The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-26
RAILROAD MEN SUGGEST MEANS
 OF EFFICIENCY
Transportation of Freight and Prompt Deliveries
 Not Impossible.

An efficiency circular issued by J. O. Halliday, superintendent of trans portation of the New York, New Ha- ven & Hartford railroad is designed to expedite the shipment and deliv- cry of freight. It embodies quotations from the American Railroad Associa- tion's appeal to the public. The cir cular follows:
 To Shippers, Consignees, Agents and
 Yardmasters:-
 In an appeal to the railroads of the ciency so that they will be able to produce more transportation with present facilities-there is a demand for transportation that is not being supp1ied-the executive committee of the American Railway Association, special committee on national de- fense, have outlined how the railroads can do more work with existing fa- cilities. The following quotations thefefrom are those in. which you should be deeply concerned.
 'sThe efficiency of cars can be in- creased by (A) quicker terminal handling and prompter loading and unloading; (B) better loading-more tons per car"
 Increase carloads, which have not kept pace with increase of car ca pacity, notably in the case of box cars as shown below: CD average capac- ity of all cars 39.7 tons; CD average load per care revenue freight 1855 tons, all freight 17.0sa tons; (3) per cent of capacity utilized 43.0.'
 Load and unload both company freight and commercial freight promptly. There are probably from 250,000 to 100000 points in the Uni ted States where freight is received and delivered. A slight improvement at each will make an astounding ag- gregate.
 Enlist the interest and co-opera- ton of shippers in loading cars heav- fer as a war measure"
 Urge shippers and consignees not to ship beyond their ability to prompt 1y handle.'
 Point out the importance to ship pers of extending private sidings to correspond with their increased traf- fic and in improving their facilities to avoid car delay, and where possi- | ble, to arrange their shipments so as 1 to be made uniformly and at periods of the year when cars are least need 1 ed to move crops"
 l Load all cars to 10 per cent. in | excess of their marked weight ca pacity. An increase of two tons per l loaded car would be equivalent to adding over 100000 cars to the num- 1 Der available for public use. 4 1 Where commercial units are half or less than half the capacity of the lear and two shipments are destined to the same point, persuade the ship per to load the two shipments in the ends of the same car..''
 "Consolidate under-1oaded mer- chandise cars at designated transfer l points and avoid movement of light loaded equipment"
 "The increased number of freight cars available for service without
 any outlay of capital through (A) quicker repairs 64,000, (B) quicker
 movem ent 515. 900, co heavier aver
 age loading 100000 totals 799,000.r
 The foregoing are to the point and of vital interest to shippers, consig-
 nees and the railroad. Each can rem der a supreme patriotic duty by ear
 nestly endeavoring to put them into actual practice to the fullest possi-
 ble extent. Briefly. we ask your aid
 as follows:
 Shippers-(O Lead cars to their capacity; (2) In maximum time. | Consignees-(1) Order your re. quirements in quantities that will en-
 able loading to; capacity of car;. CD Unload cars as quickly as possible up. l on arrival.
 | Agents and Yardmasters-(1) Han- de cars promptly upon arrival ant
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