| Show i new afew diesels weld west into important economic unit 7 old nna and now medals codala of 0 locomotion two powerful diomei switch en nines gines replace ahree team steam locomotives on L A much nas been said lately of trade reciprocity among nations but in the west there has grown up a 11 real reciprocal trade relationship between states that was not brought about by diplomats but hv by gro growers manufacturers shippers and consumers in accordance with economic laws sti so hern Cali fornias tr emend ous population growth has made I 1 the he production of its own needs imps impossible so it now reaches into every one of the 12 western states for Nod foodstuffs stuffs and raw materials not only tor for its own consumption n but for p processing roc essing in its factories ctr for r distribution redistribution re e d I 1 st rib ution to the west and to foreign countries as well Now nowhere liere in southern california californi a can this process be observed better or than in in tho the central urina district a planned area of if 1800 acres in which are located aone varied industries turning ot automobiles and accessories L ii erv pr products beverages building materials metal and clay products cosmetics instruments tm einred foods glassware house hold sup supplies piles insecticides meat products plastics ha hardware tra tractors c varnishing varn ishIn fact just about everything that Is needed by people for everyday living serving these is the los anodes angeles junction Rall hallway way a neutral twitching wl ching service which picks up train loads of raw products brought to southern california by bv all the main transcontinental trans continent al ralf rail ways and distributes them to these factories liter later it moves still more train toads loads of the finish ed products back to the main tine railways for or redistribution distribution re to the west or for trans transfer ferto to ships w walling alt in los angeles long beuch beach harbor to take them to all parts ol 01 the tha world so great has become this movement in the past few years that two new diesel switch s the first of their kind to be used tor for that purpose durpos locally hive have rt rii placed three steam locomotive previously pravio u sly used and so montana woot wooi ing tons bumbel tile the units flails und and vegetables begea ble of arizona new no mexico ic and 0 dregoi Ore r agot goi minerals ot of colu rado and nevada the cotton cottet ul texas teas and the oil of the south west meet in this district Distri cL ilov dow through the arterial 11 of th junction railway and afeei passing through the factor fact orle loi go BO ou again aga n to these same states weier many of the people who iid ij d produce th raw mater material fei dlly ally buy them back as is himsl fil lisl products this eco econome cycle enriches millions of people man of whom are arc not directly connet conant I 1 ed with tile the actual operations but bui are tir d inseparably into the eco now whole |
