerJ four of his fellow-workmen is idle working short hours, He fully red izes that something is wrong Heu derstands that the man who cod s,ucts 1000 miles of railroad gFa actual and permanent employment 6.000 railroad men, and thereby f1 nishes the means of living for aA souls constituting their families
 He is thinking and hoping for ter times. The vital issue will be man and the job. and the candida of both parties will have to meel in both National and State Campals1 with due regard to public welfare the same time encouraging full resla ton of confidence in the countTs stitutions that construction, rec struction, manufacturing and gens business may again assume tneh maj activities