The sun., 1916-12-08
"SPEED WEST" NEW
ORDER ON BOX CARS
American Railway Association
Moves Again to Send Car
riers Where Needed.
CHANGES IN CONDITIONS
Traffic Since War Began Has
Had to Face Many Un-
usual Demands.

The American Railway Association. In
It's report on what the railroads are do
ing to relieve the car shortage. says that
the bulk Of trafIlc now moving Is far in
excess Of what II has ever been; that
the war has created demands for many
kinds Of new traffic. and that export
trafIic alone. which in the year before
the war was valued at s750.ooo.oOo.
amounted in the last fiscal year to s2.-
oO' 900 900. or 2s7 per cent. more.
Under the action taken by the asso-
citation. railroads In New England which
have more box cars than they own VIII
turn over to their Southern and Western
connections 80 per cent. more than they
receive from those lines. Trunk lines
and central freight lines. regardless or
The number of box ears on their lines,
will deliver to their Southern and Vest
crn connections 90 rcr cent. more ihhn
they receive from them. southern and
Western roads will similarly deliver 10
per cent. to their Western and southern
connections, while lines In the central
West must deliver 20 per cent. more than
their Southern and Western connections
received from them.
BY this action II u believed large
number OF box cars will be forced to the
West and the Northwest and to the
South and the Southwest. where the need
for them 10 urgent
A compilation made by the association
shows the location Of cars. Tho rail-
roads are divided into ten groups. and
figures show that lines in the East have
many thousand more cars than they
own. while Western roads. particularly
those of the Northwest. have many
thousands less.
The railroads in groups Nos. and :.
which comprise those In New England
and the middle Atlantic territory. had
on their lines on November last S2.llo
more ears than they own. while railroads
in the Western groups We're short 2i.sNi
cars owned by them Canadian railroads
on November I lacked 13.s54 cars owned
by them. while they had on their lines
2627 cars which belonged to carriers be-
low the border.
COLORADO 4 sourHERN-Reports fourth
week Nov. s5o'i.-, inc, $3.50. month N.soi
iscs.,I.
| CHICAGO. ROCK ISLAND PACIFiC-Ap.
plicntion has been made 20 committee or
stock lists for listing ser 100 Banker Trr:,
shares Of stock. par 800.
! '. Z. C.-Returns from 1856 roads for Oct
show mileage ?.i..:S. as aSains, q: .%; - op
sH'"s fs: opsrs,snS nu .sr.n.e.. = =sss!msa. asan.,
| siso 55s.Iss: net revenue. si23,i74,sr. against
!i:la'.ssa; revenues per mile. tl.iss. against
N.ss' expenses per mile ssia, against Sis
LOUISVILLE A NAsnylLLE--Report. .fo'
month Nov. s5.sI6.o75 inc. Sso5,7:s. From
July / S.1.e0l.ii3, inc. t3,79o,6os.
NEW YORK. CHICAGO = ST Loris-Re
KS. inc s.i7Sss: ne, tsis,csi. inc s;s' '''''''
PERE MARQUETTE REORGANIZATION man
| aSers have announced complete list OF securi
ties that have been subjected TO rrorganiza
tion plan, Time for holders OF certificate,
OF deposit for the consolidated mortgass
| per cent bonds TO dissent from the plai
! has not yet expired, but there are on de
! pos!t sSei3Oco. or more than ss per cent. o
the amount ouistanding In respect OF whict
no such dissent has been filed. In view %
| the large deposits and TO afford all 81 asset
OF security holders opportunity 20 ohNr
have extended the time for deposits. fol
making payments and for delivery OF applica
tion certificates until December 10 and tiin'
for filing application forms and making re
quired payments until December ~.
RIO GRANDE soCTHERN-Repor's fourth
week November tl6,s3s, inc. fl,sN': month NO
ysmesr G 'PG For @Snh 'rG% o sSs S
81, 80. inc s5.?i2: net s25.Cia inc $3.50, Fou
months gross s.os.62s, inc sSs2i; net fl'"'
! ment Of 81 07 ooo was rendered In st Pau
( in favor of holders OF Cape Girardeau Sort h
ern Railway bonds This Is the latest devel
opmsnt In the litigation which has been II
progress for more than two years.
WESTERN PACIFIC Offering OF iS mort
sage SCI bonds has been substantially over
subscribed
WHEELING 4. LAKE ERIE-preterred an.'
Ing In the Stock Exchange. They Will b
listed when Issued.