Scope for Economy.

In an industry of this magnitude there is naturally big scope for the exercise of sensible economy in the use of stores, stationery, and so on. In order to direct the attention of its staff to this subject, the L & N.E. Railway has just issued to its employees a thought-compelling pamphlet which remarks that the L. & N.E. line annually spends some £12,000,000 on materials and stores. In this page 43 pamphlet the General Manager, Sir Ralph Wedgwood, states: “We want a united and determined effort. I ask each member of the staff—from the oldest to the youngest—to help in the effort. ‘Safety First’ is a good rule, but it is incomplete without the addition ‘Economy Next.’ Attention to details such as sponge cloths and stationery is not exciting, but it is more exciting than wasting them. Economy in stores is the most effective way of cutting down expenses and by far the most satisfactory. It is an essential step on the road of recovery which lies before us.”