The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-10-24
RAILWAY TRAFFIC
CONDITIONS FINE
PER CENT INCREASE
IN LOADING OF LIVE STOCK.
SEVENTY TROOP TRAINS
Were Operated During Month of Sep.
TENDER for the Movement of 25,-
766 Men-TerminaI Situation
Handled Well.

Chicago, Oct. 21.-"Better than
normal" railroad traffic conditions
are reported in the September review
Iof Regional Director Hale Holden
which was sent to Director General
lMcAdoo today. The report shows
THAT saving of 3,427 cars a week in
.the central western section was eff.
fected by the Inauguration of the
sailing day" plan.
An increase Of 10 per cent in the
loading of live stock was shown III
the report. Full car supply was
available for the midcontinent oil!
fields, Mr. Holden said, and in spite
|of the disadvantages of labor short
ages more shop work was done in the
lregion than in the same month last
YEA
Nj. Holdens report follows in part ::
| Livestock.
The loading of livestock in this re-
gion shows an increase of 10 per cent.
| Kansas City Market handled a
total of 1906 cars inbound, an in
crease over same month last year of
sos cars or AZ per cent. 1886 cars
handled outbound, an increase of O.
022 cars or S1,7 per cent.
South Omaha market had inbound
14,040 cars, INCREASE 1906 cars or 1873
per cent. Outbound 7,243. cars, in
crease 1,243 or 20 per cent.
st. Joseph market handled a total
of 1862 cars inbound an increase of
1872 cars or so per cent. Outbound
1877, an increase of 449 cars or Al 6
Iper cent.
Oil Traffic.
"a full car supply was available in
the mid-continent fields at all times
| From this district a total of SIG oil
trains were operated with 1879 cars
an average of % cars per train, of
which the Santa Fe handled 81 trains
with 1884 cars or an average of SO
cars per train.
Troop Movement.
I'VE operated from all camps to-
tai of 70 special trains with 26,766
men. the larger movements being q
| trains, S,31G men; 20 trains, 6,51O
men, and IS trains, 8,431 men. All
trains were operated on schedule and
without accident
Coal Traffic.
THE coal situation in Illinois and
Indiana during the month of Septem-
Der was more satisfactory in point of
car supply than during the month of
August but much less satisfactory
from production standpoint, as in
Dictated by the following figures which
cover loading in the Central zone or
district and are little more in excess
of the actual loading in the Central
Western Region:
August. September.
Cars loaded 1918 1925 1855
Cars loaded 1917 150,94O 146,302
Increase over
previous year 1928 26,283
% per cent IS per cent
Terminal Situation.
"All the large terminals in the dis
trict have been operated effectively
and outside of the abnormal move
meat of grain and livestock above
mentioned there has been no conges-
ton either in carload or less carload
business.
'The labor situation at freight
houses has become more stabilized
than for any other month during the
past year and the result has been a
cleanup at all the less car load freight
houses to practically a normal basis.
Early Movement of Winter Supplies.
The campaign to induce shippers
and receivers of freight to arrange
for early movement of their traffic in
order to relieve the situation during
the winter months has been carried
on theoretically and reports show
that excellent results have been and
ARE being obtained"