Show IP I BUC WA a ND 1 Of LADOR OAf DAY T TRAffiC Director General Hines Mines Urges Early Arrangements by Trav Travelers lers In Ip view of the extraordinary heavy travel anticipated over Labor day it is urged that the public if desiring to travel tra on railroads over oer Labor da day I make their traveling tra arrangements Including in including including In- In the purchase of railroad and sleeper sleeker car tickets tickets- as far in advance as possible so as to avoid adding to the congestion which usually occurs at this period This is the request issued by Walker D. D Hines director general of railroads and transmitted through Hale regional director to H II V V. V Platt gen gen- CI ual al manager ot of the Oregon Short Line and the Salt Lake Route The statement state- state gen I ment went of the director general continues As far as po possible everything that can properly be done has been done to care for t the he e expected heavy travel over overLabor I Labor day Several weeks ago our re regional te re- gional directors were asked to give special special cial consideration to this matter and each of them has answered that he has Issued the necessary instructions and has taken steps to provide as much 1 equipment as possible to adequately care for the travel as far as its volume volume vol vol- ume can be anticipated vOl-I vOl Arrivals within the two weeks of I Ithe the First and Third army divisions from France will require require a large number number num num- num-I num ber of ot cars and there is also still avery a avery avery very heavy movement of ot discharged soldiers from camps to their homes which takes up a great deal of ot space In passenger equipment but all equipment equipment equipment equip equip- ment that the troop movement section can possibly possibly- spare has been assigned to the Labor dav day traffic Arrangements Arrangements Arrangements Arrange- Arrange ments have also been made to supply extra baggage men at all aU large centers jand and other points where congestion might occur All extra ticket forces have been arranged |