Show SP 8 S P. P P FREIGHT RECORDS RECORDS' FALL New v Top Mark Marl Mark Attained During September Over Sierras Freight tonnage records of th the Southern P Overland route through Ogden were ere smashed during durin the month of September General Manager J. J II H Dyer Der has hM announced according to word received by South South- Southern ern Pacific lc officials In Ogden O den Al Although Al- Al Although Although though figures announced by the general gen gen- general general eral manager refer to traffic over o the summit of the Sierra Nevada mountains they are arc equally applicable applicable applicable able here as most of the business was through freight officials report Added to t this was eastbound busi busi- business business business ness from Nevada Nc Including heavy livestock shipments A total of 54 cars were moved o er the summit during September This Is cars more than care handled over the route during any previous month In the company's his his- history tory An average a of 1803 cars was moved dally daily This Is more cars than any previous pre dally daily a average a erase for September On September 26 26 the operating department set a new one- one day record In moving trains over o the same route 57 trains not Including local freight and passenger trains passing Summit station these including including ing In 2434 1 cars car carThe The previous record was 2009 cars Late shipment of the grape crape crop from California was declared re responsible re- re responsible responsible for part of this heavy shipment ship ship- shipment ment Combined with this has been excellent business from general sources operation Co-operation of the Pacific Fruit Express In handling this great volume of business particularly by providing empty cars at the right time In California has been com com- commended commended commended mended by General Manager Dyer Although the freight business for forthe forthe forthe the fall has now passed Its peak railroad men report that business Is far ahead of last year and indications point to continued heavy traffic throughout the fall |