Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-21
ALL COAL SHIPMENT
RECORDS ARE BROKEN
Rush of Trains From Mining
Regions to the Big Indus
trial Centers
HELP GARFIELD's ORDER
Twenty-one Hundred Cars Sent
From Reading Within Twenty
four Hours
HEADING. Ia. Lan. 21


IL was the greatest day In the history
OF the Reading Railway for tine shipment
OF coal. Every locomotive and every
crew was pressed into service and Sat
urday night 200 carloads were sent
through. Yesterday 1400 more were for
warded This Is a record unprece-
dented when II is stated that the recent
average for twenty-four hours has been
1900.
The coal trains were given right OF
way over all others except those loaded
with perishablo foodstuffs and material
consigned 70 the Government Tie-ups
were prevented by consigning only 60
per cent capacity 20 each locomotive.
Double-headers hauled n large quantity
Of soft coal. Philadelphia and vicinity
will get more than their full share of
the hard coal shipments.
The company was equally busy in
sending empty cars back TO the mines
ata officials expect to have the best of
the situation by tomorrow.
PoTTSVILLE. Pa. Jan. ot. Super
lntendent w II. Refer was personally
IN charge of the movement Of coal trains
from the yards OF the Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron Company at St
Clair, and 400 cars, containing more
than 10000 tons Of coal, were started to
Philadelphia between midnight and 8
o'clock last evening.
This was done notwithstanding the
temperature early this morning was
below zero and the stiffness of rolling
stock made all movements Of trains
slow. on this account locomotives were
hauling much smaller trains. a Long
John" locomotive was only required 10
pull twenty-five cars and the 600 class
thirty-fve cars. The 1900 class. the big
gest type Of locomotives, pulled fifty
cars.
SIIAMoKIN. Pa, Jan. 21.--Anthra-
cite shipments toward Philadelphia were
heavier than at any time since the
coal congestion became acute Every
available engine and trainmRn, including
passenger ca ws. was in service and coal
was given preference over all other
transportation Extra firemen were on
many OF the engines TO aid in keeping up
steam, and despite "A temperature of
from 8 to u degrees below zero, coal
was moved with unbroken regularity
Short trains and short hauls featured the
coal-speeding railroadlng of the day and
will be continued today. Almost as
rapidly as the blockaded tracks were
opened more cars were brought In, and
full time for the collleries is expected for
the week
CONNELLSVILLE, Pa, Jan. 21.--
Coke production in the Connellsville
region Will show an increase of IS per
cent within the next few days as q
result Of the national fuel administra-
tors five-day closing order, according
to heads of leading companies. Con-
gestion on the local sidinEs Of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad was relieved 10
marked degree yesterday, and the car
supply showed pronounced Improvement
Production of coke in this region for
the last two weeks has been less than
30 per cent of normal as a result of
a shortage in the car supply and In
ability TO get loaded cars moved from
sidlngs.
HAZLETON, Pa, Jan. e1.-The lie.
high Valley Railroad Cancelled all branch
passenger trains for today and will use
the locomotives and crews for the haul.
age Of coal. Crews have been brough,
from Croxton to help out.
HARRISBURG, Jan. 21.---The Penn.
sylvania Railroad moved several thou.
sand carloads of coal through the Har.
risburg and the Enola yards, much oil
the movement coming from the con.
gested tracks between here and Altoona
The movement on both Pennsylvania
and Reading lines was heavier than for
several weeks ON Sunday, but the com.
panies would give out no figures.
SHENANDOAH, Pa. Jan. Either,
was marked activity here to hasten re
lief of the coal famine. n number o.
ccllier'es had car leaders and shipper,
out loading and shipping all coal carr
available, which are coming slowly owinI
10 the acute congestion, while the differ
ent railroads had extra crews and powe
at work rushing the coal 10 the eastern
and western markets.