The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1913-10-28
TRYING TO RELIEVE
THE CAR SHORTAGE
Commercial Club Keeping Wires
Hot This Week
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMIS.
SION APPEALED TO FOR HELP.
VIII Attempt to Make Railroad
Assume Carriers Risk on Box
Cars.

VIII Attempt to Make Railroad
Assume Carriers Risk on Box
Cars.
Within the past ten days the car
shortage on this branch has become
acute. The Short Line with the whole
big crop to move of perishable pro-
ducts is helpless at present to furn-
ish icers or refrigerator cars for the
fruit and spuds which must be moved
before FREEING weather sets in. A low
estimate of the number of cars need
ed to move the perishable crop of this
section is one thousand and is prob
ably too low by far. Unless shipment
is made, however, the ranchers here
will lose thousands of dollars. With a
view of fastening matters on the rail-
road and getting the most cars possi-
BILE in the shortest time the Twin Falls
Commercial club started firing tele-
grams to the Short Line freight de-
partment at Salt Lake. The matter
of getting icers was out of the ques-
ton as a few Of the following tele-
grams show The next step was to
get box cars for which the railroad
would stand liable for any loss in tran
sit and here the first tangle COM
menced. Mr.. Reeves, head of the
! freight department, refused to allow
shipment in box cars except at ship
pers risk, stating his position in a
pointed telegram. Replies from other
railways regarding icers brought no
relief and the situation simply de-
mands that box cars be used. The
Comemrcial club then decided to see
II Mr.. Reeves ultimatum could not be
overruled and took the matter up with
both the Idaho public utilities COM
mission and the interstate commerce
commission, with the result that the
matter is being Investigated and deci-
sion expected soon. Commissioner
Bloomquist personally visited Short
Line headquarters in Pocatello to get
at the trde situation. The following
kilograms tell the story of very bad
situation and emphasize the fact that
this country needs one more railroad
at least with present crops:
Twin Falls, Idaho, Oct. oath, 1913
]. A. Reeves. Gen.. Fgt. Agt. o. s. l.
Ry., Salt Lake, Utah: Shippers refuse
to ship potatoes in box cars, where bill
lading carries release of responsibility
from damage. Cannot you recall this
order?-Twin Falls Commercial Club
Salt Lake, Utah, Oct. "a, 1918.
Twin Falls Commercial Club, Twin
Falls, Ida. Yours date. II potatoes
shipped in box cars must be at ship.
pers risk. Hope in very few days tC
have plentiful supply of refrigerators
so that box car loading Of potatoes will
not be necessary. A. Reeves.
| Twin Falls, Oct. 81, 1918.
w. H. Bancroft, Gen. Mgr o. S. L
Ry., Salt Lake City: In view of the
fact that the Pacific Fruit Express Co
are unable to furnish cars for the
movement of potatoes and other per
ishable freight in Southern Idaho, car
you not furnish us with other lines O
frigerators.-Twin Falls Commercial
Club.
4, Twin Falls, Idaho, Oct. 23rd.
w. H. Bancroft, Gen.'l Mgr. o. S. L
Ry., Salt Lake, Utah: Have no repl.
to our wire of twenty-first in regart
car shortage. If do not get relief a
once will have to take the matter high
er up.-Twin Falls Commercial Club
Salt Lake, Utah, Oct "a, 1918.
Twin Falls Commercial Club. Twill
, Falls, Idaho: Your kilograms 21st AM
23rd regarding refrigerators. Bot
prior to and since receipt Of your tele
gram 21st we have been doing our ut
most to get refrigerators in sufficien
numbers to meet requirements. w
have received from east past day o
two increased numbers of cars to ap
ply on orders for these cars on GU
line and are assured that additions
supply of refrigerators will come t
us as freely as 1t Is possible to ge
these cars returned from the east s
! that am confident situation you wir
, about will be relieved in near future
: s1-W. H. Bancroft
Twin Falls, Oct. 21st, 1913.
General Manager Union Pacific Ry
( Omaha, Nebr.: In view of the fac
, that the Pacific Fruit Company ar
.. unable to furnish cars for the move
ment of potatoes and other perishabl
freight in Southern Idaho, can yo
! not furnish us other lines of refrigers
o tors Twin Falls Commercial Club
Omaha, Nebr., Oct. %, 1918.
!, Twin Falls Commercial Club, Twi
Falls, Idaho: Your telegram 21st re
ceived VIII do best we can in de
. livering cars to o. s. L. for your load
ing. You appreciate heavy demand a
over country for cars at present tim
Charles Ware. Asst. Gen1. Mgr.
Twin Falls, Idaho. Oct. 22nd
Mr.. ]. 8. Leeds, Chicago. H.: Ho'
: many refrigerator cars can you furl
!, ish per day at Denver, for next !
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