The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-07-26
RAILROAD sTATIsTlcs AT THE ROTARY DINNER
READING WROUGHT IRON AND BIDDING

READING WROUGHT IRON AND PUDoLINo
| There appears to be little connection between
| subjects mentioned in the above title
! However there is some.
! The relationship may be further than that
OF n thirty second cousnship, but drop
! guinlty exists.
In this wise
| At the Rotary club dinner yesterday appeared a
young gentleman who presented in a most engaging
certain facts figures concerning
facture Of wrought ironespecialy wrought iron the
Reading Company-with such masterfuI ability as to
the belief that he might be able figure the
following proposition:
Nothing lie with such appearance Of truth as
can figures. statistical facts.
most vital instance in point at this time is little
sheetlet being under the auspices of the Asso
Now York.
The argument sheetlet to show enormity
Of the demands of the railway workers with regard to
1t takes the figures given by Mr. Jewell the
minimum salary that worker should receive to
live comfortably, explains every family
country amount the total would exceed
the total income all industries individuals Of
the country by rs billions Of dollars.
This must be fact, the figures taken from
the report Of the Labor Board which is extremely good
at figuring
OF course, the Board doesn't always figure right
in this it is had the assistance
of certain well known brand Of computing machine and
probably is correct.
All right, suppose it is?
What II 1t is that every family received
$4,000 and odd year it would amount to the
total stated.
rs that any why the family shouldn't receive
the $2.SOO7
Suppose the income stated by Mr.. Jewell were
cut in half to $1,000 this would leave the total
twelve half billions above the incomes OF all the
industries and and individuals of the country?
Would this be any agreement for cutting the In
comescomes of the family below $1,000.
And, the income OF the family to
$780, the above six and quarter
billions the incomes of all the industries and nd
viduas OF the country.
Would this be argument for cutting the in
comes Of the family below $1,000?
II 30, what in the of common sense does the
Association Of Railway Executives want TO the
families Of the United States?
In order that there may be no possibility of mis-
quotation the booklet No 21s, dated Monday July "a
81 Broadway, 8 republished follows
In presenting the demands of the shop-craft unions
for higher wages Mr.. Jewell stated that the sum OF
S2s36e7 the minimum annual budget upon which
the average family could live.
As the hearings before the Labor Board progressed
Mr.. Jewell altered his annual minimum wage or puoset
to s233oO Labor Board in handing down its recent
decisions commented these two budgets as foiiows
am the deL Ision shown that the budget OF
40 6s6e7 II aven to every family impartially wouia
reoirs the sum s25o0ooooooo in excess OF the tota
reomO the industries and individuals in the United
States.
So to repeat If the $4,000 to each family would mean
an exces total billions fifth OF that or approx
rnatey $500 would an excess OF rive oihohs OF
reducing 1t further income OF 500 would mean an
excess Of one billion and of dollar would
mean the excess Of ten millions !.
vra,ant proporton the stated, the American
family would live nothing, and also pay some
body something
soroe peopIe would call that a hot argument
others would be much mystified in the effort TO T.
figure what the railroad executives were a'eepS
to prove or demonstrate, and -.
Even the brilliant young gentleman who mace raets
md figures about Reading wrought iron so
and interesting at the Rotary club dinner yeseei"@S
would have puddled up. +
The man with the hoe has given place to the man