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Show m JilblllKoL I CESSES TO BE ! PROBLEM, U Speaker Gives Insight on Conditions Con-ditions Recently Prevailing On Railroads WASHINGTON, Nov. io. The buck of the car shortage has been broken. Clyde Aitchlson of th' Interstate commerce, commission, declared before the annual convention today of the Association As-sociation of National Railway and Utilities Util-ities C'ommls.sloncrs. As a result of the efforts of railroad operators and employes, with llir as:iistanc of the shipper.-, and under the policy laid down by the commission, Mr. Altchl-I son sulii. "we arc now facing 'he pot-slbility pot-slbility of a surplus of eaulpnient " Mr. Aitchlson declared the general1 pvildle would never 'know "how close' the rail and water transportation sys-1 tcmc of the United States came to a complete cessation of functioning In the industrial heart ol the country, the result of the strikes, beginning in April, and which continued in dimln-, IshlnK force until mid-Mimmcr. "The present financial situation," Mr. Aitchlson asserted, "coupled with h. apparent downward trend of construction con-struction costs, makes It seem prudent not to engage upon any undue or! avoidable construction problem until i conditions become more normal and seemingly there can bo no letttlng down in the interstate use of equipment equip-ment to make the existing traneporta- j tlotl machine operate at a 100 per cent, load faci'ir. |