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New-York tribune., 1917-12-25
Dividends Declared

Anaconda Copper Mining.-Tke usual s,.,
terly dividend Of 81 a share has b>sa -
elared. payable February 25 70 stock u -.
ord January l9
Liberty National Bank.-Direetorx -
declared the regular quarterly diyiS,nS y
A. per cent. payable January a % Etori !,
record December 81.
Plymouth Cordage Company. - R.vyI,,
quarterly dividend OF per cent n.s.I
January 10 70 stock of record January
Virginia Railway & Powsr.-Resul.r 80.
annual dividend of per cent on m, -.
ferred stock. payable January q.
West Penn Regular quar,,rl, Al.
idend Of 2. per cent on the preferred to-.
payable February /.
Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing c..
pany. Regular quarterly dividend Of d.
per cent. payable January Is ss rer,t,r.,
December 81. Books DO not close
Northern States Power. Regular ou,y,.,.
y dividends Of ~ per cent on the comns,
and preferred stocks. The common diyise,s
il payable January 10 10 stock Of r.eo,,
December 81, and the preferred dividend (,
payable January 20 TO stock Of record D..
ceuber 81.
Commonwealth Edison.-Re9Ilsr quarters
dividend Of ? per cent. payable February /
70 stock Of record January 10.
Massachusetts, Lighting. Trustees Of a.
company have declared dividend Of ,i1
on the preferred stock and % cents On u.
new common shares. payable January Is 1,
stock Of record December 26.
Industrial Alcohol. -- Regular qu.y.rl,
dividend Of "a, per cent on the preferr,l
stock. payable January u to stock Of recor.
December 81.
Great Northern Railway Regular qua,
.ery dividend OF L. per cent. payable fss
ruary / 10 stock OF record January I.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-25

Strength of the Steel shares yes
terday was attributed to circumstan-
tial reports that at the conference
held in Washington between steel
men and government representatives
it was decided that present prices
for steel and iron products will be
permitted to stand for several
months. When the price schedule
was announced, in September, it was
with the understanding that it would
hold until the end of the year, and
then the matter was to be brought
up for consideration again. Recent
ly it had been reported that down.
ward revision in prices would be
made after the turn of the year, a
fact which has been responsible at
times for a great deal of unsettle-
ment in the steel shares. But there
appears to have been little founda
ton for such reports, and, judging
from opinions expressed by the
steel interests at the time the pres
ent schedule went into effect, de-
cision to leave prevailing prices un-
changed will be welcomed, as the
steel industry as yet has hardly be-
come adjusted to the new order of
things.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-25
Relevant Comment
Adopts Trade Acceptance Plan

The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Com
pany, it was announced yesterday, has
adopted the trade acceptance plan for
anticipating payments on goods shipped.
The trade acceptance is time drait
drawn by the seller on the purchaser
for payment at fixed date As 1t Is
to be applied to the compsny's busi-
ness the plan will be used in connec-
tion with spring orders for tires, tubes
accessories and repair materials, but
not for other products. As these ar
ticles are usually soon liquidated it is
understood that the acceptances may
be rediscounted at the Federal reserve
hanks as this class of paper has re
ceived the Endorsement OF the federal
Reserve Board for rediscount pur-
poses.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-25
Gulf states Steel

The Gulf States steel Company an
nounced yesterday the purchase OF ad-
ditional coal lands covering about
$4,000 acres, which will more than
double the company's coal reserves for
one large furnace operation over a
period of one hundred years. This
purchase, it was stated, together with
the coal and ore lands owned and the
recent acquisition of dolomite and
limestone quarries, places the company
in n satisfactory position with respect
10 its future requirements for raw ma
terials. November net operating IN
come of the company amounted TO
sS4s,652, compared with s304,490 for
the corresponding month a year ago.
For the eleven months ended Novem-
ber 30 net earnings were $S,S29,l09, an
increase Of 81 .422 .33l.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-25

