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The Daily Morning Astorian
Astoria, Clatsop County, Oregon
What is this article about?
Chicago, June 28 - Western railroads are overwhelmed with business for the Christian Endeavor convention in San Francisco, struggling to secure enough cars and equipment to handle the traffic, with urgent calls for additional resources and plans to utilize all available wheeled transport.
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Cannot Get Cars Enough to Handle the
Business,
Chicago, June 28 - The Western roads
have come to the conclusion that they
will be about swamped with the amount
of business to the Christian Endeavor
convention in San Francisco. Some roads
are now in straits to get the necessary
equipment to handle the traffic. Several
of them have made urgent calls upon
their connections for all the cars that
can be spared, and everything on wheels
that can be used will be utilized in carry-
ing the business to San Francisco. There
is a large amount of general traffic that
will take advantage of the low rates to
pay a visit to the coast.
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Primary Location
Chicago
Event Date
June 28
Outcome
railroads making urgent calls for additional cars; all available equipment to be utilized; large general traffic expected to use low rates.
Event Details
Western roads anticipate being swamped with business for the Christian Endeavor convention in San Francisco; struggling to obtain necessary equipment; urgent requests to connections for spare cars; everything on wheels to be used for transport.