THE 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.
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"Northern Rail Lines Planning
Interchange of Traffic
for Oregon's Relief.
4n Advertisement by
The Pullman Company
PORTLAND TO BE GATEWAY
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Object Is to Provide Greater Market
"' for Willamette Valley Mills,
Say President of South
ern Pacific Railway.
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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
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(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
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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
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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.
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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
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is to enjoy an Inside bath each morn
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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
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the very ducts which are intended to
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teaspoonful of limestone phosphate in
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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.
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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
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Sheridan--Chairman, I. S. Dilley;
vice-chairman, Mrs. Roscoe Fields,
secretary. Otto W. Heider; treasurer,
Mrs. Flora Knickerbocker.
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