Show o FREIGHT MOVING WEEK ANNOUNCED McAdoo Urges Campaign for Better Car Movement l to to Begin J January 14 In an order from Director General MAdoo notices will go out today todar from rom J. J A A. Reeves an and D D. D S. S Spencer ot of the hc traffic department of ot the Oregon Short Line Lino directing directing- that the I week of ot January Januar 14 be be- observed ed as freight moving week In response to the cry for better freight ht service The Tho observance will consist of an educational campaign to awaken shippers ship pers per to the necessity for Cor prompt loadIng loading load- load Ing ins and unloading of or freight cars The dato was fixed just one week ahead of the time when the new now demurrage charges will be put Into effect t by the government go The demurrage scale as announced b by Mr Ir MAdoo will will bp b a sliding one charging detainers a hl higher het rate for each succeeding day da that cars aro are held r I acI 1 1 an appeal l to to shippers P and h has ua called o oan l d upon tho public g Jen generally n rally to enter upon I j this campaign to help win In the war Freight cars are invaluable In now for iop tho the hauling hauling- of ot supplies and munitions munitions' ac according according according ac- ac cording to officials off Mr Ir MAdoo's appeal is 18 as follo follows follows- s sI I wish to appeal to th the people of ot the United States State to o observe the tho week i beginning January 14 and ending January January January Jan Jan- uary 21 n as freight moving week i and andI e eI I 1 earnestly request the governors o of oC th the various states the public utilities commissioners com corn ml missioners the mayors o of cities and 1 towns owns tho the state Plate councils of national defense the federal and slate sale food and and f fuel administrators the cham chambers ers of commerce and other business busine organizations organizations t lions business m men n and other shippers Jers s generally trucking companies and all railroad concerned to ol organ organ- an- an anA A izo iso and moke make a a. supreme effort during this week to freight t earn cart to remove remove remove re re- re- re move freight from railroad stations and to cl clear ar the deck for Cor more efficient operation of the railroads of ot tho the countr coun coun- try tr tryAn An earnest and united pull all alon along the line will achieve e wonders wondel's In this direction We e can help ourselves os and relieve an Immense amount of ot suffering If It wo we attack tho the problem and in the tr true o spirit of operation co |