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Show Statement of General Manager N. A. Williams of S. L Route General Manager X. A. Williams of the Los Angeles & Salt Lake line today, in ofiiii men I ins on the revival of industrial activity throughout the vesi and especially in the t.-rriiury served by his line, which is a unit of the Union Pacilic System, slates that the unprecedented fall business being moved is, from all analyse thus far made, a forerunner of what is likely to lie expected during the succeeding twelve months, that there is every pros-feet pros-feet of a further substantial increase rather than a slump. Mr. Williams furl her states that there was very little serious detention to traffic by reason of the strike conditions prevailing during the summer months, although traffic at. that time was considerably in excess of the average as to volume. The Union Pacific Kysu-m lines are operating with full complement of shop forces at all terminals, and have obtained very satisfactory results from the organization and perfection of the agreement with organization known as "Shop Employes' Association. Union Pacific System Lines." made up of the shopmen who were employed to replace the members of the striking shop crafts organization. The success of the system is evidences ;jy the comparative compar-ative number of cars being in bad order condition as of November 1, 1922. nnil the number of locomotives awaiting repairs as of November 1. 1922, compared with the number of cars and locomotives in bad order on the same date in the preceding year, which shows the following, notwithstanding the very large increase in business and demand for equipment and power this year over last year: L. A & S. L. R. H. CO. CARS P.ad. Order Cars on Hand Nov. 1, 1922 223 Pad Order Cars on Hand November 1, 1921 463 Less Bad Order Cars this year as compared with last year 240 LOCOMOTIVES AWAITING SHOP REPAIRS October 31, 1921 October 31, 1922 Light Repairs 0 0 Feavy Repairs 0 0 General Repairs 0 0 Total 0 0 LOCOMOTIVES UNDERGOING SHOP REPAIRS October 31, 1921 October 31, 1922 Light Repairs 2 1 (lenerul Repairs 14 14 Total 17 17 Total Number of Locomotives Unserviceable 17 IS UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM October 31, 1921 October 31, 1922 Bad Order Cars on Hand November 1, 1922 3008 Bad Order Cars on Hand November 1, 1921 3810 Less This Year compared with last year 803 LOCOMOTIVES AWAITING SHOP REPAIRS October 31, 1921 October 31, 92'2 Light Repairs '2 1 Heavy Repairs ? 3 8 Ceneral Repairs 5 3 7 2 Total 5 8 81' LOCOMOTIVES PNDERGOING SHOP REPAIRS October 31, 1921 October 31, 1922 Light Repairs .1 10 Heavy Repairs 10 IB General Repairs 127 109 Total 157 135 Total number locomotives unserviceable 209 216 Paid Advertising. |