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 THE TRUTH ABOUT THE RAILROADS

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COÖPERATION BETWEEN THE RAILWAY-OWNER, THE RAILWAY EMPLOYEE, AND THE RAILWAY-USER

is defined as “the association of a number of persons for their common benefit,” and my purpose is to show the absolute necessity, if prosperity and progress are to continue, of cooperation between the railway-owner, the railway employee, and the railway-user.

In order to consider this question, a brief statement must be made showing what the railway system of the United States is to-day, what it represents, the work it does, and the work it must prepare to do if safe and Rh