The evening world., 1917-12-27
WORST OFFENDER N
FREIGHT CONGESTION
IS J. S. GOVERNMENT
'cop',ss.d from T,fs p.s.

~ tas ssSbpr 10 bsins nsfs into =
huge stossb9us- Ffsisbs has N ~
bsndisd thfss ~ fguf times ssa
hpaisf back anf form aefa-s ths
hafS"r " satisfy rsd taps system.
hsanWbiis Nsv Yofksrs suffer- for
iaoE ~ coal. ocean vessels are held
many days ~ thsif docks Tor laet
9f fuel, oonsignmsnts u sspos,
freight are on piers fgr lack of ilRht.
srass 80 that goods may be tfans.
shipped 70 oovsrnoFs island Tor IN.
speciicn and then right back aEain
undsr an archaic system.
\ train Iosd ~ supplies from
We Wsst destined 70 Wriahts.
town Camp. New Jersey, sasssd
close by thst camp Les, week on
The ~sy 70 tIds~stsr. The esrs
we're snIosdsd on the Jersey
waterfront. IN. uoods Iiuh.sred 10
ooVsrnors island. osrtsd from
dock 10 storshovss and then the
whole process reversed 10 send
the supplies over 10 Wriahtstown.
Another striking example wssa
large consignment Of -four carried
IN similar manner 10 oovsrnor's
Island, and whilo BEING osrtod
from dook 20 warehouse passed
another consignment of identl.
eslly the Same kind Of flour com.
ING out Of warehouse on the way
70 be shipped 10 the same uh.
mate destination.
There II good reason FOR delay In
unloading export freight because of
ocean shipping conditions. and every
excuse can be accepted for tho large
conslgnments OF this class that are
necessarily held on cars. Bat the
Government In an offender in trans
sportation OF purely domestic goods
for which tbero Is far less excuse. II
Is understood that recent disclosures
have served to start improvement In
Government departments.
100000 LOADED FREIGHT CARS m
THIS VICINITY EVERY DAY.
In the metropolitan area, which ex-
tends to Trenton on the west and
Albany on the north, II Is estimated
that there are probably 100000 car
loads of freight on any given day.
Part of these are moving. but the
greater number are stalled. Survey
and count are now being made by a
large force OF inspection cars sent out
by the three commissions.
Investigation is being made not
merely of the cars, but what they
contain, to whom they are consigned
and how long they have been kept
standing without unloading. The pIin-
cipal cause OF criminal congestion Is
the practice OF both shippers and re-
ceivers TO use railroad cars for stor-
age purposes. As fast as names OF
individual offenders can be obtained
! by investigators, this notice will be
sent, the first ones going out to-day:
THE record OF cars on hand
awaiting unloading shows con-
sianments for you which have
been held for unnecessary. period
Of time. II is imperative that you
arrange to unload your ship
nents at once. N IL 10 impossible
| TO arrange for unloading IL will
! be necessary for you TO state the
reasons for your inability to
mako immediate disposition OF
your consignment"
While the commissions have not
yet formally announced the penal
ties to follow. 1t II understood that
the four contemplated are the fol-
| lowing:
I. An embargo TO be laid
against persistent violators that
will prevent their sending or re-
eeivinq further shipments by rail.
2. Limitation or complete with
drswal Of tho right Of reoonsIgn-
| rnent, which will prevent speeula-
tive shippers sending goods to
other and better markets than the
| first point reached.
3 Dumping OF material on tho
! ground in terminal yards.
4. Publicity Of names OF indi.
viduals.
SHIPPERS USING CARS FOR
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