Show I RESE H RECORD ECO RD VOLUME VO LU ME OF 1924 FREIGHT SHIPMENTS Increased Production in All Lines Except Coal Means Immense Business for Railroads j jn n 35 BT HARDEN RARDEN Cur Cur- Corn I Special r respondent lil 19 2944 4 b the fn Consolidated dated Pre Pre-is A Feb reb The 9 9 1 ot of o business throughout the theL L States Stat will bo be b 10 per cent larger t tAl l i oar ar ar than It a dun dur- durIng duning inc dur-inc Ing the d breakIng lear ear ot Of 1323 1223 cco inc to JI a a preliminary u uey uney ey g d tont loni thousands ot of OUI c b bi the tho th leading railroads ot of thu United State Stat everything that rolls roUs oserthe oter oser Jr the rails ralli the tho th carriers have hav bon been advIsed will roll In luring dUring 1924 1 4 than It did a a ear eor 10 I lion on tel steel building mate mate- materI materials rI rials automobiles manufactured mAI articles will wilt rila pila up nw now production production tion so 0 far as can be tore fore i n now Tho single sin lo exception to the I is coal and anti th the reason It there n ill Il not be b a proportion proportion- proportionate ate In coal coSt production It ItI Itis I is a said aid 1 lie lies In the fact act that pro production pro pro- last at e ear r was as on eo en o great grel 1 scale scalo M as to lens lea e r e time llio Indu Industry try nith lIh stocks In excess ot of o the th for por- por- por formal mal inal carry Omer TIme The sur e b the railroads has been cn In tho making milking for tor or the th past pa x mix weeks eek Almost emery e ery line ot of has ha- ha been consulted Every Ev ry of the United States has hu ijen be n n considered The Th carriers want th this Information tion a as s a guide ulde to arranging their tl attic plan plans for tor the th remaining 10 months month ot of o 1924 1921 They stars i pd 01 d to tl collect It 9 shortly before New tears ear Time Th work h his has not beon been completed but lila has reed progressed farenough enough nough to enable those It 11 to form lorm an intelligent estimate Cot of business In 19 1924 4 as the tho th shippers fee ee It To meet tho unu unusual u 1 demands upon the th importation ti I stem the carriers lie ale Intensity Intensity- Ing Ing- their efforts to place their plan plants Is In III list cId s condition NeW equipment Is h being for foras foras as 8 rapIdly rat II as It can be b financed and largely a ai as prudent foresight that It will be necessary The present J plant Int Is being b repair repair- repaired td emS ed with Bith the tue same tam to max mix I I efficiency th t Inaugurated the drive to clean up and get ready more than han a year yar ego aeo BAI Bij nUJ Bad older 01 del cars the country were ere reduced to 7 per ment ent of or 0 ownership on January 15 standing at at a n total 0 of ll on d date 1 limo Ino 0 tears ears ago the th num num hei of or cars In iti disrepair dl was WILS al al- al niost al-niost t Ire that number Bad Or- Or or-iler or locomotives e are r being repaired no less enl lIy and n new cus cirs cusand and locomotives contracted for 81 1 ear are being bling dell dell ered ered at- at most mot dall As a result rull of o time UIO th drive the rail rall- rall roads had on two fro eks ago at the tho time of o their lat last s sock ock taking I an of ot freight fr l s I cars carll In good food over re- re r ments monts At the SIlme tUna time th the ler c were ero hauling It a n ot of tar far above the th average ton tor tio pst paSt pa t flye fiyo Ive years This load wasI tva vr was I i being carried without Incon lenc en- en and nd a de T o ot of dispatch un halt half a decade ago o Soc tor Jo or 0 oien cn m In ins 1923 the of oC o the tho country averaged edn a haul of ot mo mole mor e than 1000 OO loaded freIght cats cars car weekly weekly-a x ly a teat feat which was regarded M as s unique Only five times time 1923 had the level Ol of ot 1 care carA c rn a week I been ben reached and an nd then only In the peak pak of ot the th rush tush season starting In October Last LAlIt st t the 1000 ears ear car a Il neck eek movement started In M May Moty y and continued h No- No November No November vember This year y ar the carleu carler ra believe I that there will Trill bo be quite a tow few weeks 1 eel hen the thi olum of ot traffic rattle wilt will exceed 1 I cars car They expert to handle handl the freIght with with- without out out dela delay add ad without the Incon- Incon incon inconvenience enlon e of ot car shortage a handi handt- handt handicap Cal cap that arl arisen en perennially until 1 23 to restrict the business en- en enterprise en of ot the tho country ns ASSIST The Tho Th mo movement ement of ot the new rec record ec- ec ecord ord volume of Dt eight loadings will ivill willbe be made possible It 1 achieved M y the closer operation co-operation of ot the ship shippers per peN pers of ot tIme the counti Last List veir th the hl railroads railroad extended thir th-Ir right hand to the shipper a and ana nd a aak- aak cd ak-cd Sk- Sk cd for tor work team The Tho shippers shIpper I responded inu for lor montha ship shippers peril pars and carriers carrier sat eat tt down at council tables the th coon coun country try tn to plan a wale was s and means mean for delivering tho goods foods without delay This lean ar these conferences conference be base been extended to new r and h bite e beep been enlarged to provide for tor I most every esery conceivable ble kind ot of business Interest the th Tall rail railroads rail railroads roads In addition to tp this merit meritI I of early shipping has bas been Scent clear clear- j clearly clearly ly Iy demonstrated and nd tl the usual peak period of ot October probably will be b flattened out to an e emen en GI gieter ler e extent than it It was waa Ia t year The fhe heavy will not be confined to two t or three thre in the all It If t the consolidated car car- cartIer carrir car carrier tIer rier shipper plans prevail all but will start tart proba y In May and be dIe dIe- dis distributed throughout seven months Instead of ot being belof compressed Into three There Ther are varying factors that CD to car and these cannot be bo tore foretold told with ten ten- at nt this tithe time But unless un tor sen complications complication II arise aris rise the anticipate no car shOts t- t age In 1024 They Thy do however hoever anticipate the th greatest business tho th United States State h has ever seen een |