Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 January 1907 — Says Railroads Are “Swamped." [ARTICLE]

Says Railroads Are “Swamped."

St. Paul, Minn., Jan. IG.—President James J. Hill of the Great Northern, in n letter to Governor Johnson, frankly admits that the railroads of the United States have passed the limit of their ability to handle the freight business of the country. He admits that the railroads are “swamped,” and unless radical measures are adopted quickly the present enormous freight blockade will become greater.