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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORNING OREGONIAN, ' THURSDAY, ' SEPTEMBER 21, 1916. SHIPPERS CAN AID, 1. SPROULE SAYS RAILROAD OFFICIALS AND LUMBERMEN WHO ATTENDED PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION'S INVESTI- GATION OF CAR SHORTAGE YESTERDAY. 1 - "Northern Rail Lines Planning Interchange of Traffic for Oregon's Relief. 4n Advertisement by The Pullman Company PORTLAND TO BE GATEWAY 12 Object Is to Provide Greater Market "' for Willamette Valley Mills, Say President of South ern Pacific Railway. (Continued From First Page.) could have been relieved had Mr. Mc Gowan and his employes been willing: to load their cars on Sundays. Mr. McGowan replied with more or less heat that ha is willing to work his men on Sundays any time that the South ern Pacific Is willing' to furnish cars, even thougrh he is forced to . pay the men time and a half. Six Promised i Three Sent. He pointed out, too, that on one re - eent Sunday the railroad promised to furnish six cars. He called out enough men to fill those cars. Only three cars showed up. Half the men were not needed, but he had to pay them all the same. President Sproule's testimony at the afternoon session was interesting- and illuminating and reflected the disposi tion of the Southern Pacific to co operate in relieving" the situation. J. N. Teal, attorney for the lumber manufacturers, interrogated Mr. Sproule on the probable effect of opening: the Portland gateway on the car situation and the flow of traffic generally. "We are favorable to an interchange of that kind," replied Mr. Sproule, "and our traffic departments are working on It now. However, I do not look for much relief from that sourse. In times of serious car shortage, like the present, the home line always seems to retain its cars. "We can't expect our neighbors to give us cars that they can use them selves." Cars Per Mile Compared. Mr. Teal pointed out, from a statis tical report at hand, the unfavorable difference In the number of cars per mile owned by the Southern Pacific, compared with other Western roads. "The nifmber of cars per mile is not always a criterion," replied Mr. Sproule. The density of traffio con trols, and when measured by that standard I think you'll find the South ern Pacifio compares favorably with its competitors. "It is always oar policy to build up the industries in our territory," con tinued Mr. Sproule. "For instance, our plan to open the Portland gateway is to furnish a market for the Willamette Valley mills. When we order equip ment we invariably specify that the lumber be purchased from mills, on our line." In discussing the policy of the car riers in giving preference between long-haul and short-haul movements, Mr. Sproule explained that the idea is f.o make each car do the maximum amount of work. If the shippers will help in this respect, he added, they will share with the railroad the bene fits of such a practice. He empha sized that every unnecessary delay either at the loading or the unloading point but added to the shortage and accentuated the diff leulty of 'the Indi vidual shippers. Per Diem Increase Suggested. Mr. Teal asked Mr. Sproule whether an increase in the 45-cent per diem charge which the raMlroads pay one another for holding cars would not tend to relieve the shortage by forcing cars back to their home lines, i Mr. Sproule replied in the negative, saying that in critical periods like the present the carriers will pay almost any price to keep the cars. In past years the Southern Pacifio has started early in the season to assemble all the cars it could, but on accounjr'of the heavy demand In the EasttEls practice has not been possible this year. He added that the heavy movement of com modities destined for export to Eu rope, together with the closing of the Panama Canal, have added materially to the railroad congestion and conse quent car shortage this year. Frank J. Miller, chairman of the com mission, questioned Mr. Sproule re garding the demands made upon the individual cars of the Southern Pacific by thes1ippers. He read from reports that the Southern Pacific averages 14S.O0O ton miles per car, the Burling ton 132,000, the Northern Pacific 114, 000. the Great Northern 106.000 and the Atchison 107,000. Efficiency Compares Favorably. "I conclude from