Putnam patriot., 1916-01-28
SOME EMBARCOES
LIFTED BY ROAD
Freight From Pennsylvania TO
Be Accepted
TWO OTHERS ARE CANCELLED
Conditions Remain Serious, However,
and Flood of Business May
Necessitate p turn
Of Embargoes.

New Hayen.-Information that viii
be gratifying TO manufacturers, build
ers and the general public has been
sent out by the New Haven road in
a statement to shippers that the en-
barge against the acceptance OF fret
ght from the New England Steam
ship and Merchants and Miners Trans
portation companies had been cancel
led. 1t was also stated that similar
action will be taken with respect to
the Pennsylvania system and its con-
nections with the exception of build
ing material for building not actually
under construction.
The company expresses the hope
that further relief may be given short
ly. In the meantime shippers are ask
ed not to forward their shipments inn
moderately and to load cars to their
capacity as a less number will thus
be required.
Following is the full text Of the
statement:
To Shippers:
With view to relieving the threat
ened shortage of material and supplies
used at various points on this COM
pany's lines and that there may be
no serious interruption to the pro-
gress of industry generally, announce
ment is made that, effective January
20, embargo against the acceptance of
freight from the New England Steam
ship and Merchants and Miners Trans
portation companies was cancelled
,ir,ail .t-sn = oh
Monday, January "a, with respect to
the Pennsylvania system and its con-
nections, with slight exceptions, name
ly, material for the construction of
new buildings not already actually
under contract or in course of constru-
ction. A copy of said notice is here
to attached for your better informa-
ton.
1t is hoped that further relief may
be given within comparatively short
time, provided the congestion does
not re-assert itself as the result of
the action now taken. Congestion on
the road has not been relieved, there
still remaining upwards of $4,000 cars
on tracks, which is all OF 5000 more
than there should be for efficient OPP
Grafton and prompt movement of bus
mess, but a point has been reached
where officials of the company believe
that they have the situation in hand
and can hold it at the present max
imum with the cooperation of ship
pers and receivers of freight. To that
end. and to avoid reinstatement of
the embargo at a later d--te, it is
respectfully urged upon all concerned,
that their supplies of material shall
be ordered forward in moderation,
rather than "all be shipped at once"
thereby spreading its movement over
such period of time as to insure its
arrival within the period in which it
is required to complete orders for
manufacture or sale.
Should there be an unusually flood
of business, reinstatement of the en-
barge cannot be avoided.
Strikers Refuse to Return.
Meriden.-Governme conciliators
Clifton ]. Reeves and James A. Smith
addressed the former employees of the
International Silver Co. and secured
reconsideration of the companys con-
cessions of last October. The strikers
finally voted down the proposition to
accept the company's old terms and
return to work.
One of the chief objections made
against accepting the company's terms
was that the conciliators did not bring
any assurance that the officers and
some members would not be dis
eliminated against il all voted to re-
turn to work. The J lief had been
expressed that IL the officers of the
international union would absent
themselves from the meeting the
strikers would vote to return so Vice
Presidents J. J. Flynn and John Fitz-
gerald stayed away.
Aid Danbury Hatters.
Bridgeport.-The various unions OF
Bridgeport have sent about $4,000 to
the Danbury hatters' union, whose
members lost their homes as the re-
suit of the suit brought against them
by the E. E. Loewe and company as
the result of a boycott a number Of
years ago.
The carpenters, who have one of
the strongest locals in the city sent
about $500 alone while the various
locals gave varying sums which will
reach about $4,000. according to I'M
ion leaders.
Scarlet Fever at Southington.
Southington.-As yet there is no let
up in the epidemic of scarlet fever
among the school children. At the
present time there are sixteen cases
in town. The disease has entered the
Lewis High School, and the Lincoln.
South Center, North Center, Beecher
street and Plantsville Grammar
schools. Health Officer Steadman
and Superintendent of Schools E. c.
Witham state that the schools viii
not be closed unless absolutely neces-
sary. because if they are the town
will lose its state appropriation Re-
Gently the schools were closed for
three weeks. and thoroughly fumigat-
ed.