Show Rail ail Competition Callon Is s Elim Local Locally To Help Uncle Sam Local officials of the various railroads met this morning at at tho the state capitol to discuss t tha 13 railroad railroad rail rail- road situation with regard to the taking over of the railroads by bv the government and ana the best methods by v thich the railroads may give their support and assistance to the tha government in conducting th the busIness business business busi busI- ness of the railroads It was decided that all competition tion as far as possible should be eliminated for the bettering of traffic In and out of the tormina's s. s By the elimination of f competition the traffic will be distributed evenly evenly evenly even even- ly u td nd there will wm not be congestion on one r road ad while there is a dearth of traffic on another The question was also discussed as to whether railroads should make male the routing of shipments by bythe bythe bythe the shipper subservient ent to the lo local local lo- lo cal railroad situation It was waa ar argued argued argued ar- ar gued that while the shipper may have a preference as to the routing of his goods he is not acquainted with the railroad situation tion and it was urged that rout J routings gS be 11 10 and shipments routed as astha s the tha situation at that time Ime demands The meeting In the capItol was ii to line Une with similar meetings held throughout the country and deemed necessary and helpful by bythe bythe bythe the government |