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Show CRITICISES CAR i DELAY IN OGDEN 'Denver Millers Threaten to Have Grain Shipped Different Route Poor car service In the Ogden railroad rail-road yards may result In the biilln of cars of Krain to other destinations, destina-tions, according to J. M O'Neill, general gen-eral manager of the W. R. Parln company. In speaking of the shortage of cars land the delays. Mr. O'Neill today said "T. A. Dlnkel, traffic manager of the LoiiRmont Farmers' Milling Elevator company at Denver, Colo.. I telephoned us oti Friday, November iin, asking our assistance in moving ! 10 cars of wheat out of the Ogden I yards. He stated that their mill at Denver would be forced to close If they were not able to gel these cars in a very short time. "We Immediately took the matt r up with the Oregon Short Line officials, offi-cials, explaining the desperate situation. sit-uation. Investigation of this matter showa that this wheat was billed from Idaho to Denver, to stop al ' 'gd ns for praln inspection. It further shows thai these 10 cars were seriously delayed de-layed In Ogden yards One car was delayed 10 days, four cars were ae-' layed three days each, three cars were , delayed four days each, and one car was delayed five days, after they had I been inspected by tho grain bureau. J 'We personally made Inspection of , Oregon Short Line yards al Ogdn, 1 and could not see any congestion thut would warrant the serious delay to these cars. In conversallon with Mr. Dlnkel, lie said that It was their in-! lentlon In the future to bill these (.ars to PocatellO, Idaho, for grain Inspection, Instead of Ogden, on ac- count of poor service accorded to I these cars. ! "In our estimation, Ogden is in Ideal railroad center and the facilities facili-ties afforded at this terminal should certainly Increase the business through Off-en, Instead of turning it away. We have called this matter to tho I attention of Oregota Short I.lne officials. offi-cials. n hopes that they will improve their service In tn ogden yards, and arc satisfied if the Denver grain peo-1 pie can be assurei of more prompt inovement of their wheat at Ogd mi they will permit all of their shipments to move here for inspection, lnstea 1 of Pocutcl'.o." |