Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-01-22 | Page 12 | Says M' Adoo Plan Helped Railroads

SAYS PLAN HELPED RAILROADS That the time cleanup week eek for lor or rail rail- roads Inaugurated by Director General General Gen Gen- eral McAdoo and just completed has materially aided the th e the raIlroads aUroa s of ot the countr country Is the belief of T. T S. S Icy ley in charge of ca ca caf service for for tue Oregon Short Line Lin railroad Final check on the results of the wee weeks week's Ies Ie's work workS which began January 14 and ended yesterday was made madl this tIlls j morning Although results In figures on the Oregon Short Line show that there thero are Just about lOO fewer cars of freight on the line Une than last week weel according to Mr Kinnersley the conditions on the road are nearly perfect Congestion tion on all lines lineR and at terminals is below normal There has has' been a perceptible Improvement Improvement Im tm- Im- Im provement on Eastern lines Mr Kinnersley Kin Kin- says since the close of cleanup week although the embargo of Eastern lines Jines on all c commodities ex except except ex- ex copt muni munitions I livestock perishable goods and food for human consumption tion lion is still in existence Con Considerable congestion still exists Inthe Inthe in inthe the East and Middle West Vest but Is rapidly rapIdly rapIdly rap- rap Idly beIn being cleared up The conditions in the West Vest he says Rays are better than thanin in any previous year The new demurrage rates ordered by bythe bythe the tIle government since the government control are now in effect The new rates which are double the former ones and anti established with a view of eliminating delay elay were made effective yes yes- es