Deseret Evening News | 1907-08-27 | Page 2 | Congestion Imminent

CONGESTION Shipments of or Cattle Prove o to tn railroad officials are becoming apprehensive lost lest there thero will be a congee of if shipping livestock k from tho the inter mountain region In the tho near nr future The that there IH la much less activity In inthis this him than normal and whereas the usual hipping periods oes are definitely from Aug 1 l to the IS 15 there has hns Leen Ien een very little stock moved nond conversant with the generally teem leem to be at a 1 loss lo to tu account for Cr the inactivity of ot the shippers except to Infer that the thu cattle i 1111 ni 1 owners are wilting Waiting for tor a II hotter bettor mArket Should ho tho th nul kol lisa suddenly It U Is clim claimed d that It l will bo ho Impossible to 10 take earn care ot if C tho the shipments for It Is II explained by bythe bythe the ho railroad men that there are aio not deck sheep p cars earIC to handle tho the regular shipments on un short notice nollee Anticipating tho the cite car shortage many ship Cera pers have 10 ordered and received r elved their ears cars but hut are aro not lending landing or any nil pretensions toward shipping shipping II has been done donn over tho the Snit Salt Lake and tim tho Rio Grande Orande for Cor Omaha Chicago and Kansas Kansan City and It t Is reported some Rome of ot cattle oattla have bent pen contracted for tor hy by h LOR Angeles packers a