Show RAIL ERA UP-ERA OPERATION TION AS UNIT I I Colver Coher Looks for Suffering ring Unless Roads Join IJ S Washington June 29 operation Operation of the railroads of the country as a unit as a means of ot relieving the present nt transportation difficulties ed today by William B. B Colver of the federal i tr trade de commission In hi an address an-address before the thc Washington Ad club Mr Colver predicted that a continuation df dt dethe the pre present enl situation would mean moon untold untold un told suffering and Industrial shutdowns next winter Hundreds of millions ot of tied up now in merchandise in tracked side cars he said Only tenth one nth of ot the needed coal cOlLI for next winters winter's supply has been moved to the head of the lakes Mr lr Colver said while t tl Industries in New Eng England land are actually closing down now for lack of or coal coati Farmers s also are unable una-bl to obtain cars to move the residue of r last years year's wheat crop at a time when the new near crop Is coming to harvest Already he declared there aro are pre predictions dictions of 25 S flour lour and cent 25 bread broad He said the thc roads were unable to J get t coal cars to the mines with a result resul that this month coal production is fAt far farbelow below normal and miners are seeing their families go o hungry When Mr ColYor Colvor declared even the larS largest st raU railroad cannot cannot cannot can can- not operate profitably and at reasonable reasonable reason reason- able rates |