The Chemical National Bank an
nounced yesterday that it had distrib.
uted among its employees a Christmas
bonus amounting TO 10 per cent Of the
annual salaries, making a total extra
payment of 25 per cent for the year.
In addition, the directors have set aside
a further sum Of 10 per cent as an off
set to higher living expenses expected
TO prevail in 1918.
Trustees of the Equitable Trust
Company have readopted the profit
sharing plan for 1918. In developing
this plan, the company stipulated that
before the fund should start TO ac-
cumulate there must be set aside from
net earnings an amount equal to per
cent on the capital. surplus and undi-
vided profits, as of the beginning of the
year. For each unit Of 100000 of net
earnings over and above this per
cent. the profit sharing fund receives
a percentage. The employees are d.
vided into classes, according to years
Of service. and the fund distributed on
a basis of service and amount of salary
received, the long service employees re-
ceiving the higher percentages.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-25
Other Cities
Farmers in Northwest Are Eager fol

Farmers in Northwest Are Eager for
Loans.-ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. "a
Unless Congress extends the credit Of
the government to the amount of $780,
900 900 to the Federal land banks. the
farmers of the country face absolute
need, according to a statement issued
to-day by Z. G. Quamme, president Of
the Federal land bank of st. Paul. DIFF
iculty in disposing of bonds based on
the farm mortgages has resulted in a
lack of money in the banks. Mr..
Quamme said, stating that Sl00,000,U00
is needed at once 90 ray approved
loans and the other S100,000,000 to
provide a revolving fund to handle
loans during the war. The st. Paul
bank, which Mr. Quamme said does
more active business than any of the
others, has approved loans totalling
S19,49S, 400, and is ready to approve
others amounting to S1,542, 100, but has
no funds. The Northwest. which is
supplied through the local institution,
is especially likely to suffer until rem
edal legislation is forthcoming, he pre-
diets,
New-York tribune., 1917-12-25
ANDREW J. MCCORMACK. Auetion.,r
REGULAR AUCTION SALE.
STOCKS AND BONDS.
ADRIAN II. MULLER & son,
OFFICE. NO IS WILLIAM ST,
WEDNESDAY, DC. 90. 1917,

az 1880 O'Clock, al the
EXCHANGE SALESROOM
NOS. li AND IS VESEY STREET
For Account Of Whom u May Concern
III shs Cl!nchheld Coal cOrpn. con.
mon.
$4,000 Northern states Power Co. 81
Notes, 1925.
sLlOo Ksntncky utilities CO. ia Mtg. s.
BIDS, 1919.
$1,000 Kansas cry Rys. Co. I'd Mtg g
BIDS l94i.
$1,000 Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor Corp.
Gcc Notes. 1922.
III shs. Kansas city Rys. Co. eomnos
32 shs Kansas city Light Power ca
pTefd
$1,000 Chicago Elevated Rys Co. 81 e.
tended Notes. 1919
100 shs. Pathe Freres Phonograph Ca
20 shs Pathe Freres PhonograpA ca
prefd.
$4,000 Port Lobos Petroleum Co. la
tOriginal Coz Notes
1900 Chicago Elevated Rys Co. "
Notes, 1915. unextended
1855 shs Standard Plate Ice Co. pfsst
ssj shs standard Plate Ice Co. con.
mon.
2s3 shs Buffalo. Lockport & Rochss,r
43s shs Buffalo. Lockpor, q Roehsrn
Ry. common.
500 shs. Eastern Mausoleum co.
200 shs. Eastern Maus0leum Co.
500 shs. Eastern MausOleum Co.
g shs Just Process Co. Syracuse. MI
i3i shs. Scranton Anthracite Coal Ca
2,Zi5 shs. Holmes Mining q DeSelopusEt
Corpn
500 shs. Duny-Powers co. prefd.
3,4i3 sns. Gulf. Mobile s. Northern R. r
60. common.
3.S33 shs Gull Mobile & Northern r. r
2.025 shs. Western Pacific r. r. corz
common.
1850 shs. western Pacific r. R. csrpn
prefd.
81 shs. Greenhut Company. he. let
prcfd., Series ". V. T. c. and sI.it
Fcrip.
is shs Greenhut Company, lac. u
prefd. V. T. C. and Isss scrip
sh. Greenhut Company, fne. con.
mon V. r c. and s.s5s-io.eas 1t
one share.
1876 t5-l00 shs. Diamond Company IL
prefd., Series A.
goo shs. Compressed Ai- Co. conmoa
79S shs. Kinemacolor Co. Of AmsFies
common.
l99 shs. Kinemacolor 60. Of Amsncs
prefd
200 shs. Union Bank OF Brooklyn IA 10
l,l5s shs- Alaska Gold Mines Co.
6,NJ9 shs. Kersingtou Gold Mines Co.
SH9Oy hensington Gold Mines Co. ! year
8 ,. O.. Convt. Notes
s.l0Q shs. Peerless Truck K Motor Cora
l,tp5 shs. Ann Arbor r. r. Co. conmck
e,-iV ahs. Ann Arbor X. X. Co. prefc-
5000 sns. Bagdad Copper Co.
2lG.00g shs. The Nellie Mining Co.
235.CG5 shs. The Man'gotagen Mining
Development Co. Ltd
1870 shs. MUrdock Mining & Milling Co
S-6,236.66 Denver & salt Lake r. r. ID
Mtg. 5 p. c. Bonds. l9i3
tl6 shs Denver q salt Lake X y
Certfs. Of Bepeacial Interest ma
Si0.33 scrip
5000 shs. Thanhouscr Film Corpn- =,
BOO shs. Chalmers Motor Corpn pfsf&
2.2JO shs. Chalmers Motor Corpn. con.
$4,000 Numuri Rail y TramW4y co. !"
Ntg. p. c. BIDS, 1853.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-25
U.S.Trade Balance 3 BiIl;o.
Increase Shown Over La
Year of Sal, COCOON

