Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 11, 1920, Page 5

kb | The Nicolaysen Lumber Co. RAIL EQUIPMENT PROBLEM URGED Railroad Committee of National! Chamber of Commerce Appeals for Co-Operation in Trans- Portation Aid An urgent appeal to the manufac: turers and business men of Casper to dein in a national movement to make better use of exisiting railroad equip- ment as a means of providing improved transportation service was made by the railroad committee of the Chamber of Commerce of the Unjted States today through the Casper Chamber of Com- merce. ; The National. Chamber's committee Points out that the equivalent of more than half a million cars can be added tothe car supply by closer co-opera- tion on the part of all interests con- cerned with transportation. “Freight ‘traffic has increased so rapidly in the United States during the past few years that it has completely outgrown the carrying capacity of the railroads,” says the committee. “As a result, is is now necessary for the roads to devise a practical plan for increas- “ing their transportation service. ‘This can only be done by making extensive additions of new facilities and equip, ment, including «freight cars, locomo- tives, yard and. track terminals or by making greater use of existing facilities and equipment. “The railroads cannot carry out the Plan first.suggested because under pres- ent conditions they are unable to ob- tain a sufficient amount of new capi- ‘tal; nor would it be possible for them to provide new facilities in time to re- lieve the present emergency even if the ital were ayaijlable. They must, herefore, rely on making a mazimum | use of exisiting facilities mnd equip- = ment, with the co-operation of all of , the other: interests concerned—the ship- pers of freight, receivers of freight and railroad employes. i “You, as shippers and receivers of freight, can take a very important part in this movement. You can add 535,000 freight cars to the available car supply by loading your cars more heavily and ‘loading and unloading them promptly. Ifthe railroads were obliged to buy 535,000 new cars at the present price of about $3,000 per car, it would cost them $1,605,000,000 and would cost the public at least 6 per cent of that amount in the form of increased freight rates. “The average fréight car spends its time as follows: Thirty-seven per cent of the time in the hands of the shipper or the’ receiver;.43 per cent moving from the point of Icading or unloading to the terminal where it is put into a train or onto a transfer track; 11 per cent in a train moving from one ter minal to another, and 9 per cent laidj ‘up for Yepairs. You, as shippers and receivers. Of freighty caffeffectina..sub- stantial “reduction {im the-37 per cent? and the railroads: Gan effect am-equally substantial reduction in the 43 per cent. “You can load and unload your cars promptly it you will. roads allow you forty-eight hours free time to load your cars and forty-eight hours to ‘unload them before making any charge for demurrage. If you will use only one-half of this time, thus re- OT MADE IN RO TO SOLE. | As a rule the rail-} ATTENTION TO RENTERS OF FIRST-CLASS SLEEPING- ROOMS Please list your vacant. rooms with the Henning 4 Hotel for the week of September 12 on account of the 7) Shriners’ and Bankers’ Conventions. THEY ALL TALK ABOUT DR. MURPHY’S FAMOUS Casper Bottling Works ON DRAUGHT AT 0, RANSEY’S leasing’ your cars in one day” instead. of two, and in addition win order ac-| cording to your loading capacity, .re- strict your car order to today’s pro- Sram, avoid the duplicaticn of ear or- ders, and avoid the use of cars fdr stor- age purposes, you should be able to re- duce the time that the average freight |car spends in your hands from 37 cent to 22 per cent of its total time, and thus add 360,000 cars to the available ear supply. “The average freight car makes twenty round trips each year. By re- ducing the time needed for each trip 18 per cent, you will enable the car to make twenty-three rounds trips each year, This is equivalent to adding 15 per cent of 2,400,000 or 360,000 cars to the available ear supply. “The saverage eapacity of the freight cars Uf the country { 41.6 tons. Some. commodities, including coal, steel, ore, sand and gravel, can be isaded 10 per cent beyond the marked capacity of the rors Others, including the bulk commo- dities of various kinds occupy a great deal of space without adding propor- tionately to the tonnage carried by the railroads. In loading eommodities be- longing to either of these classes you should disregard the prescribed mini- mum carload provisions for your com- modity and, if possible, load your cars to their maximum capacity, “In 1919 the average load per loaded car of all commodities on all the rail- roads of the country as a whole was 27.8 tons—only 67 per cent of capacity. The railroads have