Show 1 l J k S b V ii Ci S i MAY MAY- AX An lOADINGS NEARLY REACH 1 RECORD EEK Loadings of ot revenue freight by 1 railroads in the tho United States durf during dur- dur ing Ilg the week f ending April 21 came record S 5 per pr cent cit or surpassing the I week ending October r 15 1920 according r ern to 1 information IO In a c Chi Chi- Cago lc t at t local l offices of- of i ot of the Denver Rio Grande Grands Western estern railroad The loadings totaled cars The Increases Were Particularly I I h heavy Olvy In the Western and Northern I I sections ot of the country countr All disI districts dis- dis I reported P Increases creases over the tho thoI SP cor corresponding n week of 1922 The I figure Is ca cars greater than that for tor the her corresponding week last v year car r It a also exceeded the 1918 Same r weeks ot of 1921 21 1920 1919 and Merchandise and miscellaneous freight loadIngs which manufactured cd Products totaled rr cars which by was by far the largest Si number ever ver loaded with withof th this class cIss of Pf at this time of thed year It was within 2 per fn cent of the great Greatest st number loaded l- l In any o y week In Ift the history o of rallI railroad rail rail- road rod transportation J It exceeded the tho corresponding week last year by I carl care and the corresponding Corresponding week in 1921 by Loading Loaning of ot forest products during t. t th week tk Of f April 21 totaled I ears cars ars which was an Increase of ot 2827 2527 cars over the preceding week wee and an Increase 80 of over tile te same week It la last Year It also was an In- In inI I crease of over VCr the same Week I ln In 1921 iLl LIVestock loading which amounted amount- amount I ed to 17 cars car was an increase ot of r 2998 cars cars over the week before II It f o also i was an Increase crease of cars carsover carsover i over th the corresponding week In 1922 i and an Increase of ot cars over overE the tho E corresponding week In 1921 In the districts alone cars were vere ere loaded cars In ex excess excess excess ex- ex cess of or the same week last year Coal loading totaled car cars while this this' was a a. decrease of 2594 under the week before it was an Increase of ot compared with the corresponding week one year ear ago and an Increase of cars compared with the corresponding weskin week In 1921 Loading of ot l grain and grain products products prod prod- ucb totaled cars a decrease of 1204 under the week before This was however howver an increase of ot cars over the over the same week last year ear and an Increase of cars ars over the same week In 1921 Reports also showed cars loaded with l grain products in the Western districts districts dis dis- ts alone in excess of ot the same w week ek last year ear Ore Ore- loading totaled 19 cars carR a again again again gain of ot 1607 1601 cars over the previous week and an Increase of cars compared with the corresponding week last 1 year This also was j an Increase o of of cars above the corresponding week in 1921 Coke loading loading- totaled ears cars just lust four less Jess than the week before but above the same week one year ear ago and cars above the I same week Jl in 1921 |