| Show SI SIP s P mm PI I Is IS OUTLINED Returns from Coast Conference With Officials Foster Faster trains train from the th east opening hundreds hundred of miles mile of new main line track and nd placIng In serviCe million of ot dollars dollar worth of new railroad equipment are alpart al alpart part ot of Southern Pacific's Pacific pro pro- pro pro-erain grain for this year ear according to Fred G 0 district freIght and passenger p s r agent In cn who has hu just returned from San Francisco where he h attended n a day I two day meeting of o freight and I traffic officials II gathered leathered front every evry part of the west The new Dew hour 3 hour trains train between Chicago and the Pacific coast which are to be Inaugurated November will bo be the tho finest the tha company has ever operated Mr said ald New Nw equipment Is ts being built especially for these trains train log Ing 11 dining cars car of ot unique trI type These trains train will reduce the th pres pres- present ent present schedule five hour hours The Th first of tho the Southern Pa- Pa PacIfic's Pa Pacific new main lines line the Gas Call Cascades Codes cede line of the Shasta route be between be- be between between tween San Francisco Francl co and Port Pert Portland land will be bo ready for operation In September In addition to cut cut- cut cutting cutting ting ting- the distance beU the two cities the Cascades line opens up a new now empire of virgin farm farmand and timber land for settlement and development In Arizona work on 00 the U neo ne neline I line no which will place Phoenix th capital of the state on a main line linc between bet California and the east cast Is rapidly nearing completion and be ready for tor service this thi Mr said ald During the past five years said Mr Ir Southern Pa- Pa Pa has expended more than for tor construction I equipment and es with witt which to keep up with the tho grow grow- Ing lag erow demands of ot the west year the company has hns ha placed or- or orders ordera or order der ders dera for 23 three-cylinder three South South- I ni rim Pacific type locomotives cost cost- costIng costing ing approximately 0 drop bottom gondola condola cars and 1 1100 1100 1 standard box cars costing 3 i In addition I to the refrigerator ears cars ordered last Do- Do December De December cember by the Pacific Fruit Ex- Ex ExI Express Ex Express I press company In which Southern i Pacific has a halt Interest i More new construction has I been undertaken this year b by th Southern Pacific than by any railroad Tho The large expenditure J JI I Indicates the company's earnest earnesti i effort to keep pace with the trans trans- transportation needs of the thc It serves More than 50 officials were in at the San Francisco conference to discuss refinements of service new developments and batter belter methods of o serving serving- tile the public pu bI ic Mr stated that th thu reports from the company's officers cers cons throughout the nation nallon Indi Indicate cate a very general Interest rest In the tho new flew 6 hour CZ-hour hour trains to bl be b placed In service in tho early falL |
