The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-16
ABATIENBTlIlB
10 PREVENT
CARSH0RTAGE
RAILROAD MAN SAYS THAT THE
/ SHORTAGE ABOUT OCTOBER
FIRST WILL BE THE WORST FOR
MANY YEARS.
I7s,sll GLRS sHlRT
OFFICIAL OF ASSOCIATION. OF.
WESTERN RAILWAYS HAS Civ.
EN- INSTRUCTIONS ON WAY To
AVOID DIFFICULTY.

GN 'No HOS ilONS YIN WAY v "
AVOID DIFFICULTY.
Though the railroads throughout
the country are making strenuous
effort to avert a car famine that is
threatened because of the rapidly In.
creaslng traffic brought about by. the
Industrial revival, there is already
much to Indicate that a freight car
shortage Is at hand and there are
grave fears that an embarrassing
situation In this respect will confront
the railroads and shippers when the
heavy movements of grain from the
bumper crops of the West are begun.
The coal companies OF Western Penn.
sylyanla and particularly those OF the
Eastern field ares now complaining
81 q handicap in shipments because OF
the lack Of cars.
An important conference is sched'
uled 10 take place next Saturday at
Weston, W. Va, when the West vir.
sinia and Pittsburgh Manufacturers
and Shippers Association will con,
fer with officials OF the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad relative TO the freight
car shortage along 'he Pittsburgh and
West Virginia division, The ship.
pers arc aroused and intend to make
u plain presentation OF facts TO the
officials, with view of obtaining
speedy relief. 1t is limited that un.
less sufficient cars are supplied when
needed an appeal will be taken to the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
The situation In Eastern Ohio Is
considered rather grave as the gear.
city OF coal cars 10 iretardng the
dnlpplng and as a result mines that
ought to be running full time are
operating tire and lour lays d
Neck All coal mined Is rushed to
the lakes as last as the meagre sup.
ply OF cars is furnished. then comes
the great struggle 10 have the emp
ties returned FROM the docks lit
railroad men assert that cars shipped
West are being held there by shippers
Ill anticipation OF the enormous har
vest.
w. a. Garrett, Of the Association
OF Western Railways holds that un
less preventive measures are takel.
at once, shippers will be confronted
next October with the worst Situation
that has existed since October, 1907.
IT Is pointed out that II the reduc
ton OF the available supply of cars
IS as great this year as 1t vas in tho
AL OF 1909, the shortage next octol
Der will be about $4,000 cars.
Mr.. Garrett, In Ids letter Of warn
ing Gays: "rhc situation would be ap
palling and the resultant losses SUI
Tered by all commercial. Industrial
and transportation interests enor.
nous" He makes note OF the fact
that In the four years. 19OS.l9l1, in.
elusive, the reduction in the net cal
supply between the third week In July
and the third week In October va.
ried from o12S,54O to 2iS75J cars.
jhippeis and consisnees are urged TO
cooperate with the effort TO avert u
large car shortage this year In the
,offowing ways:
|. BY moving all the lumber, coal,
cement and other freight that they
.an within the next few weeks instead
Of delaying and throwing II all to
the railroads when they are stagger.
Ing under the crop movement. Com
mercial organIzatips are urged in
the appeal TO request members to
move all goods as carly as possible.
2, by loading and unloading cars as
FAST as possible, shippers and con.
signces can help themselves, railroads
and others.
3. Shippers can assist greatly by
'oadIng cars as near capacity al! prac.
tlcable.
The current bulletin of tao Amert
can Railway association shows the
total surplus of cars on August I.
was 65,80f, compared with $3.50 on
last July Is.
MAJOR vlTHERr HERE.