Connecticut western news., 1915-10-21
THE TRANSPORTATION MATTER
Shippers Urged to Make Best of a
 Difficult Situation.

| Difficult Situation.
 Editor News: Your particular at. tention is called to circular from the Interstate Commerce Commission dated october ', 1915.
 During the last few years, from vari- Ous causes, the railroads of the country have been unable to make such addi- ! tions to tracks. yards, equipment, and facilities as are DOW necessary to keep pace with the growth of business Tn the country. This is especially true in New England, and there is ,'anger that there will not be transportation enough produced to meet the daily demands. The condition of the railroads ill this respect IS pot different from many other l large industrial plants that have more ordres than they can fill.
 The danger of shortage in trans portation can be reduced if every user of it is very prompt and if he cooper ates with the railroad in trying to make tie best of difficult situation. Shortage of trackage often times causes us much if not more trouble than short age of cars, and close cooperation be- tween shippers and carriers will help prevent congestion, the result of which does harm not only at the particular point where it exists but all along the line.
 The New Haven management is using every effort it can put forth to obtain the full use of all its facilities and to furnish all the transportation it can, and asks the help of its patrons at this time when facilities ill many places are oyertaxed.
 Howard Elliott, President N. Y, N. Fl. 6 H. k. R. Go.
 The circular referred to follows:
 Interstate Commerce Commission.
 Washington, D. C.
 October T, 1915.
 "Informal complaints to the commis. sion indicate that the annually recur. ring failure of transportation facilities known as ear shortage is again ap- bearing. The commission urges on all shippers and all carriers that close at tention to methods of loading, unload ing, moving and promptly returning to use the cars now available will go far OOHdlI AiAhAhS lIlC Il0oVhb oAtpplJ OL cars sufficient for all purposes.
 "In order that the business of the country may go forward without inter- -uption, the commission urged shippers, both individually and through their associations, to cooperate to secure tine prompt and full loading of cars and their prompt release. One of the chief causes of failure of car supply ill past seasons has been the unnecessary de- tention of cars by careless shippers and by shippers using them for storage pur- poses. In the general public interest, shippers should endeavor to release cars at the earliest possible moment with out regard to the free time given by the tariffs.
 "All the efforts of the shippers will be unavailing, however, unless the car. riers also use extraordinary measures to eliminate all delays chargeable to them. The failure of car supply is usually a failure of car movement The congestion of terminals is the ever present feature at times of such failure The commission therefore urges car riers to make every possible endeayor to improve their methods of operation of terminals ill order that cars may move promptly Also company material should be uuloaded with the same despatch that is required of ship pers.
 "The commission is moved to make this appeal by its desire to save both shippers and carriers from the losses which are accustomed by failures of car supply, and by its knowledge that measures such as are here suggested to have operated in past seasons to save all concerned from heavy losses.
 By the Commission:
 George B. McGinty, Secretary"