The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-20
FREIGHT RUSH FORCES
RENTING OF ENGINES
New Haven Leaves Nothing
Undone in Effort to Put
End to Congestion.

The traffic sftuatioh IN cS EASTERN
territory is a painful subject to shippers
and transportation companies.
All OF these have suffered g~rievously
from the apparently unavoidable conges-
ton OF freight on Eastern railroads. In
addition TO great immediate financial loss
there is the delay. which means more
loss. There seems 10 have been a gem
iare disposition 20 shift the responsibility
from one shoulder to another. I'm
doubtedly. however. all Of those inter-
ested are working together now 20 bring
order out of chaoe Roadway is being
made and eventually normal conditions
Will be reestablished. Consumers OF
metals and fuel in tho New England ter
r.tory continue. 20 write to New York
agents Of producing interests TO hurry
forward shipments or TO duplicate ship
ments which have hen delayed In tram
sit. Il was reported on Tuesday that
sons plants in Massachusetts and Con-
nect!cut were closed down Tho Nc~
Haven railroad company says that up TO
that date II had received no Information
OF the closing wi O. plantA and that
at a conference OF the transportation
committee OF the New Haven Chamber
OF Commerce and officers Of the New
Haven company. held on January II. Il
was said chat no plants had been closed
down
Despite tbs Tuesdays report was
bas~d or definite Information OF the
CLOSING down OF fve manufacturing
rants, two IN Connecticut and three IN
Massachusetts. ms crippled
turers have requested that their troubles
be not made known to the public. and
therefore the Information was given only
IN a general way. The understanding Is
,Aa, 80 xa,tcI Ia nO. Cfr.aD uNshln a Sew
lays there will h> other Suspensions
either in whole or in part. II IL under
stood. however. that the New Haven has
lifted the ernbargo on coke and that
consequently the situation is improving
During the crisi. In which fuel was most
| urgently nee,ed as high as sl< a ton
was paid by Massachusetts nanufac-
turers for hy-product coke.
4. is gratifying 10 learn from the New
Haven Railroad officials that the state
Manufacturers Association OF Connect
Gu; and TIE New Haven Chamber %
Commerce have appointed a committee
OF three 20 cooperate with the New
| Haven Railroad 10 help straighten out
the crush ~ business" The Waterbury
| Chamber Of Commerce IL understood to
haya taken similar action. N manu-
fscturers generally ia Massachusetts,,
| Rhode Island and Connecticut are co-
| operating with the New Haven In every
way possible 20 relieve the pressure upon
the transportation company and upon the
manufacturing plants.
.
To show how hard they have tried 10
cope successfully with the freight con-
ges,;on New Haven officials repor that
ybu. q, ,,e Latter par. OF October. 1915.
nAA -
loaded and on. OF commesion-;here
~r,o,ives are now In service as wei, AS
ya,,y.,nr- yr!ch were rented from
o.na- -a,i,o,as Vain cam. from IN.
p.rrs.i,.,t, r~sck,u.nna R,ngor and
1900 ana -. pu.I,na prestt.n,
Go, ~. - "a ~ n-asid.,,s %, al
80 rsrr@.d -roT,a,i.. IS, o. N. Ms
"e 100 ~. pa.aw,- -
stss1pp' anu Io''" c.naA,.-
secu.s e"s
racihc was ). ~" S.w u,r.-
ordered 'h,r's-thEee ehsNes it'" ~ ~.
american locomotive ,O!"pa"s, W ~
ielVered IN Jdnuary' uu' I''Hs
eeived word tnat de"'ery 'od.H not oe
made un:ll April.
The New Haven has also ordereh 'o'
additional coal cars for quick deNvery
and - also c~ontendlng against the dI'-
'iculty OF utilizing frozen coal. General
Manage BNrdo a IL" lays ago an
r~ounced .ha: out OF 10000 cas received
800 on that day contained coal.
80
The New Haven Railroad points 20 ~
fact that the facilities " the New Eng
LAM manufacturers to receive fre.sh
have been taxed 10 the utmost limit JUS
fr..gh, have been stretched 20 the u,mo>.
Iuit
Tho pa,nsviv.,i. Ptllr,.d ,'or,nar,
b,s nisr.d contracts for 5000 fr..ig
cars a. praviously. noted OF ,hes. 3.O0,
arc o. n, b,,l, h. IN. r,nhri, S,ee
cnr,n,ry and ooo h> ,hs Ea.s,on s..e
a. ,,or,n.ry -Tb. c,r,h~i, r,,nn4-,
III ~, 1o,r.a Furnish - ovn ul,i,
= ,ratari,I IAN, ,bo p,ls,on ,omnanv /,
.,,rI T., IN. r,ark., Tor 20 900 TONS o
Steel b,rs. r,aies and shap.s to be u.s.,
\ n, 40 ,r,c,top ~ the ,,rs
l N-orua,i,, I'M, -as,s h.y. ul,ced con
,r,.,, fo- fo,r 49, With I.ko shin
I yards r,hes. v.ss.ls viii h.. ul,im,tei,
t M, INFO s.-,tca In ,he Ratio Sc, 7. +
.,ls, u,d.r+oo1 ma, tho same tr,.r.s,
: ~. riacsd a con,r,c, FOR an OCEAN no,
n rI.b ,h. Maryland steel COMPANY Ia N
= hr,t, ,, ~. Snar-,us Point y.ra.
: sSny.rds baya reraivad cor,rar-s q,
tuIiii,g ~ cons, yossa,. "a J.. u>,j j.,
10 I,,rhar i,drs,-v ~, mo paciar co..,
. Cn,tr,r,s for 20 900 tons 81 steel bar