South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-06
DISCUSS MOVING
OF COAL HERE
Traffic Committees of City
Take Up Transportation
Problems.

Local trauspc Itatiou problems as
relating 90 the railroad swltchiug
facilities in the handhue Of express
and freight iu general and especial
IS the question of .mproving the
movement and delivery " coal ship
ments after arrival in the city were
taken up yesterday afternoon az the
point where they were left off at
the meeting last week by the SUBJ
regional and traffic committees II
the Cham Der OF Commerce.
At the meeting Of the sub-re-ioual
committee. Dan LOntZ. president of
the south Bend Coal Dealers assoc
citation and Mr. Barber of the New
Jersey Coal Co. were present % lay
before the committee their ideas
and 20 assist iu bringing about The
fertilization OF the local coal ship
ping. the speedy delivery OF consign-
ments 90 dealers. and the prompt
unloading OF ears after delivery To
the cousignce so that cars viii not
%. kept idle longer than is neces-
sary.
When navigation ON the lakes
closes for the season" said j. r..
Martin vice chairman Of the sub
regional committee and chairman
of the traffic committee, there Will
be- more cars available. which viii
relieve the situation considerably
Railroad transportation facilities
will be as bad If not worse than they
were last winter if shippers and the
railroads don't cooperate IN reliev-
ing the situation
Express Agents Get Advice.
Local express agents met with the
traffic committee and the question
OF calling upon the shippers TO have
their shipments ready as early as
possible iu the day and not later
than %. IN. was discussed at length,
decision being finally reached to
make no more "pick-ups' with the
wagons after the above time after
oct. 10. Letters informing shippers
Of the proposed change and urging
cooperation with the express com
Danics are being sent ont by the
committee They contend that the
volume 81 business now being ten
dered 10 the express companies is
SUBSTANTIALLY larger than the CORES
DondinC season a year ago. while
the express car equipment has been
materially lesscned through the ne
,.essftv Of using baggage and express
cars in troop movement and the
handling OF other government traf-
nc. The express terminals in the
larger cities I'm the east have their
limitations. and many of these
terminals are now handling their
naximum business.
In order 20 utilize terminals and
cars 70 their utmost capacity 1t is
requested that express patrons as
Est the companies by preparing
their shipments as early in the day
= possible, thereby avoiding conges-
tion ia the final pickup.
Corporation Necessary.
r. IL declared that IL is only by
-be closest cooperation between eX-
press companies and shippers, and
mutual consideration Of the Difficult
tles confronting each other, that
The restraints which may have 20 be
enforced upon the customary use OF
the usual channels of transportation
esn ne miuimized.
out-of-town men of prominence
yVno were present at yesterday
meeting % the sub-regional COM
4ni+tee we're. II. T. Forsyth. vice
chairman Of the Chicago regional
committed and member of the
committee on ear service; t., w
watkins. division superintendent OF
the New York Central az Chicago.
and chairman of the South Bend
sub regional committee: II. p.
BALES. trainmaster of the Grand
Trunk. with office NJ Battle CreeN.
w. r. Henderson. trainmaster OF the
-. G. c. & ST. L. at Logansport and
T. l.. Clark division freight agent
Of the New York Central at Chicago.