Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-17

n June /.
- The big movement of the headqua r
tkFs and offices of the United States
shipping board emergency feet corpora
tton from Washington to Philadelphia
will begin Saturday, June I.
One week from tomorrow, Saturday,
May 25, the passenger transportation
and housing division, of which a. Mer-
rItt Taylor. formerly Director of City
Transit, is the director. will make the
transfer from Washington to Philadel-
phia. But this will be a small move
meut, requiring oniy two or three trucks,
As compared with the big move one
< week later, when 120 two-ton trucks
will be used
H II this transfer is carried out ac-
cording to schedule, and the plans ap-
pear TO be perfect. it will be the great
ct movement of its kind on record
and entirely in keeping with the ac-
0Onpiishments Of Charles NJ SChwab,
the ''Steel King" now directing the
governments enormous ship production
program.
Thirty two-ton trucks will leave
washington on the evening of Satur-
day. June / loaded with office fur
Eitpre, Sles, documents and a variety
OF Office fixtures, and will arrive at
the new offices at 40 North Broad
street, on Sunday morning and be
dnloaded Immediately,
Other groups of thirty trucks will
leave each twenty-four hours. The
whole movement is scheduled to be
completed in four days.
When Director General Schwab took
5 the position as head of the Shipping
Board about three weeks ago and within
few Gays announced his decision to
move the headquarters from Washington
to Philadelphia so as to be nearer the
center of greatest production Il was
planned TO begin the movement on May
III and complete 1t before June ]. But
the necessity for making rather ex.
= tensivc alterations to the building al
lao North Broad street which Mr.
Schwab took only a few minutes tc
4 select. made it impossible to abide by
1lis schedule and June l has now been
set as the date for moving the first
ffuclt load
To obtain the greatest speed in trans
fcrTing the Offices. the old methods of
moving the materials from building to
ttuck. truck TO railroad cars, railroad car
to philadelphia, then back to truck and
then to the building, series of landings
that would consume several days and
ccnsest the railroad. was abandoned and
motortrucks.
To Use 90 Army Trucks
Exceedingly arrangements have been
made with the Quartermaster Corps OF
the Army for the loan of ninety two-ton
trusks TO make the transfer.
The spressnt plan is to divide the
ninety trucks into three groups OF thirty
\ each. twenty-eight to be ordinary trucks
1.H.. ,,lr.
to the men on the way.
y 4 The, trucks will be in charge of Cap
tain A. r. Moore, of the Quartermaster
4 Corps The truck drivers will be
s. army men. The men employed to do
the loading and unloading will be civ
iIisns
II is Intended to load the first thirty
trucks on Saturday afternoon and start
them all away in one train the road
to this city before midnight 1t is
expected that this run of about l4O
miles can be made In about twelve
hours, which will place the first group
IN Philadelphia by noon Sunday, June =
The second group of trucks will dc
a similar service commencing about
noon on Sunday and third will be-
= gin at noon on Monday. 1t is expected
that about the whole equipment which
4 h Is int. 1.ed to transfer will make
E about f20 truck loads, so that the first
group of thirty will probably return
20 Washington at once and make a
second trip commencing at noon or
Tuesday.
Open for Business June .
The plans call for having the whole
a1uipment In the Philadelphia building
{ bx noon on Wednesday, and things in
feirly normal shape throughout at the
opening for business on Thursday
Juas 8,
The employees, who will be transferred
byrailroad at the expense of the Govern
nnknt. will come TO Philadelphia at such
time a. will place them here for duty a,
<oon as their office equipment is placed
Their personal effects will be removed by
x The army trucks and are expected t
n9ach here within the four days sched
e Qkea for the movement. II theiy per
+ 4cuEi effects do not leave Washington
r IN th8 same time as their Office equip
= E>u<. the employees will be expected T.
d &{n temporary accommodations a
: 9lf own expense until their furnitur,
Efforts made to learn how many of tn,
+ x004 empioyes will accept the .ransfo
a. Fhiiadelphia, has determined tina
4noAl 1900 OF them will make the move
The othsr 700, who, for one reason o
&1o(her prefer to remain In Washington
VII dcubtless obtain other positions will
~ Gcvefnment departments.
1a@ division OF which Mr.. Taylor /
4Ir1tfor 10 10 be moved one week II
" advance of The big move" SO that 1
may 4seast in the locating OF the per
to1neI 81 the shipping Board in suitabl
4ckr(<r< IN this city
fTh4 Schedule provides for placing IN,
to{Ilf1<nt 81 the different divisions II
1l1<< "a Philadelphia. and in good order
~ 1.So o'clock OF the second morning
+. jtft<r II leayes washington and the EN-
11<r viii be expected TO be there oi
"A ihnt time,
|s@1nx csmmittee Already Here
& h5using eommlttee OF the m9yinl
Is41I,s for the shipping hoard 1
A. 4he new building here. hssinl
~. Washington last week Il