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DEFINITE LIMITS FOR
TIME ZONES WANTED
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ORDER EXPECTED SOON
Eastern Oregon, Idaho, Montana!
Will Be Affected by New
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THE SUNDAY OltEGOXIAN. PORTLAND. N0VE3IBEK 17, 1918.
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OREGOXIAX NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. Nov. It. Fixing definite time
sone limits to be uniformly observed
In all parts ef the United States has
been occupying the attention of the
Interstate Commerce Commission for I
several months, and an order Is ex-
pected shortly which will make radi
cal differences In time in a rreat many
localities. Farts ot Eastern Oregon.
Idaho and Montana will undoubtedly
be affected.
Up to last Spring, there was no au
thority of law whatever for the fixing
of time sones. Thaf Is to say, the
points at which one must change his I
watch forward or backward as he
Journeys east or west has been fixed
by the various railroad companies to
suit their own local convenience. The
oretically, the division between Eas
tern and Central, and between Cen
tral and Mountain time, and between
Mountain and Pacific time are located
on certain meridians.
Peeatelle Llaa.
Pocatello. Idaho, is on the meridian
where the time should be changed be
tween t'.e Mountain and Pacific zones.
but in practice watches are changed at
Huntington by people going over the
Oregon Short Line, tor local conve
nience. Mountain time has been ex
tended as far west as Burns. Farther I
north the true meridian passes near
Cut Bank. Helena and Butte. Montana;
Ilaho Falls. Black Foot and Pocatello.
Idaho; and Ogden. Salt Lake and Delta
Utah. In practice, however, clocks are
changed at points near the west line
of Montana and the east line of Oregon
and California.
One of the most remarkable of the
variations from the meridian division
of time zones is seen In the Gulf states.
In the northern part of the United
Etates. Eastern time is observed as far
went mr. Detroit, but down on the Gulf
there is no Eastern time, for Central
time includes all of Florida and ex
tends as far west as El Paso. Texas.
In that sectlo of tLe United States.
therefore, the clocks are running on
the same schedule across nearly two-
thirdJ of the length of the country.
Tine Zoaes Flaaned.
It is understood that Commissioner
Clyde B. Altchlson. formerly a member
ef the Oregon Railroad Commission.
was assigned to the task of supervis
ing the establishment of time sones.
Under his direction a large number of
hearings have been held in various
parts of the United Statea Railroad
- operators, bankers and publle officials
were the persons chiefly consulted.
It is also understood that two gen
eral principles were adopted in fixing
the sone boundaries. First, that large
cities would not be placed on the zone
line. and. second, that in the case of
towns on a railroad running north and
south, an effort would be made to get
all of them within the same rnne so
that all railroad stations on foe line
would observe the came standard time.
Large Cities Avoided.
prevent confusion where small towns i
adjacent to the large city on one aid
observes one time while those on th
other side will observe the other, tb
difrcrenre In the two times being on
hour. The least confusion will resul
If the sone lines are run in eueh a wy
-that large city Is some distance in
side the sone limit.
While there Is no intimation as to
the exact lines that will be established
la the Paciflo Northwest, it may be
predicted, in view of the effort of the
commission to follow the meridian as
nearly as possible, that the time
change on western railroads will occu
in the vicinity of Pocatello, Helena,
Butte and Salt Lake rather than far
ther west as at present. If this should
occur, residents of towns between po
catello and Huntington, and between
Helena and the western line of Mon
tana will find their clocks set ahead
one hour. What is now 12 o'clock
noon, will then be only 11 A. M.
Castle Rock Will Sing.
CASTLE ROCK. Wash, Nov. 18.
(Special.) The Woman's Council ot
Xefense of Castle Rock is arranging
for Castle Rock's part in the commun
ity sing to be held at 4 o clock Thanks
riving day In every state and county in
the Nation. Mtas Ines Underhill has
been appointed dueetor and Rev. W, .
Tiossman will lead the slnglnr.
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