The Washington times., 1929-02-27
LOADS
SHOW GOOD
GAIN
BY HARRY GUSACK
Financial Editor

Revenue freight loadings for the
week ending February is totaled
sbs,061 cars, an increase of ASIA cars
a. compared With the preceding
week, It was announced today by the
American Railway Association.
Revenue freight loadings for the
week ended on February is totaled
e5S,O51 cars, or an increase OF 2,57S
cars compared with the preceding
week, the car service division of the
American Railway Association an
nounced today. Decreases were re-
ported during the week In the total
loading of grain and grain products,
live stock, coal, coke and merchan-
disc less than carload lots freight.
All other commodities, however, re-
ported increases.
The total for the week Of February
is was an increase OF 50, ,465 cars
over the corresponding week In 1928
and an increase of 3,267 cars. over
tho corresponding week in 1923 and
an increase Of 3,257 cars over the
corresponding week In 1897.
Loadings for the week compared
with the same week last year were
as follows:
Miscellaneous freight. 337, ,936 cars,
an increase of 15,937 cars; coal.
212,9SO cars, an increase OF 55,943
cars: grain and grain products,
E149 cars, an increase of $3.50
cars. In the Western districts
alone, grain and grain products
loading totaled $4,000 cars. an in
crease of 1855 above the same week
in 1928.
Livestock, $3.50 cars, decrease
of 4.819 cars. In the Western dis.
tricts alone. live stock loading
totaled 81 ,002 cars, a decrease of
3.720 cars under the same week in
1923.
Merchandise less than carload lot
freight, 248,443 cars, decrease Of
729 cars; forest products, 81, ,460
cars, n decrease OF .6,S13 cars; ore,
9,605 cars, an increase of 1.18S cars:
coke, 1889 cars, an increase OF
1924 cars.
All districts except the North,
western reported increases in the
total loading of all commodities
compared with the same week in
1928, while all except the Allegheny,
Southern and Northwestern districts
reported increases compared with
the same period in 1927.
Made Directors
Three new directors were added
to the board of the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Company, yester'
day at meeting of the board
here. They are Philip o. Coffin.
vice president and general auditor;
M. ID, Sedan, vice president, and
rMHT
Mr.. Coffin entered the employ of
the Bell System with the New York
Telephone Company In New York
city in 1904. Later that year he
was transferred to the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company
of Washington as agent. Suhse'
ouentiy he was associated with a
number of the Bell System COM
panies in the East. He was ap-
pointed general auditor of the
Chesapeake and Potomac in 1919,
and in 1929 he became vice presi-
dent and general auditor.
Mr.. Porter, who Is a director OF
the Union Trust Company OF
Washington, entered the service Of
the Chesapeake and Potomac in
this city July ], 1906, as division
manager. He was retained In
this capacity until March 1. 1913,
when he was elected secretary.
III. w. HOisingtOn Transferred
Harland w. Hoisington. formerly
with the Pittsburgh office of the
Guaranty Company of New York
has been transferred to the Wash
ington office, where he will be in
charge OF sales, according Ito an
announcements yesterday by Wins
low 3. Van Devanter, manager OF
the Washington office.