The sun., 1916-08-30
TO CONTROL
CITY'S FOOD SUPPLY
Contin ued from First Pcva.

comes there will he the usual greedy
effort on part OF some dealers to proft
by the community's misfortune. The
law covering conspiracy gives the police
power to arrest these price boosters.
Restaurants. hotels. boarding houses
and others who buy food in quantities
began TO stock up yesterday. Thou
sands of orders to regular out OF town
supply producers were telegraphcd.
Many who could not take the risk Of
having their extra supplies held up by
the rush OF orders sent out motor
trucks to bring the stun into town.
September 3 has been set by the rail-
roads for the last day for accepting ship
ments, and this late date Is granted only
for short hauls. 1t Ii expected that at :
o'clock Monday morning every trainload
Of freight on the tracks will be turned
into the nearest terminal and all opera
ton will come to n halt.
Yesterday while the heads Of the roads
were In Washington the other executives
worked over their line routes as Euro
pcan generals over their Typographical
maps. Every route became a potential
battle-ground.
All day by telephone and telegraph the
representatives of the fourteen lines that
are in contact with New York were in
communication with Washington. The
result a that every local railroad
force was redistrlbuted.
. The offices here were emptied of as
many men as could be spared. These
office aids were sent out to the terminal
points to combat whatever trouble will
arise when the quitting hour arrives.
Railroad men said yesterday hat each
road will work out its " destiny. that
there will he no concert of effort In OPP
Grafton. Most of the lines that reach
New York will strive TO the utmost "a
keep each OF It's schedules. freight and
passenger. running, even II in curtail-
ment. New train lists will be issued or
Saturday from most OF the roads.
100000 visitors In city.
Passenger agents busted themselve,
yesterday in preparing for use every ca
they could ind in their yards fit In tn.
least for passenger use. Probably all o.
them will he filled to the platforms be
fore the strike is called. because New
York has to rid itself OF its floating
population of 100000 before the strike
and 1t has to receive home about The
same number who are on vacation.
No figures are available To tell OF The
! number of men skilled in the operation
OF trains VINO will remain loyal 10 the
'h'h s'F'f = "tl rA'N wi
but their attitude ever since the frs,
threat of trouble has been cheerful in the
extreme.
II Is known that for trains that are
run or electric rails for committing scr.
vice-thiS embraces hundreds OF tra me
of the New York Central, the pennsyl.
! ami as FAR as Newark and the Ions
Island road--New York motormcn will be
impressed into service so far as possible
ton OF these trains from the subway ant
electric IL" trains. Furthermore. tn.
men Of the newly formed carmen's uniof
in town may Join one of the roads vita,
out the sacrifice Of his pledge 10 IN.
union the railroad br~otherhoods are no
a part OF the American Federation o
Labor. ar are the Garments unions.
To he presidents Of ali the railroad,
which bring milk into this city the New
York MIX Committee sent a letter yes
terday asking that IN case OF q railroac
strike all possible efforts lie used 10 mov,
the milk trains,
This Is the most trying time - IT,,
Whole year fOi the thousands of babe
who are debilitated and .ntc'a'ad a. IN.
result of repeated ATTACKS Of illness dur,
ing the past weeks Of summer heat.
says the letter. III the milk supply b,
shut of many OF these babies will di,
and many Of those now well will be
come sick when parents are forced u
substitute other foods for the niik nov
used