Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1923-11-22
SHIPPERS To
MEET 1T P0CATELLO
Central Weston Regional Advisory
Board VIII Meet at PocatelIo
November 26; Public Invited to
Conference.

e Representatives OF the car seryic.
division Of the American Railway az
: ISOLATION, officers Of the various rail
: roads In the Idaho division and con.
Meeting roads. and officers Of tbi:
, district of the regional board, with
} representatives OF the different
standing committees. viii gather in
J Pocatello November 20, for /. meet
Ing OF the central western regional
advisory board. It vas announced
Saturday at the office of the Idaho
public utilities commission. The pub-
lie will be invited to attend
An attempt Is being made to deem
tralire the problems OF car serTice. II
was said and to aid the shipper. Tba
central western division composes
Colorado. Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah
and Idaho Each state has Z vice
chairman and secretary, and reure-
sentatiTes on the regional board. P.
E. Shepherd of Jerome is vice chair
man; c. j. Callahan. secretary Of the
public utilities commission, is the
general secretary. and VIII 4. Gibson
is representative of the public utiI-i
titles commission for Idaho.
The work of tn. regional board
since its organization last June has
been 70 eliminate as much {. possible
all trouble over securing cars for
agricultural shipments. II vas said
Saturday this season has been the
first in many years where there ex-i
sted no serious car shortage in the
movement OF grain and livestock and
'ut little shortage in the movement
If perishsble crops.
Mr.. Shepherd, who was ins--u-
mental along with Mr. Gibson in g.
ring the meeting for Poc,tsllo. in
tatement Saturday said:
Endorsed by 1. C. C.
Our organization has the indor=-.
lent of the interstate eomnere.
commission, Z. we'll a. the utiliria.
ommisson. of the several states #
In position TO ascertain the exact
actors relative TO car serTio. and
and it's representa-
yes are, to a large extent, relied
pom in disposing OF the questions
owing out OF car service.
The board hold. meetings every
cond month at which tine all per
ms having Qeustions Involved with :
r service are most earnestly inv:-e5 y,
De present Or person may tax.
his problems with the proper com B
lttee which will see that 4, I. pre- H
nted at the meeting. hs
Fhere are epecisl problems in H
aho growing out o, IN. use of re- 7,
serstor cars This state is 81
'se producer OF fruits and yese- Fs
otes and there 1. a special commit Ne
having to deal with ear service Tv
potatoes alone. IT,
hoom Tor Improvement bu
"hiie much We, ,ocon plishei Sh
5 fall il car service there is still,
eh room for improvement. and II L.
! be very helpful to those "a 70
'nsioie for the movement of r. no
serator cars to meet in conference J.
n the shipper who requires "a Fla
serator service. There are in the An
tied States about 100000 refrix
tor cars There is something
re than 20 per cent OF these ears
led By the Pacific Fruit Express
lpany. 1t is Necessary to movai
arge per cent OF the fruit and
etaoles Of California, Oregon :
shington, Utah. Colorado. No
skaa and Idaho with these car. ano
no alone this year will have mora val
$4,000 carloads OF fruit. vara.
es and potatoes. II will readily
cen how important it is that thsss
be handled TO the best advsn-
-
The meeting st Pocateno will h.
first held west OF the Rocr
Iatatns. Il should be understood, -
this organization has nothipS 70
iirecty with freight rates. e,csn,
the proper handling Of cars win.
ease earning power by affordins
E frequent loading and this IN
VIII be important in the ones
Of later adjustments
committees of the Ida.
division are as follows:
Committees Named,
rain and mill products.
kenridse Twin Falls: R. E WI
Cambridge; H. Thomas Ash
Ralph Harding, Malad. ] w
ster' Rexours; X. C. Tripp. or-
Testock - Hugh Sproat, Boise.
V. Hart. Rigby; Ben Darrab
hone; L, E. Dillingham;. Maekav.
E, Van Deu.en. Emmett. n
Soda Springs.
moer and building materia,-C
6rtop Boise. 4 o.