New Britain herald., 1917-05-30
CITY }MOlJRNS THOSE WHO
 MADE SUPREME SACRIFICE

II ? 5s | ACTION IS NECESSARY Troops, Food and Fuel Must Be Moved and Public Must Submit to Incon- vcnie4ee for, Sake of New Eng lands Welfare.
 slSpecial to the Herald).
 ! N11KaAgen. May 30.-The New York New Haven and Hartford Rail- roa4 rompany plans to reduce it's l AchSafSle by 199 passenger trains a week.. subject to consideration with l the Public Service Commission of Massachusstts. Connecticut, Rhode Island and New York, in compliance with the orders and suggestions of the srectAl committee on national de- Tense of the American Railway asso- citation. This curtailment is to be made in order to provide for the max
 imum movement of fuel, food, sup plies and troops necessitated by the war. ssa.
 Of the total number of trains to
 be eliminated, 157 are weekday trains and F Sunday. The curtailment of this service Will be made where there
 will be tha least interference with travel. anu by disseminating trains, the patronays & which is light
 The 1setts Public Service oommision heB ordered hearing for June tol c6nsider the curtailment of service fpropossd by the railways.
 This propotsd readjustment of the New Haven ac3aedule Is in line with the policy beip9 adopted by all rail- ways in the ooNntry. Recently the special comMl3e on national defense made . nrn9b6t of suggestions to the individual raileys throughout the country with tiew of reducing pas- senger train nles for the purpose fAel. asppn etsrials necessary var n ssil ss sugxestions, the chairman 6l pommittee stated:
 PuiAlio udiil 1lce Inevitable.
 .'rhe war board, especially organ ized by the railroads to operate all the roads lof the country as one sys- tenn for purp0tStf national defense, finds 1t fnevifs6l( that from time to time 1t must recompnend the adoption of policies .,whichtiaay prove incon- venient to the. l,ltc. Tn doing so. however. the boaf1 1ill rely upon the support of public opinion. In the present national emergency some sac- rifice of individual convenience is nec- essary to enable <heaaailroads to in- crease the capacity o4their lines and to conserve thesfusl sapply of the country" 2
 The proposed cnrt.iiasnt on the New Haven will result in.the release of eduipmentpAr rtfculariy engines as well as men: it<wIll allow free train movement and admit 2 larger volume of freight being moved, and 1t will tend to conserve the fuel supply. An adequate fuel supply and uninterrupt- } ed movement of fuel both Tor the gov- ! ernment and the public; In the present emergency. ts considered Of the utmost inA- etance., This is part1culariy true i.-.~ew England. E smharEoes are to be minimised, New NnSlahd kept warm and her factories t4 kTrun-
 ming. it will be necessity to ease the coal tonnage. The Eransportation ! of other commodities In the fulk kquan- tity required Is of equal importance. l The proposals of the commiftee on
 national defense of tic American Railway association included the con- fsolidation of through paAsenger trains and the ,eliminAti6& of those .strains
 which are not well pdtronized. Tha
 New Haven, In. .romplying with thl1 ksuggese4onE will ve1iminate such trs(lns from its achAdule as 1t would be un-l juQtiAed to continue in the present
 situation. Close watch .Nlll be 3uspt upon the trafnc on tl1roughgtr and from ttn1e to time ,tonsoliaation wtN | be efrected where the conditions war- | rant, such action. s
 The company Is also readjusting it's i dining car menu to conform with the lsugxestfon of the railway war board. Special and excursion trains, will bsp | e1iminated wherever practicable.
 E The rrilways will be taxed to their
 maximum of capacity In moving food, Isupplies and troops for purposes of nas
 tional defenses They must prepare for this extraordinary tranlc and increase
 their capacity 50 as to move coal
 food. war supplies. etcS with the ut most speed and semciency. In doing This there will be some reduction of
 train service, with special endeavor to minimize any hardship unpon the part of the public. But 1t would be
 absolutely impossible to curtail pas-
 senger train service even per cent
 without causing some inconvenience. \ When 1t is considered that the New
 Haven has found it necessary to effect
 decreases which may equal nearly 10 Y per cent of its train schedule in order to meet the needs of the governm en4
 and the public in the present emer-
 gency, some reduction may be had