Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-05-06 | Page 16 | Freight Car Loadings Less than Year Ago

Freight Car Loading Lett Than Year Ago Fretcht rar londinga In the ki-termotintaln ki-termotintaln territory continued- to dei-llit In April, according to statistics sta-tistics compile! by the oresjon Hhort Una railruad for car movements In April. The railroad loaded 3f lees cars In April. 1 ir 4, than In the cor. renpontltong month In the preceding year. Oesplte tit decrease In April, the rar loadlnar on the Oretton Hhort 1,1 ne for the first four months of' thla year was In eras of the number num-ber loaded In li3. tha peak rar loading year, Tha number of cars loaded In the first four mo.it hs In lit a 3 was 47,13. while the number loaded In 1V2I for the Sam period was 41 10. Potatoes and grain products from Idaho fell off during April, eepe-cla.lv eepe-cla.lv the movement to California, nhii'h is tiaially a good market for Idaho products. The foot and month I dineaae quarantine la blamed for the decrease In business.