Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 80, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 April 1912 — Time to Stop Worrying. [ARTICLE]

Time to Stop Worrying.

s When all day, every hour, “every thare la. tha Anil, lwtt«»«nt, numb pajn of something that makes itself felt through, above and below ail our other thinking,\we must know that we are worrying. Then there is but one thing to do—we must stop that worry; we must kill It —From Self-Control by William George Jordan. 7 '■>“* -

Wages of Railroad Men in This Country and In Europe Under Comparison. In England all railroad employes are termed ’’servants.” Special Agent Ahaes Of the Interstate commerce commission lately made a report on the average wages paid to railway servants in England, says the Santa Fe Red Ball. His report, compared with the report of average wages paid to railway employes In the United States, makes interesting reading. For instance: ;..J. England. U. S. per day of per day of 12 hours. 10 hours. Engineers >1.56 $4.80 Firemen- 96 2.86 Conductors 1.21 4.11 Brakemen 96 2.81 Switchmen 94 2.80 Trackmen 94 1.32 From these figures a fair idea is gained of the average pay of British railway labor. On the railways of Belgium, which are owned by the government, firemen receive $15.20 to $22.80 per month, the higher wage only after fifteen years’ service. Engineers begin at $22.50 per month, and at the end of twenty-four years’ service work up to S3B a month. Conductors earn from $17.97 per month up to a maximum of $34.70. Brakemen begin as switchmen at 45 cents per day. When promoted they receive $17.10 per month and work up to $22 per month. The average railway worker in Belgium receives 2.22 francs, or 43 cents a day.