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Show i CO-OPERATING IN THE WEST. Evidence of the prosperity of the - Western States Is furnished by figures made known by tbe Southern Pacific i company aa to the number of freight cara loaded this season. The average loading on the lines of this company i in California la greater by $2o0 cars per month over the same period last ' year, or about 2oo cars per day. Railroads have been heavily pressed for rolling stock because of this sudden sud-den demand for service. Only the hearty co-operation on the part of the shippers has made it possible to keep all the traffic moving. Tbe Pacific Fruit Kxpress, according accord-ing to an announcement made bf President Sproule, of the Southern Pa-clfilc Pa-clfilc company, has ordered 200 more refrigerator cars of the latest design. This number, together with tbe lot of lfioo only recently ordered, will bring up this line's total equipment to 13,. 100 cars, representing an Investment , of over $20,000,000, all to be available on July 1st of next year. In time for tbe 1913 fruit movement. |