The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-29
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INV roak - Private Chicago
sdvsees are thai msss pscksss may
allow = strtss u hrest ln The
Armear plants A isher sssustlee
furelns = shutdown u : couple ~
ssess ~euia bsnefs no Industry
.. shcis HsFss he's A stFIss
weaS,sA sstAses tne susnsant II
Strengthening rhat nsssns higher
msst .na hssi. prices. which II tasn
would mean 80 Increase n the
vslae ~ the lnsustfys inventory
positions
Hus she rnslls Ksts NJ n TIE
end. Higher hias pfisss would -
passed slnax by shee msnufsstaf.
~. 10 the consumes. u gees With
cat .aYinx thai higher meal Ftie<s
wnula certainty - paid ~ ths ruhs
isr Vet speculative. ia,esssss are
satisfied e~esn@s they see > f<w
pusns psefis sAead IN new post
,laa. assumed IN hsas contracts
II the strsss starts.
Hsre~t~a - last weeks ssslFesA
lusainss figure ~ eszsi1 ears an
increase ~ its.Tua ever ths pre-
vlasls ussk established hsw high
mark FER ts5e ira esFtu.dlnxs
report 10 DC Issued se.isy 9TH show
another Increase which VIII ssAiH
set = new high marx.
Ths upward trend IN freight had,
Inss may not make nsw high marks
every week fr~m nn~ On until Ihs
close ~ The year. Bat Substantially
higher totals wsli be rspafsed dur
Ing the autumn months rhs A..
sosistlcn ~ American Railroads
estimates the 1913 p~ss II between
ia. 600 and 500 90 ears Last
years high mark wAs So sst ears
lcsdsa Ter the ~ssk u uet. \,
George n. Hscoss. president af
Chesapeake 4 CHA Railway. ssss
that III. July rsssnas freight load.
lngs viii suFpsss shnss u June.
ftls apsimnm IL supported by ethsf
rail executives. fhe Association
OF American Railroads sstlmste
thsTefer.. 10 ssspetsd 10 make
seod.
Rail heads ssy there may hs =
shortage u freight ears whsn iasas
iass reach their PEAK either isss
In September 90 early oesobsr.
Nail Fa~ss~~AvsraEs weight per
yard Of steel tsu increased from
80 pounds In is2i 10 ss.Ts
pounds In is77 nss uhsfs's
some i00. 600 MILES ~ rail track In
this country which weighs FROM
100 10 inz pounds per yard .
Number VI ears loaded with fsys-
nue. freight during frat sls monshs
totslsd is.st1.i2z increase Of 70
per cent over last year.
/ Average freight locomotive now
doss ia times ~ much work Tot
each pound Of fasl consumed - u
did In 1870 June rail- rsvsnus
averaged n per esnt shssd ef last
year fntsrstats comnsfes cum.
mission says there ware ssT .tsz
stockholders ~ Glass rsiIfesd'
last year number Of sondholdsfs
estimated 81 i.00e 600 -. A. vi
June 30. Class railroads employed
about ssi BOO men end wvIasn
Reports Are That --- rspsl- Cola
stockholders viii vpts AuH. "a
slset . nsW board ~ directors
hsthlshsm Hissi - spseplsiis. IA
sorits of steel shares sssss
toebnsAs nav fail and sinssr es,s.
log pricss average ons per rant
below ihoss ef Last Tsafs .
Long range earnings estimate
Magma Copper ~liI shsw : net ~
sz25 = shafs for 1873 company
nit ns3 vein Western uniDn
will report . psefit Tor first ssx
months
National bssDii's faii yssy net
expected 10 shs,@ tiTt . shsss .
pfssioas estimates fsa - high
- ~ 80, osisbems Natural Gas
held foe dividend return sna pessi.
bic price appreciation South.
sfn Pacific covered al flssd
charges for jans fltst sta ,nsnih
deficit ali run ens third that Of
last year =, Hva@sa hay Minsna
shares hsld BY long pull Interests
may show slsoat JiTs for fuii
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