Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 209, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 August 1916 — Railroad Development. [ARTICLE]

Railroad Development.

Railroading is changing very rapidly and no prophet who Is wise will venture a prediction as to what the next development will be. In 1900 the average number of tons carried In one of our freight trains was 325, this year It Is 625. That seems to mean that we ffiave been able to build stronger cars and engines of greater power to haul them. What it really and principally means is that we have been able to and have been compelled to build better roadbeds, embankments, and bridges to carry the added load. ’