Show RUSH EMPTY CARS CARSTO CARSTO TO RELIEVE GRAIN ORDER McAdoo to Facilitate Immediate Immediate Immediate Im Im- Im- Im mediate Shipment From All Western Points To fo facilitate immediate shipment of grain and products made of grain to Americas America's war associates W. W G. G McAdoo McAdoo Mc Mc- Adoo Moo director general of railroads has issued a a. general order to the heads of Eastern railroads demanding that all available boxcars and all equipment necessary to operate the boxcars be rushed to Western Vestern lines at once giving giving giving ing priority to Illinois Minnesota Montana Missouri Iowa North Dakota Dakota Da Da- Da kota and Kansas according to a telegram telegram telegram tele tele- gram received yesterday by R. R V. V Platt vice president and general manager manager manager man man- ager of the Oregon Short Line Farmer and grain dealers as well as officials agents traffic representatives representatives and anI commercial have been asked to aid In the work of prompt loading This order does not apply to merchandise merchandise mer nier- chandise in less than carload lots print paper or pap paper r pulp The order follows On account of the vital necessity of gathering and forwarding immediately immediately imme imme- all available grain and grain products for our armies and allies abroad you ou will for tor the pres present nt give preference and priority In furnishing furnishing furnishing fur fur- boxcars for grain and grain products in the state of Illinois Minnesota Minnesota Min Mm Montana Missouri 1 Iowa North Dakota Nebraska Oklahoma Wisconsin South Dakota Kansas with the exception of leas lets than carloads carloads carloads car car- loads merchandise print paper and I paper The regional director of Eastern railroads has been een instructed I to rush rash empty boxcars to to Western Vestern lines Hues in preference Please secure the cooperation of grain dealers farmers and interested communities to facilitate facilitate tate ate accumulation and prompt loading load- load lug ing ng of all kinds of grain Have traffic traffic traffic fic representatives and station agents aid in this work Supplementing this Regional Director Director Director tor added the following in submitting the order to local railroad officials This means that to the extent necessary necessary essar essary to fill requirements all available available available avail avail- able boxcars equipment suitable for use in handling these commodities will be confined to this class of fic ftc Preference and priority in car supply means preference and priority in movement of this thiH class of traffic over everything except fuel and fuel oil Please see that all officers agents traffic representatives and other interested are in instructed in- in ted as to every detail of this order and that they are also instructed to secure the full cooperation of grain dealers farmers communities commercial commercial com corn mercial organizations etc in order that there may be no failure of ac accomplishing accomplishing no- no the desired result |