The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-01-11
BIG INCREASE
IN BUSINESS

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Cnisa Pacific foand itself csafraated
With the fact that approximately lo,.
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System were being held Up n ssstera
terminals because the coastsDses
were either unable = deliver ths
freight on ship-board. e. to provide
The necessary warehouse facilities -
that the cars could b unloaded. This
made II necessary to utilise the 70.
naming equipment TO the greatest
degree Of efficiency. With the result
that during the month Of October,
1916. the average daily car movement
for all cars On the Unioa Pacific had
reached total average Of TAI miles.
Tho average daily car movement ON
the railroads throughout the couatry
10 only twenty-siX miles.
The increase in business handled 10
shown in the following figures:
From July lst. 1916, to December
lst. 1916. there were lsO.s3s cars Of
freight loaded At the various stations
on the Union Pacific Railroad.--an in.
crease Of 20.425 cars over 1915.
During the same period the Union
Pacific received from its western con.
nectiOns S2.42a cars OF freight. or 1C.-
61s more than in 1915. and the rail
road delivered to its eastern c0nnec-
tions 1l7.674 cars OF freight. or q, 400
more than in 1916. and during tho
same period received from their east.
ern connections 10S.741 cars of freight.
which was 2S.315 cars more than in
1915. and they delivered to their west.
ern connections 51.410 cars. or 1883
cars more than in 1915.
As further example Of the sudden.
ness with which the increase in busi.
ness developed, the following figures
are interesting:
From July 1st to December LIST,
1916. 1000 more cars Of wheat were
handled than during the same period
in 1915, 224 more cars Of oats, 1891
more cars Of mill products, 982 cars
more Of potatoes. 1.4I5 cars more Of
cattle. 1,427 cars more of hogs. 1,034
cars more Of coal. 1886 more ears Of
general merchandise, or total Of It..
sos more cars OF these commodities
alone were handled from July 1st to
December Jst, than were handled in
the year previous.
From July LIST, 1916. to December
1st. 1915, the Union Pacific Railroad
burned 1.342,02s tons of coal. or 2O7.-
261 tons more than during the same
period in 1915; and used 20,6l3.ooO
gallons Of water during the month Of
October, 1916. or s,443.Oo0 gallons
more than during the same month in
1915: in other words an average
monthly consumption Of water as
great as the entire city Of Omaha. in.
Guiding all of its Industries.
During the year 1916 approximately
s1c.000.000 were spent for mainten-
ance Of way and structures: 40 miles
OF new side track were built: two
new coaling stations were erected:
two new turntables were built: an
electrical intcrlocki.g plant was in.
stalled at the Denver Union Station;
nine new depots We're built: four new
track scales weT. <uilt: nine new wa.
ter tanks Were -ecteh: seven new
stock pens We're built: two new shop
buildings were erected; 73 miles OF
the main line Of the Kansas Division
were ballasted with Sherman Gravel;
81 miles Of tn. Kansas Division main
line We're equipped with automatic
block signals: 1854 900 were spent for
new equipment. such as Superheated
Switching Locomotives. Steel Wreck
ing Cranes. Coaling Cranes, Steel Pile
Drivers. Snow Plows. Steel Under
frame Tool Cars. etc, and orders
have been given for new quipment for
1917. such as Freight and Passenger
Locomotives. Box Cars. Auto Cars,
Tank Cars, Baggage and Mall Cars,
Motor Cars. Selfpropelling Coal
Cranes. Jordan Spreader, Crane for
Bridge work. American Ditcher, etc.
which will cause an expenditure OF
from s4,500, 900 to $4,000, 900.