The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-08-05
CAR COMMITTEE Il ]. ].
IN WASHINGTON
GETS HEARING
Shippers of Northwest to Make
Formal Car Complaint on
Monday .
NORTHWEST MEN INVITED
Attention is Called to Commits
sioners of Serious
2 . Situation
NORTHWEST MEN INVITED

ty OF railroad cars to handle the 1920
grain crop will be presented to the
Interstate Commerce commission on
Monday, Aug. g., in Washington, d. c.
A telegram was received at the
railroad commissions offices here to,
day from Frank Milhollan, of The
commission who went to Washing.
ton in company with commissioners
from South Dakota and Minnesota to
make preliminary arrangements for
the appearance of the northwest s
representatives before the commits.
sion
Mr.. Milhollan inAhis telegram, ask:
ed that publicity be given the tele.
gram, so that the men selected at the
recent Fargo conference to go to
Washington and any other shippers
who are interested can be in Wash
ington for the conference and the
hearing next Monday.
The delegation now in Washington
consists of o.. P. B.. Jacobson of the
Minnesota Railroad commission; Con-
gresham Walter H. Newton Of Min
neapolis; Railroad Commissioner ].
J. Murphy Of south Dakota; Railroad
Commissioner Frank Milhollan OF
North Dakota; Congressman George
NJ. Young of North Dakota and Rep.
resentative Sydney Anderson of Min
nesota.
h Mr.. Jacobson was elected chairman
of the delegation. The Northwestern
representatives conferred with J. E..
Kendall of the car service commits
sion, and Edgar e. Clarke of the In
terstate Commerce commission in
the preliminary efforts. 1t was pre-
sented to the Interstate Commerce
commission that the car shortage sit
uation in the northwest has not been
solved by efforts previously made and
it has become again very acute.
It was pointed out that not all OF
last years wheat crop has been NOV
ed and that there are not sufficient
cars to move this s3Ears crop which
is now coming on. The northwestern
men asked for priority orders or for
any other effort by which empty
freight cars should be moved into ths
northwest SO that this great crop can
be moved. arI,..
|, Attention was called to the fact
that the situation seriously threatens
the commercial stability of the north
west and tends to increase the high
cost of living through the union.
\ Ask Priority Move a -
The interstate commerce commits
sion has ordered hearing August
8 to- investigate the car shortage said
to be holding up the grain movement
in the northwest. ....,.s.
State railroad commissioners and
shippers of Montana, Minnesota,
North and South Dakota are plan
ming to ask the commission for pre-,
ference and priority orders for the
movement of grain from the north
west.
Nothing short of priority order
for the return of equipment to the
railroads in the northwest will save
that section of the country from
financial disaster, in the opinion or
several members of the delegation
from northwestern states which held
conference with E. e. Clark, chair
man of the interstate commerce COM
mission Tuesday The hearing by the
commission on August 3 is granted
as a result of the conference.
To Repair Cars =
Repair of 10000 damaged freight
cars can begin almost Immediately,
now that the railroads are assured OF
additional revenue from the increased
rates, Director Parmelee Of the Du'
reau Of railroad economics an
nounced here today. -
'"Getting these cars into service
will go far toward reducing the ma
tion-wide shortage said 'Parmelee'
1T should make available more cars
for the transportation Of coal, tood
and other necessities. ..
'Now that the interstate com'
merce commission has handed down
a rate decision the roads should DE
able to make a far-reaching pro.
gram for the repair and upkeep OF
equipment"
Bituminous coal prices will rise
from so to SO cents ton after
August 20, when the new freight
advances go into effect, officials ol
the National Coal association -estl'