Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 July 1904 — Million Railroad Employes. [ARTICLE]

Million Railroad Employes.

Acoording to the last report of the Interstate Oommeroe Commission there are 1,189,315 employes of railroads in this oountry making an average of 594 for every 100 miles of line. Of these employes 48,318 are enginemen, 50,651 are firemen, 35,070 are conductors and 91,383 are other trainmen. The switohmen, orossing tenders and watohman form an army of 50,489. The other employes are in the offices of maintenance of equipment, general administration and oonduoting transportation.