. Electric railway journal . railways can order them in large quantities isremote if operating costs should rise sufficiently to ab-sorb in advance the increased revenues that these carsmight bring. In conclusion, it is respectfully pointed out that therate of change or turnover of platform men is so greatthat no man has ever been deprived of work on theproperties named because of the introduction of the one-man car. The railways hope, in fact, that the elimina-tion of manual labor on these cars will enable them tooffer employment to a wider classification of men and tokeep such men longer in
. Electric railway journal . railways can order them in large quantities isremote if operating costs should rise sufficiently to ab-sorb in advance the increased revenues that these carsmight bring. In conclusion, it is respectfully pointed out that therate of change or turnover of platform men is so greatthat no man has ever been deprived of work on theproperties named because of the introduction of the one-man car. The railways hope, in fact, that the elimina-tion of manual labor on these cars will enable them tooffer employment to a wider classification of men and tokeep such men longer in the service. Seatless Car Being Tried in Rome ON SOME of its routes the Rome (Italy) Tramwaysis experimenting with a number of seatless motorand trailer single-truck cars. These cars, as shown bythe accompanying loading diagram, are of the inclosedtype with bowed ends, and they accommodate as manyas sixty-five passengers. Passengers enter at the rear and descend at the front,both on the near side. The rear platform accommo-. ARRANGEMENT OF PASSENGERS IN SEATLESS-CARBEING TRIED IN ROME, ITALY dates seventeen persons, and the front one only thirteen,a space being chained off for the motorman. In thebody of the car, separated by a series of hand rails,are three parallel longitudinal aisles. The center oneis kept free for fare collection and passenger circula-tion. The new cars are clearly marked on the vestibulesat each end: Standing Places Only. The companyplans to try them for six months and watch the economicand social results. If there is no serious objection,the public authorities will permit the continuance ofthe seatless-car service and its extension as traffic de-mands require. On July 1, 670 officers and employees of H. M. Bylles-by & Company and affiliated companies were engaged inthe military service of the United States or Allies. Thisrepresents per cent of all male employees of the or-ganization. There are now four gold stars in theByllesby service flag. 196 Elec
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