Show FREIGHT TRAFFIC j I SHOWS Tonnage Movement From ton Utah Is Greater Than for I I Year 1911 i ii ALL AL ROADS GE GET BE BENEFIT F I IR i R Representatives e prese of D Different If Brent Lines in Salt Lake Lake- Predict Predict Predict Pre Pre- dict BI Big ob Season eason 1 HERE has been boon if Increase In THERE 1 movement of of freight shipments ship ship- ments from Utah and indications are arc alc there will be a greater increase each succeeding month this this' year oar F. F H. H Knickerbocker ocker assistant nt general gon gen eral manager of ot the Oregon Short Line said yesterday ay that the roads road's increase was considerable and tho the freight dc department department de- de reports were ver very tor tory This increase has reference to almost every even kind of commodity shipped from the state he sal said J J. J L L. commercial agent of the Wabash a admitted a a. great Increase In freight traffic and predicted that th thee the shipments of ha hay and grain would nearl nearly d double uble within the next thirty lays days James Tames H. H Davis of the Colorado Midland said aid he was more than pleased please with the freight business handled by his road this year and asserted that th the Increase was over ton ten per cent cont Loon Engstrom freight and ger agent of oC tho the Pennsylvania railroad declared shipments of ot copper bullion from Utah and Nevada showed an In Increase In- In crease of between thirty and forty po percent parent per par cent ent over last year We Wo have hauled over o pounds more this year than we ve did last las year oar five five months' months period he said The Illinois Central local office als also reports a considerable increase 1 In freight tonnage handled this ails year a as compared with 1911 H Hay y shipments o othis on this his road It Is said are absolutely un un- This company compan also reports reports a n. t. t groat Increase In shipments of or asphalt as- as rock wool and sugar Frank rank o A. A Starkweather r. r representing the he Chicago Great Western says flays he is convinced tho the freight business will continue continue con con- to show a great greot Increase because farmers armors have sold crops for tor cash and andare fro are buying more Implements machinery mn-chiner and Ltd accessories for farm use th this Is year than han every ery before and further because the he weather conditions have been al almost almost al al- most host ideal for a n. rich harvest this fall He Ie says saS his hia company Is satisfied n witt Itt Ittis Its is share of oC business which shows ai ar u increase over any year The Thc Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain also Use acknowledges a greater handling handlin of f tonnage during 1912 12 2 than it was pallor paid pall for or In 1911 The New ew York Central 1 heal Io- Io cal eal al office admitted a similar condition The Denver Rio Grande Grando offices and the he Salt Lake L. Los Angeles s San n Pedro edro also say the they arc arc aro experiencing an Increase of ot freight t traffic over or last year rear earr ear r |