American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-27

hicago 10 Atlantic SeabOard As
One system 10 Facilitate Traffic;
VIII Draw on Western Roads fOF
Equipment and Employees.
Operation Or all railway lines east
of Chicago as one centralized system
a. decided on Saturday 1v The rail-
way war board. 20 obtain q maximum
Of efficiency 10 traffic movement. Cars
and traczage facilities VIII be pooled.
regardless ot ownership Or the rail-
roads individual interest
This almost revolutionary movs
was announced after an au-day con-
ference between members of The var
board and government officials AZ
Which many remedies Here offered ,or
the freight congestion that has par
a-yzed spor-atiOu in The east L
was adopted as the best and readiss-
means o- meeting g situation that has
threatened the production and dis
patch abroad of var materials
The roads viii be operated By
committee 81 vice-pres idenrs Of the
lines. under the direction Of the war
board, itself comprising five Of the
c1untrys railway heads The COM
mirtee Of five vice presidents viii be
given full authority 70 adopt any
measures found necessary 70 accom-
ilish a unified operation.
The operation program calls for the
following:
Utilization 0t repair shops On vest
erl ines for repairing eastern equip
ments
Pooling Of all tracks and equipmeU
iu the east wherever practicable
Pro rata distribution among east
ern roads Of open top cars on a basis
= Of tonnage carrying capacity Of the
. equipment in the pool.
Diversion from the con gested lines
OF all freight that can be handled OF
@ any open route.
s To make more effective the pool
j. ing arrangement. the war board rec
h commended that the government take
q the following steps Immediately:
g Survey the present contracts and
methods of purchase and shipment OF
q coal that cross s-hauls may be elimi-
K mated and that coal may move on The
a shortest route from producer 70 con-
l. sumer.
e Extend the pooling OF coal produc-
l. ton and shipment
Transfer as possible the movement
Or OF foodstuffs and other export com
is modities 10 southern ports 10 relievi
he congestion i'll North Atlantic ports
be Survey all government requirement
IN involving the movement OF raw ma
81 terials and manufactured product
II so that accumulatiOns on roads an
ch in terminals may be eliminated whil
be products are awaiting shipment O
export
Require wherever possible III
building Of war Industrial plants i
I'D territory other than the eastern sea
board.
at The pooling plan vas worked OF
by the railroad heads some days az
and was finally approved BY gov
re erlment officials al Saturdays col
RI ference. The government represen
Tie arives were Robert :. LOvett, directC
es Of priority OF transportation; FuN
in Administrator Garfield. Food Admins
-as traitor Hoover. Chairman Hurley
VT the shipping board. Edgar E. Clark
not the interstate commerce commissio
be- and others. The plan viii be put IN
The immediate effect.
rial Breaking Point Near
u The railroad situation has caus'
government heads bur In railroad CT
-7l cles as we'll Despite the fact that q
ass roads are moving more traffic hi
a'1 ever before carried. IL has been Sc
thar The breaking point was near.
"a. With industries idle for lack Of CO.
sed. --e-.-.,r- - Il, 800 instances eo
the - ..-..-- -.'- ,.-..i - ,b-s.n summit
there is disposition in government C
cles 10 deny transportation TO lar
number Of commodities classed
ION non-esseuraIs Priority arrangenel
as -hev now exist. II is asserted
ives feat their own object
The committee Of vice presidei
ives viii meet in Washington on Monc
, as % formulate further rules for ope
the rion and 10 consider additional -eco
onr NAV, a ~fnr-s -n ~r- severn M -rfr