Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-01
PLACES EMBARGO
ON FURNISHINGS
Frisco Will Accept No House
hold Goods for Tulsa With
out Certificate.
FREIGHT ROOMS ARE FILLED
Automobile Truck Transfer
Concern Expects to Relieve
Congested Condition.

The most drastic measure ever con-
templated by railroad in the history
fof the southwest. if not the entire
country. has been taken by IL. ID.
Levy, vice-president and general man
ager of the Frisco railroad, to relieve
the congestion of freight orditions
In this city.
Secretary Clarence Douglas yester-
day received from Mr.. Levy a letter
In which that official declared that he
had ordered every official OF the
Frisco system, and all connecting
lines to accept for shipment To Tulsa
no items of household furnishings un-
less the shipper presents to such
agents a certificate signed by the Sec
rotary of the Chamber of Commerce,
certifying that the shipper has Sc
cured premises on which such ship
ments can be placed and that arrange
ments have been made with a trans
fer company to Immediately move the
sh;rtnepts from The cars and, lines of
the Frisco.
New Transfer Company.
In his letter to Secretary Douglas
Mr.. Levy also announces that he has
closed negotiations with a firm 10 he
known as the Auto Transfer company,
which will be granted the right to en-
ter any of the Frisco's cars on their
tracks. either in Tulsa or West Tulsa,
and remove from them shipments
when such shipments are classed as
merchandise.
IL have selected you as referee" Mr..
Levy says In his letter to Secretary
Douglas. ''and | know that you will
consider that we are doing right in
keeping our facilities open for the
- L. Il
| also know you will not give anyone a
certificate unless he actually has n
place to put his household goods on
arrival, and not until the party ship
ping the goods has given some trans
fer company an order to move them
to his home Immediately on arrival"
Enclosed in the letter to Secretary
Douglas was a copy of one written by
Mr.. Levy to II. II. Carr, assistant
general manager of the system. In
which instructions are issued for plac-
ing the embargo on the shipment of
household goods into Tulsa unless the
shipper presents the certificate
signed by Secretary Douglas.
Places Embargo.
"Immediately place telegraph en-
barge on all agents from receiving"
Mr., Levy says in his instructions to
MT. tdTT, anu uOtlly all toiiilectillt
lines that we will not receive from
them any shipments of household
goods consigned for Tulsa or West
Tulsa. Oklahoma, until the party
wishing to ship the household goods
first secures a letter from Clarence Il.
Douglas. secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce, Tulsa. Oklahoma. certify
ing that the party has a house or
place In which to store the goods
when they reach Tulsa or West Tulsa
and has given a reputable standa rd
transfer company of Tulsa orders to
move such goods to his house or stor-
age on arrival. Have it shown on the
face of the embargo that this is done
because Of the great amount of house
hold. goods in our freight station.
blocking the freight station, and all
the available storage in the city of
Tulsa filled up, and the object is to
prevent further congestion of our ia
cilities with bousehould goods for
which there is no place In Tulsa.