IS THREATENED
IN OCTOBER
W.ASIIINCTON, July 20. In t ho
light of experience with transporta
tion difficulties during the winter of
1017 is. chiefs of the United States
railway administration consider that
additional locomotives are more nec
essary now than additional freight
cars
Discussing the decision recently an
nounced. to build 100,000 cars for
American railroads during the present
year, railroad administration officials
say the number was fixed only after
every locomotive that existing facili
ties could turn out during the next
year had been ordered.
"It was not a shortage of cars that
brought about congestion in the past,"
it is said by the railroad administra
tion "In fact, so many cars got
jammed up in terminals that they
marly blocked transportation them
selves. The shortage was in motive
power. So in considering the matter
this year, when the war industries
hoard fixed the amount of steel which
it would allot to railroad use, 'we as
signed io the engine shops every
pound that there was a reasonable
cham-e of getting into a new locomo
tive this year Any engine builder
who can increase his capacity can
still get orders.
'After that an estimate of the
amount of steel available was made,
and as many cars as can come out
of it were ordered That happened
to lie 11111,mm. They are of a eompo-j
site steel and wood design, adopted
because it will get more cars out of I
the steel supply Only the event Itself |
will show, but we consider that the,
construction ordered will he sufficienti
to meet the strains, though all or our
calculations are based upon an in
creased traffic burden for railroads
next year."
Samuel O. Dunn, editor of the Hall
way Oazette of f'hleago, using figures
4(implied hv Slasoti Thompson, head
sif the bureau of railway news and
statistics, lias made a prediction that
the new car-construction will not ob
viate a shortage when crop and coal
movements pile up on railroads after
October, lie declares that 125,000
■freight ears are worn out and junked
normally each year by American roads
and that during recent years new con
struction has failed to keep pace with
wastage. There were 4.072 fewer
freight cars In use on American rail-'
roads in 1917 than there were at the
beginning of loll, lie concludes,
placing the present total at approxi 1
map ly 2.5oo;Oiim. This total,-he as
scrls, is 2r.11.111i" slmri of the number
reipiiivil to handle ihe freight.
"The original shortage which was
'responsible n.ainlv tor the chaos of j
last winter will haw I" lie increased [
lather ill.in decreased." he said in a
statement upon tie adniini trainin'
ear I aidin'- pi in ■ in "and at t hat I
loarn' d It I I'l eIIt t'OllflTCIU es at
Washingti.n that ear- have noi thus
far I" ell turned out a- fast as tlicyv
might ha\ e tiei'ii
■a in M arch I. I" 1" fin the first time'
f.,I ■ " o anil a ii ill y ears, the \lie ri
i an Kailway \ssori.tion reported a
net - hi.rtage of ear This was due
ninii '• In weather conditions, and to.
an acute congestion at eastern ports.
It disappeared and did not return for]
live months On September 1. 1916,j
however, a new shortage was reported
again, and net shortages varying from
:t4,nmi to 139,000 cars have been re
nof'ed every month since This un
broken continuance of car shortage
for more than twenty months is with
out precedent In the history of Ameri
can railroading The car shortage Is
again on the ascendancy now, and will
assuredly reach its peak early In Oc
tober, when the crop movement, to
gether with the coal traffic, will fur
ther augment the demands upon the
railroads."
SALT LAKE PRISONERS
EXPERT SOCK KNITTERS
SAl.T 1-AKK CITY. Utah. July 22.—
Prisoners in the Utah slate penlteti
tiary her®, have knitted 250 pairs of
socks since January, this year, ac
cording to local lted ( ross ofllcials,
to which organization tho socks have
been donated. Three men in prison
have knitted*50 pairs each. Other pris
oners have made 25 sets of knitting
needles for the local Red CroBS chap
ter
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Use the Times' classified column
SOLDIERS' KHAKI CLUB
POPULAR ST EL PASO
Kl, I'ASO. Texas. July 22. The sol
diers' Khaki club is proving to be the
most popular place in Kl I’aso for
flu* soldiers at l-’ort Llliss and tin*
army camps this summer. Almost
every night there Is a dance, ti smoker
or a boxing contest in progress at
the downtown soldiers' headquarters.
The club is controlled by the war
camp community service commission,
and no charges are made for any
thing held at the club.
A big sign on the front of (he build
ing announces that hot and cold
shower baths, stationery, magazines,
ice water, pool and billiard tables are
available for the soldiers or sailors
without charge. An American army
or navy uniform is the only member
ship card required for admission.
Club women of the city act as spon
sors for the dances and parties and
the different military units are given
the use of the reception room and
dance parlor for an evening each
week.
These organizations decorate the
dance hail with their (lags and pen
nants, arrange for the music and ap
point their own committees. The
soldiers bring lheir own company and
the club is conducted the same as
the Country club or other social dubs
in the city
fptiilr >rlui}.f
BEAUTY
PARLORS
VIOLET RAY
for all treatments
Baths in Connection
Winifred Swanberg In Charge
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in civil life.
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AWAKE
?
To the fact that the
CORDOVA
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has one of the largest
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By advertising in its
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When asked which of his books he considered
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HOW TO GET ONE
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j the difference with the
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Why be satisfied with the wear you J
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when you get ay; much more from “Hi-Pressr”
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farmers and construction worker; from V.aska to
Mexico. “Hi-Press” is made b> a n. / and better
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same kind that goes into Goodrich Auto '1 ires. 1 here
seems to he no wear-out to it. And the boot is molded
_ INTO ONE SOLID PIECE!
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