Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-03
DANGER OF CAR DEARTH
Omaha Better Off Than Other Points
of This Country.
LOCAL MEN IN EASTERN CASE
Edison Rich and J. A. MunrO ON Way
to PittsbuFE-An Eyes on Corn
Belt Associations Fight +
In Iowa,

Although railroads running out of Omaha
were heavily taxed for freight cars during
the month of October, there is nc danger
OF a car scarcity I'm this locality. Ship
ments Of grain have reached the maximum
and during the month. of November rail-
road officials look for a hull. Farmers are
now busy garnering the corn crop, which
means that there will be an immediate
falling off in grain exports from here.
From many sections Of the country.
however. come reports of car shortage and
Attorney Edison Rich, general counsel, and
J. A. Munroe, freight traffic manager for
the Union Pacific railroad, are on their
way to P%ittsburg where a case has been
called before the Interstate Commerce
commission. Crutchfield & Voolfolk, DEAL
ers In fruits and vegetables in the Smoky
City, have called the attention OF the gov
eminent to the shortage of cars in that
vicinity, asking that authorities take ac-
ton in securing freight cars. In Colorado
the fruit shippers of the western slope,
including Grand Junction. Delta, Fruita,
Alamosa and Montrose, are alarmed over
conditions owing to a car famine on the
Rio Grande and Colorado Midland railways.
w. w. Johnson. assistant general freight
agent for the Union Pacific railway in
Omaha, states that the greatest demand
for cars lie about over. The Interstate
! Commerce commission can do nothing in
the case except by notifying railroads by
correspondence of the great demand for
cars. Omaha has been particularly for
tunate in securing good shipping service.
water Iowa Case.
Omaha shippers are viewing with interest
the progress OF the case lnstigated by the
Iowa Corn Belt Meat Producers associa-
ton against the lows roads. Testimony in
the case was completed in Chicago Mon
day afternoon before the Interstate Com
mOrce commission. and arguments are to
be made at Washington the first two weeks
in December.
Regrouping Of the Hawkeye state into ten
districts, with rates ranging from 10 to 2Sh
cents per 100 pounds on live stock, will
probably result from the complaint of the
meat producers association. Monday the
railroads filed & petition with the Interstate
Commerce commission objecting tina the
proposed rates were too low.
! In the office of Judge W D.. McHugh
in Omaha. railroad counsellor, there are
now 5000 typewriter pages Of testimony
In this famous case. including 500 exhibits.
Trains Race Across Continent.
Local railway officials and employees are
watching the transcontinental race Of two
special trans bound from Seattle TO New
York, containing almost priceless cargoes
OF silk.
One of the trains, a Chicago, Milwaukee
q Puget Sound flyer, which left Tacoma
Sunday night with silk valued at $3.50, 600,
was expected to pass through Omaha al
most any time Monday night, The other
flyer is racing eastward over the Northern
Pacific route, and carries a shipment val
ued at $4,000.
In reality the speed contest really began
I'm Japan. for the Individual cargoes were
borne across the Pacific ocean in separate
steamers The Milwaukee road has given
its special right OF way over all other
traffic in hopes Of discharging its freight
in New York In advance Of the Northern
Pacific line, as The latter had a handicap
OF nearly twenty-one hours at Seattle by
the early arrival OF It's steamer.
RItehiEan OeRtraI Men Here.
w. H.. Underwood, assistant general pas
senger agent, and l. D.. Heusner, general
western agent for The Michigan Central
with headquarters Ia Chicago, are the
guests Of James 5. Wilebrsnds. local gem
eral agent. This is the first visit Of the
Chicago officials in Omaha since the sstah-