now undertaken to attain an average of 3@ tons per car. If you will co-operate with them and add_an average of 2.2 tons to each car- load, you will add nearly 8 per cent of 2,400,000. cars, or 175,000 cars to the available car supply. “The Associatién of Railway Execu- tives representing 95 per cent of the railroad mileage of the country, has unanimously adopted a program for speeding up car movement:and increas- ing ear efficiency in which they under- take, with the co-operation of the pub- | He to secure for the country as a whole: An average daily minimum mdyement of freight cars of not iess than 30 miles per day; an average loading of 30 tons ber car; reduction of bar order cars to maximum of 4 per cent of total owned; an early and substantial reduc- tion in the number of locomotives now unfiit for service; more seffective ef- forts to bring about the return of cars to the owner roads, “You can help to, reduce the present excessive number ef bad order cars. The last monthly repert submitted by the carriers shows 7.4 per cent bad order cars in the United States as against 5,7 per cent at the beginning of federal control, an increase of 50,000 cars unfit for use and actually out of service, It should ordinarily be pos- sible to keep the number of bad order cars below 4 per cent of the, total num: ber owned and, if that condition could be brought about today, it would result in immediately making effective on the railroads as a whole in the United States more than 75,000 cars that are now out of service because unfit to run. “You can help the railroads to re- duce the number of bad order cars by loading your cars carefully so as to avoid the injuries to the car that fre quently result from the. shifting of freight in transit.” \ Oe eee A certain naturalist who maintains that we hear only that to which our ears are attuned tells how once, in a {noisy “New York ‘street, he heard the chirp-of a cricket hidden in a basement window. No one else.appeared to hear it though every passer-by promptly stopped and looked round when the naturalist tossed a dime on the side- waik a few seconds later. HOTEL HENNING. BEER CASPER BY NEWS DEPOT RIG TIMBERS FARM MACHINERY, COAL WAGONS, GAS ENGINES . Phore 62. Office and Yard; First and Center evcoecescosooes EVERYTHING IN BUILDING MATERIAL A SPECIALTY LONDON SOCAL SEASON FALLS SHORT OF OL0- TIME GLAMGR AND LIFE (By United Press,) LONDON (By Mail).—London's social Season is closing and it is unanimously ‘greed that it has been a failure. The opinion is generally expressed that the old era of magnificent enter- tainment during the “town season" has gone forever. Cértainty 20 has proved a disappointment to those who make a fetish of the social round. No crowds collected:in Hyde Park to see the reigning society beauty canter down Rotten Row. Thre was no reign- ing beauty to see. Big town mansfons Which normally would have been gay with window boxes, awnings and red carpets. to denote, the festivities going on within, have remained untenanted with a dismal notice “To be let fur- nished” giving proof of tie “season's” lost lure. Covent Garden Opera, usually a social function: was merely a social fizzle this year, Florists, restaurant lors, dressmakers and financially interests iu the London sea- son ryefully confess that there has been nothing doing.’ The slump has also been felt in theatertand. This state of affairs 1s atiributed mainly to high prices. Society has been content to mingle with the throng. Sto-{ gans have changed. From a custom which amounted to “Stand aloft and make a splash” it has now become “Lie low and save the cash." Never was there less class distinction than today. Hven the magnificence ,of the court of King George shows a decline. What court receptions there have been this year have embraced both plebelans and patriclans and thete was none of tho old-time gilt and glamor. The select circle of profiteers who awaited with open.arms the udvent of the “rich Americans" did much -toward Keeping London empty. Fine West! End mansions which were to be let at} an exorbitant rental have remained unoccupied because those rich Amer!- cans didn't turn up—or if they aid,| friendly members of the new poor were quick to put them wise on the matter, of London values. | Proprietors, tai- others who are TYPEWRITERS Bought, sold, rented, repaited. Dealer CORONA—L, C. SMITH Casper Typewriter Exchange f | 101 Wyatt Bldg. Phone 856 j “xpae E ASKS FOR HALF OIL MAN'S WEALTH IN PLEA Newton S. Wilson,Formerly of Casper, Has Income of $100,- 000, Divorce Answer Sets Forth DENVER, COLO., Sept. 11.