Show I EAST EST HAS BIG BG TRAffiC RECORD WIT NITH SALT SAL lAKE Sixty Sixty-f Sixty five ve Per Cent Increase in Cars Cas Billed to City Noted by Railroads Figures which have been compiled by the middle western railroads maintaining main main- taming offices In Salt Lake Lako show that the number of or merchandise cars shipped from eastern points to Salt Sal Lake Lako during 1916 increased more than 65 66 per por cent over the number in 1915 I The increase Increase is duo due largely largel to the tho growth of the tho business of or Salt Lako jobbing houses It I was said at tho the railroad rail rail- rai road roal offices that a great part of or the tho cars were not unloaded here as nE the they were held in tho the yards for two or three throe days tays and then to different cities cites and ant towns b by wholesale houses and merchandise brokers The Chicago Northwestern Mil Mu- 1 waukee Rock nock Island and ant other middle lo lowest west roads reported that the Increase in tho the number of merc merchandise cars carR I billed to Salt Sal Lake during tho past year had attracted general attention I The work is slow as the th for forthe the past ten months must be gone over orr and the cars cars sent to Salt Sal Lake Lone terri tor tory separated from rom cars billed directly direct direct- l ly In Into to Salt Sal t Lake |