Ogden Daily Standard | 1917-07-06 | Page 6 | Electric Line is Supplied with Cars

ELECTRIC LINE IS SUPPLIED WITH US Fruit growers on tho line of tho Ogden, Logan and Idaho railway need havo no fear that thero will bo a shortago of cars to movo the fruit. This was tho Information obtained at tho offices of tho company today. With berries and cherries about ready to ship to the eastern markets, it Is anticipated that tho farmers will need between thirty and forty cars to move these crops. As the electric lino is a member of tho American Railway association, they havo the same rights as regards foreign cars as have the steam roads. By paying the per diem rato on cars belonging to other roads, they aro entitled en-titled to the use of the cars. This being be-ing the case, when there is a demand for cars the 0. L. and I. Is in a position posi-tion to get them. j While tho road has put in an or- der for new cars, they havo been able to handle their local business fairly well. With a great deal of eastern freight being shipped to points along the line, they are able to use the cars carrying this freight for their own purposes. pur-poses. As soon as a car is unloaded, unload-ed, it is Immediately loaded again and thus the local business is taken care of.