Imperial Valley press., 1913-10-14

:anaI, The ditch may get some Of our
coarse freight, no-time-delivery limit
business, but as statistics show that
uatjic IS Increasing s per cent a year
The country over and u per cent in
the west, we could lose some Of it and
still be doing big business.
There will be dimiuutlon in the
railroads business on account Of the
canal" said Assistant Passenger Traf-
tic Manager Byrne Of the Santa F4
AT any rate the growth Of the south
west and the big busines, promised
for exposition year will SO effectively
cover up any loss that the metre
scale will have to be used TO detect it.
"Turn to Poores' annual said
President Mohler Of the Onion Pacific
on his last visit here, and look UP
the percentage increases in the earn
ings Of western roads The past tea
years and you will find that the rail
roads have survived decreased rates,
both freight and passenger adverse
court decisions and othel ills, aad
have kept on adding to Jbo physical
value Of their property
This is the optimistic side Of i;
now turn to the psychological, which
IS also Favored with the optimistic.
Last week the Salt Lake placed an
order with the American and Baldwin
locomotive companies for $-50,O00
wgih Of new motive power-eignt
big moGul freight machines and three
awjtchcrs. The same road but recent
ly received $750000 order Of freight
cars.
IS for the Southern Pacific, it is 50
a1ious to secure $10,000,0O0 to buy
new equipment, both passenger ami
freight, that it is offering tempting
discounts on its equipment bonds. The
Santa Fe but two months ago ordered
s. 100000 worth of new motive power
and but recently contracted for ST.
5o0,00J worth Of PASSENGER equip
my1t. The Rock Island, Vi,h its two
aenaer trains in here. lately bought
s 100000 worth Of new equipment for
57aen
This equi20oHt is not being bougb,
ae d gambling chance, but on the
se1 considered belief e such men as
Y A. Clark, William salou'c and Z.
T Ripley, Leh-power ea-s. .ors III The
-a..rJad world, that thele VIII be need
70 more cars and more locomotives to
a41 them Because Of lie opening OF
- canal
4 ST aw which shows ,he way of tie
w.aa was tie announcements last week
.ha- capitalists alliad wi.h the MofT t
,a-d 2ad The Onion Tse.jc a-e going
70 enard s9.000Iy0 to develop the biz
.oa' deposit. in Routt. and Moff |
counties, Colorado. That coal is no.
@o."g east, for they have as good coal
- -hc@per prices in Kansas, Iowa, H.
Ea-.s. and, i'll fa. ~ over the cas-;
a-.-ac, is it comlgs west TO heat Cal
ia bungalows. ~. 1t is going III.
- he Duuhers Of b5a-s that WI be
n.gag along this coae. when the canal
done
The railroads ar. also preparing to
participate in the melon Of trade in
crease 1.th the Ouont and the Anti
a9ucs which the opening of the canal
PROMISES
last week the railroads centering in
tais city announced that about Decem-
5er l they will put in effect through
raIi-andwater rates 10 the Orient via
This port, 1t is another evidence that
the railroads are going to make a plea
for more business on the score of serv-
ice.
UGdcr theSf rates the jobber and
manGfacturer with goods for Japan,
China the Philippines, the Antipodes,
viii c0nsign these goods to the rail
roads under bill of lading which
VIII put them in the hands of the CON
signee without any other charges than
those the railroads and the steamship
lines will impose.
This will be one combined fixed
charge, sans hghterage, primage, dun,
naae and everything else, and all the
shipper will have to do after the goods
is shipped is to await the news of safe
receipt. He will wash his hands OF
that shipment the moment it is placed
in the freight car,
In this new arrangement, the ship
per viii benefit in two ways. He will
get the advantage Of d rate which is
! combination of the rail and ocean
rate, sans all other charges, and he
"lij be assured expeditions handling, /
FOR The railroads will see to it that