that that the South ern Pacific compares in efficiency very favorably with its neighbors," respond ed Mr. Sproule, smiling. Mr. Miller asked whether competi tive business is given preference over non-competitive business, referring to the fact that many of the mills on the Southern Pacific's Oregon lines are at non-competitive points. "No undue preference," answered Mr. 6proule. Continuing he asserted that' the shortage is common to other roads and to other states. Oregon feels it more, he ventured, because so great a volume of Its business consists of lum ber. "Our aim," he went on, "is to dis tribute the cars equitably between in dustries, between commoditiess and be tween communities. "While we are here discussing this situation as an Oregon matter it really is a world-wide situation. We are ds tressed by It quite, as much as you are. "Our selfish interest ia to provide the shippers with the cars, as It means that much more business for us. "Aside from that we have an enlight ened self-interest in rendering satis factory service. Remedy Hard to Suggest. "As for a remedy, you can see by the evidence that has been presented here today how hard a nut that is to crack." Mr. Sproule explained, as had been done earlier in the day by Mr. Scott, that the Southern Pacific now has ready for delivery from the manufac turers an aggregate of 3500 freight cars, which will afford substantial re lief. He explained that the preponderance of traffio in Oregon alwaya is out hound, and pointed again to the fact that at present the company Is sending E0 cars a day into Oregon from Cali fornia to provide relief for local ship pers. "In what other way on earth can you handle the Oregon business, so long as the preponderance, is outbound?" in , terrupted Air. Teal. Mr. Sproule thought that other con siderations entered into the situation. For instance, he said that Oregon mer chants are inclined to send their goods oy water, depriving the railroad of this business, yet expect the railroad at all times to furnish cars to handle Oregon products. Extra Cars Still to Come. Before leaving the stand Mr. Sproule assured the Commission and the lumber na that the praotice of sending 60 I'll '-' '.i - r'l-1 ' V.,. v;- ,S v.. . ;-v , A A f-I I'll" s - j tf ' 'Vfe 3'' W I Vl ! r, f y '"A - a r V ys? 'n v.-.f I 1 f" 3 J-"' K r 1 Jf yrl 'vi:A " i (1) A. C. Dixon, Managrer Booth-Kelly Lumber Company. 2) j. K. Richardson, Sent hern Pacific Car Service Aarent. S) C. "V Mrtrn, Asuiitaat Superintendent Sonthern Pacific. (4) W . R. Scott, Operating: Vice-President. (5) H. 1 "Walter, Chief Clerk, Operating Department. (O) Jay S. Hamilton, Black Rork Lumber Company. (T) J. H. Dyer, Assistant General Ma nager Southern Pacific. 8 J. C. McDonald, Assistant Superintendent of Trans portation. (0) Ben C. Dey, General Attorney. 10) W. S. Vlten, Car Distributor. extra empty cars Into Oregon every day will be continued as long as pos sible. Iu response to a question from Mr. Teal, he branded as ridiculous the re port that the Southern Pacific would withdraw some of its lumber orders from the Western Oregon mills in an attempt to relieve the shortage. Mr. Scott had made similar denial of the rumor earlier in the day. "We wouldn't think of such a thing," Insisted Mr. Sproule, "We shall con tinue to place our lumber orders with the Oregon mills and other mills on our line." "We were quite sure of that." as sured Mr. Teal, "we merely wanted to give you public opportunity to refute the report. Long Prosperity Here Predicted. Mr. Teal sought to impress upon Mr. Sproule and the other Southern Pacific officials that the future development of the lumber industry of the North west will be centered principally In the Willamette Valley. "I am aware of that," said Mr. Sproule. "I have just passed 10 days in the Valley and other parts of West ern Oregon, and never saw the district look so prosperous. I am satisfied that Oregon is on the eve of substantial and long-continued prosperity." Mr. Dyer gave a detailed report of the car situation as it is today and as it has been at various times within the last few months. He insisted that California is suffering from a shortage quite as severe as that in Oregon, and quoted figures to show that the South ern Pacific operates its cars with great er than the average dispatch. The figures are 46.6 miles & day for the