The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-09-26
CAR SHORTAGE IN
The WEST FEARED
ADMINISTRATION ASKS COOP
GRAFTON OF SHIPPERS IN
COMING CAR SHORTAGE


Walker D. Hines, director genera
of railroads, today authorized sthe fol
lowing statement, asking the further
cooperation of shippers and receivers
of freight in promoting freight cal
efficiency;
During the war no one was more
patriotically helpful than the Ameri-
can shippers. With zeal and efficien-
cy he did his part in the common
cause.
''The railroad administration had
excellent opportunity to observe this
attitude during the war and has ap-
preciated heartily the subsequent con-
tinued cooperation 4of the great ma
jority of the shippers.
'The time has now come for re-
newed efforts by both the railroad
administration and the shippers and
receivers of freight so that the ma
tion's transportation service may be
rendered with the greatest satisfac-
ton possible uner the circumstances
can unusually heavy grain and coal
movement, deferred repair and the
construction of public highways In
all sections of the country and the
concentrated requirements of sudden
ly reviving business, combined with
the usual transportation requirements
at this time of the year, threaten a
serious lack of transportation facili-
ties unless all parties interested CO.
operate in securing the greatest pos
sible utility from the existing limited
tJarcport ation fa ciIitiac
"In this connection attention is in
vited to the following extract from
a recent public statement of the pres
ident:
"'We have now got to do nothing
less than bring our industries and
our labor of every kind back to
normal basis after the greatest up
heaval known to history, and the
winter just ahead of us may bring
suffering infinitely greater that the
war brought upon us if we blunder
or fail in the process. An admirable
spirit of self sacrifice, of patriotic de-
votion and Of community action
guided and inspired us while the
fighting was on. We shall need all
these now, and need them in a
heightened degree, if we are to ac-
complish the first tasks of peace
"The railroad administration will
10 it's full part. The car service sec
tion in Washington and the various
regional organizations are striving
earnestly to secure fair and just
distribution of the existing equipment
IS well as to meet the requirements of
Individual shippers. Of the 100000
new freight cars which the railroad
administration ordered constructed,
,9, 400 had been completed on Septem-
Der 13, and are now in service, and
his number is being increased at the
ate of over 900 each working day. /
have been issued to all
directors to bend every eff |
ort to speed up road and yard move
nents, to secure heavier loading of |
to, establish and maintain |
complete and accurate yard checks,
O reduce the number of bad order
ars, to make prompt delivery to con-
lections, to effect early deliveries at
reight houses and teamtracks, to re-
uce the number of freight cars used
n the transportation of company ma
erial and to expedite the movement
grain cars III JormuldlS. IHe IlOuIS
f labor of car shop employees have
cen increased and every effort is
eing made, both in railroad shops
nd in the shops of private concerns
0 whom the work is being let out, to
educe the number of bad order cars.
81 earnestly urge all shippers and
eceivers of freight to redoub1e their
fforts to promote freight car eff
iciency
Shippers of freight can assist
1. "By loading all cars to full
isible Or carrying capacity.
2. "By prompt loading and release
} the carrier.
3. "By ordering cars only when
ctually required.
4. "By eliminating the use of rail
'ay equipment in trap or transfer
srvice when tonnage can be handled
y motor truck or wagon.
5. "By reducing the diversion and
of cars to a minimum.
Receivers of freight can assist
1. "By prompt unloading of cars {
nd notice thereof to the carrier. (