Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 219, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1920 — FEAR OF COAL FAMINE ABOUT ELIMINATED [ARTICLE]

FEAR OF COAL FAMINE ABOUT ELIMINATED

Chicago, Sept. 10.—Possibility of a shortage in coal, grain and essential commodities this winter has been eleminated by a speeding up in railroad efficiency in handling and loading 6f freight care, railroad officials said here today. As a 1 result of campaign to increase mileage and loading of freight cmrs, officials said more freight was being handled thro Chicago today than ever before. * With Chicago, the railroad center of the country, this may be taken aa an indication, -officials tsaid, the campaign-has been successful and fears of fuel and food famine has been removed. John Hayden, member of the car service commission of the American Car Service, representing all roada connecting with Chicago, said from 42,000 to 44,000 freight cars passed thru Chicago daily. Tins, Hayden said, was an increase of 2o per cent over a year ago. It means there will be a greater nmnber of •cars available to handle shipments of coal and food tins winter and prevent any famine, he said. The number of cars amiable is not known. There is still a shortage, Hayden said, but nothing all The n ?ami>aign of ftjVWjW**** 80,000 more frefelrt cam It pro--80 miles and an increase in the average loading of cars to 30 tons per

The speeding up m movement of cars has been felt by distnbutois, according to Sol.^esterfeld. former vice president of the National Ketail Grocers Association of the Retail Food Distributors committee here irnd it wfll mean a stabilization of fowl IP cea -. . beginning to feel the relaxation in the car shortage. Goods are in carload lots some times, now.