Show ICAR CAR SHORTAGE REliEf MEASURES TO BE TAKEN Railroad Committee to Sit at Washington ashington hid and Act in All Emergencies Enter Louisville Louls K ICy Ky Nov 0 17 Plans Plans for or orrell rell relieving the tho present wide country car shortage through the agency of ot a committee com com- of railroad representatives sit sit- ting lin in u Washington ashington were presented to Commissioner C C. C C C. C McChord of ot the tho interstate inter in in- in ter tate commerce commission here tonight b by a special committee appointed appointed ap ap- pointed b by the American Hallway Railway as association alI as- to confer with him Commissioner McChord gave g tentative tentative tenta tenta- tive approval al o 0 of the plan which will be put before the Interstate commerce commission at once The hearings which have been in progress here probably will be brought to a n close clos next Tuesday night Commissioner McChord then will meet with tho committee committee committee com com- of oC railroad rep representatives which ha has h been appointed d to sit ait it in Washington This committee which has been given ghen practically plenary power pow pow- er by the American Rail Railway way association tion to enforce or to modify the existing existing exist exist- ing car service rul rules will win remain in Washington as ns long as the Interstate commerce commission feels foels there Is 15 an any occasion for tor their presence Th The committee is 18 made up of or five rive in members em bora rR representing tho the railroads of or New England tho the south the east mast the west and the Pacific coast COI The members mem mem- bers arc are 1 l' l 1 J J. J Pearson vice president of the New ew York New Nety cy Haven Ii hartford Hart Hart- ford C C. C M. M Sheffer general superintendent superintendent of transportation of or the Penn Penn- sylvania E. E H H. H Coapman vice Ice PI president of or the South Southern rn W. W L. L Park vice pres pros ident of ot the Illinois Central V. V A A. A vice president of oC tho the Southern Pacific and Geor George e Hodges chairman and secretary of at the tho car service servIce ice commission of or tho the American hallway Hallway Hall Hall- way association |