Show CAR OAR LOADINGS IN FEBRUARY SHOW INCREASE Improved business conditions in in Utah Idaho and Wyoming are In Indicated indicated In- In d in the report of the car loading on the Oregon Short Line railroad in that territory for tor February February Febuary Feb- Feb uary according to statistics given out today The Tho report shows show that I more than 16 per cent more cars were loaded load d in February 1924 than thann thanin thanIn In n the same period in 1923 During February cars were loaded on on the Oregon Short Line as compared with in 1923 and cars oars were received received from Union Pacific connections as compared compared com como pared with in 1923 There was was vas a decrease in the number of cats cars received from foreign lines JInes due lue to the decrease In coal ship ship- ments According to Oregon Short Line freight officials the increased loadIng load- load lag Ing ng in the West is brought about by bv a late movement of or grain sugar and apples which did not move freel freely during the late fall or Winer winter winter win win- Win win- ter er months Last year the majority of ot the was confined to coal which was carried late on account of strike conditions during the summer summer summer sum sum- mer of 1922 According to statistics statistics statis- statis tics Ica 1066 more mome cars of coal were moved during February 1923 than thanIn thann In n February of the present year Freight officials declare that InI in increased In- In increased I creased prosperity is being brought I about in the West Vest because most of the shipments this year are bringIng bringing bringing bring bring- ing larger returns financially than thana a year ago I Th The gross revenue on freight on the Oregon Short Line railroad took tooka I II a ai Jump In February and exceeded I that of ot last February by This year in February the gross revenue was as compared I with last Fe February |