Southern Pacific and 24 miles a day for the United States as a whole. He said that an aggregate of 2135 empty cars have been moved into Ore gon from California since July 1, and pointed out that the longshoremen's strike tod the movement of troops has thrown an additional burden on the road. Mueb Lumber Ordered Here. Mr. Dyer read from his report, with apparent pride, that the Southern Pa cific has placed orders for 13,500,000 feet of lumber with the Western Ore gon mills since the first of the year enough to fill 750 cars alone. This con sisted of 4,465,000 feet of car material and 8,935,000 feet of ties. The balance was for piling. Figures presented by Mr. Dyer show ing the cars per mile of line owned by the various roads also reflected fa vorably on the Southern Pacific as fol lows: North Bank, 1.1: Western Pa cific. 1.2; Salt Lake route, 2.8; O.-W. R. & N. Co., 4.1; Santa Fe, 5.6; Southern Pacific, 5.6; Canadian Pacific, 6.8; Northern Pacific, 7.8. The cars owned per 100,000-ton miles, as shown by Mr. Dyer's figures are: Southern railroads, 1.1; Santa Fe, 1; Southern Pacific, .9; Northern Pacific, ,.9;. Milwaukee, .8; Rock Island, .8; Union Pacific system, .8; Pennsylvania, .7; Baltimore & Ohio, .7; Burlington, .6. Galveston Congestion Cited.' Mr. Scott, who was on the stand through the greater part of the morn ing, covered much of the same ground gone over by Mr. Sproule and Mr. Dyer in the afternoon. He admitted, in re sponse to questions by Mr. Miller and Mr. Teal, that the recent congestion cf cars at Galveston was partially re sponsible for the present shortage, and agreed that the demurrage against such cars should be increased with a view of releasing them. Preliminary to the formal presenta tion of evidence, Mr. Miller explained the purpose of the proceedings. He said it was not particularly to relieve the present shortage, but rather to prevent recurrences. The full commission, consisting of Mr. Miller, Thomas K. Campbell and H. H. Corey, officiated. It is probable that the" case will be completed today. , The following Southern Pacific offi cials attended: William Sproule. president; W. R. Scott, vice-president and general manager, San Francisco, Cal: Ben C. rey, general attor ney; I B. (Moors, agent, Boieburg; II. Montgomery, agent, Albany; M. France, agent, Springfield; N. P. Stewart, car dis tributor, Shasta division; . K. A. lilrscn. lnspe-tor, Portland: c. E. Brown, agent, Klamath Falls: J. H. Oyer, assistant general manager, Portland: G. W. James, agent. Xewberg; George Godfrey, agent, Wendllng; G. K. Richardson, superintendent transpor tation, Portland; E. 2. Mote, manager car demurrage bureau, San Francisco; T. "W. Younger, superintendent, Sacramento; A. J. Van Waning, car distributor, Portland; W. S, Bean. Brooklyn; Q. F. Mills, agent Cot tage Grove; A. A. Mickel, agent, Salem; I. N. Woods, agent. Dallas: William S. tj"Reu, Portland; H. A. Hinshaw, general freight agent. Portland; C. W. Martyn, as sistant superintendent, Portland; It. A. Jones, Summit. Lumbermen In attendance were: F. G. Donaldson, traffio manager Wil lamette Valley Lumbermen's Association; J. N. Teal, attorney Willamette Valley Lumbermen's Association; J. O. Bailey, as sistant Attorney-General; R. L. Donald, Val ley & Sileta Railroad; C J. Harrison, Sum mit Mill Company, Summit; R Jl. Cowden, Sllverton Lumber Company, Sllverton; Charles K. Sapuldlng, Spaulding Logging Company. Portland; L. S. Hill, Brown Lum ber Company, Cottage Grove; S. B. Cobb, Standard Box Lumber Company, Portland; O. T. Currier. Leona Mills Lumber Com pany. Leona. Or.; Carl E. Fischer, Sheridan Lumber Company; Jay Hamilton, Great Western Lumber Company, Black Rock; L J. Wentworth, Portland Lumber Com pany; J.- c. Bracher, vice-president Sher idan Lumber Company; George T. Gerllnger, Willamette Valley Lumber Company, Dallas; J. R. Shaw, Hammond Lumber Company, Mill City; o. K. Kult, Mult Lumber Com pany. Mullno; E. L. Sechrlst, Balston Ware house, Balaton; 1. A. Wilson. Northwest Fruit Products Company Galem; H. J Elliott, manager Perrydale Flouring Mill Company. Perrydale: J. E. Moor, assistant sales manager Oregon Portland Cement Company. Portland; H. S. Glle. Salem- T J Seufert. Coast P.ange Lumber Company" A C. Dixon, Booth-Kelly Lumber Company. Eugene; R. E. Lewis. Hammond Lumber Company, Mill City; Charles McGowan. Ewauna Box Company, Klamath Falls: S M. Baenard, Buxton Lumber Company, Bux ton; N. J. Sykes. Charles K. Spaulding Logging Company. Portland: H. C. Clair, Twin Falls Logging Company, Portland. CAR SHORTAGE HITS BAKER Three Stills Say They May Be Forced to Stop at End of Week. BAKER, Or., Sept. 20 (Special.) Facing the possibility of closing down their mills unless there is immediate relief from car shortage. Baker lumber dealers are making protests to Portland officials of the O.