Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-26

| meet the situation irrespective of in
| convenience or expense,
| Within the past week regulations
! have been put into effect thAt re-
| quire the railroads 10 consolidate
tank car shipments OF oil into trainN
! load lots and this action has ALREADY
resulted in "a marked improvement
The refiners have placed traffic
men at the various refining points
| To consolidate the routing OF freight
| that enables the carriers TO carry
/ out the trainload movement Al
rnngements have been made To k"cu
| A record OF the trains nnul they
! reach final destination ana empty
cars will be consolidated into tram
Iosd lois for return movement Mi
| NacEWen. Mr.. Conley, and MI
| Swearington viii have permanent
bendnuarters In Kansas city where
! the complaints OF the rctiners oi
constructive suggestions, VIII be- rr.
| coiyed aud acted upon. Likewise
! complaints OF the railroads, or con.
struCtIye suggestions Cuuceruiug
more efficient handling OF the Nlul
ntlon will also he concentrated ON
and handled In like manner
Meeting Is Enthusiastic.
The meeting could not have been
more enthusiastic. all parties agreed
To forget past differences aud look
10 the future, and there could not Doe
| "A dissenting opinion located I'm the
room to the thought that every cN
pectation OF the government would
be met anH0every problem selvcd tn
satisfactory manner
TOO mNch credit cannot hc given
! To MIR. Macl;Wen, Mr Cunlry and
A. -. stF.sV ton f..R 4 .
way W which they have Dkru hold
OF tb& situation and developed sys-
tenn ON Of chaos IN the handling of
| the tank cars These men have Wis.
! tied the principle refining points 90
oklahoma, conferred with IN" ruil.
road officials, yardmen and shippers
They VIII continue their worN next
week in Kansas and then viii visit
the large RatcWays through which
traffic viii move. and slstcmatllr
the handling through those gate
ways. Their EaniZutIonS are be-
ing completed In Kansas city that
complete check may be- kent upon
the entire movement from the mid
continent field
clifford Thorn, who Is commerce
counsel for tho Western NcuHcrs
assoCia tion AMI the Western On Job
bars association, assured the Ieflu-
ers and the railroads Of the hearty
support Of the members of h,s az
sociation In the prompt release aud
Nreturn Of equipment
Traffic Men Here.
Out Of town traffic men dttcud
ing the meeting were W r. Mac
Even, chairman Of the trunsporta-
ton committee OF the Western Ec-
fln"rs association, q VI. Conlcy. ds.
sistant director OF oil traffic. T.. N.
Holden. general superintendent Of
transportation OF the Kansas CITY
Southern railway, & N Doggrcu.
superintendent of transportation Of
the Frisco at Springfield, = Ripley.
superintendent Of the Santa Re az
Chanufe; W X. Etter general sup
eiintendent OF the Santa Ee New
ton. Kan; T.. T.. Hanna superiu-
tcndpnt rf the NJ X 4 r. OKLA
homa city. l.. W lefcber. vicc-prCs-
ldent ot the Miaiand Valley Mus
kogee. r. /. Shirk. assistant sup
crintendent Of the Frisco at Sapul
pa NJ Gou, assistant superintendent
OF the Frisco; ~ G.. CunleN A w
MaCElyenv. division superintendent
of the Frisco. j, " brennan, g. r.
Gotan, and H. NJ Dohlcr, regional
director OF the Cushing zone
MIAMI. April 25-Thc prcposi-
tion to issue bonds for road i'm
provement in ottawa county was
defeated I'm Tuesdays election A
light vote is given as the cause OF