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There is one feature of railroad-operation that is not often considered, and that is the question of manning this great machine. There are many high-minded, earnest men in all departments of railroad work who are giving the best that is in them in trying to do their duty to the owners of the property and to the public. It is an unfortunate fact, however, that of late years young men in the United States who are fortunate enough to be trained in the best schools and colleges for business and professional life, and who have the liberty of choice in selecting their life work, do not select the transportation business, so that the Rh