The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-11-18
new HAVEN R. R.
ISSUES PLEA TO
ROADS PATRONS
Intimates That Embargoes
Will Get Shippers If They
Don't Watch Out.

The Few Haven railroad has issued
the following, which is termed an ZAP
peal to- shippers, consignees, and
agents. to help solve the car shortage
problem:
To Shippers, Consignees and Agents:
The hearing by the Interstate Com
merce Commission at Louisville about
car shortage and the number of cars
on the New Haven lines that are be-
ing delayed because freight is not re-
moved fast enough from freight
houses, team and private tracks has
forced the New Haven road to issue
an embargo.
The road must now decide what can
be done for the control of freight cars
that are standing between the point of
loading and the point of unloading:
thisc ondition exists although there
is large number of cars at destina-
ton ready for delivery and large
number of cars under demurrage.
1t is necessary to avoid an accumu-
1ation of standing loads in order to
make those cars available for other
business and in order to prevent the
road from becoming blocked and to
make it possible to give preference to
the most important freight and to
shipments of those who are able to I'M
load promptly.
With practically no embargo during
the last three months, unloading has
been handled fairly we'll For several
weeks the number of cars unloaded
has exceeded the total of any previous
period by about 10 per cent, averag-
ing nearly 5000 cars day, and >on
many days being more than that. Not
withstanding this, the number of cars
under demurrage is too large, and
such cars now occupy IL miles OF
tracks in various freight yards.
By reason of over-shipments nearly
5000 cars are standing short of des-
tination, which deprive other shippers
of that number of cars and of the
tracks upon which they stand.
Two plans may be used for improv-
ing the conditions:
First. To endeavor to have the
daily unloading more nearly ap-
proximate the daily shipments and
deliveries at destination.
Your cooperation is earnestly re-
quested with this plan. If it can be
made effective without accumulation
of delayed cars there should be no re-
strictions on shipments and the COM
pany would be in a position to fur
nish its maximum Of best service.
The facilities Of the company are, in
some places, less than desired, and
congestion at these places makes it
difficult to give the service that you
need. Arrangements are being made
to increase tracks, yards and power at
such points.
In spite, however,, of some shortage
of facilities, the company has been
able to deliver at destination more
freight than has been taken away
each day. This indicates that while
the company may not be able to ham
die all that is offered, it has an ability
to do a larger volume of business If
there was reasonable regularity and
proper adjustment between shipping
and unloading, and if each car moved
avs loaded by the shipper to its ca
pacity.
Second To place emhargoes.
which become absolutely necessary
when cars have accumulated in too
great a number.
You can help materially by care in
and by prompt unloading to |
avoid the necessity for this policy. |
The embargo is Objectionable to all |
and is only used as a last resort.
J. 0. HALLIDAY,
Supt. Of TRANSPORTATION.