The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-30

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The Katy embargo ordered late Tues
day afternoon, went into effect this
morning. Not only do the orders is
sued by the five railroads lie against
receiving perishable freight in their
own stations, but are against receiving
freight from connecting lines.
Perishable freight, as covered under
the embargoes, includes eggs. butter,
ice, fresh fruits, livestock. garden
product, and similar commodities, also
milk.
Scores of small towns in the state
were without ice today. Express COM
panies did a mammoth business in
butter and eggs. Milk, also, for the
greater part, was shipped by express
Southwestern Kansas, which depends
almost totally upon the Santa Fe and
the Katy, was hit the hardest.
Commission Firms Hard Hit
Commission firms in Topeka will
suffer as the result of the embargoes.
In the Seymour packing plant it was
asserted that while business would be
crippled it would not be paralyzed as
, long as the other two roads remained
open. Officials of the company said
| that no cut in the force of employees
is expected and the plant has refrig-
orator facilities adequate to keep
perishable produce which it handles
! for several days.
! Wolff Packing company officials re-
fused to say how much damage to
| them would result from the embar-
the shipment of live stock and pack
ing plants here ship practically all
their meat in on the hoof Other
packing plants in Kansas are in sim
liar position. The supply of meat in
Topeka will last only few days, as is
the case with great many other per-
ishable commodities. Merchants see
no famine but they see lot of trou-
BILE and gr-ef
1t is estimated that one-third of the
business on roads which have made
the embargoes has been cut off. The
remaining business is shaky. En-
bargoes issued at noon today have af-
fected the movement of freight in
every direction. In all, Topeka mer-
chants have enough perishable goods
on hand to last about a week. Several
attempts are being made to substitute
motor cars for transportation but thai
idea is making but little Roadway.
The embargo may mean a loss OF
work to many freight employees, a cut
of possibly one-third in the forces, il
the situation remains at its present
status and grows no worse. If it grow
worse the loss of work will be still
greater.
Accept Shipments in Yards.
1t was said in the Santa Fe offices
today that all perishable goods in the
course of loading and live stock in
yards of the railroad company wher
the embargo order was issued were
accepted.
Two hundred car loads of hogs were
in Santa Fe yards awaiting shipment
in the Newton district. Live stock is
reported by freight officials as pouring
into Kansas City today in a mammoth
volume. Kansas City, Chicago, St
Louis and other points report a great
congestion of freight cars.
Drastic U. p. Orders.
OF all the embargoes issued, that OF
the Union Pacific is one of the most
drastic. 1t instructs agents not to ac-
cept any freight that cannot be de.
livered at destination by Saturday
noon regardless of whether the ship
ment is dead or perishable.
After that time TO freight will be
accepted at ALL
Agents receiving freight which car
be delivered at destination by thai
time are instructed to accept it and
mark it Received without liability fol
loss or damage or delay by strike