Show I OREM TRAFFIC MANAGER TALKS ON LINES LINES' RETURN Ross Beason Back From From V Washington F Forecasts Forecasts Fore Fore- ore ore- casts P Postponement Local railroad men ore are greatly concerned concerned con con- over the life reported movement In III Washington to extend gO government control control control con con- of o the roads to April 1 in order to give more time to pending l legis- legis of Congress Such a m nt f Is 15 clearly y apparent ent according to floss Koss Beason traffic manager of ot the Salt I k I. Lake ike- Utah railway railway rail rail- wa way who has Just returned from roni an extended tour of the east wh where re he lie purchased new now equipment to take are oare of his roads road's expanding expanding- business Mr Ir Beason is confined to his home with a severe cold Through W. W 1 L L. White While general freight ht agent of or the Salt J Lake Jake Utah road Mr lr Benson announced yesterday esterday exist exist- In ng railroad conditions In Washington While the tho railroad men are much op opposed opposed op- op posed to the extension of o control nevertheless ne tho the force of oC thu movement mo that is now under wn way In Washington ton strongly indicates that t th the roads will not revert back to tho the owners owners own own- ers rs on February 28 In accordance with President Wilson's Wilsons ns n's proclamation MoTe More Distant Than Ever n Mr Ir Beason Benson informs me mo that on his hla visit to Washington there Is an o open en movement to extend government ron con tr l to at nt least April 1 said eald General ri l height Freight Agent White yes yesterday This Is s intended to lo give glo Cone r Congress ss mora TUOI time lime timeo timeto I to o prepare its railroad legislation However each ch of oC these extensions of or I government Io control from the original date set b by the tue President makes Pr private vate ato ownership again ln seem more mor distant dis ills- taut tant than over eyer before Sentiment prevails In Washington for or or extension o of federal control two or three years although this tills Is not 2101 so 50 strongly 1 indicated as i io ie the April 1 movement mo nt said Mr White I That tho the railroad men mel are stron strongly ly opposed to these extensions and that they are retarding efforts of the tile roads to o perfect organizations and ond rearrange c traffic raffle conditions on a normal basis Is s Mr Ir Whites White's statement This talk of or extending government Jo control is indeed a setback to the railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road men of ot tho the nation he said They want to resume the best possible passenger passenger passenger pas pas- and freight service It is costing cost cost- In lag ing the roads time lime expense and undue e energy enerS a ergy Purchases New CT Equipment J Mr fr Beason was In Chicago and i Washington ton manly mainly for the purpose of ot buying new equipment to tn handle handlo the greatly s increased haul of coal sand gravel ravel and su sugar ar beet tonna tonnage e. e He contracted for or fifty new steel gondola I cars care and ten ne new box cars to be used between Salt Lake an and Payson Pason There Thero ha has been Immense Immens develop elop ment meat of roads In tho the vicinity of ot Salt Lake during the tho past year ear which necessitates great reat supplies of sand and ravel gravel from our Taylorsville pits said Mr Ir White hite Last year cars of gravel ra were shipped out of ot tho the Taylors- Taylors ille pit |