Show SPEEDY ACTION URGED Commerce Commission Sends Telegrams Tele Telegrams Telegrams grams to Railway Presidents Washington ash Dec laIn HIn 14 In view pf of the complaint of or car shortage resulting itis it 15 said in the failure to transport tran port the of life and anil coal for household use US the interstate commerce commis commission commission commission sion has lurs sent out the following telegram to the tho presidents of a number lumber of western and northwestern nort western railroads From irom many man parts of the country and amI particularly from your our section the interstate inter interstate interstate state commerce commission is receiving numerous and importunate complaints of car shortage and failure to transport the necessaries s of life liCe In various places in inthe Inthe inthe the northwest it is reported that people are actually freezing because sufficient coal for household hold use cannot be procured owing to extraordinary delays dela s In moving that article The fhe commission therefore urges you rou to make mal every possible effort to meet at once the needs and relieve the suffering of those dependent upon the fa facilities facilities a duties of your our roads MARTIN H II KNAPP Chairman The telegram tele am was sent to the presidents of the following named roads Great Northern Northern Pacific Minneapolis St Paul Sault Ste Marie Chicago Chica o Northwestern Chicago Milwaukee St StPaul StPaul Paul Chicago Burlington Quincy |