Iron County Record | 1927-04-29 | Page 10 | Rall Traffic Hurt by Water

r t i Rail TraMp Hurt by Water I Kansas J City Losses City Losses suffered au by the railroads because of water competition tion were testified to by railroad witnesses wit 1 F. F sell nOl In the tho commerce commission hearing bearIng Into tho the picas of ot western trunk lino IIno roads made for Increases In clubs class freight rates rat Western railroads rail raU i roads havo have suffered tremendously from competition In transportation via 14 i tho the nL Panama anama canal ranal declared 11 II J J. J iV a. a Kansas l City general superintendent super of the tho southern division of tho the Union Pacific comprising Kansas l I I and Colorado Since the opening of the canal Plumhof said sold wo we have havo been sending and Increasing number i f et t empty box cars cam westward which j. j I formerly were w utilized l by shipments of freight to the west tho the cars to be returned to the east cast with commodities SP f it from raID this producing lie cIon