Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-16
APPEAL OF LIVE STOCK MlN
South Omaha Exchange Demands Relief
from Severe Shortage.
ASKS THAT ROADS BE FORCED TO ACT
Resolution Adopted Appealing TO
Congress or Interstate Com
merce Commission 10 Take
Effective Action at Once.

- The South Omaha Live stock exchange
demands that congress or the Interstate
Commerce commission take some action
that will effectively prevent car shortages
such as exist at present to the great in
jury Of the live stock interests. The ox
change in a resolution adopted ut a meet
ing Friday declares the present shortage of
stock cars is the worst that has ever
existed and insists on some. remedial meas
ures by the powers vested with authority
over such matters.
The exchange proceeds on the theory. not
that the railroads are in a helpless di-
lemma. but that could and should relieve
the conditions that are so injurious TO
these interests. Ii demands that action
should be taken to COMPEL the railroad COM
panies to handle live stock traffic on a
schedule Of time"
This is the resolution adopted:
Whereas, II is a notorious fact and ad-
mitted by many railroad representatives,
that the shortage Of stock cars, together
with the train Service on nearly ali lines
handling live stock, has been about the
worst ana poorest on record during this
year, thus causing producers and shippers
of live stock much unnecessary loss, and,
Whereas The South Omaha Live Stock
exchange, having the best interests OF the
producer and shipper of live stock In mind,
and believing that many or most Of these
troubles can and should be remedied or
removed, desires to take some action along
these lines; therefore, be 1t
Resolved. That the laws governing
transportation be so amended as to give to
the Interstate Commerce commission. or
such other tribunal as congress may elect,
the power to advise, regulate and enforce
laws or orders that will remedy the abuse
known as car shortages and inefficient
railroad service on all interstate business.
Resolved, That It is the sense of this eX-
change that some action be taken by con-
gress or the Interstate Commerce commits
sion, or both, which will have for its OBJ
ject the segregation of the live stock traffic
from every other, wherever possible, in the
operation Of the trains carrying live stock
in SucT a manner as will operate all live
stock trains second only in class and rights
to passenger trains, as was done with great
success by a number of roads some years
ago. Therefore, be II
Resolved, That some action should be
taken to compel the railroad companies to
handle live stock traffic on a schedule OF
time, including stops, that will admit OF
live stock being transported and delivered
TO market centers within a reasonable time,
and that the sO-called tonnage system be
changes made that will secure the proper
service for which present tariffs are
charged.
Nominations for Exchange.
At the regular meeting Of the South
Omaha exchange. held Friday afternoon,
these nominations We're made for officers
of the exchange for the coming year:
President, Mr.. Thomas b. Mcpherson;
vice president, Mr. Al Powell. board of dir
reetors for three-year term, Jay, Baverty,
w. /. Stephen, w Il. Wood: committee OF
arbitration, l. l.. Van SAINT J. I. Frederick,
w. II. Wood, Amos Snyder s. r. Cox;
Johnson, w. f. Denny, Albert Noe, d. S.
Parkhurst.