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Show NO REMEDY A few years ago the west suffered from a car shortage. This was used as an argument ar-gument for government ownership of railroads. Now with virtual government ownership owner-ship and operation of the roads for near- ' 1 iWI 1niaaWgJ lli1aaWaaWgir'' l,v two years, western Mdustnes and especially espe-cially lumber, are facilg an absolute car famine. Numerous reasons are given for the shortage but the fact remains that mere government ownership and operation opera-tion have simply tended to create Worse conditions than uriaer private directic: for the simple reason trat political control con-trol from Washington has not the saw interest in individual industrial problems that private local management has. The lumber industry must have relief as mills are being forced to close for iacts. of shipping facilities and no new business can be booked. The railroad administration at Washington Wash-ington is blamed for present situation, as officials in the east,' without adequate knowledge of lumber conditions in the northwest, have failed to keep enough cars coming into the lumber producing districts of the northwest to balance outbound out-bound movement. h i |