Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1921-02-07 | Page 10 | Ship Now is Railroad Urge

SHIP N8W IS ! RJULHUD UHGE With Surplus of Cars Lines Better Able to Handle Business I Shippers arc urged by the railroad? to take advantage of the present sur-jplus sur-jplus of equipment and by (Slipping 1 now, secure prompt movement and delivery de-livery of commodities. This la the opinion of WUlard J Wilson, traveling agent for the Southern Pacific Itjies. with headquarters here. With regard to the conditions Mr. Wilson said; ill l OF Bl 8INESS. "For the frst time slnco pre-war days the carriers arc now ahead of the nation'? business, a condition which Is attributed to three factors. First, 'strenuous and successful efforts on the I part of tho carriers to rehabilitate 1 1 heir properties; second, the usual wln-iter wln-iter lull and third the present cTiaugc I In Industrial conditions. Railroad men point out that t lie present surplus of fn lyM equipment will not be available in tho spring when the annual crop movement develops, and for this rea-j on those who are In a position to an-itkipate an-itkipate their needs will find it to their advantage to "ship now and avoid the rush." I "Figures made public by the Soulh-'erri Soulh-'erri P:iciflr onmnsn hnn' ihi evd-nl of th.- general decline In railroad traffic traf-fic and revenue, and Indicate the necessity neces-sity for the curtailment of expenses be-I be-I lag made by fhe many lines. The , Southern Pacific company which hist LAUgUSt handled 84,777 cars or an (average of over 21,000 per week. Is ; now loading but two-thirds ot that amount. Traffic for Xovembor, 1920, on the Southern Pacific was almost 10,000 cars less than In the same month in 1919, although the cqulp-; cqulp-; ment was available to handle more business during P.i20 than in 1919. i EMPOH VRl SURPL1 S "Discussing the situation. Freight Trr.ffii Manager ;. W. Luce of the Southern Pacific company says, "as one result of the determined efforts to ' restore the. service formerly given, which have been mode by tho carriers ii i q 11. e return of tho railroads to prill pri-ll kt i ontrol vc have a temporary surplus sur-plus of freight cars. By utilizing this surplus now car conditions will be greatly relieved during tho summer Inionths. when our supply Is taxed to the utmost Early 1. ..i ling cannot do , other than redound to the benefit of the shipping public in future months." oo