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Show REFRIGERATOR CARS ORDERED F0RU.P.R.R. I In order t protect anticipated increased volume of business originating origin-ating on rails of its contract line and short line connections, the Pacific Fruit Express company has been authorised by irs owner companies, com-panies, the Union Pacific and Southern South-ern Pacific companies, to purchase fSOnO new- freight refrigerator ears. ' to be de'ivered hefuiv September 3, 1020, and in add it ion to build 41 cars, replacing cars dest royed in service during the past year, according accord-ing to reports reaching here from the Union Pacific offices in Salt Lakt City. The acquisition'of this number of additional units will make available .38,375 freight refrigerators, an increase in-crease of 15 per cent over present j owned and leased equipment. I The purchase entails an additional addition-al investment of close to $10,000,000 iiud is being incurred to protect the peakload business originating during dur-ing the nionlhs of September and October in the territory served! by t he Union Pacific and Southern , Pacific lines. |