New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-08
Congestion at Tidewater
Blocks Shipments on
Western Roads
COMMISSION PLANS
TEMPORARY RELIEF
Orders BOXCarS Rushed
from East to Roads in
South and West

.,hourh The Car Service Commits
,.,, ~ tho American Railway Associa-
,., generating with the Interstate
commerce. Commission. is making
t,-o,, efforts 20 relieve the freight car
f,rire. large shippers say IL is more
5sep,t 20 move merchandise than 81
,ov time since the railroads began
,,aeinc enbsrrocs on many classes Of
goods .-,...,. is
vesterdav that even its magazines,
5s.ed fox roleae on certain day, were
Isid ID. A large shipment Of s period
al ruhNshcd % Detroit was held up
for fourteen days at Buffalo and
frslIv was forwarded 10 New York by
eYrrcss. In some instances magazines
arc shipped IS perishabie goods.
Asa result Of the large export ship
rents consigned 30 steamers 81 last
,rn ports being held up IN tidewater
,sv~insls Che railroads are having
great difficulty in handling wes'bound
shipments.
Inc railroads change their ombargoes
IRON, DAY 20 day as the congestion arls-
ing from shortage OF cars and tremen-
fouslv increased business Is lessened At
certain points. with the result that
sbippers sre never certain how 10 route
their merchandise.
Plans 10 Relieve Congestion
beCar Service Commission at Wash
irr,on yesterday announced further
rlsns 20 relieve the congestion. Al!
railroads 30 the Eastern, Southern.
Central and Western states have been
instructed 20 turn over 90 their South
en- and Western connections per-
csntsre Of box cars. loaded or empty,
in excess Of the number received, as
follows:
Railroads in New England which have on
their lines more box cars than they them
selves own vI turn over TO their South
e-n and Western connections go per cent
more box cars than they receive from
Railroad, ia what is known as trunk line
And central freight territory. regardless OF
hs number OF box cars on their lines, viii
deliver % their southern and western con-
necticn. Oh per cent more box cars than
received from them.
Southern and Western roads. regardless
OF the number ~ box cars on their lines.
will deliver 90 their Southern and Western
connections lN per cent more box cars tnhn
they receive. while lines iu the Central West
must deliver CD per cent more box cars
70 their Southern and Western connections
than received from oem.
This action. I'm the opinion Of the
car service commission Of the American
Railway Association, will force 4 large
number Of box cars 10 the West, the
Northwest. South and Southwest,
where there is urgent need for them.
Urged TO Refuse Shipments
Western railroads have been in
styucted 90 use every effort 90 discour-
age sending TO the Atlantic seaboard
and New England freight which APP
parently cannot be unloaded and dis
posed Of on its arrival. Eastern rail-
roads have been urged 70 refuse 60 ac-
cept from other lines and from ship
pers on their own lines freight which
cannot be u1loadcd on arrival at des-
tinatiou
An railroads have been instructed 70
forward promptly 20 the Car Service
Commission al Washington weekly re-
ports showing the number Of box cars
received from and the number deliv-
cred 10 other roads, divided as between
Northern. southern. Eastern and West
ern connections.
The commission presents statistics
showing that the important Eastern
lines with tdewater terminals nave on
their tracks 63,455 more box cars than
they own. On the other hand, in the
West and South, where large ship
ments Of freight originate, the leading
roads are In the predlcament OF nav
ing "lsss box cars than they own" or
their tracks. The shortages indicated
are as follows: Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy, 1913; Union Pacific, G,224;
Missouri Pacific, 1920; St. Louis
Southwestern, e,e24, and Southern Pa
eihc, SSH.