El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-13
TRANSPORTING A MILLION MEN,
PART OF RAILWAYS BIG TASK
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THE almost daily passage through Il PaSo OF oraIted
men On trains from Arizona New Mexico to can
= tonments in the south middle west brings close
home the fact that the railroads of the country are now
engaged their greatest work. the movement Of 100000
troops in months time without disturbing the regular
About onethd Of these troops are national guards
men carrying ther equipment with them. The rest
the drafted men, together with such units Of the regular
army under orders TO proceed from their present sta
tons to various destinations The national guard move
ment means addition the usual passenger train
equipment, the use of about 1900 freight cars
The movement Of the draft began September when
$4,000 were sent to the environments In the second
movement September 1s to %, 275oOo will be sent to
environments This IS 40 percent of the $4,000 total An
other 40 percent VIII between October and Z and the
remainder about 10000 viii be entraned beginning Oc-
tober 49,
The task is made greater for the railroads by Of
the fact which they have to regret that IN
the railroads have ourt many loco
motives and cars as they should hav. done Of
they considered unreasonable regulation which kept
them from increasing freight rates. they economzed at the
expense Of tIsckage and rolling stock
Now addition to moving the regulars national guard
and their equipment and the drafted Of the national
amy and IN addition to keeping the normal passenger and
freight afc moving also the railroads are called upon 10
move the crops OF the country The wheat crop IS ALREADY
going from producing points into elevators Other grains
also moving. The lumber shipments euormous
Cotton Is beginning TO be shipped. The transportation OF
fuel be interrupted for day and the railroads
Transporting from the mines about 100000 tons Of
coal a month more than they ever carried before.
There IS further handicap in that many railroad
poyes in the operating departments conductors engineers
braemeu svtchu1en and freight handlers have either
drafted into the army This necestates rapid read
ustments by promoting other employees and taking in
at the bottom Of the organization
Engaged IN this great task Of transportation, the rail
roads have $4,000 in the operating department. all
Of them concentrating the task Of moving the troops,
equipment civilian passengers and freight Of all kinds on
time This achievement viii be Of the larger events Of
the war worthy Of the best and greatest organization Of
railroads IN the world.
The New Mexico state food administrator investi-
eating the food position" There only two food posi-
tons outside and inside and is the movement from
position the other which the greatest
The very least you do is to put cent stamp on
your magazine and hand It to mail carrier to be for
warded to army camp at home abroad.
Infante paralysis has broken out again II Iowa and
Nebraska. There really ought to be way link that
Up with German activities.
In their best FL Paso Italian local experts are
ng to the heater Of the BanSizza plateau the
mezzanine floor
mine drifting the Holland coast kills six children
It have been German mine following the
tionaI inclination.
The thought Of $4,000 for antegna painting seven
inches by p is enough to drive theatrical painter
to drink.