Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-08-30
PERISHABLE FREIGHT
PUT UNDER EMBARGO
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assume virtual control Of the food and
fuel supply For this purpose it has
made a canvass to ascertain tho stock Of
foodstuffs now available here. and 1t has
a list of all motor trucks and other We
hicles that can be used to carry freight
and of lighters. towboats and other YES
sells that can be pressed into service In
the waters surrounding the city:
In the wholesale grocery and commits
sion district today 1t was reported that
restaurants. hotels and boarding houses
were beginning to lay in huge stocks OF
food. Wholesale grocers are not disposed
to agree with the prediction that IN the
event of railroad tie up there would be
a food famine here in a week. II the mix
supply for children could be assured, !!
was said that the rest OF New YORK couio
find enough food here or within easy
reaching distance to last for month
Embargoes Are Announced.
The New York. New Haven and Hart
ford railroad has already declared an
embargo on freight. The management
of the New York Central railroad VIII
consider this question today upon the re-
turn from Washington of President A. II.
Smith
An embargo. effective tomorrow on all
perishable food products, was annouhceo
today by the Delaware. LackaWanna anu
Western railroad.
In announcing the embargo, P. J:
Flynn. a vice president of the road. said
every effort would be made to have an
shipments of food which have alreaus
originated on the line reach their oes-
tinations, so that the road would pe
wholly clear of such shipments by oa.-
urday noon. Such shipments as can pe
transported before that hour Will De az
copied today, it was stated. :.
The Erie railroad announced tnae AZ
had nut into effect yesterday an order
that all classes of freight accepted TOT
TRANSFORMATION over its lines would De
subject to delay on and after SeptemoeI
L. This order does not apply TO 1relsht
accepted before yesterday.
The Southern Pacific Steamship Com
pany announced today 1t will not accept
perishable merchandise and all frelght
is taken subject to considerable delay
Ships of the line connect at Galveston
Tex. with rail service from the facinS
coast over the Southern Pacific rail-
lines.
Boston Takes Measures.
BOSTON, August 3o.-Plans to insure
an adequate food supply for this city
in case a general railroad strike goes
into effect Labor day were discussed
by many interests today.
Mayor Curley arranged conference
with officers of trolley companies en-
tering the city, the health commissioner,
the street commissioner and the super
intendent of markets. The mayor salo
the questions of bringing food supplies
by trolley cars and of utillzlng certain
streets for the sale OF farm proaoces
would be considered.
A committee appointed by the cham
Der of commerce to study the situation
and recommend steps to protect the
public interests was ready to report
today.
The Boston and Albany railroad.
of the New York Central. to-
day notified it's agents that all classes
of freight should be accepted Tor snip
ment, subject to delay.
PHILADELPHIA. August 3o.--The
Pennsylvania railroad and its allied lines
have placed an embargo on frelgnt snip
ments 1t was announced here today.
The embargo affects explosives and in
beginning tomorrow. ana
perishable freight. beginning Friday. and
all other freight. beginning SATURDAY
AS soon as practicable after Labor DAY
the embargoes will be modified to permit
of the movement OF foodstuns
and perishable freight.
other notifications will be made as
promptly as circumstances Will permit,
II was stated Inc pUIPooc VI tiiS oiii-
bargoes, it was explained Is to clear
the lines SO that congestion and con-
fusion will be avoided when the rail-
road brotherhoods give the strike order
Monday. In the event that the strike
orders are withdrawn the embargoes
will be Cancelled at once.
Freight of the classes described now
in transit will not be accepted from the
New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk,
the Cumberland Valley. Cornwall and
Lebanon, Sparrows Point and Balti-
vania lines west of Pittsburgh or other
lines at any junction point
after the time prescribed.
The Adams Express Company was
notified that shipments after today viii
be subject to delay and that no live
stock or perishables should be accepted
that cannot be delivered on or before
Saturday Developments within the
next day or two, 1t was stated. may de-
ternine whether it will be necessary to
place express shipments under a com
plete embargo pending the results OF
the strike orders.
Pittsburgh Is Preparing.
PITTSBURGH. August 3o.-A1l rail-
roads entering the Pittsburgh district
were busy today completing arrange
ments, begun week or more ago. for
handling business in case Of strike.
Pennsylvania railroad employees some
time ago, were polled as to their avail
ability for service in any department
where they might be needed, and report