Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-01-21 | Page 11 | Railways Aided by Troop Travel

R RAILWAYS AL AIDED j I BY TROOP IRA VEL Increased Passenger Trade Sho Shown n in iri Report to Director Hines WASHINGTON Jan 21 Trans Trans Transportation of ot large bodies of ot troops demobilized after alter service in France Frince w was s the biggest factor in swelling the passenger traffic total handled by American railroads last year Regional Director L L. L W W. Baldwin declared declare to today today to- to day clay In a report to Director General Hines limes covering operations in the Al Allegheny Allegheny Allegheny Al- Al region During the year there I were revenue passengers I carried one mile over o the railroads Inthe in inthe inthe the Allegheny region as compared i with the preceding year I Director Baldwin declared the roads were called upon to handle troop I trains with men The peak of the troop movements was reached I in July I I Economical coordination of train facilities during the year resulted in ina ina I. I a n. total saving of the directOr director di- di rectOr declared One o of the C economies introduced he cited was the discontinuance discontinuance discon discon- of ot pay trains anI and a new system system tt tem m installed of paying employee by byI I checks cheeks Mr Baldwin stated this method alone effected a saving of or ap approximately approximately ap- ap I proximately ly on the Pennsylvania Pennsyl Pennsyl- t ap-t vania vanla railroad lines east Another saving reported was In wages and fuel uel effected through re reduction reduction reduction re- re in terminal detentions of trains