Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-07
Unload Cars or Pay
Fines, Says McAdOO


I N"ntihueu from rage One
of the scarcity of labor. the inevitable
weather. the irreSularity of transpor-
tation and the consequent FREQUENT
punching of cars. Nevertheless, ] am
convinced that the total inconsequence
and hardship on these accounts Will
he far smaller than the Inconvenience
and hardship which our people as
whole are suffering on account of the
undue tying up of railroad equipment,
/ and will he very small. indeed. com.
pared with the menace which the wide
spread tying up of equipment causes
To the health and comfort of the peo.
pie and the successful conduct of our
war operations.
ASKS HEARTY Co-OPERATION
"I therefore appeal to every citizen
To accept in spirit of hearty CO.
operation the increased charges which
viii be imposed, and | especially ap.
peal to every shipper or consignee, as
"a patriotic duty. to employ every pos
, sble effort and eNpcdient teven though
il involves unusual and special ar
raugcment and additional cost to load
and unload freight cars with the least
possible delay, i'm order that the exist
I ing congestion may bc cleared up be
fore the new dcmurragc rule goes into
effect
The order follows:
ORDER 80.
NlI carriers by railroads subject 10
the jurisdiction of the undersigned,
I are hereby ordered and directed forth
vita to publish and file, aud TO con-
tnuc in effect until further order
tariffs effective until January Il, l"lS
wherein dcmurragc rules, regulations
B and charges shall. be changed SO as TO
provide:
A-u Forty-eight hours ttwo days)
free time for loading or unloading ON
Cs) Twenty-four hours conc day)
/ free time on cars held for any other
purpose permitted Ivy tariff.
R-pemurrage charges per car pr
: day or fraction of a day until car =
! released, as follows: Three dollar.
for the first day, 81 for the second
day and for each succeeding addi,
/ tional day the charge to be Increased
81 IN excess of that for the preceding
/ day until Il maximum charge OF $40
I per car per day shall he reached on
! the eighth day of detention beyonu
free time. the charge thereafter TO bc
/ $40 per car per day or traction tncreol.
/ These charges will supersede all those
named In existing tariffs applicable to
domestic freight. and spec ifically con-
template the cancellation OF all aver
age agreement provisions OF existing
/ tariffs.
| No change H. authorized hereby To
he made in demurrage rules. reGula-
tons and charges applNinG ON foreign
export freight awaiting SHIPS at cN-
I port points.
t-pon request. the Interstate COM
merce Commission has issued fifteenth
section order No. 225. authorizing the
filing OF tariffs to accord with TINS
orde' 20 becU re effective January Il.
1918. on one DAYS notice.
Carriers shall Srmediatcly file SAID
tariffs vita appropriate state commits
sions or other state authorities:
Dated washington this mn Gay OF
Director Gcuet al of RailrpHdS
COLD HAMPERS OPERATIONS
McAdoo made public a Geographic re-
port on general traffic conditions from
A. IT. Smith, an assistant to the Dlrec-
tor General. who is in New York. The
report follows:
accumulation is increasing at points
east of Pittsburgh and Buffalo, but this
/ Is due to the extreme cold weather.
Trainmen and cnginemen have reported
| sick in large numbers, which has ne
cessitated curtailment of train service.
! THE passenger service is being re-
| duced wherever possible but as n great
many persons are returning home after
the holidays considerable service Is re-
"a shortage of labor at engine-house
terminals is preventing engines from
being turned promptly and getting back
! into service.
THE tonnage ratings Of trains have
been reduc ii on account Of cold to eX-
pedite transportation Of coal and food
stuffs. EmbargoeS and diversions are
being employed wherever necessary and
possible.
/ FOG IN PITTSBrRGH DISTRICT
/ IA heavy fog through the Pittsburgh
| district, accompanied by low tempera.
tture, Is greatly interfering With switch
| ing operations and train movements.
which, with the shortage of labor. causes
| loss OF ground there. Tho labor situa =
| tion In the Pittsburgh district Is acute.
There Is plenty of coal at Hampton
Roads, but ships are slow In unloading.
/ due to the severe weather and the frozen
/ condition of the coal Shortage of waite:
| at Jersey city Is affecting the operation
| OF railroads i'm that district. Eampera
| ture In the coal regions Is below zero,
resulting In water mains freezing and
/ hampering operations.
Tn Indiana and Michigan there is no
| serious difficulty. There is "A heavy accu-
/ mutation OF freight .at tidewater ports.
Ships are available, but labor for load
Ing them is very scarce. as also is labor
for coaling."