. The locomotive engineer . fSl-S percent, above that of simple en-gines of its class. The lest covered considerabletime, and a number of engines were used againstthe compound, thus comparing it with averagepractice; there were ITil runs of 181 miles made, 43 A (jlood Place to Work. In Switzerland a Sunday law has been enactedapplying to nil railroad, steamboat and tramwaycompanies and post-offices. Working time mustnot be more Ihan twelve Uoui>r a day, even on oc-casions of increased traffic. Engine and train menmust have at least ten hours uubroken rest, andother employes nine hours. They
. The locomotive engineer . fSl-S percent, above that of simple en-gines of its class. The lest covered considerabletime, and a number of engines were used againstthe compound, thus comparing it with averagepractice; there were ITil runs of 181 miles made, 43 A (jlood Place to Work. In Switzerland a Sunday law has been enactedapplying to nil railroad, steamboat and tramwaycompanies and post-offices. Working time mustnot be more Ihan twelve Uoui>r a day, even on oc-casions of increased traffic. Engine and train menmust have at least ten hours uubroken rest, andother employes nine hours. They must also havefifty-two days off yearly, and seventeen of thesemust be Sundays. No reduction in wages is to bemade for such rest days. All freight traffic onSunday is prohibited, except for live stock. Thepenally for the first infraction of this law is not lessthan WO francs, hut a repetition means 1,000 francs,and even the willingness on the part of an employeto work on a rest day docs not enter into consid-eration.—
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