1918 1919 1920 1921 Cars % Cars % Cars % Cars % ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- C.N.R. 27,334 31.3 26,771 31.7 33,101 27.4 52,924 36.2 G.T.R. 11,044 12.6 12,511 14.8 12,238 10.1 19,226 13.2 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Total 38,378 43.9 39,282 46.5 45,339 37.5 72,150 49.4 C.P. 48,491 55.4 44,799 53.0 75,375 62.4 73,219 50.1 G.N. 677 .7 455 .5 146 .1 690 .5 ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------ Total 87,546 100 84,536 100 120,860 100 146,059 100 From the foregoing it will be noted that a total of 72,150 cars have been handled by the National Railways--September 1st, to December 31st, of this last season’s crop--in contrast with:-- 1920 45,339 cars equal to 59.1% increase 1919 39,282 ” ” ” 83.7% ” 1918 38,378 ” ” ” 88% ” A new movement of grain took place in 1920, of some 600,000 bushels of wheat from Alberta points to Vancouver, for export via steamships using the Panama Canal route to Great Britain. A substantial increase is shown this present season, and will possibly total close to three million bushels by both railways; the National Railways are handling considerably more than 50 per cent. of this quantity. To December 29th we had delivered at Vancouver 754 cars and on the same date had 1,114 cars in transit and were making deliveries in Vancouver as rapidly as the grain could be handled by the Government elevator at that port.[3] The easy grades of the National lines through the mountains are favorable to such a movement. The grain this season is going forward to Japan as well as to U.K. ports. In the last crop year the Canadian National Railways also handled approximately 50 per cent. of the grain moved East, all rail, from the head of the lakes to Eastern Canada and the eastern seaboard--thus indicating the ability of the railway to participate fully in this competitive movement. LIVE STOCK:--The Canadian National Railways are also actively participating in the competitive movement of live stock traffic from Winnipeg and West as illustrated by the following:-- To To Eastern Canada United States and via United States Emerson Number of Cars Number of Cars Total Via Via Total Via Via Years All Lines C.N.R. C.N.R. All Lines C.N.R. C.N.R. 1919 3,274 974 30% 5,476 739 13.5% 1920 5,235 2,404 46% 3,182 1,496 47.0% 1921 2,983 2,027 68% 1,559 758 48.6%