Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1912-08-14 | Page 1 | Car Shortage in the Central West

CAR SHORTAGE IN INTHE INTHE THE CENTRAL WEST Railroad Officials in Fear of Cong Congestion stion as Result of II Heavy Crops I I I Kansas City Aug 13 l- l FreIght 13 congestion congestion con con- and a 1 shortage of or earn carn are beIng being being be be- ing predicted b by railroad men of oC tho the I central west ivest The Tho chairman o of time the Association Association As As- I of or Western estern Railways has Is Issued Issued issue is- is sue sued an appeal to industrial traffic managers ers and commercial organizations organizations to aid uld in modifying tho the congestion tion The Tho appeal asks that all lumber ce- ce e- e ment coal ami such luch freight be moved In n the tho next few weeks s before tho the railroads arc staggering under tho the crop movement mo It Is pointed out by railroad men that tho tIme surplus of ot cars on July 11 1911 was and that this was reduced educed on October 25 to This year ear tho time surplus of ot cars on July IS 15 v as and If tho the reduction Is IR as great Ireat as last year ear there will bo be a shortage e approximately of or carb cars car carsby carsby b by the tho end of ot October Besides tho the small somali number of or cars available it is 19 shown that tho the wheat crop o of Kansas will bo be approximately carloads greater than it was last Just year ear car and that the time crop of or northwestern states will amount to near nearly 1 carloads ds moro inure th than n I In iq 1911