The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-09
Railroad Heads
Tell Managers to
End Traffic Jam
Word Goes Out After Confer.
ence in Capital TO Spare
No Expense in Nov.
ing Freight
Ivy GEORGE y. AurHIER,
VI aabluntou fartss.o.a..t n...l,. M.

Warrington Correspondent Omaha ues.
Washington. Oct, 81 Especial TQlo.
gtnmD-following the conference Of
railway prchidonts held hero last
week 10 devise methods ~ ayeftlng
the threatened breakdown ~ trans.
portntion due 90 rush 81 business.
word has gone out to trafiio managers
" clear w tho Jam, regardless ~ OK.
ponae. uB the only means Of prevent.
Ing radical amendment Of tho Esoh.
fummlns net by the next congress
Confronted with demands for lower
freight rates from every section 81 tho
country, railway executives are fac.
Ing the present freight congestion
with conformation
Tho recent announcement by sena.
tor cummns ~ Iowa that no IN al.
ready preparing n bill 20 amend the
law 10 give force TO tho findings OF
Tho railway labor board insures the
presentation Of the issue TO congrcss
Once there, the executives rcnlze tho
entire net VIII be open 10 amendment.
with the lines bending near the
trenklna point under the present
rush Of business and with their mo.
two power and ear equipment sadly
out OF joint ns result Of the recent
strike, there Ia q feeling near 10 dla.
c1irlgrmont among rHllrond lenders.
They arc fearful that efforts 10 pre-
vent new Legislation ana reduction OF
rates WIN bc impossible.
WIN Oppose Changes.
They wi fight all efforts to amend
The net mnter ally, urging that con.
gross should give the present scheme
~ least five yoar tryout.
Tho inllmntIon from tho White
flouae yeaterdny that administration
officials hold the roads largely 10.
sponsiblo FOR the present congestion
bccnnse OF their rcfusal 20 accept the
Presidents plan TO settle tho strike
hns added 10 tho discourngement Of
tho RI lrond heads. They ara recall.
ing, also, that the administration
made a gesture n short time ago In
tho direction Of further reduction In
freight rates. The increasing ton.
dency ~ the administration 10 listen
20 the demands Of the farm bloc Ia
another element OF encouragement.
Tbs farm group, through Senator
rappor ~ Kansas, has already served
notice Il VIII demand further reduc-
ton ~ freight rates as u means Of
relieving the Industrial depression In
agricultural regions. The group Will
urge reyeai Of tho guarantee clnusc
and viii ins ut that tho power OF the
states 20 control introstato traffic be
restored.
Labor Has Plans.
Tho forces Of organized labor arc
insisting that the net no amended. but
VIII oppose the plan 10 put the anti
strike feature into tho act, ana nre
not attracted by the proposal TO write
the principle OF the living wage" into
the bill az proposed by Senator Cum
Minis.
TIL group WI demand the repeal
OF the Esch.Cumm ms net as n whole,
preparatory TO n fgbt for govern
ment ownership ms the only solution
u the transported on problem.
Both tho railroad and farm bloc
groups have been canvass ng cham
bers OF commerce throughout the !
country for sent ment relative to the
proposed reduct on In rates. The
inrm representatives profess TO DO
encouraged by the reports received
The Kansas ut | ~ comm son, when
led In tho ght VIII ch brought about
a 20 per cent reduct on IN farm com
mod ~ rates a year ago, IL iead ns
a new ght IN this q rect on and va
rious farm organ. zat,ons arc coop |
crut ne
These groups point ont that while |
tho government reports show an up |
ward tendency in manufactured prod. |
uctn and the records of the ROADS
themselves demonstrate an unprcce'
tented volume OF bus ness. their own !
products rema n depressed. The pr &c
of livestock II an except on 10 TINS
trend, add ng to tho topsyturviness
az tho stuat'on by 90 ng up while
the pr.ce OF livestock foods are gong
down
District Manager Named.
Respond ng to this host le activity
in tho middle west. tho Amer can
Ra iway assoc at on announced TO |
day the appo ntmont Of J. W Rley /
as 4 street ranger OF the car service (
DIV son at 81. Louis.
Mr.. r Icy WI be Jason off Ger
between the national assoc az on head
quarters ~ Wash ngton. with the
western roads and W IN western shp
ners. He assumes MS dut IS At once
for the purpose of adng the roads
in avert ne saster dur the next
two weeks. the cr teal per oil during
VIII IN tranRrortat on may break