Show f ADOO D ASKS UTAH BOARD TO 10 SPEED I UNLOADING Utilities Commissi n Org d dI to Facilitate Movement I of Traffic t i i. i I All All' shippers s in Utah are arc rc a asked ked t to with the government In int facilitating t c the movement traffic of-traffic by loading cars as quickly as possible after ter ter reaching destination according tg to a n wire received by the tho state public utilities commission today from WilIlam Wil- Wil VilI I Ilam m G G. McAdoo l director general of railroads Eup ELp j Up to a few tew months ago ngo complaint was general that demurrage claims s were piling up several shippers failing falling to tb unload cars as promptly ly lyls as ls' desired With Ith a car shortage being acutely felt throughout the country the public Utilities commission August 21 last trailed a circular to the shippers point point- ff i tg g out the time need of their hastening the release of the rolling The Oregon Short Line railroad ha had 1 1 1840 0 of cars waiting to b be beun- beun un- un l ded for more than six nays Hays in October Octo Octo- b ber r while in November demurrage octo-j octo was d' d doted ted only on on 1429 cars of D' D moved oved The Los Angeles Salt Lake railroad failed to reduce reduce demurrage t tar for r while cars of were held l In i October of ot were w were re detained tor six days or more in an November The Tooele Valley railroad reported 8 cars qt 1037 as liable for demurrage claim I fil in November compared with of 1131 cars the preceding month The report In general shows that the shippers of Utah have heeded the I ea of the national administration 4 according cording to the public utilities com- com mission As Asa a result of quick release i more cars have been available for the t I movement of traffic f iThe The four railroads named above have I ken been en taken as a fair indication of the steps taken to assist in the facilitating of f traffic and at the same time to congestion All four lines connect conn connect con con- I n ct with smelters and heretofore the heaviest demurrage claims were were- writ writ- against them Merchandise and general commodities commodities I I ties are now being removed from cars as ts speedily as possible the consignees not waiting for the hour forty-eight-hour limit to approach before beginning to unload While the public utilities commission commis commis- sion Ston is gratified to know that the shipp shippers ship ship- p pers rs are realizing their duty to their t country in making cars available for forise forise ise vise in quick time It again requests that speed be exercised In all cases It asks the cooperation of all shippers to tot I t the ibe e end that the governments government's order spay be followed out to the letter Incidentally In Incidentally In- In dentallY it has replied to Mr McAdoo McAdoo McAdoo Mc Mc- Adoo that it is instructing prompt at- at f fention to shipments and that the government will be he given the wholes wholehearted whole- whole s I hearted beart support of the commission The he wire from Mr McAdoo as 1 general of railroads follows I beg to call your our attention to the I order Just issued Issued Issued-an an order Imperatively demanded as a war treasure Measure The country is suffering I from om in congestion due to a failure to to I M. M load cars and unless each eacIl shipper I erectly concerned gives gIvE's definite help bpd the evil cannot be he I remedied You can be of great service ervice in this I have been much gratified at ate uie e assurances of general cooperation Ie w from state commis commissions lons and from om President Niles and Mr Elm- Elm their representative in Wash ash ington and I take the liberty liberts' therefore therefore there there- there there-I fore of asking your jour fullest aid and cooperation in the enforcement of this order I |