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-An.r,..,.
balance Of trade approximsted ,,6ss
100000 at the close Of Novemb., :.
cording 70 figures issued to-day By n.
bureau Of Foreign and Domestic c.,
merce. II was an increase Of ,I4iAa.
900 over the same period last zee,
During November export restrr,i...
caused a substantial decrease h =.
eign trade.
During the eleven months .,H..
with November gold imports anou,..t
10 S535,000,000 and exports 70 fis-
900, 900, leaving an excess Of irsn,..
OF 100000 in 1917, az. inst IA, ~
100000 in 1916.
Silver imports during the ,l.x..
months amounted 70 s47, 900 900, srsi,..
S29, 9,0O0,000 a year ago, and the sspn-,.
were valued at $4,000, 900 in isl; 49,
3C2, ,000, 600 in 1916.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-25
War Consumption of Copper

II is estimated in the copper trade
that about 30 per cent of the country 2
output is now being used by the gov
ernment either directly in the manu-
facture of munitions or in other ways
This includes production from the big
mines of South America, Canada and
Mexico which comes into the United
States to be refined. Mine and smeiteI
production, copper men say. has been
improving steadily during the last lew
months from the low marks Of July and
August. when the strike was at lts
height. Within the next month or TWO
il is expected that refinery yield VIII
reflect the bettered conditions.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-25
Russian Contracts

With the announcement that the
Westinghouse Electric & Manufactur-
ing Company has received instructions
to discontinue work on its Russian
rifle contract, it is expected that other
concerns which have been awarded or
ders from the Russian Government
will abandon this work. The American
Iocomotiye Company, the American
Car L. Foundry Company. The Pressed
steel Car Company and the bal1wih
Locomotive Works have received con CO..
tracts for railroad equipment. Inc
contracts were taken with the approval
of the United States Government.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-25

from a year ago. and they held 213
per cent Of the total outstanding
shares. decrease OF l.5s per cent;
The average holdings abroad was ia
shares. an increase Of per cent. IN
Pennsylvania there were 4l,s5o STOCK
holders on November !; in New iork,
I172S. Women stockholders numbered
.ls327. or nearly one-half Of the total
stockholders. holding 2S.49 per cent oil
the total share capital.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-25
News Digest
New York

Aetna ExpIosives.-Judge Mayer, in
the United States District Court, has
issued an order permitting the company
to enter into contract to furnish the
United States Government with H.
900, 900 pounds of picric acid and TO
give bonds amounting to s6S5,000 for
the performance of the contract. The
pcric acid contracted for is to be used
for the army.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-25
The Dollar in Foreign Exchangs

