Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1916-11-21 | Page 5 | Traffic Men Planning to Assist Shippers

I TRAffiC MEN PlANNING TO ASSIST SHIPPERS Meet and Discuss S Methods I for or Bettering Production of oj Crops on n Railroad Lines Traffic and op operating officials ls of or orthe the tho Of Oregon son Short Line Lino hel held a meetIng meeting meet- meet Ing yesterday to consider er matters matteIs In connection with traffic from tho thio feeder feed teed er an and branch lines The car shortage o and the estimated tonnage to be bo moved mO before the tho en end of at the shipping season was gone one into and a course courso determined upon to aid shippers in getting their products pro to the markets Joel L Priest l. l general ag agent nt of oC th the Union Pacific system with hl headquarters quarters at Boise was hero for tor the meet moet ing Tho The traffic department was represented represented represented rep rep- resented b by J J. J A. A A Reeves Beeves general frel freight ht a agent ent of ot the road rondo and Ii II V V. Platt Patt vice president ent an and general manager man man- ager of the tho operating department Other meetings will bo be held during tho the heavy traffic season Tho Tue purpose J O of ot the tho meeting was wan to take a section of ot tho the country traversed b by the company's line and ascertain what shat It Is best adapted to for tor production tion of crops best adapted t to IC soil cli climate climate cli- cli mate and marketing conditions Mr 1 Priest said ald Th uTI dl discussion cus lon co territory served b by the tho Huh Hill CIt City branch and the conditions obtaining on that line The Hill City branch starts start at Richfield nn and runs out through tho the Comas Camas prairie prairie prat- prat rie ne countr country Various reports showing tho the status of ot tho the live 13 stock and other Industries were read and suggestions looking toward Improvement were vero dis- dis ls- ls cussed On account of oC tho the natural n advantages advantages nn laes obtain obtaining Ins In that section the people peo peo- ile are turning their attention to cattIe cattle cattle cat cat- tle tIe and dairying and to tho the growing of hogs and sheep These aro industries indus Indus- trios tries to which the Camas prairie Is particularly adapted an and It Is believed that tho they will ultimately produce a heavier revenue r for the growers as aswell aswell aswell well as Increased Increase tonnage tor for the carrier car car- rier ncr During Duning tho the discussion tho the thought was expressed that more moro lan land 1 In the prairie could be brought under cr cultivation cultivation by drainage as tho water all alt allover over ocr that territory Is not far from the tho surface It was decided to look 1001 Into the tho drainage question and if It it seems to bo bp practical 1 to call cail attention of ot in- in erected In Individuals ls to Its Hs I tics t i ez 0