Evening journal., 1898-01-01
MORE CARS.
Z o. R R. it is Said
Have 5000 Built.
ST SEVERAL MILLION.

5zzs 31I>S y z44S 81 SEVERAL MlLLlON,
9]sl BEING TURNED AWAY |
4 ,OUNT OF LACK OF
IS IS GNT-wILL APPLY TO
S S. COURT FOR AUTHOR
81 SECURE THE CARS.
IS! more and Ohio railroad is
||zzsj 5|I rom large shortage in
X b. Owing to this deficiency
he last four months has be-
pronounced, the road is los
hare in the traffic which the
# s. ival in business is develop
uous efforts are being made
ars around over the system
he heavy demands but the
sa IRE cars is heard from The
4 # nts in all the big cities which
7 open secret that for several
be representatives of the var-
|{zz< Il 81 ar manufacturers have been
'<zz33 = lOre in conference with off
the railroad. The disappear
:s s. z> these men has created the inn
that some definite action has
Il ken by the receivers and an
|< mt made for a supply of new
turn of Receiver Cowen several
10 from visit to his family at
< S. c., revived the talk of more
t is understood chat at least 8 -
litiOnal cars have been decided
md a conditional agreement
for this number Besides this
covering box cars, it is likely
n addition will be made to the
airs of the road. In all the coal
ns the demand for more cars is
urged, and some arrangements
% be made with the leading coal
anies to furnish the cars on ?
ge basis. On Wednesday c. X.
president for the Consolidation
Company. and H. Crawford Black
lack Sheridan & Wilson, were in
srence with Receiver Cowen These
concerns are the heaviest operators
he coal region, and il is believed
this conference had in view the
plying of new coal cars for the Bal
ore and Ohio
has been estimated that the rail
ID needs at least 10000 new freight
s. but owing to the opposition O
interests represented by j. p Nor
& Co. to any increase in the in
ytedness Of the receivers the actua
ed would be cut in half and a com
Omise reached on 5000 new cars. ]
now expected that the receivers VIII
ply to the United States Circuit Cour
authority to secure this number
1t is estimated that 5000 new bo.
ars would cost something more thai
800 000 Basing the cost of the neN
lars on the amount (S1, ,557 ,50O) pai
or the 5000 which were secured som
time ago, the amount needed to pa
for them would be s., sos, 1888 Tho re
ceivers may ask for permission to issu
lease warrants with which to pay 70
the new cars as was done before
Such p move it is unofficially saiS
would be resisted by the Morgan in
terests and likely to lead to anothe
legal battle before the United State
| Court. Under present conditions 1t
admitted that the Baltimore and Obi
is losing business because of the lac
of cars to handle that which is b,
| ing offered. During the last fol
months it is said that a conservati,
estimate places this loss at $780, 600
gross earnings, and the amount it
stated, is swelling each month. Fs
December fully a quarter of a millic
dollars of traffic was turned down an
the bright prospects which are in sigl
for the new year, it is believed wi
even increase this loss.
No account is taken in this of bus
ness which could be secured for Il
road from having constantly at hand
d full complement of cars. It is a ia
well recognized among railroad nj
that the road with a surplus of cars a
tracts traffic which may naturally b
long to a competitor Most of L
trunk lines get big help in this
rection from the lines forming the
1900 western outlets but the roads whi
and make up the Baltimore and Obi,
Market western line are without equipme
and must depend upon the rolH
900 fot stock of the main stem. AS a resi-
Seooa| oasx some lively work has been done of Ia
repaired by the cars of the Baltimore and Oh
s. The 1000 new cars secured under
Street mileage agreement some time ago a
n - known as the Fairport Line. have be
II .,nJrrc making remarkable records in
n 60 | ground they cover These cars in @
4 1las sli.sns en- month each made sixty miles d.
n Tonuo ~ when forty is considered a good av
II Mas age