Show SHIPPERS MEET WEll ATTENDED Nebraskan Presides at Opening Conference in Salt Lake SALT LAME LAKE July S 8 s Ey Tit Tho Associated Moro Moro More than shippers and ISO HO railroad men In charge chargo of freight traffic from Colorado Wyoming Idaho Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska ka and Utah points today Donald D 1 Conn manager ot or th the house relations section of of the American Railway Hallway n association out out- outline out outline line the car needs of or the country to move tho the 1326 1976 harvest arveal Tho The men were wro attending tho the eleventh ele con con- conference con conference ference of th the western shippers shipper nd- nd ad advisory board hoard 11 H D Taylor of the Nebraska state late railway commission presided at the conference I which opened this morning Inthe In the opening conference Taylor explained tho Iho purpose of ot the meet meet- meetIng meeting meeting ing and t problems to bo be ered 1 ered lIe He saI said l the gathering g was called to enable the shippers shipper to in- in inform in inform form torm the railroads 1 of ot their requIre requIre- requIrements nicole ments and In reply the railroads would outline their problems anti their efforts to meet the tho demands Criticism 0 ot of the service and sug- sug sug suggestions g for Cor Improvement ement were Iverel j welcomed On tho the other hand Taylor Informed th Iho thi the railroad feel fed free to make any complaint against tho the practices or of orthe the shippers shippen In other othel words he declared It is a a II operative co move move- movement ment mont to secure direct connection between shipper and carrier that products may bo ho moved to to the market In a 0 more orderly ef- ef efficient ef efficient manner i Various committees from the he sev- sev sev several eral states slates represented at the tha meet meet- meeting meeting ing were to make reports of thel their respective needs during late Ioto afternoon sessions GREETING A I P clow Ble-clow president of ol the Ogden State bank and chairman of tho the Utah State Slate I flanking com corn committee committee of the board opened the th meeting After Atter the tho usual format greetings tho the ae session was turned over to Chairman Taylor Secretary Conn Coon reported that general conditions throughout Ih the country were wera approximately 10 15 per percent percent cent better than thoo a n year ear ago and that the general crop movement would be In excess of last year Car Clr movements of fo for tor the first n 27 2 weeks of or the year were announced as compared with 87 for tor tho thoI I same somo period of last year said W WJ J Smith district manager of ot the car service division Ho lie also said that commodity movements In Ulis section Indicated a 0 healthy Increase 0 oer cr er last yea year r He Ho l Indicated his survey showed the Nebraska wheat crop to be 1 between 3 and bushels or slightly more than last las oar year and that thu tho railroads serving serving ing ing the state have to 2619 cars ea's stored and ady n-ady to lo move the crop 1 REPORTS W iv J 7 Parker chairman of the tho nah Canners association report report- reported reported ed that the C canned tomatoes this year will be 60 per cent less loss than thana II a year oar ago pen peas will be 20 per Jer percent percent cent less wl while lIo eggs and poultry I wilt will require 20 and 23 25 5 per c cent nt more cars than a 0 year ago jU- jU jUgar Su Sugar u gar beets In Utah and Idaho arc ar th three reo per cent less than last year ear Livestock will require cars withIn the tho next few tew months Par ken ker also repot reported d IX IN OTHER STATES ST In Wyoming Smith reported the general economic condition Is rap rap- rapIdly rapidly rap rapidly idly returning to normal Range conditions are arc excellent and hay Is In good shape Livestock herds ore are Increasing An unusually heavy melon crop cropIn cropin cropIn In Colorado will viii require approximately cars to reach the tho mar cur markets markets kela and tho the movement of ot coal will require a 0 month The rho season is advanced for lor Ida Ida- Idaho Idaho Ida ho crops crops There Thero has been a 0 short short- shortage shortage age of moisture and winter wheat wilt will not produce bush bush- bushels bushels bushels els last years year's eus yield About cars will be needed to move the fruits and ond vegetables and the he pota- pota potato pota potato to shipments will fill till cars About bushels bushes of leo peas wilt will also bo prod produced the report saiL said saiLor I or nl |