Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-11-14
.D|VERT|NG CARS
FROM CALIFORNIA
SHORT LINE ASSUMES REsPoN
SlBiLlTY IN PREFERENCE TO
PERMITTING GOULD CARS
TO ENTER.
Capital News)


That the Oregon Short Line prefers
to relieve the refrigerator car short
age in this state direct by transferrine
cars billed for California points via
/ Ogden to southern Idaho points is
evident from the fact that orders to
this effect have been given and for
the next two or three days all refrig-
orators will be so directed. They are
the rolling stock of the Pacific Frait
Express. So far as can be ascertain
ed none of the cars that are now
being directed into Idaho are owned
by the American Refrigerator Tran
sit Company, the Gould refrigerator
company. This corporation offered the
public utilities commission 200 cars
for immediate delivery into Idaho and
additional cars thereafter until the
shortage is relieved, which would
have meant the opening of the Og-
den gateway.
President Bron1quist on job.
President John A Blomquist of the
public utilities commission went TO
Salt Lake to secure relief from the
shortage. That Commissioner Blon-
quist has been successful in his mis-
sion is evident from the fact that the
Oregon Short Line has given orders
to delay the refrigerator cars passing
Ogden from the east for Cali-i
fornia and re-route them via the Salt
Lake Butte division of the Oregon
Short Line and Pocatello to eastern, |
southern and western Idaho points, |
where the car shortage is the most |
serious.
Railroad Assumes Responsibility.
While shippers have not been receiv- |
ing as many cars as they would like |
the past week they have been supplied
with a number and this supply has
materially assisted in bringing-relief
10 the situation. Very few urgent l
have been received by the
commission the past few days. Ship
'rs apparently have been willing to
wait the outcome of the conference
If President Blomquist of the COM
mission with General Manager Ban
'roft of the Oregon Short Line. The
of the railroad 10 as
ume the responsibility and to direct
ars in to this state Immediately and
without further delay is taken to
nean here that the Oregon Short Line
will be able to handle the situation
nd that for the remainder of the
eason there will be no serious short {
ge of refrigerator Cans.
Officials Admit Diversion.
The follwing dispatch has been re-
eived from Ogden where the diver :
ion of the cars is taking placer: !;
Officials of the Pacific Express COM .
any admitted here today that for the )
asst four days all empty refrigerator .
ars which they have been receiving
/ the past for the Southern Pacific :
ave been turned over to the Oregon :
hort Line to be sent to Idaho points. :
] the aggregate about 100 cars have ;
cen sent to Idaho for the purpose of :,
,lieveing the car shortage there
1t is understood that complaint has
zen made by the public utilities com ?,
ission in Idaho against an alleged =
scriminatiOn against idaho shippers, :,
I'd it is thought that the action in a.
is section is to relieve the string =
ICY. The local Officials believe that :,
r the next four days the refriger- %
or cars VIII he sent 20 southern =,
llifornia pionts and that therefore -
other lot of cars viii be sent into s.;
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