Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 278, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 November 1916 — Details in Railroading. [ARTICLE]

Details in Railroading.

"No one who is not in the railroad business can possibly understand the enormous amount of money necessary to operate a railroad,” said Robert Anderson, district passenger ' agent of the Illinois Central lines. “There is no business that requires more capital and energy plus brain power to manipulate. The maintenance end of the railroad business Is an Immense item. The excellent salaries paid railroad employees is another item of largeness. “The railroads are looked upon by some people as being just one train after another running along smooth iron rails with little or no trouble. The detail necessary to conduct a railroad properly is almost beyond comprehension. It takes the highest type of ability to overlook the management of a railroad and each Individual working for the road has many annoyances and troubles to bob up each day that the public would never think of.”—Washington Post,