Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-12
BUSINESS
THE HEAVIEST
EVER KNOWN
Santa Fe in Common With the.
Other Roads Making Siren
uouS Efforts to Prepare for
the Big Crush Ahead,

Western and southwestern roads
are already caring for the heaviest
volume Of business in freight traffic.
which they have ever known. The
movement though extremely heavy.
at the present time viii be greatly ac-
CELEBRATED by fhe end of the present
month which is usually known among
freight departments as the heaviest
time of the year. 1t Is at this time OF
the year that the movement OF grain
and live stock is the heaviest. Large
shipments of coal are also made az
this season Of the year which Is an
other large item in the movement oi
freight traffic.
As a result of the extreme amount
of business which Is being done now
the question which Is worrying the OF
Ncials Of the railroads at h present
time is whether the equipment OF ths
roads Will be large enough 10 AVOID
the lamentable congestion of q year
ago. The movement Of fright TINS
season will be apprOXimateiy ~forty-one
per cent greater than the movement
Of a year ago and although many ot
the railroads have added a gfea,
amount of equipment during the past
season there Is still a great deal or
fear and anxiety among tho officials.
IN fact there Is already a great deal
af congestion in the yards of the ar
ferent roads cOnverging in Kansas
City and st. Louis. According TO the
nresent outlook these conditions VIII
,.ecome general over the entire west.
What most OF the railroads In the
west seem to lack most at present rs
sufficient motive power All roads are
making an effort to get the moltNe
W IN TO the maximum. Inc
roads which have placed orders dur
ing the last year for the delivery OF
locomotives are now pressing the
manufacturers for their delivery as
soon as possible. The Kansas City
Southern has made arrangements Tor
tn delivery Of thirty new engines
.vffhiu the next two or three weeks
Tbe Frisco has ordered one hundred.
The Santa Fe has been receiving de-
liverics from the Baldwin works at
most daily for the last few weeks ana
have placed orders for fifteen addi-
flonal oil burners which are eNpecteu
for delivery in time 70 alleviate the
present conditions.
In addition to the large orders for
pew- motive power AN the railroads
have busted themselves during me
past season I'm getting their cars anu
%rnllin~ stock in condition % prevent a
renefition OF the car shortages OF last
setson. Practically every one OF the
vreaf western systems have ordered
new rolling stock. "a large part "t
which has already been delivered anu
is now ia service. IN an, tht idtANi
a.efauae Of he west have NuflNs tH'
nast season ordered 1880 new cars
,nd ahouf five hundred l1comntiNe
WIN most ~ this already in service "
wand aupear that there womb De ht-
H. chance Of a car shortage THIS sea-
son. hut IL looks rather "he.
l. known tina the movement ~
trefGc this season viii be- toiy-one
per cent greater this year than " Ne''
ago. NV
one encouraging feature ~ lhe NV
orders for rolling stock when nav
haen delivered and are now ~ COM
mission i the fact that the cars arc
for fhe most part of large capacie
fbsu fFo old ears which the rotd
nave previously used. 10 g. estimated
fhaf tho rolling stock IT the western
roads has been increased tNthit ~
tsnf during the past season and WIN
A. nronortinnate dimensions ni lhr
cans are taken into consideration u
means about fhiTty-nyD per cent Ht-
crease in the capacity.
Another Improvement tiht Dos lr'
made during the past season hi-
fhe murovemen of the tracks OF inc
ainercnf roads. Tracks that Mti
nrev5ouslv too light go Uithsla7t toe
.rsv,- frsfar Of the fall sea-nl uiNf
been rehuiIt with heavier steel trf
,nfnaf fat1ffirs have been lnfr
80 MANY more miles 90 -~idctrarh- ai
r.r.~frf than was the case o. f
-, Let eaaenn the roads were
hampercd By h lack q means 81