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Show IDLE OARS DECREASE 50,000 IN TW.O "WEEKS. Advices from Chicago sa3T that semiofficial semi-official statements regarding the decrease de-crease in the idlo equipment of tho railroads of the country given out in the last few days wore much loss than is shown by tho official report of the committee on car efficiency of the American Railway association. Tho falling off in tho number of surplus cars in tho Inst two weeks was larger than in any of the preceding similar periods since tho movement turned from accumulation to reduction. Tho report, as of September 1(5, shows that as compared with Soptcmber 2 thero was a decroaso of 27,300 in box, 706 in fiat, lS,ni2 in coal and -11S1 in other kinds of cars, or an aggregate decrease in the two weeks of 50,562. Tho maximum max-imum of surplus cars was 413,338, reached on April 29. oo that, as compared com-pared with that date, the returns as of Soptembcr 10 show a falling off of 24-2,686. Tho aurphiBago of ovcry character of equipment is now smaller than at any timo since tho beginning of iho 3'cor. |