The evening world., 1917-02-22
500 CARS OF FOOD
DUEHERE;;DEMAND
FOR j. S. CONTROL
Efforts TO Check Extortion
by Spectators Under
Plea of Famine"
Five hundred carloads OF foodsturs.

Five hundred carloadS OF tOOdstuHs'
mostly meats, poultry and potatoes
are scheduled to arrive here to-day
for New York consumption over the
New York Central. the Pennsylvania,
Tho New Jersey Central al the New
York, New Haven and Hartford Rail
roads Some Of these cars have been
delayed in transit 70 New York by
embargoes and freight congestion be-
tween Western and Eastern term'-
nails. The congestion in tho Buffalo
yards ls gradually being broken up,
according to James A. Hammerling.
Government inspector. who has been
looking into the matter. This will not
materially help the food situation as
far as New York Is concerned. but II
will make way for a freer service
from points west Of Buffalo
! The food problem Is affecting tho
whole country and becoming so Sc
rious that Congress will be asked to
enact at once a law for the Federal
control OF foOdstufs. Up state there
are reports Of threats TO blow up
storage warehouses In an effort to
force spectators to reduce prices.
The 500 cars Of foodstufts due here
to-day" said Frank Jameson OF the
! New York and New Jersey Retailers
Association, will ease prices coa-
slderably. Meat prices should drop
right now and would drop II the pack
ers would say the word. OF course,
there is always a drop in meat at this
lime, but the kind OF a drop that Is
needed is a drop OF about cents on
all kinds Of meats. II Is perfectly asi-
nine for anybody to say that there Is
not enough meat to supply the coul-
try when mon ir the business know
there Is ample meat TO go around"
Because Of the holiday The Evening
World was unable to check up the ac-
tual number Of cars that have arrived.
The Pennsylvania, New York Central,
New Haven and New Jersey Central,
through their operating departments.
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work but that. because Of the holiday.
no definite figures could be had.
At the offices OF all the roads, how
ever, Il was stated that Tho Evening
Worlds flgures-5Oo cars Of fresh sup
plies due--wero not FAR from correct
that they might even fall short Of tho
; actual number. The 500, OF course, Is
exclusive OF the actual number Of
cars OF foodstuffs now lying in freight
yards. being unloadcd or held, az the
case may be- The unofficial figures
OF the fresh foodstuffs that have ar
rived during tho night, intended for
domestic consumption only, arc: 200
cars Of beef, forty cars OF live stock,
twenty cars OF chickens, 100 cars OF
dressed poultry, five cars OF butter,
thirty-flvo cars OF eggs.
Z. @. Foy. food expert, expects nifty
cars Of poultry to-day and tw ce that
, number every day until Monday next
= The New York Central has agreed
: 20 lead tho way and before tho dag
Is over | expect other trunk lines tC
Join in a plan TO check the manipula'
tons OF food spectators on thu
docks" said NJ. Foy
MAN. Of these spectators have
their Offices in their hats and the,
use the railroad piers FOR storag'
e warehouses TO hold arriving consign
ments of food products until they cal
manipulate the market and boos
prices.
h THE Central has agreed 20 onforc
= strictly tho regulations o' tho Inter
}. state Commerce Commission as we
. as their own rules governing the un
q loading OF cars and the taldng ava
T. Of freight from the piers, Bcginnin
D tomorrow morning they will not per
NIT food shipments 10 remain longe
u than twenty-four hours on the pier
@ This will be a hard blow to IN
d little specuators, FOR having no stol
4. ago warehouses they viii be obligc
d 10 sell Immediately the arriving cor
slgnmonts,
"I nm in communication with N
Pennsylvana and Erie roads ON n
same subject and expect TO receiN
s their hearty cooperation in the san
al plan.
r "There are great quantities Of pou
tn try on tho way here now va
r- ned at S52O,OO0, II should
ne cheering news TO the east sid
especially that the price OF fowl ha
n gone down. II the east side does n,
M know. | am glad TO let It know. \
r. housewife should pay, beginning t
ad day, more than rs cents pound 4
o. chickens. good. wholesome chicken
r. They are coming into market plent
fully. There were seventy ca
-, OF fowl unloaded yesterday. TT
" wholesale price is n cents no.