Show I fREIGHT NEARING NORMAL SAY ROADS Strikers Contend Reports o of Desertions Are re Highly Exaggerated ted tedI i With tho the officials of the Oregon Short Line the the gait ait Lake Lako Route and the Western Pacific railroad contending contending contending contend contend- ing that conditions along the entire route of or the roads ar arc running running- under almost normal conditions and they are handling more than the normal number num- num num num-j ber of freight cars on tho the lines representatives j of ot the men stated yesterday that the reports issued by he companies compa compa- 1 nies were gross ross exaggerations The strikers contend that only a al handful of their number have deserted the ranks and returned to work and the they further state that for each striker who has returned to work in the yards ards tho the ranks of oC those who walked out havo o been increased b by two ad additional strikers Strikers r Show termination De-termination We are determined to remain out continued the statement Advices re received ye- ye h here rc indicate that the published d accounts of conditions in various see sec lions tiona of or tho the country are ne highly garbled The Thc morale of the thc men inca In Salt alt I ake akeis is 15 as high is ts at al th the time of or the thc walkout walkout walkout walk walk- out and the men are arc not losing confidence confidence conn- conn dence in the outcome of or the strike e be because I be-I cause of the d delay lar in settlement of or the questions involved I All An local and man main line trains on the tho Or Oregon gon Short Line in this section were moved mo on time yesterday esterday a accord accord j In Ing to the announcement of or officials of the company compan who vho stated that no less lessi than 81 six extra freight trains left leCt here hereon here on the tho Oregon Short Line during the thc day I Company Officials lC Optimistic The Oregon Short Line yards are fast becoming clear o of freight and a largo large number o of cars fire are no now waiting transfer In the local yards of or the company com corn pany to connecting connecting- railroads which as asyet asyet yet et have not beep been able to handle th the transfers Five Fie switching crews were ere at work In iii the Denver Rio Grande yards here but despite this showing the freight yards of the company are arc still ma massed with cars which the company compan has found Impossible to move mO Officials of ot the company stated yesterday yes yes- however that the thor they are aro optimistic tic of clearing up the yards within a short time and that they anticipate the lifting of the freight fleight embargo of or tho the I D. D R n. G. G within the next few da days s I I 1 I I I |