Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-11

commission on Thursday sent letter
10 William c. McAdoo director gen
crai OF railroads AZ Washington. ten
dcrinls in behalf Of the commission an
uher VI tie fullest cooperation of the
carving out of any suggestion that is
made. THIS letter was in response to
a telegram sent by Mr. McAdoo to the
Public Ltlllti"s commission.
Mr.. McAdoo's Telegram
Nj Meadows teicelam is as follows:
Public Utilities Commission.
Aucusta. Me.
I beg to ,all your attention to the
81, murragc order just issued. an order
impt ratiNcll demanded a. q, war meas
N". tn" country H. suffering from
congestion duo tn a failure to unload
"Ita ari uul,s~ each shipper directly
concerned gives definite help and CO.
operation IN, c>il cannot be remedied.
"u can ltr Of great service in this be-
l.Hf laNr been mu,h glsuitcd at
itc =" turanc"s of neral evaporation
i'c'IN,J from state COMMISSIONS aud
from re ldent Nllos, aHd Mr.. t.iin-
.uist. thrir representative ~ Washing
~. ana | takr The liberty therefore
~ i,' Iu- yuil fullest aid ana co-opera-
tt,r ~ tho enforcement - this ord'r,
'''-"''' -
Director General Of Railroads.
Chairman Cleavcs' Reply.
c2....ni.u CtcaNn> ropird as follows:
Jany4rv 10 1915
Hon. NGlom O.. McAdoo,
Director General uf Railroads.
washington. -. g.
bear Mr.. McAduo.
H,piNing TO YOUR telegram with ref
,.ontc To- the unlo..diu. of freight cars
.,,d M. .s,ucral frri. nj situation with
I'D '.s, state. nc,Dir me. IN behalf Of
N. puh,c t'u!i,IG~ Commission Of
Maine. - {. uda,. ,u ,ut ANA vour as-o-
Gates an ,r,I ri lull"~: ,,- operation
I fho ..trr,lu. out uf tny SUGGESTION
which. ,.. made.
Som months ago. VI,p it became
,.ul,rn, mai rho General freight sit
Ittfto,i IN ibc ,ntiutl\ wa showing an
tlnIcet laIpIes@ condition II congestion
ana cNidrprcd IN il.,bilit, un,n the
n.,t IN same az tn. ,.,ibrn.,ds Ia Sllr-
.ufuu,. ,,,.a vitb ,vi.tin., conditions.
vr ,.ar.fully studded The Maine sjtlla :
INN IN al, nffnrt tn ascertain whether.
So, f,r.,e c,.irbt traffic. YEAS concerned
Zorro v.,- ,rytpi,,e. within. Tho state of
Main. Which rouiiIrcd ,rlrit, action
uonu ~, u,tl.ur mis- commission. We
f,u.nd tb,f ntIr railroads in 50 far as
v,- ,,snnabIr MAJ inrrc,sod theii.
minimum ,ar loadinc 10 /, nroner poin,
vllh rcfcrcr.. "a. nh freight ANA TODAY
,.n .lh.t,nti,l further increase socms
,.,,,,c,.. ,,,,....,.,. ~. u.,,-.,r,ad
our ,.iIro,d. I.,,. h,I ,u s,,,s.,o-
t.7I d,fyic,l,v in ,rapsnnrtina e;tho,
FROM, connection. ia ,oints nf destira-
,,.n ,;,hi, ~ S,,,o al froiob+ ub;cb
h,. 49,, ors,rod -, sro,,, ,oi,,,s n;tbi,
r,a 500 20 ,h,;,. carnoctinn. an All.
t,, rr.;,l, .rhoro III. l,oa,, -, ~
,.n,t,, ,,iI,,ro ,,a,, ~. ,+ he ia
,.,i.a.a, 10 ,rn;.l. ,,,,n,.tl, ,,nb
,,nn,,. cars cor ,oodir, 49,. b,,.a nav,
,.,do,od a,,d ,bo,o h.,s hoo,, h,,t ,o,,,
b,,io ,,to,n, ,,no,, ,I, ,,o,.t of ,c,oiyors
-, r,oi,.h, e. ,,so ,.or. Ca, ..,.,,o ~
,o.os >o,c ,t .,u,. ,..,l,.o.,1.. INA a.
,.,rc,,tv reached ~, ,,in, az ,,t,,r,
,inr where ircrc.erd ,.oI,,,nc ar bi,..i-
moss rosuIl,ut. from w,r rorditions
uIocaa then In a situation whore thev
arc upabIo uith oxi.tinr oouinmop,
and r,,, nn,,rr f., ncrrurn, tbo cory
re-, rcuutrnd lr,rb of am. railroads
irr,rr ~. ,ur,l v,tb tho ou,,inn, Mt
which thcy have ana maj when thc,.
recuiyr ,bev arc ohlo 10 bopdlo n,o,,,+
1v. ard az economically as existing
condition. render poSsiblc. All inconin.s
md nufcnirr frrlrht which X offered
THOR mower and power appIiances arc
annie and have been ample to meet
very need While they, have nrcn
short OF men they have nevertheless
tccn able to properly man their trains