As an evidence of the immense business done by the
Government in the way of transportation it is stated that during the past six
weeks there have been forwarded to Washington, from Baltimore, 15,000,000 feet
of lumber (including heavy timberstock,) 12,000 cords of wood, and 10,000 tons
of coal. Since the 20th of October 9,000
car loads, carrying 800,000 bales of hay, have been sent from Baltimore to
Washington, together with 5,000 car loads of oats and corn – nearly 8,000,000
bushels. On the average 100 cars of the
largest capacity, heavily laden with freight, have passed over the road every
day since the 20th of October. In
addition to this five regular passenger trains, and from one to six extra
trains for troops, have passed daily to and from the points above named.
– Published in The Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye,
Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, February 1, 1862, p. 1
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