Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 305, Decatur, Adams County, 24 December 1924 — Page 10

October Rail Traffic Was Greatest In History The goalest freight truffle for any one month in history was curried by the railroads in October, 1924. Measured in net ton miles, the total was 43.199,743,000 net ton miles, exceeding by 424,835,000 net ton miles, or 1 per cent, that for August, 1920, which had marked the previous high record toj- uny one month. Compared with October lust year, It was an increase of 900,072,000 net ton miles or 2.1 per cent. This record freight movement was handled by the railroads without transportation difficulty. While loadings of revenue freight in October averaged more than 1,090,000 cars weekly, reaching a peak the week of October 25 when it amounted to 1.112,345 cars, the greatest number loaded during any one week in history, the railroads moved this enor-

SEASONS GREETINGS IN ITS SMALL WAY, THIS WILL CONVEY OUR THANKS FOR YOUR ENTHUSIASTIC PATRONAGE DURING THIS YULETIDE. ** MERRY CHRISTMAS ELZEY SHOE STORE

MER R Y CHRISTMAS • There are days for business And days to send a bill: But this one day of all the year We send you just “Good Will.” GEO. H. MILIEU'S GROCERY

Decatur Laundry —__ , again it is a pleasure to wish you A MERRY CHRISTMAS AM) A HAPPY NEW YEAR and to hope for you and yours continued Happiness and Prosperity. Accept our thanks for your favors Io us of the past year and permit us to renew our pledge that we shall serve in the future as in the past, 'with courtesy, fair dealing, and candor. May the frosts of Winter numb every present pain and the Spring sun warm all our hearts with sympathy toward all mankind. 1 -

mous freight without a ear shortage, lu tact, during the month there was u daily average of nearly 100.(too surplus freight cars in good repair which were not needed to meet transportation denriands. At the same time, the railroads hud approximately 5,000 serviceable locomotives in storage, it not being necessary to place them in service as the locomotives on hand were able to handle the volume of business. In the Eastern District there was a decrease under October, 1923. of 1.2 per cent in the amount of freight traffic handled, computed on the basis of net ton miles, but in the Southern District there was an increase of 2.5 per cent and in the Western District an increase of 6.3 per cent. For the first ten months in 1924. the volume of freight moved amounted to 356,389,671.000 net ton miles, a decrease of 7.7 per cent under the

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 24. 1921

corresponding period last year, decreases being shown in all Districts, in the Eastern District the decrease amounted to 11.7 per cent; in the Southern District, 6.1 per cent and the Western. 2.3 per cent. e o ■. Deny Delay In Hearings On Postal Salary Bill (UNITED PRESS SERVICE) Washington. Dec. 24.—The senate postal salaries increase committee declined today to delay hearings on the bill which is being speeded through the senate to replace the measure vetoed by President Coolidge. A plea of the American Newspaper

At this holiday time permit us to acknowledge that the privilege of serving you has been indeed a pleasurable one. We wish you and yours a MERRY CHRISTMAS Peoples Cast Shoe Store

GREETINGS We Wish to Extend Greetings To All Our Friends and Customers For a ¥ery / Merry Christmas and a HAPPY NEW YEAR Go. •W£> SJiVE -irou

Christmas 1924 It it; well for business that Sentiment is finding an ever increasing place in it. To be truly successful it should touch the heart as well as the mind. There is a Sentiment in business — an honest Senti nient that makes for Friendship aud Confidence. z Christinas Time is a fitting time to acknowledge these attributes of character aud personality that are so often the real factors in a pleasant business relation. We wish to thank you for your contribution toward our success, and may increased success attend you in all your undertakings. To You and Yours we extend our Sincere Wishes for a Joyous Christmas and a Bountiful New Year. Lee Hardware Co.

I Publishers' association that the hearings be postponed to give that organisations a» opportunity to preuMrt fully its protest against Increased rates was rejected when hearings were opened. Chairman Moses of the committee announced that instructions of thifull committee were to attempt to report back the new .measure to the senate before a vote can be taken January 6. on the vetoed bill. By the ruling Moses reaffirmed the announced intention of the leaders to force through the new Sterling bill in preference to the vetoted men-* sure. Call 436 for Taxi. ts

JT is because of our sin- 1 cere regard for your I friendship that we desire I to express appreciation 1 for your loyalty and wish J| you all the blessings of a 1 I I Merry Christmas II AND I ■“ I Happy New Year I I I ‘3 X I Beavers & Fry back I South SecondJStreet 2 B At . f 4 .2 • II

&»< ok « «. « »x -vx k && «x». « ~ xx«■■" " x * ■ Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year High on the Christmas Tree of Happy Thoughts we hang our Wishes for a Merry Christmas and also a Happy New Year of peace, joy and prosperity to one and all. We thank our customers, for their gift of continued patronage and good will to which we owe the success of this concern. Niblick & Co. ■ ■ /