Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-09-22 | Page 15 | Business Today

Business Today Today Today- F. F US U.S. Believed Seeking Czar Of Transport 1 PAUL rAUL GESNER ER and andI I j lOIIS N BECKLEY 22 Telegrams Telegram's Tele Tele- YORK Sept Service Service Service-Re- Ree Re- Re grams gram's ams am's Special News lews in finan finan- e been growing ha have c di l quarters that the federal gov gov- ment Is contemplating creation central office which Ine in new 0 e name aine of ot Defense would have en to regulate and iron out Uis ku which develop in all trans trans- Cation whether by land water or crr air The theory behind the reports h that the interests of the defense could best be served by saving ing one central power ting tag transportation by railway Botor truck and bus waterways lir it lines Unes and pipe lines The central transportation coor coor- toting agency some business Barters arters hear would do more than 1 pertly keep all transport lines united uni uni- I r ted ed and working together on the defense and peace time peace time they are tackling lob Job ob Outlined lit Jt lt would in addition check on n wiling rolling ling stock and equipment and J tee see what materials and manufacturing turing facilities for new freight rem on cars passenger cars locomotives trucks needed pipe lines and andI I equate airlines planes would be available without delay as needed The reports have become so per- per that in some quarters the thedori theory f dori ory goes that Interstate Comerce Com Com- erce Commission C Chairman h a air I r m man a a Joseph B. B Eastman a veteran transportation administrative ex- ex rt may be named to handle the I defense traffic job Railway freight loadings in the latest week totaled more than cars the most since 1930 It is istel tel tey possible that as the the- defense program expands the nations nation's rail rail- py freight plant will be taxed still sore pore ore especially if grains stored in stern elevators are moved d to sea dipping points for ferry to Britain truck lines too are hanmore han han- ing more freight and express ud ni Id trucks wear out Air Use line Problems The nations nation's air lines which car car- uy jy a heavy schedule of passengers engaged in defense tasks I live ble ave had every ava available plane Inthe Inthe in inthe the air on such occasions as the July Zuly 4 and Labor day holiday week weekends limit ends and most of the companies from Friday to Monday when end travel is taxing facilities l uld use more ships right now r f With one central agency headed jw ly a strong administrative officer It would be possible to view the nation natoni na- na toni tion tr transportation as a whole ud aid like the in a raily rail rail- tay y freight yard shunt trains trucks tracks barges and planes to which which- whichever ever defense tasks should receive thereby speeding the de de- effort f The muddled eastern gasoline traffic men recall was a paring example of what can hap hap- n when a transportation problem lis J tackled kl from manifold angles The big job for the central co co- agency of course would be speeding essential defense II making w-making sure that it got the green light over less important on the loading docks