Show Potash Shipments Boost Earnings Shipments of Texas Gulf Gul Sulphur Company potash from installations near Moab has had a vital Impact on onD onD onD D R G W railroad earnings this year according to president president president dent of the company G G. B B. B Gus Aydelott Mr Aydelott said the railroads railroad's railroads railroad's rail rall- roads road's business shows a notable Increase In Utah shipments so far this year The Texas Gulf Su Sulphur hur Copany Copany Co Co- pany has shipped 1250 cars of potash out of Moab compared compared compared com com- pared with about last year The number of new locomotives locomotives locomotives loco loco- motives scheduled for purchase purchase purchase pur pur- chase by the company has been 12 were authorized authorized authorized au au- au- au at a board of di directors directors directors di- di rectors meeting last week which brings the total scheduled scheduled scheduled sched sched- for delivery by toy April of next year to 36 or an outlay outlay outlay out out- lay of 76 million Aydelott said While most shipments are ahead of last year the railroad railroad rail rail- road president noted there has been a significant decrease decrease decrease de de- de- de crease in shipments of lumber lumber lumber lum lum- ber due to the slump In home building because of higher Interest rates for home Mr Aydelott said it was very difficult to judge the pending hearings for a proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed merger of the Union Pacific and Rock Island railroads opposed by the theD theD theD D R G W W. Each case is different different dif dif- ferent mt he said but No Nomer merger mer merger merger mer- mer ger ger approval over the past 10 years has had the same ingredients as this one |