Show CAR i if f I Ir r I I l LOOMS M Hm I I WAS WARN Despite the fact that the he railroad administration adminIstration ad- ad i minIstration has more cars cats at its command com com- command mand than ever before a serious transportation transI transportation trans- trans I I shortage threatens accordi accord- accord i I I ing to a direct statement received to tolay toI today to- to lay day from Walker D D. Hines limes director i of railroads by the local office i of the Denver w Rio Grande i Excessive e business on one side with restricted railroad development on the theother I other is the cause cause set forth Following Following Follow Follow- ing is Mr l Hines Hines' statement I The Th railroads of ot the country are arenow arenow now doing heavier business for the 1 present season of the year than was ever done in the history of the railroads railroads rail- rail roads loads in norma normal years and practically as heavy business as was done at this season in 1918 which exceeded all previous years They have hae more cars in actual ser ser- v Ice after excluding cars held out ser ser-I of I service for Cor rep repairs than in 1917 or 1918 While the bad ad order car situation was greatly embarrassed embarrasS by the extensive extensive exten exten- extensive sive strikes among in August I the percentage of bad order cars is rapidly improving I There was an increase of carsin cars in serviceable condition between I August 16 and October 4 1 of this this' increase were added in to the week endIng end- end ing October 4 While the freight freight bUM business business busi- busi ness is as heavy as this time I last year ear the railroad admin in performing that business is is Un- Un avoidably d deprived of many exceedingly exceeding exceeding- ly Iy important aids which it was able Mole to utilize last year One of these is the zoning of coal coil i which last year compelled consumers rR to take their co coal l from nearby mines and thereby greatly increase the efficiency eUi- eUi cincy of coal transportation This advantage advantage ad- ad vantage has now now necessarily necessarily been lost because the coal zoning was terminated last llast winter Another is that last year there was much heavier loading of many important commodities than It has been possible to secure this year and tho the result Is s that hat under existing conditions more cars have to be bo used for th the same amount of traffic than was used last year There are various other important respects in which traffic was controlled in the Interest of the war last year so as to get the maximum results out of rail roll transportation and with the return of peace conditions and the resulting consistency of or public sentiment upon release from war time restrictions these advantages have been lost The fact that there is still a shortage short short- age in rail transportation Is due to the Continued on pogo page 3 CAR SHORTAGE Continued from page 1 1 condition that the amount of ot business offering is far in excess of ot the transportation transportation trans trans- n facilities of ot the country This always has been true true true-in tn this country in times of ot heavy business inthe In Inthe Inthe the autumn months except last year when the matter could be be I and was controlled with an iron hand with a aview aview I view solely to war w war r ne necessities A At t the same time railroad facilities have not expanded to the extent required In the public Interest Even prior to the war railroad facilities were not equal to the demand During the war the addition addition ad- ad i of new facilities was greatly tI I restricted ic- ic e- e by scarcity of material and labor Since the war wal it has been impossible impossible im impossible im- im I possible to enter upon or carry out any i extensive program for enlargement of ot I railroad because of ot the uncertainty uncertainty uncertainty un un- un- un certainty as to the status of the rail rail- roads |