-W. R. & N. Co. They say that if relief does not come quickly three of the largest mills will be farced to stop running at the end of this week because storage space will be filled with products awaiting ship ment. Charles T. Early, manager of the Oregon Lumber Company, telegraphed the car service agent at Portland to day appealing for relief and Leon Stod dard, of the W. H. Eccles Company, will go to Portland tonight to protest to the O.-W. R, fe N. officials. A. L. Kennon, of the Baker White Pine Com pany, says his requests have brought no definite promise of relief. Orain shippers here have been able to get cars but Haines reported a shortage. CAR SHORTAGE HEID SERIOUS V Decrease In Westward Movement of Exports Is Chief Cause. SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 20. Trans continental railways terminating here are facing the most serious car short age since 1907, it was announced to day. Railroad officials said decrease In the westward movement of export freight and increased demand for cars for moving lumber, flour i and wheat are responsible for the Bhortage. The scarcity of ships on the Pacific, causing large quantities of Pacific Coast products ordinarily sent by water to be shipped overland, increases the strain on the railroads. The United States is supplying England with poplar timber for making matches which Is preferred to the aspen wood for merly obtained In Russia. Two cargoes of 600,000 xectief poplar have been shipped. SPEAKERS Iff COME Hughes Alliance Invites Three Representatives. RAILWAYS REDUCE RATES Nearly 1000 Branches Will Be En titled to Send Delegates .to Meeting to Be Held in Portland October 7. At the request of the officials of the Oregon state branch of the National Hughes Alliance, the Republican State Central Committee, through Secretary E. D. Baldwin, has asked the three Ore gon Representatives in Congress to ad dress the state-wide conference of the Alliance to be held In Portland Octo ber 7. Telegraphic replies to the invita tion are expected to arrive today. J. K. Gill, state president of the UifATER LEVEL OwSGODES $72 $60 NORTH BANK ROAD 50 to CHICAGO and RETURN to ST.PAUL or KANSAS CITY and Return, and Corresponding Low Round Trips to All Eastern Points Daily till Sept. 30. Return Limit Oct. 31. TWO FAST TRAINS DAILY, .' 7 :10S: 9:55 CALIFORNIA S. S. " Great Northern "and " Northern Pacific " Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. North Bank Ticket Office Fifth and Stark. Safety is an important le ment in the service afforded by the Pullman Company, and includes not only the safeguarding against loss of life or injury through railway disaster, but. the protection of health against contagious diseases. All cars 'used by the Pullman Company are built in its own shops and represent the experience of fifty consec utive years of car-construction. f Built of the most enduring materials, designed to resist the most violent shocks and to .withstand every con ceivable x strain, the Pullman car affords the "traveling public the greatest assurance of safety Not only is the Pullman car designed for strength; but no effort or expense is spared to make each car as. completely -sanitary as possible. Smooth painted surfaces, sanitary floors, the avoidance of heavy hangings and superfluous upholstery, scientific ventilation and adequate screening eliminate as far as possible the dust and dirt of railway travel. Systematic mechanical cleaning combined with frequent thorough chemical fumigation,, maintain each-car in a constant - state of cleanliness and sanitation. Alliance, will preside at the two busi ness sessions of the state conference. These will be held in the morning and afternoon of October 7 and will be fol lowed by a big rally in the evening, when National issues are to be dis cussed uy Representatives McArthur, Hawley and Sinnott. Each Is to make a half hour address. Nearly 