The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-16
EMBARGO BY ALL
Railway Managers Advise Ac-
ton to Prevent Congestion.
Many Roads Already Have Or
dered Ban on All Freight.

New York, March 16.-As one of the
first steps to deal with the disorgani-
zation of transportation which will be
caused by the railroad strike the ma
tional conference committee of rail-
way managers has informed the indi-
vidual railroads that an embargo on
all perishable freight is advisable.
No Freight on N. Y. Central.
New York, March 16.-Orders were
issued here today by the New York
Central railroad instructing agents to
notify all shippers that on account of
threatened labor trouble no freight
traffic would be received until fur
Their notice
Oklahoma Men Won't Strike?
Oklahoma City. Okla, March To-
Outward!y Indifferent and apparently
manifesting little interest in strike
moves ordered by leaders of the big
four brotherhcods, railway trainmen
at division points in Oklahoma await
ed the return of their representatives
from a special meeting held in st.
Louis They are expected home to-
morrow and a meeting probably will
be called to consider their reports.
Local organizations at McAlester
were reported lined up against walk
out. Railroad men long in the service
there, it was said, dislike giving up
their seniority, annual passes and PEN
sions, together with preferred runs,
which they would have to do should
they strike.
Rock Island Accepts Freight.
While the Santa F'e and Frisco roads
are accepting freight subject to de-
lay, the Rock Island continued today
to ignore the threatened tie up. No
instructions have come to local Off
Gals of the Rock Island and they con-
tinue to work under normal conditions.
Freight Only at Owners Rick.
Kansas City, March 16.-General
headquarters of the Kansas City
Southern railroad here today in
structed agents on its lines to accept
freight only at the shippers risk and
subject to delays. At the presidents
office 1t was said that the road ex-
pected to take every precaution
against tieup of it's lines The steps
to be taken were not given out, the
statement being made that the roads
course would depend upon develop
ment of the next few days. A con-
ference of operating heads was be-
ing held to consider the threatened
strike.
Mich. Central Declares Embargo.
Detroit, Mich, March 16.-Officials
of the Michigan Central railroad here
ii
on all freight shipments, effective i'm
mediately. General superintendent
Henry Shearer transmitted the order
to all division points
Grand Trunk EMBARGO.
Montreal, March 16.-The Grand
Trunk railroad today issued an en-
barge on all freight because of the
posi- bility of a railroad strike in the
United States.
General Embargo at Chicago.
Chicago, March 16.-Railroads en-
terinG Chicago began sending out no
tees of embargoes today. The first
came from the New York Central,
which announced that after midnight
tonight absolutely no freight would be
accepted The notices of the various
belt line companies followed
The majority of the notices were
similar to those sent out last summer
when strike seemed imminent. They
said that periSha bleS and livestock
would not be accepted and that other
freight would be subject to delay at
shippers risk. Railroad managers
were unable to forecast the extent to
which their employees would obey the
strike order. Tomorrow night they
will survey the remnant of their forces
and organize service on emergency
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