Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-04-07
BILLION AND HALF
FOR ROLLING STOCK
To MEET HARVEST

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Associated Press.)-Having approved
the expenditure of $3.50, 100000 on
new tracks, locomotives, cars and
terminals, the American Railway as
ISOLATION today adopted-a program
which calls on every road, every
shipper and every householder to
help relieve the heaviest traffic bur
den in history.
The roads ask that shippers con-
serve space and help keep cars NOV
ing; that dealers and consumers get
their coal into bins early; that the
bulk of ore and coal shipments on
| the Great Lakes be compelled early
in the summer; that road and con-
struction work be started as soon as
possible so rail equipment may be
available for crop movements in the
fall.
On theirs part the roads will try
to have an extraordinary number of
good order locomotives and cars
available in the fall; to have all coal
intended for railroad\use in storage
by September 1, to restrict the trans.
portation Of railroad supplies to the
minimum during the fall rush, and
to help keep every car moving.
Every Line Approves
The program is one recommended
by the directors Tuesday and adopt
ed today by the full membership, in
GLIDING every road, transfer and
terminal subsidiary in the United
States. 1t also has been approved
by the Association of Railway Elk
ecutives, an organization of class
one trunk lines.
All are agreed;
II. That by October /, 1928. when
the peak movement ordinarily be-
gins cars awaiting repairs will be
reduced to the normal basis Of B
per cent of the total equipment of
the country.
"2. That by October l, 1928, loco
motives awaiting repairs will be re
duced to a normal basis for the en-
tire country of Is per cent.
" 80. That to the extent coal is
stored for railroad use, storage Fe-
quirements will be complet by
/ September 1 so that after that date
the equipment and other tranSpor-
tation facilities may be used to the
greatest extent for commercial coal
necessities.
"a. That the use of power and
equipment for railroad construction
i1o+o
restricted to the minimum after
September 1 in order that maxi
mum power and equipment may be
available for commercial purposes.
IS. That rail- lads in produc-
ing and consuming sections will i'm
press upon all interested the neces-
sity for the movement of coal and
ore via the lakes in the largest pos
sible quantity early in the season
and that railroads serving upper
lake ports will carry on a campaign
for early purchase and shipment of
coal from the upper lake locks to
points of consumption.
Will Rush Building
sc. That an effort also will be
made to bring about the prosecution
of road and building construction
work as early in the season as pos
hsible in order that equipment may
be available for larger movement OF
seasonal commodities.
81, That all interested will be i'm
pressed with the necessity for load
ing all cars to maximum capacity in
an effort to bring the average load
ling to 80 tons per car for the en-
tire country; for unloading cars
promptly. increasing storage facili-
ties where necessary and providing
adequate siding capacity to facili-
tate loading and unloading, thereby
increasing the number of available
cars.
80. That every possible means be
adopted to increase the mileage pet
car per day to an average of thirty
for the entire country, particular at
tention being given to prompt move
ment through terminals and yards
and to the issuance of embargoes
when necessary to prevent conges-
ton"
Adoption of the program was &C
companied by the following state,
ment:
participating the greatest volume
OF freight traffic this year in their
history, the railroads today adopted
concerted policy and intensive
working program to enable them to
meet the growing transportation
needs of the country.
Burden Grows Rapidly
despite the obstacles placed in
the way of transportation service
since July l, 1922, by the cumulative
effects of the coal miners and shop
| dc have
tween July /, 1922 and March II,
1923-a period of 81 weeks handled
the greatest volume of traffic ever
transported during any correspond
ing period in the history of the
country.
I'm full realization of the neces-
sity for the greatest Improvement
and expansion possible of the coun-
trys transportation facilities to meet
the growing demands of commerce
the railroads have authorized since
January 1, 1922, for cars, locomo-
tives, trackage, and other faculties,
the expenditure of $1,540, 100000, OF
which $44O, 900 was actually eX-
pended during 1922.
1.-The railroads of the country are
raising this enormous amount of adj
ditional capital largely through Dor
roWed money on the abiding faith IN
the fairness of the American peo'
/ pie and reliance on the continuance
of the policy announced in the trans
portarion act of 1920, as a measure
of reasonable protection to invest
ment in railroad property.
Buy Many New Cars
''From January 1, 1922 to March
49, 1923, the railroads purchased
: 223,616 new freight cars. Of these
117,280 have been delivered and put
IN service. The railroads during
have already been placed in service
that time also purchased 4,219 new
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