The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-19
RAIL BUSIN ESS
SHOWS INCREASE
RAILWAY AGE DISCUSSES TRANS
PORTATION PROBLEMS WITH RE-
FERENCE TO FREIGHT MOVEMENT.

For the first time since the rail-
ways were turned to private opera
ton" says the Railway Age, lit is pos
sible this week to give statistics re-
garding the amount of freight handled
for a considerable period by all the
large railways in the country. Statistics
regarding freight movement which we
have published in recent issues nave
not included the returns from the
PENNSYLVANIA and a few other large
systems. Figures now available, when
are based on reports made by all uie
large railways to the Commission Oh
Car Service, show that in tie week
ended June 10 the number or cars oi
revenue freight loaded was SOY l4Z' ds
compared with S07,907 in the same
week of 1919 In the week ended june
36 the number of cars of revenue lreleii'
loaded was $780,. as compared "lti
az, 6S4 in the same week or last seai
In the four weeks ended June 20 uio
total number of cars loaded was o'4o9'-
zoo as compared with 3,23I, 4oo IN tiie
corresponding week of 1919.
..Thn newspapers are full OF fepol -
regarding industries that are operdtlie
ot much less than their maximum Cd
rooity mr. are on the verge or haViLis
- cIose down, because of the lnaDili.S
of the railways to handle all Tue uai :.
fic tn them. In spite OF strlhes anu
thor troubles the railways almost con-
tinuouslv in the year 1920 nave peo'
moTing more freight than in 1917
The railways this year nave hau
many things to contend with. inciuu-
inc . series of strikes in theF 'el :
finals and an excessive nunlDet VI
Nod order cars which are a hefltdso
from government operation. NeNe.' ~,
loss in the first six months Vi t,1 I
,,oar sthey moved more frelghc VI a.,
binds than ever before in the lirs' Oh
months of any year except l9i. oh
,oIs In January, February ana MAJ ln
tho amount of freight moved Droho a.,
uaoords for those three montils' dlioi
n.ohablv the same thing Would nav &c
baon true in April, May and 1uiG Il
- had not been for the railroad sSlih t,n y
When all the statistics are a'diidpio Wv
,ndiot;ons are they will show that even
- Nav and June. in spite OF the strihe''
nooas handled within 10 per cent
az much freight as the lareest anths
they ever moved in those wv Statos
"The statistics OF the ohi t,, nonye-
ConIOpical survey lCSoi AANAo n
ment of coal tell the same storS. and
n r,,u Of tons of coal produGeu ,, aI.v
nnvad nv the railroads from oo 9an ,.,hi,e
, ~ lime 26, 1919 was 21O'o4o,o"o. Mni Of
70 1o9o o # was Psi $4,000, an increase Vi
N3 $4,000 tons. -. ,heee facts,
$50 tne industrial operations Of ,y tfe
are being seriously intertereu t ~,sd
cod d ~ financial stability. tarea Tbare
AN and n lsS fnst to
by by he only one rational an nndition rs
can ~ Question The present c4n ,,t tbey
that rarv due to the strikes but but 'f for
are p Panty due to the fact tn as the the
are .hd the productive capacity r o.
years. years SI has been rapidly iher Of the
c9u iie the facilities and capa a;nS hardly
wnl.e tLse have been increasing 'a- 80
at all. a;+ions are princlpalls
p oresh1e to those who o,7 th hU tight
cha Gears from 1906 to i9, net p earnings
i tne to keep the rates anu 1o,y ns possible
the d EdlT s th e could in ,n nss bic
Level .,v u'D ways to make II the coun-
80 commerce.