Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 May 1904 — Eleven Thousand to Lose Their Jobs. [ARTICLE]

Eleven Thousand to Lose Their Jobs.

Philadelphia, May 20. About 11,. 000 men will be laid off by the Pennsylvania Railroad company, the aim being to get down to the 1902 basis. Continued shrinkage in business and no expectation of early improvement are the reasons for this big reduction.