Show TRADE OUTLOOK j coun I 0 Optimistic reports regarding the outlook for business throughout the I country during the remainder of 1927 1921 and nd the first part of ot 1928 1923 were given by two prominent eastern I railroad men who are visiting in Salt Bait t Lake J. J A A. A Edson of Kansas City Mo oJ pr president of or the Kansas City Southern Southern South South- ern erp railway and the Texarkana Fort Smith railroad and vice president preal- preal dent ent of the of-the the Arkansas Western Vestern de declared declared de- de dared upon his arrival here Tues- Tues lay ay that b business on his roads this j year ear shows shows' a decided increase over last year V He is well known in Salt Lake having first started his railroad Career ca career career ca- ca reer about fifteen years ago as ast t l chief dispatcher for tor the Oregon I Short Line at Pocatello Mr 1 Edson was later general manager of ot the Denver Rio Grande Glande Western Vestern railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road at Denver m er He lie visited with p W. W W. W y Armstrong president of the National C Copper bank before leavIn leavIng leaving leav leav- In ing for Cor home Tuesday afternoon V Both Inbound and outbound business business business busi busi- ness on the Norfolk Western r railroad r is is' is ln increasing every year according to S. S S1 M. M Stevenson of Roanoke Va assistant freight traffic traffic fic manager He declared that the railroad Is pleased with the busIness business business busi busI- I ness that this section furnishes Good business seems to be forthcoming forth forth- coming in all lines of endea endeavor h he stated V Mid Mr I Stevenson conferred with witlA A- A Drahos c commercial agent of or the theat road at Denver Denver and J. J B B. B Hunter traveling freight agent with headquarters headquarters headquarters head head- head head- quarters here |