Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-30
Santa Fe and Katy Are
First Local Systems to
Take Precaution.
REFUSE TO RECEIVE
PERISHABLE FREIGHT
Other Roads to Follow;
Enough Food Here for
Week; Will Cripple.

ITIl4SA today viii feel the first
l. clutch Of the threatened nation-
wide railroad strike as result Of
general cmbargos on all perishable
freight posted Yesterday by the Santa
! Fe and Missouri Kansas Il Texas
railroads. Merchants fear that tho
Frisco and Midland Valley will follow
with a similar action today, thus
cutting off the vital flow Of meats,
butter, eggs. fruits. vegetables and
other commodities which supply tho
sustenance of the city
shippers and merchants are at
loss to draw any conclusion as to
the probable status or the food situl-
ton and are merely helplessly await
ing further action by the roads Or
the men. While some of the i'm
porting firms assumed most pessi-
mistic attitude when they learned OF
The embargoes yesterday, others
cvinccd the opinion that nothing of
serious nature would result
The Santa Fe railroad was the first
on" To reach the local field with an
order yesterday. The bulletin which
was received by T.. +. McKirahan.
commercial agent with offices hero,
instructed its agents to accept no
pershable freight and to accept all
Other freight only on conditions Of
indefinite delay The order became
effective Immediately.
Send out order.
The order was as follows
Effective at once (filed 3:15
o'clockD and until further notice, do
not accept any shipments Of live
stock or perishable property. All
other freight subject to indefinite de-
lay" (Signed) J. II. Koontz, general
freight agent.
The Katy made known its embargo
from headquarters yesterday after
noon, hut up to a late hour last
night r. w. Dunn. local agent. had
not received the official notice. 1t is
probable that 1t will be relayed to-
day.
officials of the Frisco and Mid
ltnd Valley said last night that they
had NJ idea of the possibility of their
roads following the lead of the Santa
Fe and Katy Their first information
would be the orders themselves
Even If 1t does come" said w. A.
Moore, local general agent. last night,
1T will be merely precautionary
measure and should not be construed
in any other light"
There ~ some opinion that the
Midland Valley will not be so readily
effected by the strike and in light OF
this immunity will not consider an
embargo.
Several leading railroads in the east
have Issued orders similar to that re-
ceived here yesterday by the Santa Fe.
The immediate result of the en-
barge, should IL extend to all roads
coming into Tulsa, will be the cutting
off Of the heavy Importation of food
stuffs.
Produce managers and heads of the
two leading packing companies said
last night that there are enough sup
plies of the purely perishable COM
modities stored in the city to supply
the demand for a week or more. This
will not hold good If there is any rush
for goods by excited housewives.
Meat for Week.
II. NJ. Mckay manager of the local
branch OF Armour q Co., estimated
last night that there are at present
about 5000 pounds of meats of all
kinds stored in the city. This amount,
under normal conditions, would last
week in Tulsa. Armour & Co. de-
pends entirely upon meats shipped
from outside plants.
The Independent Packing company,
a local concern, is the only other
house in the city with the exception
OF retailers. The Independent COM
pany supplies its trade from meat
killed and dressed here, but it is un-
derstood that its output is limited to
a certain extent.
Although the trade is so scattered
that no estimates can be obtained. 1t
is understood that "A heavy percentage
Of the eggs and butter consumed here
Is shipped in from larger cities and
that in case Of an embargo by all the
roads tn, local supply would not equal
the demand. These commodities,
however. could be shipped by express
until the strike Is called.
The milk supply is largely local and
Is only slightly affected by the strike.
II is possible that some Of the sur
rounding cities may suffer.
Bread which goes to the tables OF
Tulsans is baked in Tulsa ovens. Flour
can be secured from local flour mills,
thus insuring one vital commodity in
an emergency.
f. r. Cokcr, head of the Rea- Reed
Milling company, said last night that
his company was fully prepared to
meet all demands.
1--WE have amassed good reserve
supply Of flour in anticipation of just
such a status OF affairs said Mr..
Coker last night. I'VE can easily care
FOR tha wants Of Tulsa
Fruits and vegetables will be absent
from the the menu of Tulsa after a
few days II the embargo is made
general.
There are about three car loads OF
apples in the city. according to esti-
mates made by produce men yester-
DAY This amount would suffice for
more than a week Other fruits would
not last a wees after the supply is cut
off. Watermelons are the exception
since they are supplied locally.
All vegetables are liable to bo
memories after week and irish po-
tatoes may not last this long.