The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-09
PUBLIC RESPONDS TO
RAILROADS. NEEDS
Thousands Of Train Crews Released
FfSm Passenger service, Fscin-
'~~ tatitE Movement OF Necessities.
GOVERNMENTS LARGE NEEDS
From Now On II WIN Require Assoc
Cars Day 10 Move Supplies Nced-
ell for Men Ia Army Training
Camps.

Il IS hoped that new slogan suE
rested by the council of defense, di
rected particularly TO small commu
rities--namely, III you would keeT
warm burn wood will be as pro.
ductive OF good results as the olde,
ene which urged the people to stay
al home unless they had TO travel. 50
that the congestion on the railroads
DliEh the relieved a. far as possible
The latest statement from the rail
roads war hoard in Washin Stor to
reach the council shows how admir-
aalr the rUhHc has responded 10 the
railroads appeal
Reports fust com oiled indicate that
the travelling public in general and
the shippers fu particular srs giving
TIE Hrest kind ~ cooperation 10 the
railroads IN The handling % the in
creased tfEfffc that the war has pro
sacei what this cooperation means
uaay he cleaned from these fs~ss
Since May tho railroads. aided By
Ire loyalty and understanding of the
f1biis have been able to reduce their
passenger service by approximately
.5ooo. Gee miles This has released
Thousands Of train crews and locomo-
y~s for use In the freight service and
}eared thousands Of miles of track.
f7Af't 10y tHf-fAAiTtlNk VIC movement u
c sal food products and supplies need
81 by the government
In addition "a this saving OF equip
r1ent and trsckage the shippers big
sad email have rallied 50 spIendidly
I" TIE slogan. Make one car do the
ork " two, thai saving of close
- hall million freight cars has been
a.complsshed This saving of freight
cars has enabied the railroads to move
approximately 35 per cent more
heigh: since war was declared than
during the same period last year.
Intensive loading and general in
crease in the size OF the trade units
ss=ee3 lse 1Ae various Industries has
rendered possible the saving OF car
space Cotton. for instance. which
vas formerly moved in units of fifty
bales now moves only in units OF
s%t%-fNe and seventy-f1Se As there
age 5000, 900 bales to he moved by
rail- each season. the increase In the
f5-7de Unit in this one comrnoditv
alone has produced a saving OF any
here from $4,000 to $4,000 cars.
sugar, on which the carload mini
um from the South was formerly
ealg $4,000 pounds per car. now
moves only on a 10000 carload mini
mum
ne producer OF - 4tluf5 CtuTN1 food
products, especial i1 The Gamers. have
$50 come to a realization OF the value
CT Intensive loadtng ard are now
leading virtually all OF their cars 10
capacity
Although excellent results have been
tshi@Yed 20 date through the CO.
tP"fatIop q me Shippers. the travel
sHs -ut1'c md the railroads. II will
8e ue1eSssrs. Tor all concerned to. ey
ert renewed efforts as the abnormal
demands upou the r. iroadg in the
'aoFenent of both troops and supplies
- c"1stautlF raasiac while the Sc
t0tine 81 ne~ equipment Is virtually
anposs Die
From now or 800 cars dav will
he required by the government Ia
move food AID supplies to the mon
- training II the eYcampn1ents. while
NJ demand OF the allies for cars to
larry export goods 10 the seaportx
NYli '2r @-at4 rslis dnIbies AT Of tf,it
additional traffic must be moved h.,
-" railroads. although they have only
: Per cent lore eaujpu enf than thev
haa ct this time last yesr