Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-16
CAR BUILDERS
GETTING SCARED
Fear That Railroads win Build
Their Own Cars Causes
New Activity.
DELIVERED 5000 IN MARCH.
Local Movement to Establish Gar
Building Plant Doubtless Helped
To Rush Matters

Some time ago the car builders OF the
country gave out notice that no more
orders for cars would be accepted for
earlier delivery than midsummer oil
1908. Delayed delivery OF equipment or
dered previous to that time had become
very aggTava ting TO railroad managers
throughout the country, especially at
the time when such q car shortage eS-
listed and when the shippers from east
to west were bitterly complaining that
the roads would not handle their pro-
ducts This condition OF affairs 50
aroused the railroads that many OF
them began TO make preparations to
erect plants to build their own equip
rter1- such n movement taking definite
shane in Salt Lake last winter, when
$40 GOO, 600 company was organized and
papers filed the purpose being TO estab~
i3sh n car manufacturing plant at some
convenient western point for the bene~
ft OF lines doing business west Of the
mississippi river.
Although no steps have been taken to
carry out this purpose, as far as is lo-
csIlv known. the movement made the
car builders increase their work, and
Inc statement is made that not only
has more zeal been shown in the filling
Of orders but in some districts, more
deliveries have been made OF cars with-
In the past month than ever before for
the same period. Representatives OF
certain car building concerns also have
rotftied railroad officials that they are
low able to enter into contracts for
new equipment 20 be delivered early
next year. Whether this will have a de-
tcrent effect upon the intention of rail-
road arrangements has not developed
il is known, however that q number
of roads have seriously considered the
proposition OF having their own plants
I'm readiness for use next year.
ORDERS ON HAND.
The carbui1ding industry is largely In
the hands OF the American Car & Foun-
dry company This company reports
orders on the books for sO.s77 cars 0f
all escrlptions for. delivery this year.
The company delivered 5000 cars,
freight and passenger and mail, during
March. At the various plants during
the year the company win build for e&-
port, 1000 freight cars fer the Italian
government lines; rs passenger, mail
and baggage cars for the CoTdova
Central; q passenger cars for the
Cfuayaquil and Quito lnet and IS pas
sen ger cars for other South American
lines: 200 freight cars for the Cordova
Central; 1000 freight cars for the
Southern Manchuria Hines The Lon
don underground railway has already
received t25 passenger cars for use I'm.
the new tube
The Gould lines have placed orders
for 1000 cars and the Hartman lines
are having 900 new Refrigeration cars
built The Frisco system has placed
orders for 5000 cars and the Santa Fe
for 5000 cars; the Katy, 5000 cars; the
Mobile & Ohio, 1850 cars; the Rock
Island system, 3uOO cars the New York
Central lines, $500 cars; the Northern
Pacific, 800 cars the Great Northern,
1900 cars; the Colorado Southern LOO
cars.
These orders are distributed among
The IL plants OF the American Car &
Foundry Co, and they give employment
to 30 900 men, OF whom 81 per cent are
located in the st. Louis plant at Madl-
son and ST. Charles. One plant is To-
Gated at Manchester. England.