Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-07-16 | Page 10 | Railways Carry 7, 250, 000 Troops

RAILWAYS CARRY TROOPS I Handle Enormous Military Traffic During Emergency Emer Emer- gency Period 1 S By Associated Press W WASHINGTON ASHI July 16 The railroads railroads rail rail- roa roads s of the United States hauled 4 troops on special and regular trains for an average of each eachin in the first six months of or 1919 accordIng according accord accord- accord I Ing to statistics made public today by I Director General Hines In addition probably officers and men I made railway trips while on furlough and a another oher million w were re transported from camps to th lt h homes mes after discharge discharge discharge dis dis- dis- dis charge making a total t t l of I military passengers accommodated in in I addition to the usual civilian travel The military traffic in six months re required required re- re I miles and as much of I the equipment had bad to be s sent sett empty in one direction this figure should be I doubled to express the aggregate transportation demand by the military I forces This extraordinary demand explains explains ex ex- plains the railroad a administrations administration's statement says wh why it has not been I eX-I able to meet all of the requests for ex excursion excursion excursion ex- ex trains trams and why in some cases the cars on regular passenger trains I have been en crowded