—Alleg- ing that her husband, Newton 8. Wil- son, former vice president of the Mid- west Oil and Refining Company, “had accumulated since marriage as the re- sult of joint earnings” property valued at more than $500,000, Jessie Wilson to- day filed a cross-complaint to her hus- band’s suit for divorce, demanding that he give her one-half c: the value of his property. She also asks $500 a month as temporary alimony. The complaint charges that the hus- band recently disposed of large prop- erty interests without the consent of his ‘wife and is attempting to dispose of more “for the purpose of cheating and defrauding her of her rights.” In addition to asking one-half the property rights, Mrs. Wilson asks that because “‘she believes he will further dispose of property against his rights,” temporary restraining order be is- sued by the court t6 prevent him from ‘selling. mortgaging or otherwise dis- posing of any of his property.” Wilson, through his attorneys, filed suit for divorce: two weeks ago charging cruelty, The answer today by his wife, accompanied by the cross-complaint, also, charges that the plaintiff “has been extremely and repeatedly cruel.” The complaint charges tiat Wilson receives an annual income of at least $100,000 from his ofl properties in addi- $< Eagles Attention! Next regular meeting is Monday, Sept. 13th, at 8 p. m., LO. 0. F. Hall. Smoker —Feed—Etc. Visiting mem- bers are especially invited to attend. We Have for Immediate Delivery Overland “4” touring and roadster models. One [Willys-Knight touring. We will sell on terms to phone for demonstration. Joe E. Mansfield Inc. 138 S. Kimball. AMERICA Monday At 8 0" forget it. Keep this up for better satisfied Night, September 13 Legion Club Rooms ' Smith-Turner ‘Building Financial report of First Stampede will be read and National Convention Announcements. FRED DRALLE, Post Secretary. duces “Dock” Yourself Five per cent of your pay. Each pay day put that much in this bank at 4 per cent interest—and guarantee that you will be a lot than you are now. Wyoming National Bank Casper, Wyoming responsible parties. Call or LEGIONNAIRES ATTENTION! There will be an important meeting of the GEORGE W. VROMAN POST | OF THE oa + i N LEGION ‘Clock in EERE ALE EER IAAI ALIA AAA AA SIAN AAAI AS IAAL IS IAN ABA ACH a year and we with. yourself | tion to an annual salary of $7,500 as an| Official of the Midwest Refining Com- pany. |“ . Mrs. Wilson summarizes her hus- band's! property, holdings, deciaring he possesses large oil and ranch interests in Colorado, Wyoming, Montana and Oklahoma, inctuding a ranch in Jeffor- son County, Colorado, valued at $90,000;) an apartment house on Sherman street | valued at $65,000; an apartment. at Six-| teenth avenue and Gilpin street* valued at $40,000; that he possesses govern- ment bonds valued at about $75,000; Wyoming mortgage notes amounting} to $25,000; promissory notes valued att $25,000, and a large amount ef cash! and valuable oil and mining iriterests| unknown to her, but aggregating ap- proximately $500,000. 2 In her complaint, Mrs. Wilson also asserts that before their :narriage at| Golden in 1916, the value of el! his property and possessions was about $30,000. Mrs. Wilson filed her suit -through| Attorney Isaac Dunn, Se Good cooks prefer CANE SUGAR for O.WILSONIS GRAND MASTER | MASONIC LODE | Joseph M. Lowndes and Frank S. Knittle Are Other Casper Men Elected to High Office at Buffalo Meeting W. O. Wilson, wh was erected grand master of the grand lodge of Masoas in Wyoming, Thursday at Buffalo, re- turned to Casper yesterday afternoon. He was accompanied by Peter S. Cook of Cheyenne. Other Casper men elected to office in the grand lodge were Joseph M. | Lowndes, who holds the office of grand secretary, and Frank S. Knittle, who preserying purposes. “There's a rea- son," was elected junior grand deacon. Lander will entertain tne grand lodge meeting of tha Masons and the Order of the Bastern Star next year. Among the prominent Masons from other cities who were here yesterday on their way home were Mr. and Mrs. Marion A. Kime of Cheyenne, Oseir Natwick of Wheatland, Hans Gautz- chi of Manville and Henry Watson of Cheyenne, George B. Nelson, Lew Gay and M. P, Wheeler, who attended the meet- ing of the Rotary club there. * The officers elected by the grand lodge are: Grand master, William 0, Wilson, Casper; deputy grand master, Frank Holliday, Laramie; senior grand master, William A. Riner. Cheyenne: junior grand master, J. W. Stuchell, Shoshoni; rand treasurer, William Daley, Rawliné; grand secretary, Jo- seph M. Lowndes, Casper; senior grand deacon, J. I. Kirby, Shéridan; Junter grand deacon, Frank S. Knittle, Cas- per; senior grand steward, O. O. Nnt- wick, Wheatland; junior grand stew- ard, M. A. Kline, Cheyenne;? grand chaplain, Guy Gay, Thermopolis: gran orator, Dr. L. L. Jeffers, Buffalo; grand marshal, Elwood Anderson, Gillette; grand tyler, F. G. Burnett, Lander; grand lecturer, R. H. Hopkins, Raw- lins. The Ford Sedan is enclosed car with ‘and maintenance. Finely upholstered. Equi; THE UNIVERSAL CAR the favorite family car, seats five comfortably. 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