Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-01-03
MAY POOL ALL D. G.
! HAULING ABILITIES
Recommendation Likely to Go
to Mr.. McAdoo as Result Of
Conference Today.
DELIVERIES MAY BE CUT

Pooling of all trucRage and drayage
facilities in Washington. and limitation
| of retail deliveries of merchants to one
daily. are two major points which prob
ably will be recommended to William
G.. McAdoe, director general of rail-
roads, as result OF a conference today
at the Office of Hale Holden, a member
| Of Mr.. McAdoos advisory council.
The meeting, called primarily to con-
, slider freight delays In shipments to
Washington and congestion in Wash
| ington freight yards. may result in the
| formulation of a plan which will be
generally adopted in cities all over the
country as part of the federal admin
| istration of railroads.
Hale Holden. Entrusted by Mr.. Nc
Adoo with a study of the operating
questions of all systems. was especially
requested to investigate the problems OF
| the District of Columbia. In addition
TO calling In Commissioner Brownlow,
the Commissioners committee on
freight congestion, and representatives
of Washington trade bodies and BUSH
ness firms. also had at the meeting
themselves, the Council of National De-
! Tense and the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
Names Committee.
Mr.. Holden had to leave while the
general situation was discussed, SO he
named committee to formulate the
conclusions reached in a report to him.
which, IL he approves the suggestions.
he will transmit to Director General
McAdop. On this committee were X. p.
Andrews. chairman; John L. NewboId,
president of the Merchants Transfer
and Storage Company: S. J. Prescott
and H. K. Taylor, members of the COM
merciaI economy board, Council of Ma
tlonal Defense. and C. NJ. Scheaffer.
chairman of the commission on car
service Of the American Railway Asso-
citation.
Details OF the contemplated report
were withheld because 1t was desired
that Mr.. McAdoo see them before pub
LEGATION was made. 1t was stated that
day was considered one of the principal
measures to relieve the freight jam at
the yards, since such a curtaifment of
deliveries would release teams which
might be used in getting freight from
cars and yard warehouses.
Immediately after the general meet
| ing had concluded the committee.
headed by Mr.. Andrews. went into ex-
ration of its report The general con-
ference was attended by John L.
! Weaver, fuel administrator, and by
Clarence r. Wilson. food administrator
relating to the obtaining of coal and
food supplies were considered.
| Col. q. F. Downey, depot quarter
master, War Department, and Col. L.
C. Sherer of the quartermaster corps
both were In attendance to offer their
cooperation to the committee and to
receive suggestions about expediting
the freight shipped here for govern
ment use.
| Others attending the meeting repre-
| scented practically every government
| and private agency in Washington
\ dealing with freight. They were: D. NJ.
Fisher. freight agent of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad; w. w. Bowie, freight
agent Of. the Pennsylvania railroad; b.
l.. Elliott, American Express Company;
F. s. fIoIbrook. Wells Fargo Express
Company; Mr.. Williams Of the Adams
Express Company: r. n. De Groot. chief
w. L. Barnes, A. NJ. Keppel and o. p
| Nelson of the American Railway As
| scciation's car service commission; AL
| ciaI economy board. and NJ T. Copeland.
1 secretary OF the board, and c. j. Column
bus. secretary Retail Merchants. Associa-
| ton.
Would Limit Deliveries.
The Limitation Of deliveries is a sug-
ReStiOn aIreany maze Dy X T.. An
| drews, president of the Retail Mer-
chants Association and chairman of
/ the Commissioner committee on
freight congestion. It also has been
widely urged by the commercial
| economy board. In a formal statement
| about the meeting dictated by Mr..
Holden. ne said:
Mr.. Holden advised that the pur-
pose of the meeting was to have a full
1 discussion of the detailed conditions
| involved in the Washington local stu
alton and determine to what extent
rail transportation conditions are in
| volved and to what extent drayake
| conditions are involved and to develop
| plans for immediate relief in each
direction.
.Mr. Holden announced that he would
| report conclusions and a suggested
plan to the director general of rail.
roads Immediately