A BUSY STATION

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12857, 19 December 1912, Page 6

A BUSY STATION

(From Our Own Con-espondent.)

MARTON, Dec. 18

Those who travel to Ma-rton. Junction daily cannot fail to observe the large volume of railway traffic. In almost every department the staff appear to be working under pressure, particularly in handling the. farm products coming in, and then getting them away expeditiously. How stationmaster Spindler and the staff under his control manage it one hardly knows, but they do, and no matter where other blocks occur, they don't happen at Marton, if mortal man can avoid them. Foreman Hampton 16 also a good lieutenant, and the stuff comes in and goes out with great expedition. Apart from passenger traffic, getting passengers and trains away to time, and without mishap, 'which is in itself a big responsibility at such an important junction as Marton, the other traffic outwards is very considerable; in fact, during November the value of the traffic outwards in farm products alone would approximate close on £17,000,- if it did not reach that amount. Wool, of course, headed the list so far as values are concerned, over £10,000 worth Laving been railed away. The fat sheep trade has just commenced, and 6306, carrying a value of about £3750, were also despatched from the yards, whilst other railings included 40 head of cattle and 672 tons of chaff.