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In deciding upon the kind of service that one will devote attention to, the aim should be, if possible, to select that whioh will be congenial, and for which the individual is seemingly beet qualified, as it would be a mistake to ohoose for life,s business a work that is distasteful, and into whioh it would be hard to throw one*a best thought and energy. There is really no easy road to what is termed "Success". Advancing in railroad service is no exoeption to this rule. The work is exacting and sometimes discouraging; but I want to assure you that the field is a splendid one. During the past few years the oivil engineers have been busy studying methods and schemes to increase the effeolenoy of the railroads and at the same time reduce the cost of operation. Improvement has been made In many cases where lines have been relocated so as to reduce the grades and improve the alignment; terminals have been changed and enlarged so as to facilitate the movement of traffic through them. The mechanical engineer has been Just as active, and splendid development has been wrought in motive power and oar equipment* The electrical and signal engineers, by their endeavors, have not only aided in efficiency, but have also to a marked degree Inoreased the safety of operation* Never- theless, the opportunities for the future engineer In the service are unbounded.
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