Evening star., 1923-04-06
From the $50 Edition of Yesterdays Star.
BILLION AND HALF
TOM0vE TRAFFIC
Vast Program to Cope With
Record Year Gets o.
ficiaI O. K.
BY the Assoc Prcss

NEW 1of1h. ApTL b---HaNInS Ap-
proved the expenditure Of Si,540.o .o00,
600 in new tracks. locomotives, cars
and terminals. the American Railway
Association yesterday adopted q pro-
gram which calls on every road, every
shipper and every householder TO help
relieve the heaviest traffic burden in
history
The roads ask that shippers con-
serve space and help keep cars mov-
ing: that dealers and consumers get
their coal into bins early; that the
bulk of ore and coal shipments on the
great lakes be completed early in the
summer; that road and construction
work be started as soon az possible
SO rail equipment may be available
for crop novehlents in the fall
On their part the roads will try TO
have an extraordinary number Of
good order locomotives and cars
available in tho fall; TO have all coal
intended for railroad use in storage
hy September | to rcstrict the trans
portation OF railroad supplies to the
minimum during the fall rush and 70
help keep every car moving.
.. k.'d by Full Membership.
The program is one recommended
by directors of the association Tues
day and adopted today by the full
membership, including every road,
transfer and terminal subsidiary in
the United States. 1t also has been
approved by the Association OF Rail-
way Executives. an organization OF
class one trunk lines.
All are agreed:
Il. That by October !, 1923. when
the peak movement ordinarily be egins.
cars awaiting repairs Will be reduced
to the normal basis of per cent Of
the total equipment of the country.
2. That by October ], 1923, loco
motives awaiting repairs will be re-
duced to a normal basis for the entire
country Of II per cent.
3. That TO the extent coal is stored
for railroad use storage requirements
will be completed by September l..
so that after that date the equipment
and other TRANSFORMATION facilities
may he used TO tho greatest extent
for commercial coal necessities.
= That the use Of power and
equipment for railroad construction
and maintenance purposes VIII be
restricted 10 the minimum after Sep
tember |, in order that IA maximum
or power and equipment may he
available for commercial purposes.
To Push Coal Movement
IS. That railroads i'll producing
upon all interested the necessity for
the movement Of coal and ore via the
lakes il the largest possible guam
tity early in the season. and that
railroads serving upper lake ports
! VIII carry on campaign for early
purchase and shipment OF Goa! from
! the upper lake docks 20 points OF
consumption.
"6. That an effort also VIII be
made TO bring about the prosecution
OF road and building construction
bic in order thai equipment may be
available for larger movement Of
sea sonal commodities.
'1. That all interested Will be i'm
pressed with tho necessity for load
ing all cars 10 maximum capacity in
an effort 70 bring the acreage load :
ing to thirty tons per car for the en-
tire country. for unloading cars
promptly. increasing storage facilt-
ties where necessary and providing
tate Iosd!ng and unloading, thereby
increa sing tho number OF available e
cars.
| IS That every possible means be
adopted to increase the mileage per car
! per day 10 an average OF thirty for the
! entire country, particular attention being
! given TO prompt movement through ter
! minals and yards and TO the issuance
Of einbargoes when necessary TO pre-
vent congestion"
Issuc Statement.
| Adoption OF the program was accom-.
| panied by the following statement:
J "Anticipating the greatest volume OF
freight traffic this year in their hiStoT!
! the railroads today adopted q concerted
! policy ard Intensive working program 70
enable ti.em to meet the growing trans
! rortation needs OF the country.
/ Despite the obstacles placed in the
| way of transportation service since
| July |. 1922 by the cumulative ef-
| fects OF the coal miners and shop
| mems strikes, the railroads have. be-
! tween July /, 1922. and March Il.
| 1sc3-a period of thirty seven weeks
Handled the greatest volume of traf-
| fc ever transported during any cor