Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-08
BURN WOOD TO gEEP WARM

New StGSaH III VIC" - ~ -"
| Situation.
j Richmond, Dec. Sit IS hope
that new slogan suggested by IN
Council Of Defense. directed part
ieul:.rly to small communities, name
". IF you would keep warm bus
wood" will be rs productive OF goo
results as the older one which urge
the people to stay at home unles
lhcv had to travel SO that the con
cestion on the railroads might DC i;
licved as far as possible.
The latest statement from the raj
roads war board in Washington :
reach the council shows how admit
ably the public has responded to u
railroads appeal.
| Reports Just compiled indicate the
! the travelling public IN general, an
the shippers in particular, are 81
/ Ing the finest kind of co-operatIo
to the railroads in the handling I
| The increased traffic that the war ne
produced. What this cooperate
means may be CLEANED from thes
facts:
Since May ! the railroads, aided b
the loyalty and understanding oil IT,
public, have been able 10 reduce thei
passenger service by approximate,
- 100000 miles. This has release.
thousands Of train crews and ioce
motives for use in the freight sc'
vice aud cleared thousands Of nil
Of track, thereby facilitating IN
movement Of coal, food products ;'r
supplies needed by the Government:
In addition To this saving OF cgu'F
mcnt and trackagc, the shippers, D..
and small, have rallied so sp!cndc
" to The slogan, "Makc t0c car q
the work Of two" that a saving
,rIosc 10 half q million freight car
has been accomplished. This sa''ni
Of freight cars has c&ahlcd the III!
roads to move approximately % pc
cont more freight since war was ae
ri,red than during the same pcri7f
last year.
Intensive loading and . genera! n
crease in Tic yiz" " III" trade UNITS
us.l bv the yarioas industries ha
rendered posSihl" the saving OF ca
s,,,rc. Cotton. far ir>.ar c. when wa
formerly mo~vA in ANTS Of % ba'e%
,,,vy moves only il units Of 90 AK
T. As there ave lS,oOo.0oo bales Il
,. move; by rail each season !"
;,rrc,,sr in the trade unit in this On
,.ommodity alone has produced a saT
IN. rr anywhere from $4,000 T." 10,
600 cars.
Sunay, on which the carload mTnl
mum from tic South MAS )pfncri
orlv 2l.00n pounds per car. nov
moves only on Il 10000 carload m'hi
NAM.
The producers. of manufncC''rc'
rcod products. especially the Gamers
I,.,., ais, rrmr 10 4 realization oi w
v#h,c OF intensive loading. and ;'s'
,..,,. 1o,dirr virtually all OF thelT
cars to capacity.
Although excellent results nav
been achieved to date through the %
orr,a,ion Of the shippers, the tra'e'
iuy public. aud The railroads, II W.
l,r necessary for i'll concerned "
exert renewed efforts. rs the an''of-
myl demands upon the railroads /
,l,,. movement Of both troops IN
s,,pniirs is constantly increasing
while the securing Of new cqu'pn'en'
is virtually impossible.
From now on. 900 cars = aay
will hc required by the Governments
,r move food and supplies to the hc'
II training III the "ncampmcntS. Will"
IN. Armard Of the allies Tor cars &c
carry export goods 10 til" s"aHcr>S
will h" practically dubbed. MI o.
rn;s additional traIiic must b" moved
by the railroads. although they have
only = pei, cent more equipment tha"
.hcv had at this tine las; year.