Exchange rates moved within a mar
row range in a dull market yesterday.
Scandinavian rates were somewhat
easier. with Swedish crowns quoted at
33A cents, off y.
Closing rates YESTERDAY, compared
with a week ago. are gwen in the table
below. American bankers have sus-
pended all dealings in German and
Austrian exchange. so that daily quo
tations for either marks or kronen are
no longer available.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-25
Current

The above rates express the cost OF
foreign money in terms of tire Ameri-
can dollar You buy an English pound
sterling at, say, s475A. The intrinsic
parity is s4.s65s per pound. Thus, you
saw either that pounds are at discount
or that dollars are at a premium, which
is owing to She fact that in England
tho demand for dollars with which to
settle accounts in this country IS
greater than the demand in this coun-
try for pounds with which to settle
accounts in England.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-25
PENNSYLVANIA Stockholders

Stockholders of the Pennsylvania
Railroad numbered 1896 on November
/. an increase of 7,17i in year. ac-
cording TO figures given out by the
company yesterday. The average hold
ing was 1925 shares. an increase of
s.22 per cent. The number Of foreign
holders was 1857. decrease Of 1858
New-York tribune., 1917-12-25
Corporation Returns

Houston Oil Company.-Surpius for
the fiscal year ended September 80,
1917, was s1,Os5,265 after deduction
of all charges. including interest and
taxes, as compared with a surplus of
s9S6,379 last year. After deductine
s67l $50 in dividends on the preferred
stock, the balance available for the
S20,000,000 common stock was equal
to s211 a share. against s1.57 share
in 1915.
Comparison of the company's in
come statement follows:
New-York tribune., 1917-12-25

a highly commercial ore system that
has added years of profitable lie 70
the company. The Kerr Lake mine
continues 10 maintain high record
production. and has plenty OF good
known ore TO come out yet. The MIN
ing Corporation Of Canada fwhich mas
not only dewatercd Cobalt Lake IN order
the more readily to open up extensive
ore bodies beneath il. but is burrowlng
under the City CT Cobalt itself where
the rock is scanned with silver has had
a record year and will produce In the
neiphborhood of 100000 ounces OF
silver for 1917. The rise in SILVER
has resulted in the exploiting OF ne"
nroperties in Cobalt and Gowganda'
some of which evidently have q pro-
ductive future ahead OF them.
Milling Capacity Increased
The milling capacity Of some ten
mines in Cobalt has been increased
if the price of silvet keeps. up next
, wear should witness material eHPah ,
sion in production. II the British ana
United States governments require
100 900. 900 ounces Of silver during 1910
they may count on Ontario Tor one
quarter Of this volume.
Ore OF the most notable develop
ments in the Cobalt camp during the
last two years has been the acqulsI-
tion by older companies Of aew unde-
veloped properties. Surplus casn as
sets will be utilized 10 some extent IN
the exploitation of these. Some OF tne
Leading silver companies have entered
the Porcupine and Kirkland Lake go!d
camps for properties, so that Wheh
their day as silver producers Is done
thev NAV survive as gold producers
Not only has the Crown Reserve Com
many done this, but the Aladdin Cobalt,
: the Coniaeas. the Beaver Consolidated,
the Hudson Bay and others.
New Issues on Toronto Exchange
There are some eighty silver and
about the same number OF gold securi-
ties listed on the Standard Stock EX-
change Of Toronto, which make 1t an
important mining investment centre
Several new issues are added TO tne
list each year. as the companies be-
! hind them come 70 sufficiently al
vanced stage of development. The
Porcupine and Kirkland Lake gold
camps are, comparatively speaking. IN
their infancy as producers. Wlthn
the past two years six different prop
! critics in Kirkland Lake camp have de-
veloped in mines with assured futures
There are other gold camps in the
north as we'll as the GOwganda silver
camp coming into prominence, such as
the Shining Tree and Boston Creek
districts. Thus the mining industry
of northern Ontario promises consid-
erable expansion in the near future.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-25
DIVIDEND NOTICES
THE BANK or AMERICA.

