Show Shippers Urged To Economize on Oil Freight Car Space No railroad cars having been built since the declaration of ot war against Germany local railroads railroads' are urging shippers to economize on space in order that the car shortage may not grow dangerously dangerously dangerously danger danger- acute According to a circular circular circular cir cir- cular sent out by the railroad administration administration ad ad- ministration a review of the loading loadIng loadIng load- load Ing of ot perishable freight particularly particularly particularly apples and potatoes for the first week of ot this month reveals the fact that a large proportion of the refrigerator cars used are being be- be beIng being be be- ing under loaded to a very considerable considerable considerable consid consid- erable extent Last season during the war pe period period period pe- pe instructions were issued that thata a minimum of ot pounds be fixed for potato shipments from the states of Idaho and Utah from October 16 15 to March l 15 16 It having een determined that such a minimum minimum minimum mini mini- mum load could be safely transported transported transported trans trans- ported without damage to the loadIng loading load load- Ing while on apples It was decided decided decided de de- that pounds bulk or boxes could be bo safely loaded in a car These Instructions were cancelled cancelled cancelled can can- celled when the food tood administration tion ceased to function but the local lo local local lo- lo cal railroads maintain that an Immense immense immense Im im- mense saving in cars can be effected ef effected et- et if it shippers will load them th-em to the minimum specified or as near thereto as possible |