Show nv FA OF or efficiency the progress being constantly made by the railway railways in increasing iru the efficiency of their operation is illustrated by operating statistics published by the interstate commer ce CAm commission mission for april the latest mon month th for which they are now avail able ble in that month freight trains were mod moed an average of twelve miles an hoar hour this is the highest record ever made in any month in history although it has been closely approached before it aas ae made in spite of the th fact that in each of the first four months of the year the average number of freight cars handled per train exceeded the beet best previous records for the same month the average number of cars per train in the first four months of aa was 42 1 in april 1924 the average was as while in april 19 1925 15 it was as 43 6 the railways a also hae been making new records of economy in the use of or coal in spite of the h agh gh average I 1 speed of freight trains in april they made a ww new 10 low record for that month in the consumption of coal the average amount consumed per joer 1000 grosa gross ton miles indea of freight service rendered was only pound pounds as compared with 15 2 pounds hi in 1921 1924 in in 1922 19 and in 1921 tho the average consumption of co coal at per 1000 gross ton miles in the first four months of the year was pounds ai as in the corrento cor corresponding resto 0 riding period of 1924 the ro roa 1 la ren rendered dered slightly more freight service in the first four montas of this ear than then in the cor responding ondini period last year but re deuced the consumption of coal in road freight service from 29 million to 27 million tone tons it ia is the cumulative effect of theae these steady improvement improvements in opera tion says the railway age which result from the capital expend expenditures itureA and continuous study and effort b exe exee utne e and operating officer rit that make our railway a s the most eff efficient irien t and economical freight carr carrier ierg 1 n the world orld |