100 branches of the Alliance In Oregon will be entitled to. send delegates to the conference. Through T. B. Neuhausen, vice-chairman of the Hughes campaign committee, an ar rangement has been made with all railroads in the state for a one and one-third rate for the occasion. Charters Are Received. Charters for all of the local branches organized to date have been received at state headquarters from New Tork and are now being forwarded to the temporary chairmen of the branches. All of the Oregon branches will hold meetings within the next week for the purpose of electing permanent officers and delegates to the state-wide con ference and adopting bylaws. The officers of the Sherwood branch, which was organized Tuesday evening with a charter membership of 196, are: Chairman, L. S. McConnell; vice-chairman. J. A. Chapman; secretary. B. H. Tooze; treasurer, Mrs. "W. J. Do d son. The Forest Grove branch starts with a membership of 166. It was organized by Walter I Tooze, Sr., with the co operation of State Committeeman Thomas H. Tongue, Jr., the officers being; chairman. W. J. R. Beach; vice chairman. Mrs. Agnes S. Hines; secre tary. Miss Mamie lxomis; treasurer. H.' R. Bernard. Other branches have been formed BMKK' HOT WATER ROSY COMPLEXHON 8aya wo can't help but look better and feel better after an Inside bath, a To look one's best and feel one's best is to enjoy an Inside bath each morn ing to flush from the system the pre vious day's waste, sour fermentations and poisonous toxins before it Is ab sorbed into the blood. Just as coal, when it burns, leaves behind a cer tain amount of Incombustible material in the form of ashes, so the food and drink taken each day leave In the ali mentary organs a certain amount of Indigestible material, which If not elim inated, form toxlps and poisons which are then sucked into the blood through the very ducts which are intended to suck in only nourishment to sustain the body. If you want to see the glow of healthy bloom in your cheeks, to sea your skin get clearer and clearer, you are told to drink every morning upon arising, a glass of hot water with, a teaspoonful of limestone phosphate in it. which is a harmless means of wash ing the waste material and toxins from the stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels, thus cleansing, sweetening and purify ing the entire alimentary tract, before putting more food Into the stomach. Men and women with sallow skins, liver spots, pimples or pallid complex ion, also those who wake up with a coated tongue, bad taste, nasty breath, others who are bothered with head aches, bilious spells, acid stomach or constipation should begin this phos phated hot water drinking and are as sured of very pronounced results in one or two weeks. A quarter pound of limestone phos phate costs very little at the drug store but is sufficient to demonstrate that Just as soap and hot water cleanses, purifies and freshens the skin on the outside, eo hot water ud limestone phosphate act on the inside organs. We must always consider that internal sanitation is vastly more ira- ; portant than outside cleanliness. be- cause the skin pores do not absorb j impurities into the blood, while the J bowel pores do. Adv. with the following temporary officers: Hillsboro Chairman, W. N. Barrett; vice-chairman, Mrs. Grace A. Wood; secretary. E. J. McAlear; treasurer. Mrs. Annie M. Imbrie. St. Helens Chairman, M. 'Saxon; vice-chairman. J. G. Manning; sec retary. Miss Leona M. Perkins; treas urer, Mrs. Elizabeth Isblster. Sheridan--Chairman, I. S. Dilley; vice-chairman, Mrs. Roscoe Fields, secretary. Otto W. Heider; treasurer, Mrs. Flora Knickerbocker. SAVE 31.00 TODAY REGULAR $4.00 ELECTRIC IRONS $3.00 This is our ladies' spe cial Iron, which sells regularly for four dol lars. Eight under the handle on the Iron is a thermometer, which tells you the exact heat of the Iron. No more scorched silk waists or other dainty pieces. It comes in a six-pound weight, complete with cord and plug. It has a hot-point, cool handle and is evenly balanced. Specially Priced for Dollar Day $3.00 n H B ALSO We offer four of our EDISON MAZDA LAMPS either 10, 15, 25 or 40 watt. These Lamps will give three times the light, of carbon lamps without increasing your light qq STUBBS ELECTRIC CO. Sixth at Pine. We Deliver. 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