The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-21
RAILROAD NEWS
New Records for Rail Lines of
This Country.
No Let Up in Heavy Tonnage
Movements.
ROCK ISLAND AND SANTA FE
Both Roads Made Good Show
ing in Late Reports.
Other Items of Interest in the
Traffic World.

Chicago, Nov. I--New records con-
tinue to be made by all railroads in the
day to day, and trafnc officials say that
they expect to see a still larger move
meut unless weather prevents. IS the
report compiled by New York Evening
Post With every railroad in the coun-
try dressed fer ears, and with all
the business offered and in sight, the
question Is being asked by frame and
operating men Of each other. what
will We do when cold, rough weather
comes IL we cannot handle our traffic
during the present time, with every
thing in cur favO<
The demand fer cars has enlarged to
an alarming extent. ana railroads are
reporting n greater scarcity than in
any previous season. in proportion te
the number owned The Santa re has
had two record days Of late. when the
5000 mark was eauAIled or surpassed.
with indication. Of its business contin-
uiuE heavy. The Northwestern, Bur
Hngten and St Paul are all crowded
to their limits and are handling more
ears than at any time in their history
The IIlineis Central was 1909 short On
its orders for cars early in the past
week The Northwestern has gained
over 5000 cars inside Of two weeks
The Rock Island is 50 snort at all
points on its system that shippers
have = hard time getting cars to load,
and even when they secure them, they
md il diCcuIt to have them moved
away, owing to the shortage Of motive
rover The Northwestern. which mas
not been short Of cars. Is now con-
frouted with a shortage The Buriing-
ton is doing an immense business its
coal ana miscellaneous tr9fic being up
to its capacity. Passenger business
is large and trenscontinental roads are
all running their trains full Coal ton
mage is immense. and would be larger, /
were It possible to furnish the CARS
Business conditions continue good,
and some increase was reported last
week with the aggregate ahead Of last
year This is reflected in the large
Shipments Of merchants to all parts OF
the country, which are far beyond last F.!
years
The largest equipment order given I.
out of late is that by the Chicago & 1
and the Omaha, which I
AGGREGATES 155 engines, o. passenger t
and baggage cars, and 1000 freight cars ,
for delivery in 1913 The cost is TO be /
. approximately $s,ooo.ooe. including 81 i
5oo.o zoe for the Omaha road
Grain tramc continues far beyond /
that Of recent years, and Is expected to /
keep up to a large volume The de-
cline in prices, however. may cause /
some of the farmers to sell freely, |
SO long as country roads are good |
New corn is beginning to move IN fair /
and traffic officials expect to /
see n greater scarcity Of cars than !
has been experienced, for, with large
deliveries Of wheat and eats, It VIII .
be dincult to secure ears enough to
handle the corn. unless farmers hold
back in selling. owing 70 the low price
Deliveries Of al grains at Chicago last
week were 1.45s, ooe bushels, or 17-3 per
cent. less than the previous week, but .
increased {. 40, 600 bushels, or IS per
cent over last year and were 1855, 900 +
bushels. OF ST. per cent above the av-
erage for the past Eve years Wheat .
receipts by railroads for the week de- (
creased $500 bushels from the prevt- 4
Gus week. and there were also de-
creases Of $4,000 bushels corn and l. I
les 600 bushels oats The movement, +
as compared with last years. increased .
81. go bushels wheat. 1900 bushels .
corn. and 21S7.0co bushels eats
A good showing was made by the Il {
inois Central railroad last week. as It
ed al in the grain deliveries, with Is
per cent: the Northwestern and St.
Paul practically tied with Is per cent
81 Oh, the Rock Island had 1915, Bur
in<ton T. Eastern Illinsis s. Great
Western and Wabash ;. and Alton and /
zarta Fe DER cent each