New Britain herald., 1916-01-25
MODERATION URGED
 BY NEW HAVEN ROAD
Outlook Is Bright for Relief Of .rH
 Freight Congestion

Considerable freight cars arrived
 in this city Saturday and yesterday
 and as result the local railroad men
 were kept on the jump handling the
 cargoes. It is estimated that over
 100 cars arrived for the most part soft
 coal, but there was other merchant
 disc among them. As yet there IS
 little hard coal being received and
 there is no change in the coal situa-
 tion The fine weather of the past
 few days has had a tendency to en-
 courage the coal dealers and the pub
 lie.
 Secretary A. H. Andrews this morn
 ing received the following communi-
 cation from the New York. New Ha- ven & Hartford railroad officials re- garding the conditions existing:
 To Shippers
 With a view to relieving threat ened shortage of material and SUD- plies used at various points on this company's lines and that there may be no serious interruption to the progress of industry generally, an- nouncment is made, that, effective January 20th, embargo against the acceptance of freight from the New England Steamship and Merchants & Miners Transportation companies was cancelled and similar action will be taken on Monday, January 24th, with respect to the Pennsylvania sys- tenn and it's connections, with slight exceptions, namely: material for the construction of new buildings not actually under contract or in course of construction. A copy of said notice is hereto attached for your better information.
 It 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 5o,- oOo cars on tracks, which is all of o,OO0 more than there should be for l af1clent operation and prompt move 1 nent of business, but point has been reached where officials of the company believe that they have the situation in hand and can hold it at he present maximum with the CO., operation of shippers and receivers of re1ght. To that end and to avoid of the embargo at a atef date, it is respectfully urged ApOi' "'Il SOHCoIHoO that their SUD- pl1es or material shall be ordered for ward in moderation rather than ssall De shlpped at once," thereby spread hg US movement over such period o1 tune as to insure it's arrival with m the period in which it is required to orders for manufacture or sale.
 Should there be an unusual flood 'f business. reinstatement of the nm bargo cannot be avoided.
 It will also prove very helpful if 1 hippers from whom your material 1 s ordered are urged to load cars. | whenever possible, to their maximum 1 'arrying capacity, thus requiring the 1 lse of less number of cars than 1 will result if they are loaded mater ally below their weight carrying | 'apacity.
 Congestion is caused by having on | hc railroad a greater number of cars 1 han the acilities-terminals, side 1 racks, unloading platforms, etc. will accommodate and enable train 1 md car movements to be made with l ou1 delay l; is therefore, of utmost | importance that cars received should 1 be unloaded promptly that they may be removed when empty to make ! room for other cars to be placed fo, 1 It is essential that as