The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-22
FREIGHT JAM UP TO
INTERSTATE BOARD
Railroads and Exporters to
Argue To-day on Reduced
Storage Time.
CONGESTION Is GROWING

Following the weekly meeting OF the
trafic experts representing the trunk line
railroads running into New York al the
Trunk Line Association yesterday. Chair
man e. G. Mccain issued a statement re-.
viewing the condition of freight conses-
ton on Eastern roads. lie then left for
Washington, where he will lay the rail-
roads side Of the reduction OF free
snerce Commission. The Merchants As
socistlon's traffic bureau will protest
against the fifteen day cut ordered BY
The railroads effective January I.
Freight congestion hero Is growing
steadily on n majority Of the roads
Additional embargoes have been an
nounced and the number Of loaded cars
etanding idle has increased again to
60, 900 In the last week. No relief seems
TO b in sight.
More Embarwo-s Ordered.
In his statement, Chairman Mccain
said:
'OW1uk 10 tuc GOIlt.ttucu SOiiBCceiOss
and the large accumuls ton of freight
the following additional embargoee have
been announced By the trunk lines lead.
ing to New York:
Pennsylvania-Al carload and less
than carload freight. including trafiic
switched from connecting lines when
consigned. ~reconsigned or to be re-
consigned to New York lighteraGe,
whether for export, coastwise or do
nestle deliveries. except dreesed
meats and other p~erishable freight.
-four n other food products. ex-
tended to include shipments originat-
ing at all points IN the Pe%nnrylvania
Railroad. Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington Railroad and West Jersey
and Seashore Railroad. Also all car
load and less than carload freight.
including traffic switched from con.
meeting lines. originating at all points
when consigned. re~consigned or to be
RECONSTRUCTED to Waverly transfer. In
GLIDING Newark and points east and
for connecting lines via junction points
east of Waverly transfer. extended to
include shipments originating at all
points on the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Philadelphia. Baltimore and WASH
ington Railroad and West Jersey ana
Seashore Railroad.
New York Central-Additional en-
barge on rails and fasten!ngs. billets.
sheets aud bars. wire. locomotive parts
and car parts. pipe. DC. I'm CARLOADS.
consigned to or to be reconsigned to
New York for export. Also all carload
freight consigned or to he reconsigned
to New York for export or coastwlse
shipment or for lightcrage delivery at
New York. except live stock. grain.
fresh meats, provisions and munitions
and covering shipments OF acids and
liquors,
Lehigh Valley-.All %eastbound traffic
from all connecting lines destined to
points on or via the Lehigh Valley
Railroad except tile following: Flour
and grain products. high explosives,
live stock. provisions. dressed beef,
p~erishabie freight. coal and coke and
fuel oil.
"A review of the general situation "a.
70 the cars on the lines Of the trunk linet
Sr at terminals disclosed tina, the condi
ans as to the total number OF such car!
la not been materially reduced. not
Ny!thstanding the former einbargoes
Some of the roads reported some decline
IN the number Of cars. while other'
showed an increase. The former fgur"i
that had been stated. namely. 5000
dl9 ~ N>
line and al terminals. We're mainly pack
age freight and did not include all car
Of bulk grain, If the grain which Is II
elevators or afioat awaiting trallsship
ment is included II is found that Their
arc approximately 80. 900 cars on lin
or at terminals destined for deliver.
through New York hsrbor points
Applies to other Ports Too. .
Or behalf of the Merchants hssocia
tion j. e. Lincoln. manager of IT. train
bureau, will present before the Inter
state Commission in Wash
ington to-day an argument against on
forcement OF the reduced free time %
axport freight al New York. The rul
applies TO Boston. Baltimore and otne
Eastern ports AS we'll as to New York.
In itr petition the Merchants Associ
alton protests against the rule on IN
ground that il would be II restraint q
trade; that It would place an unrcasorl
able burden upon foreign an
would embarrass the governmental polio,
OF developing foreign trade. The peti
lion asserts that the congestion of freigh
At New York Is due largely to the In
adequacy OF the service rendered by IN
carriers, and that II began In August an
September, when there WAS u strike O
the railroads, The closing or tn
Panama Canal. preventing the export q
freight intended to pass through tina
waterway. and Inadequate light rag
facilities have tended TO increase TN
congestion.
The. petition also asserts that III
transport Of export freight from tn
interior is uncertain. so that shipper
are compelled TO forward their mel
chandise in time to allow for delays an
should not be penalized when the mel
chandise happens TO DO forwarde
promptly. The petition critic!ses III
l.ghterage service as Inadequate. causin
delays through no fault of shippers. an
IL points out that the present allowant
Of thirty days on export freight has Ion
been established and that its abrogatio
should not be permitted without goo
NaasOn.