The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-09-03
RAIL MEN THINKING
.,nv or THEM ARE CONSIDER
ING PRESENT DAY coN0i-
TONS.
Some Interesting Figures give"
9. F. Yoakum in an ihtef''e"
with New YORK Times
Reporter.


F. Yoakum. chairman OF 'he I-H Se.,1
tive Committee Of The ROCK 'Sl',''
Frisco lines. are losing every u"y
tbroneb the present depression IN
trade 81 100000 or $25OO0,OOo
month saws the New York lll mes
"One-ouarter of them, or about 42o'o Wv,
men. are out of employment anu any
living on their rapidly Diminishing
savings. n
Construction of new lines mas a.
most entirely ceased, and for every
1000 miles of new track that are nv
built 5000 men lose permanent eur
ployment and $4,000 people a good nv
ing The railroads are purchaSlnS
supplies at the rate Of $5OO,o0o'ooo' III
stead of $3.50, 900 GOO year.
Mr.. Yoakum has been speaking i"'e
" in Texas and st. Louis, and urseu
there that the most important element
in the present industrial cohui'io'9
was the enormous losses in wages anu
the stagnation caused by the stoPpdse
of the development of the couhlL!
He has considered this phase oil Tue
present crisis deeply
A reporter of the New YORK INES
sought him recently at his farm at
Farmingdale, l.. l., and asked mn.
how he believed the railroad men VI
the country would vote this year. MI
Yoakum declined to answer dlfeeli!'
but said he could at any rate say
what is pressing itself day by day on
the minds of the railroad men. ne
said:
Hard times are now costing rail-
road employees $25.000,0OO month
or 100000 for each working day
This decrease of the employees pay
roll is approximately the same amount
as the Governments daily dellclt
at Washington. The Government 5
deficit of 100000 is shared by the
entire population of 100000 people
while the other 100000 daily loss Is
borne by the railroad employees.
This loss in wages indicates that
the means of living for 100000 rall-
road men has been cut off, and that
not only themselves but the 1,5OO,O0O
persons comprising their dependent
families are living out Of their saw
ings of better days
Il have been asked how the rail
road men will vote in November
Frankly l do not know, but | believe
| know Of what they are thinking
They are thinking of next Winters
fuel, clothing bills, and keeping their
children in school They are wonder
ing what will be done to remedy the
present industrial conditions and stop
the appalling loss from enforced idle
ness.
Railroad workers are thrifty and
they help one another. Their savings
and mutual bearing of the burdens Of
adversely have prevented much suf-
fering up to this time, but they have
greatly reduced their surplus bank ac-
counts, and when winter comes the
story will be different unless business
conditions materially improve.
The more than a million and a
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