The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-23
Says He Will Guarantee Trans
portation IF He Is Notified In
Time
DIRECTOR DECLARES
COUNTRY is IN NO
DANGER OF LACK
Statement Issued Asserts Grain
Shipments OF 6.000,000Bush-
els Are Being 4oved Daily
by Railroads Toward East

washing on Fob. g2--Direrenees
between w -. nc Adoo. director
general % transportation, and Herbert
c. Hoover. food administrator over
the reason for ths delay % food snip-
ments to the coast reached new ell
max tonight. Mr. AoAdoo in a lstter
TO the food administrator called on
him to show where the food was.
The letter read
Dear Mr., Hooverr--Ecu ara. az
understand Il, the sole purchaser tn
this country Of food supplies for the
allied governments on must, there
fore. know the location Of the food
supplies which you from time 70 lime
purchase and this ports IN this country
to which you desire such supplies
shipped II you VIII notity me from
time to time OF the location of the
specific supplies and the pert or ports
in the United States to which you wish
to have such supplies transported. 1
Will guarantee the necessary transpor-
tation. subject alone to Interruptions
from billiards and foods.
II wish to renssure the country by
saying that 40 far as transportation
Is concerned. there Is no danger OF
suffering from serious food shortage
in the eastern part Of the country.
w. O McADoo,~
hb9tNFH HkAtsAHNnAs
In statement Issued last night
Hoover indicated that the difficulty
WAS due to tins failure of the trans
portatlon system 10 move the food
supplies
Director~Gsnarai McAdoo made pub
lie with his letter statement giving
actual agures of shipments OF grain
which the railroads standardization has
been making within the last fortnight.
s%xs "a o.
approximately 100000 bushels OF
grain daily.
II was satfy stated by an official Of
the administration that not q single
request had been made by Hoover for
q large movement OF grain from any
specific point to another until this
morning. Tina, called for a compare
fivaly small shipment OF meats
The official statement readsi
There has now been about two
weeks OF moderately good weather
during which time ar extraordinary
effort has been put forth by the rail"
roads For the week ending February
Is, 1s10&oo0 bushels of grain were
rscsived at Western primary markets,
which were the largest receipts for
one week in two years an increase or
81 per cent over this previous week
and 6IA per cent over tho same week
last year.
The averaging number of ears OF
grain being loaded lie 5000, which 10
approximately six million bushels
osIiy. THIS has been done notwtth"
standing that weather conditions are
still severe In q large part of the eoun"
try and will certainly increase In pro"
portion as the weather rnodsratss.
Te Meet Requirements
Hoover In his statement yesterday
said that to meet the requirements OF
the stfiss. rhe railroads must load
9, ooo. 900 bushels OF grain daily.
MeAdoo's shipments OF 6,ooo,oo9
bushels daily, Ii was explained by
Judge Edward n. Chambers, Of the
railroads administration does not ao-
count for any movement Of wheat -four
These must be on specific requests
from the food administrator.
II 4. contended by the railroads ad-
rinistra,or that II could easily move
the s,nCANoo bushels of grain daily IL
the fooN administrator would Issue
chs order and specify where the grain
kts and to what points II must be moved.
The director generals office has been
sending thousands OF empty cars Into
ths grain belts. IL was stated. follow
Ing suggestions laid down by dele
| ration OF grain growers ana operators
Prom the West, who called upon Mo-
Adco
Besides the large grain shipmenta
me railroads administration reported
today that 1t had shipped s.s69 car
ioads of livestock from Chicago and
aso carloads of special foods within
the week OF February IL to 10. In
the same time the following grain
loading was accomplished:
In the Eastern district a.sis cars;
southern district, ASA cars; Western
district, 26,s4s cars, making total OF
$3.50 cars. many of which are now
accuu uiated on the Eastern seacoasts
awaiting their unloading for the al
lies.
In the same time the grain receipts
In the Western district primary eleva-
tors were 1891, oeA bushels OF corn
p,s2s,ooo oats; 3.446,ooo wheat. total
LOT 2sIS6,006 bushels, Here at least
are two and half rntllion bushels
OF wheat ready FOR sh pmsne IL the
food administrator orders 1t. II Ia OK
planned