Show RAilROAD DIRECTOR I GIVES BIVES STATEMENT O CAR STATUS j 1 Regi Regional Director 1 Urged to I II I Take ke Steps to Relieve I Shortage I Walker D D. Hines director gen general a today authorized the following following fol- fol fol lowing statement rel relative to the car situation In the United States The railroad administration Is fully I alive to the Importance of or the car supply situation in the United States I Ian I an dis die handling the matter ener ener- 1 Instructions have been issued to I all the regional directors urging them to to bend ever every effort I i To speed up road and yard movements movements I 2 To secure heavier loa loading of or equipment 3 To establish and maintain complete complete com com- comI I and accurate yard checks i iV 5 V 4 To reduce the number of ot bad order cars 1 make delivery to 5 5 To prompt connections I deliveries atS at G 6 To effect early S S freight houses and team tracks and l i 1 7 To expedite the the- movement of or grain cars in terminals Instructions Instructions have also been Issued I I r the establishment in each important im- im f. f terminal of or a committee of or I t officers of the railroad administration 1 rn hose duty It will wiIl be to study and j expedite the movement of cars empty and loaded In their respective ter- ter urinals i Every effort is being made to speed up the construction of or the freight cars order ordered d by the railroad railroad administration last year r r and I to place In service such of these cars as are still in storage The Tiie railroad road administration has decided to place l all these cars in service irrespective of whether or not the allocations are accepted by the railroad corporations On September C G 1919 of these cars were completed and in service service service ser ser- vice and were in storage awaiting awaiting awaiting await- await ing lettering and numbering The total number of cars in storage was reduced from on August 1 1919 to on September 6 G 1919 During During During Dur Dur- ing the week ending September 6 G cars cars- carsin in storage were stenciled and placed in Service at the rate of or per day New cars at the rate of ot per day were completed and placed in service thus making a total of or cars per day placed in service All available railroad shops are r being us used d for the purpose of supplementing supple supple- sUPPle sUPPle-I the work of or the car shops in stencilling cars in storage The total number of or these cars placed in service daily will increase during the next few weeks |