The sun., 1916-12-02
NEW CAR ORDER TO
RELIEVE SHORTAGE
American Railway Association
Hopes to Divert Box Cars
to South and West.
ROADS URGED TO LET 60
Return More Than Received Is
Instruction to Lines in
East and North.

Members o. the American Railway
V car distribution put into effect yes
terday. box cars will he diverted from
parts OF the country where they are
not needed. to the West, Northwest,
South and Southwest. where there IL
urgent need for them. The instruc-
tons issued refer to box cars. loaded or
empty.
Railroads In New England are to
turn over to their Southern and West
ern connections 30 per cent moro box
cars than they receive from those lines.
Railroads In what 10 known a. the trunk
gardless OF the number. Of box cars on
their lines. must deliver TO their South
ern and Western connections 20 per
cent more box cars than received from
them.
Southern and Western roads must de-
liver to their Southern and Western
connections IL per cent. more cars than
they receive. while lines In the central
West must delive. 20 per cent. more
cars to their southern and Western
connections than they receive.
Western roads have been urged not
to send and Eastern roads not TO re-
Ceive. more freight than can be i'm.
mediately discharged on Its arrival at
Atlantic sesboard and New England
destina tons.
All railroads were directed to send
to the associations conference commit
tee on car efficiency at Washington
weekly reports showing the number Of
cars received " delivered to other roads
80 az to Indicate the direction in which
the cars were moved.
ANN ARBoR.Rsports earnings for third
week - Nor.mhcr ;ss7es; inc. H,s's. From July
ATLANTA. BIRMINGHAM 4 ATLANTIC
Reports -srniugs for third week In November
I'LL Inc sis.'.e; from July N,1sw2. inc.
Octolrr. gross sisS',S S7s Inc SAT- es7: net 81.
Ss'Sc. inc Slss, ,6l7 four mouths Gross SIS. $40
+Si. inc sc.6,3is net s., .t36. inc $50 si'.
CANADIAN NORTHERN - Reports earning.
sii.,.ss,o Inc. siSiSooo; ne, $3.50. inc. inc.
sl.ill. sa
CHESAPEAKE 4 oHIO-R Reports earnings for
October. gross Nsl5.ts. Inc Ssss. .so7 net
;!e;'g,ci5. Inc. H,i5s.Ns: net G,0',is'. inc.
CHICAGO. MILWAUKEE 4 sT. PAUL
Gross earnings for October amounted to SO.
$3.50. an increase Of Sio5s. .<6s. and net after
i.se; S';i;7s.; an Increase of SIS, o!S. eTcs:
earnings for the four months ended October
81 wer s5s. $50 lo. sn increase Of a. sss 49, and
net after taxes Si3 isO.%s5 gain Of 81. .oes. 4as.
ERIE-At q special meeting of stockholders
yesterday over /. 100 900 shares Of the i7sO. o0O
outstanding voted IN favor ~ the proposed
financing under which q refundinS and improve
ment mortgage for sSoo. COO 900 is to Be- created.
This mortgage is intended TO make provision
for the payment Of all prior or underlying
| bonds ,of which ssi. S.i 5O0 viii mature prior to
in s.rus s"%n,. from ycsr e sssr
also for obtaining money for financing future
requirements
ILLINOIS CENTRAI.-O. NJ Kit,ie. assistant
president.
LOUISVILLE 4 NASHVILLE Report. earn.
lnrs for third week Of November 81. <0i .s3o inc
s?3i,seo From July '.a coa. inc 81 G,, ,oss
octoher U.sGss5s inc ilsfiss' net Ssss. ,oc'
inc. s8i5.. Ten months. eros. si2. .7cs. oei. Inc
81 i.:oss5 net sH755. 49, inc ss.j, ,ses.
NASHVILLE, CHATTANOOGA 4 ST
LoIls-Reports earnings ior October. gross
81, so,. Inc. siid,'.l net $40 a5?, Inc. siN,
~ four months gross - ss,,7Sl, inc. ssss.s .s.'
net II, 3s, SS, Inc. S'15, i55
NEW YORK CENTIAI-Gro.s earnings OF
the lines composing the system for October
were &S2 26t. Oj6, mn Increase Of Ss73s.ss0 over
an Increase Of slio Gross earnings for iS IN.
ten months ended October II were sco9. .3i2. &4s
an Increase VI ssi0si,,as and net after taxes
| s!J,1A,4i3. gain II so. e1G,ell
her were s7 silcss, an increase of si.s3e. sI:.
while gross for the ten n, months VA. sis.
Increase of sn. ,s,ss and surplus after charge,
81. .a5i.AS, gain OF $l7.sA6ss.
odober, gross s7,ss',oss. inc s5is.s7s: net s..
| 17!,iG1 dec sl0f.tii Four months sross
:es.ol2. s5i, Inc. s9,s7s.i@ net sii.77 t@. inc
aS dan. - u. to r "".t 81, H. scc.co % an% on wsIc,
work will be commenced in the spring.
MINNEAPOLIS, ST PAUL a 8. $. MARIE