Arizona republican., 1917-11-18
TRANSFORMATION
 CONSERVATION IF FACILITIES

Realizing the seriousness of car shortage and the importance of making the most of the country's transporta- ton facilities the Arizona Council of Defense has just issued the following { Bulletin No. l on the subject of car shortages.
 The Arizona Council of Defense has received a large number of communi- cations relative to the difficulty now being experienced at various shipping points within the state in securing an adequate supply of railroad cars. This particularly is affecting the mining and cattle industries, with shortage also reported of transportation for for age crops. The situation is especially grave where cattle are to be shipped. This matter has been taken up with Chairman Epes Randolph of the trans | portation committee of the Council of Defense, who from Tucson has &sked that upon shippers and railway men l be urged the importance of observing rules that have been prepared by the American Railway association through it's special committee on national de- fense In the east observance of these | rules already has secured 90 per cent 1 increased efficiency of equipmnt. These rules follow:
 To the Receiver of Freight a. Purchase in the nearest market. b. Be prepared to store the full con- tents of the largest freight car. C. Bunch your orders so as to make | full carload lots.
 | d. Ii you can't order by carload ar
 range to pool carload shipments. i c. Unload cars promptly. To the Shipper of Freight a. Load heavy commodities in all ( | the marked carrying capacity of each been issued by the railroads with ref 1 erence to certain classes of equipment | to exceed the 10 per cent, in which i case special insructions will apply. b. Load light weight or bulky freight to full cubical capacity of car. i c. Have your shipments ready for l immediate loading on receipt of charge. i d. Arrange your shipment in car so | as to permit prompt unloading. | e. See that packages are loaded to | eliminate damage in transit. f. Where you have been shipping less than carload freight daily and l sending via transfer point, hold ship | ment two or three days, to make up | full carloads and bill to destination. l g. Use drays or motor trucks instead l of trap car' service and avoid the 1 use of freight cars Tor moving food within the same city.
 ] h. Load in a day and time your load i ing to suit departure of trains. i. Give billing agent full instructions l that will permit way bill being made ] up before loading is completed. | j. Consign shipment to final destin-
 ation wherever possible, and discourage | shipments that require changing des- | tination in transit.
 k. Do not bill shipments dby ecir- | cuitous route in order to avoid the ef- feet of embargoes.
 The State Council of Defense urges
 that these rules be given the widest publicity and be observed wherever
 possible as the condensation of the
 best judgment of the principal freight
 handlers of the nation. It is asked
 also, that there be reported to this of
 flee results of such observance ant
 also any difficulties that have attend
 ed the shipment of Arizona products
 especially of perishable nature.
 ARIZONA COUNCIL OF DEFENSE.
 | Dwight B. Heard, Chairman.
 | George H. Smalley, Secretary.