Show R HI R TRAFFIC lARGEST EVER Increased Tonnage Han Ilan- Handled died Without of Cars SEW NEW YOU rorK Sept BY 24 21 Ey Tha A Press Commodities Press transport transported d by railroads during durin tho fast 37 27 weeks to fo 1926 have shown an Increase over last year with the exception of ot livestock and nd forest products says a 0 report submitted today by the tho car service depart depart- department department department ment of the American Railway as- as as association to the board of ot directors director An increase of ot 34 per cent Is shown over tho the best previous pre rec- rec record record rec record ord In the correspondIng period of last year An Increase of ot 10 30 per percent percent percent cent over the same period in 1 1924 The Tho Increased freight has been ha handled without a II car ear shortage or other transportation difficulties The report shows hows that preparation for the tho freight tonnage which Is 3 33 per cent moro more than IeRI the estl- estl estimate esti estimate mate male for limns the period has left lert serviceable ser freight cars In star stor- storage tor age which can be placed In service whenever needed The Tho wheat crop of at the southwest which the report declares was was greater than Ihan the tho most optimistic reports prior to the harvest Indi Indi- Indicated indicated Indicated caused railroads operating In that section to call on the tho car service department for assistance Hundreds of ot cars were delivered voluntarily to the Rock nock Island Mis- Mis Missouri Mis Pacific and nd Santa re Fe with the result that car car loadings 10 of wheat hent exceeded previous high rec- rec records rec records by from 57 to 84 14 per cent The absorption of ot the t h grain Brain deliveries de- de deliveries de deliveries liveries at Kansas KanGas City WichIta Hutchinson Salina on and 1 Galveston was was accomplished without congestion congestion lion tion unreasonable delay or even the threat of embargo Saying Saving It is extremely difficult to forecast the tho total p d of bituminous coal cool for 1926 1328 tho report re- re reI report re report port shows l tons have been forwarded via vl the great groat lakes I from January 1 I to August 22 29 2 This I Is in excess of o the amount dumped In 1924 and In 19 1925 6 for tor the same periods noh not lake Jalle ship shIp- shIpping ship ship- shipping ping opens opened three eels ee is later laler than an usual this his year because or of o Ice con con- conditions conditions 00 00 |