New York. December 2ist, 1911
The Board OF Directors have to-day de.
eiared q seni-annusl dividend OF fourteen
tD per cent. free OF tax. payable Janu.
ary End. 1918. TO stockholders OF record
OF this date. The transfer books will rs.
main closed until January 3rd. 1914
w. NJ. BENNETT Cashier
New-York tribune., 1917-12-25
Elections

J. p. Mcclure has been elected an
assistant cashier of the Liberty Ma
tional Bank. He has been manager Of
the credit department for the last two
wears and a half.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-25

an increa5, Of t3.155,OOO in loans and
discounts. Cash surplus IT. the Federal
Reserve Bank decreased Sl,4J7.O00.
Silver.-Bars in London, 432s d, un-
changed; New YORK, S6tsc, unchanged;
Mexican dollars, 6Sisc. unchanged.
London Money Market. LONDON,
Dec. "a Money was steady at per
cent. Discount rates: Short bills, As
per cent; three month bills, IA per
cent. Gold premiums at Lisbon, 1000.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-25
Dividend Changes

Warren Brothers.~This COMPANY Ia.
passed the quarterly dividend of 81.
share which il has been paying On 4.
common stock.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-25

Below is given the current exchange
value Of foreign money in dollars and
cents. together with the intrinsic gold
parity. as calculated by the United
States Mint:
New-York tribune., 1917-12-25

Central & South American Telegraph
for the three months ended
December 81, 1917 (partly estimated),
connnared as follows:
New-York tribune., 1917-12-25
SAVINGS BANKS
FINANCIAL MEETINGS.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING vv,soS
RE-TUItHEM MOTORS CDkfonS Z


NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETlNu. vvstoy.
BETHLEHEM MOTORS COkfOhss,s,rs 4
TIE ANNUAL MEETING f the s'oss ~sy ef
this Company viii be held on me -. ..rsrssrc.
January. 1915. zt o'clock IN ne -, ito>
at the ONCE Of the corporation ~ ys,s <sf
81 Wall ST, New York Clty, New sns~s-fofs
the purpose OF electing Board OF p,.loos Il
two inspectors 10 serve AZ al eis ei...s spt
stockholders during the ensuing A tss
receiving and acting upon the reposuh ethsf
officers and for the transaction OF s.,ors tss
business as may properly come '.sarsr
meeting MARTIN T.. KERN i's
Dated December 2tth, 1917.
THE ANNUAL. MEETING oFrHE 10 Of
HOLDERS OF New Netherianpo anpl.s,ors fof
New York for the election OF p,s .ssction
the ensuing year. and for the rrcpsrly
OF such other business as may keid II
come before the meeting. VII ~ ian, Al
the banking house of said - York
West 54th Street. in the Ci,y .sry. ., 1913,
on Tuesday. the sth day OF Jsnuas - opss
at four o'clock p. NJ. Polls "''
from four p. NJ TO fve p. ~ a. ,,tf.
Dated, New York. Decemosr ,cs,~sti<at
J. ADAMS BROWN rrsr,es.
CURTIS ]. BEARD
New-York tribune., 1917-12-25
Money and Credit

Somewhat easier conditions prevailed
in the call money market yesterday.
On the Stock Exchange the rate re-
mained unchanged at 6 per cent until
we'll along in the afternoon consider
able amount Of money was placed on a
AZ to per cent basis.
In the market for fixed date funds
there was practically no change from
the close Of last week. Little money
was offered, although brokers were bid
ding per cent on loans secured by
industrial collateral for all maturities.
Il was reported that some difficulty
was experienced in renewing maturing
loans at per cent. Quotations on
loans based on a mixture of railway
and industrial securities were un-
changed at 5i3 to per cent.
Ruling rates for money yesterday
compared with year ago, were as fol-
lows:
yesterday. Year ago.
Call money. % %
Time money (mixed collateraD:
60 days. go. 5Iafo 4l41o
90 days.. 5Ia9o 4l41.
MONTHS. 5I296Go 4A@4Ka3o
10 mos. 5Ia@60o 44@4Ia9o
Commercial Paper. - Trading was
light yesterday, with rates holding firm
at 5ia 10 52a per cent.
Official rates of discount for each OF
the twelve Federal Gistricts are as fol.
lows.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-25
Hartshorne & BatteIle

i1rcsfmc1' Securities
Members New York stock Exchange
25 Broad Street, New York City
New-York tribune., 1917-12-25

