Evening journal., 1912-10-21
PREPARING FOR HEAVY TONNAGE.

+ EXTRAORDINARILY precautions are being taken ana
- immense amounts of money being expended
by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company to guard
against shortage of when the heavy movement
of freight begins this Fall The tonnage now being
offered is unprecedented and the demand for cars
seems Unsuitable All the old rolling stock is being
put in repair and commission and are being
put in service quickly they leave the shops.
Everything that be done is being done to provide
for the quick handling of all freight offered, not only
the DeawareAfaryand-V Virginia Peninsula but also
in all other sections traversed by the lines of the
Pennsylvania railroad system
In 1910 the total freight equipment Of all tho
railroads in the United States 2297620 cars. OF
these the Pennsylvania System East and West of
Pittsburgh and Erie held by ownership or lease 265O39
more than II per cent Of the total The entire
railroad freight equipment of the United States in
creased SSS 14S from 1901 TO 1910, inclusive or
this increase the Pennsylvania System supplied more
than per cent II is thus that the company
provides than IL per cent of the freight equip
ment, and in the last ten years has provided over
per cent of the increase in the number Of cars So
eager has the Pennsylvania Railroad been to anticipate
the demands of its traffic that since January 1, 1872
it has ordered 1857 to be delivered as soon as
they be turned out of the shops
To insure shippers it's lines adequate equipment
for handling business the company is waging an active
campaign to get the greatest possible service out of
each Of the 1890 freight owned by the System
One Of the Pennsylvanias precautions against car
shortage to prevent much possible the holding
of loaded at ports. The moment notice is
received Of an accumulation loaded with freight
for export quick steps are taken have the
the earliest possible time. This is only one
expedients employed by the Pennsylvania rail-
road. In cases where loaded accumulate because
of free storage time in warehouses, new rules are
made to keep traffic moving through the warehouses
thereby permitting the prompt unloading of cars In
addition requesting shippers load and unload cars
promptly and to load them to capacity the Railroad
has announced that unusual efforts being made
TO reduce the amount of equipment awaiting repairs
and to complete unfinished work and loco
motives
There are at present approximately 27OO0 employees
engaged the rush order put all and locomo
tives in good shape to get them out the road
patrons may have the advantage Of their use. In
the Pennsylvanias various shops 1880 men are re-
pairing freight cars and 1925 are building new ones;
more than 10000 repairing locomotives while 1850
are constructing Some $500 men are work
ing on passenger equipment
The Pennsylvana's agents endeavoring to induce
shippers move all traffic at the earliest possible time
in order to preclude any danger of congestion Five
years ago the Pennsylvania Railroad, well other
railroads of the country suffered very extraordinary
car shortage, and it all the management could
90 to handle the traffic with the existing facilities
Expenses which have been incurred in the last seven
or eight years improvement in yards and terminals,
and low grade lines bearing fruit in the ability
the company enjoys move its freight tonnage with
the utmost freedom and are being made to
secure the cooperation of shippers that the most
may be made these facilities by securing the greatest
mileage and loading of each freight owned by
the railroads Delaware shippers should cooperate
with the railroad officials every way possible 30 pre-
vent congestion by releasing shipments and as
quickly possible