The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-03
Special Investigation Made Here Results in Issuance of New Order Which Milf tates Especially Against Bridgeport Consignees.
 Little Else Than Perishab1e and Live Stock Shipments and Foodstuffs For Hu- man Consumption Can Be Sent Into Bridgeport Now.


 As the result of a visit to this city Of members of the New England Freight Congestion committee to in- 1iveries. Bridgeport has been termed the key to a large percentage of the transportation congestion throughout the United States and beginning to- might an embargo will become effee- live on the New Haven and boat lines that will practically shut off shipments and receipts of everything but supplies flor hospitals, the United States gov ernment and food supplies for human consumption.
 The embargo known specifically as No 232. supersedes all previous em- bargoes laid on either carload less than carload lots, closes the water lines and the transfer yards against ffsans-shipment of goods and specif1cal- 1y cuts Bridgeport from outside freight communication until conditions here have materially cleared.
 The Chamber of Commerce trans portatioA committee will meet at the offices of the chamber tomorrow morn ing when means for overcoming the embargo at once will be considered. S A committee from the Chamber of Commerce composed of George Cove. secretary of the body, and R.EW.s Mil 1er chairman of the transportation committee, has arranged a conference EEL conmittees composed of representa- lives from all the larger eastern rail- road lines. At this onference which is to be held in New York city on Friday morning these requests will probably be made tor Bridgeport's interest
 In preliminary investigation of fFe freight situation in this city the Chamber of Commerce has ascertain led that on Monday last there were 71O unplaced cars in Bridgeport, of which number 22O were for transfer at Whiting street station and 115 for city delivery There were 375 cars on tracks for which there was positively no room on the existing bulk tracks. Thirty Of these cars had arrived in the city on one day for one con- cern.
 As it would naturally be impossible for one concern to unload such a. number of cars in one day. an investi- gatfon was made which resulted in exposing terminal conditions that the local body will endeavor to have changed through the New England Congestion committee.
 Many Of these cars and similar lots for other consignees in this city have been held up by enbargoes on lines connecting with the New Haven sys- tenn. When enbargoes were released the New Haven was compelled to take these cars Oder1ng aFSt at The Terry and rail lines. The result was that large builders and firms here found themselves swamped with unloading that could not possibly be accom- p1isl1- se ed under their own trucking facilities. Appeals to other concerns naet with rebun because in times of depr ession the carriers had not been favored with the business
 Among the freights in the yards to- Hay lumber and construction material shipments seem to be the heaviest. It is believed that much of fhis freight which is not affected by weather con &itions could readily be stored in open lots in which event the embargo would probably be raised expeditiously.
 Here Is the announcement of the railroad:
 F'irst-That no discrimination
 shall be made by outside rail- roads against Bridgeport because
 of congested conditions in Water
 bury, Nagatuck and Hartford. in
 which last named city strike con
 ditions have seriously affected
 freight deliveries.
 Second-Tt1at advance noti1ca-
 ton of the number of cars held
 for delivery by outside lines
 throughout the East to terminals
 of the New Haven Road be sent
 to the Chamber of Commerce in
 this city, so as to prevent a glut
 of cars to any individual con-
 signee here.
 Third-That action be taken
 looking towards the increase of
 buIk-track facilities of the New
 Haven system in this city if such
 project seems feasible to the
 congestion committee.
 It has been learned that when rep @esentatives of the great freight lines visited this city last week to ascer- Gain local and railroad conditions they received a report from the railroad
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