Plans have been drawn up for the ex-
tension of the port of Copenhagen,
which, it is estimated, will cost over
S2h 0000 900.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-25
Days

Official rates of discount for each Of
the twelve Federal GIstricts are as fol-
lows:
New-York tribune., 1917-12-25
Bonuses

Partly estimated.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-25

Commercial Paper. - Trading was
light yesterday, with rates holding firm
at 5is 10 52i per cent.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-01
Cannot Insure Heavy
Parcels Consigned To
Il Americans At Front

Parcels of fourth-c1ass or domestic
parcel-post matter not exceeding 20
pounds in weight originating in the
United States or any of its possess
sions for transmission to the United
States Expeditionary Forces in Eur
ope, and such parcels originating
with those forces for transmission to
the United States domestic classifica-
ton, conditions and rates of postage,
the eighth zone rate of II cents for
each pound or fraction thereof being
chargeable on parcels subject to
pound rates, but such parcels may
not fbe registered. insured, or sent
C. o. D.
Parcels intended for. members of
the United States Expeditionary
Forces in Europe should be address,
ed in the following manner: #(1)
Name Of addressee; CD Official des-
ignation of unit to which addressee
belongs; go The words american
Expeditionary Forces. . Under no cir
cumstances should the location or
station Of a military organization be
included in the address on mail for
any member of such force.
Every parcel must bear the send
er's name and address, which should
be placed in the upper left hand cor
ner of the, address side, and It is of
the utmost importance that parcels
sent to the Expeditionary Forces be
securely packed and wrapped, fully
and plainly addressed in accordance
with the foregoing, and have proper
postage prepaid thereon.
Parcels addressed to the American
Expeditionary Forces shall be dis
patched in the same manner as other
mail intended for those forces
A. S. BUREESON,
Postmaster General.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-01

to the addition of ,126, 900 cars to the
equipment of the roads reporting. 1t
is a clear indication that both the
public and the railroads are co-opera-
ting in an effort to increase the ca
pacity of the roads by heavier car
loading.
The roads have carried on a cam
paign with the object of making ev-
cry car do the work of two, Shippers
are being urged to load cars 10 per
cent in excess of marked capacity.
The roads are reducing the percen-
tage of cars and locomotives under
repairs, they are attempting to inn
prove methods of firing locomotives,
they are deferring the scrapping of
light locomotives, they are speeding
up the handling of cars in transit and
they are enlisting the aid of shippers
for the more prompt loading and I'M
loading of cars.
An indication of the remarkable
progress that has been made is shown
by figures published by the Railroads
War Board In May 80 principal coal
carrying roads handled 142,157 more
carloads of bituminous coal-approx-
imately 100000 tons-than in May,
1916. This is an increase of 23.S per
| cent.
| Headway is being made in the ef-
fort to save the time of coal cars by
quick and prompt loading. The daily
average Of cars loaded with bitumin-
Gus coal each working day in May
/ was 2S,449, an Increase of 23S per
fcent. over May, 1915, and 81 per
cent. over April, 1917.
/ The records of the New Haven
Railroad disclose the remarkable i'm
provement in the handling of coal. In
May the largest number of all-rail
I coal cars were handled in the COM
pany's history. This was 17,168 cars
In June 1914 cars were handled
and with the exception Of May this is
also a record movement. The aver
age for the six months ending June
was 1928, a high record, and COM
pares with 1877 in the correspond
! ing period of 1916.
1 The total number of both all-rail
and tidewater coal cars handled by
the New Haven Railroad in May was
21.S50 and in June 20,707. In 1916
l15,546 cars were handled in May and
III, 466 in June.
/ The records from all over the coun-
try are similar, and fully disclose the
/ fact that the railroads are aware OF
/ the absolute necessity for quick
movement of coal, and that they are
bringing about the desired results.