New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-01
Transfer of Big Vessels to
Iondon-New York Freight
Route Cheers Shippers,
TRUNK LINE OFFICIALS
CONFER ON EMBARGO
No Further Prohibitions at Pres
subcommittee, TO Meet Daily
VIII Regulate Traffic.

F,v. large steamships Of American
registry have been transferred from
,bs Pacific 20 the New York-LondoN
trade 20 relieve export freight conges-
.ar ~ this port, it was announced yes
.-t.v At the came time a conference
TT presidents Of Eastern trunk INES
decided 70 impose no further emoar-
coes on transatlantic freight tor tn'
resent The whole situation IS to D.
~, IN the hands Of committee. which
viii meet daily until the tie-op Is
ended u. .he
Three Of the new steamers arc me
e,boris the Nanchuria and the Mon
lila recently purchased by the Al
1e,,;c .Trsnsport Line. The other tWO
ere tho Korea and the kroon laiu'
which have been interrupted IN tIs
New York San Francisco tourist tiaoe
In slides in tho Panama Canal
Adds 10 Freight Fleet.
The Siberia and the Msnchuria are
l,,o bcre in two weeks. and the MON
,.oiis about December q. The transfer
- these vessels Will be rellet 10
sb;rners IL was said at many steam
sbin agencies Yesterday, particularly in
,.;o,, ~ tho fact that British registered
cref. nav he drafted By the Canadian
government 20 carry wheat 10 inc
Allies.
The results Of yesterdays meeting OF
vsiiwav presidents called by Presl-
don't Rea of the Pennsylvania were
,pmned up in the following statement
bv q Curtlce Mccain, chairman o. the
Trunk Line Association:
"The situation with respect 20 the
concested condition Of railroads, par
ticuiarly as relating TO export trainc'
received attention yesterday AZ the
meeting Of the presidents OF the var
GUS roads leading TO the ports OF Bos-
ton. New York, Philadelphia BaIt-
more. Norfolk and Newport News
which WAS held in New York. The situ-
alton as 20 the condition at each port
was reviewed. ,,,
THE congestion at New York vas re-
garded as serious. and every efert IS
20 be made 20 relieve the situation III
the interest Of all shippers and re-
lcivers.
Roads Plan Daily Conferences.
at has been arranged TO create
snecial committee Of officers Of New
York roads who will meet daily and re.
view conditions Of each road, and, II
POSSIBLE. devise methods which may be
immediately applied to relieve tins
congestion and facilitate the current
flow Of traffic as much ds possible
The Pennsylvania announced yCster-
dav that 1t had established two speeial
bureaus 70 handle the congestion, and
that there is now no tie-up OF West
bound freight
A. II. smith. president Of the Ne"
York Central, yesterday said:
"Ths difficulty Of the present export
system is caused by various conditions.
The principal difficulty, in my opinion,
is due TO the vicissitudes of ocean ship
ping, involving o great many details
The New York Central will not feel II
necessary TO put on an embargo TO-
DAY. II may be necessary 70 put one
out later on certain special commodi-
ties that accumulate faster than -hey
can apparently be taken away by
steamships
The railway heads invited by Presi-
dent Rea 20 confer with him ycster-
cay included Daniel Willard, president
of the Baltimore & Ohio; William II.
Truesdale, Of the Lackawanna; \. II.
Smith. cf the New York Central; L. E.
Thomas, Of the Lehigh Valley, and F.
ID. Underwood Of the Erie Many other
traffic officials were present.