The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-09
TRANSPORTATION PROBLEM WAS
BIC ONE FOR u. S. TO SOLVE

signing the new type locomotives
ana ears We are using In France.
and IN recruiting the first nine regi'
m6ntH Of constructing and operating
engineers for service abroad. one
Of his sons Ia now in France with
the 18th Engineers. an operating reg
iment which left Chicago. July 10. In
two trains OF 10 cars each ana
marched thru London on the way
to Paris on Aug. 10. They're the
Lucky Thirteenth" FELTON, says.
Operation Of the road In France Is
directed by ". ". Atterbury. for.
mer vice president Of the Pcnnsyl.
vania. now BriRadier General After
bury Operation has been rimplifled
by establishing system whereby
ALI TRAINS MOVE At a UNI.
FORM SPEED. with certain fixed
Roadway. For instance. TO handle
the 10000 tons OF supplies necessary
each day for an army OF 900 900
men. 60 trains Of 500 tons each daily
will be required. Five hundred tons.
on the grades Of the French roads.
is the maximum that can be depend
cd upon per train.
THIS MEANS ONE TRAIN
EACH "a MINUTES
Dcpois Are Established
Instead 81 rushing through some
trains at fast speed or
troop trains for inHtanoe--ali trains
vii proceed at the uniform speed Of
] rs miles an hour. new train start
: ing out on its run for the front each
I - minutes.
War was declared on April 9. 1917.
on April 7. the purchasing office Of
Z the engineer department advertised
/ for the procurement OF equipment
/ for 20 Infantry divisions. within
I $50 hours after war had been de
clhrcd. awards had been made cover
/ ing the requirements 81 1000 600
nen-A total Of some 3 700. 900 item.
including ssx miles 81 pontoon
bridge orders have since been
placed for equipment OF total Of
ll30 infantry divisions.
All engineer organizations that
have left for France have had H.
sued 20 them before leaving their
fun engineer unit equipment
on August "a. 1917. orders were
issued 10 ship engineer equipment
20 the various national guard and
national army camps and canton.
mcn;s Two weeks later all this
equipment. totaiing $4,000 tons. had
been shipped.
Dcpo's Arc Established
General engineer dcpotm for the
receipt storage ana shipment 81
engineer materials have been estab
llshcd at Washington and at the
ports Of cmbarkation at Hobokcn. ~
J.. and Norfolk. Wa.
Tho depot at Ioboksn covers ca
acres with storchouses having q
floor space Of Is2. 900 square feet,
railway tracks wharveA. docks
cranes rnd trucks for handling ma.
tcriais The Norfolk d.po, covers
izs acres with storage houses Of
100 600 square feet floor space and
equipment similar y that at Hobo
ken.
Smaller depon 10 assist in the
ffAtAAtE anu tNF NafhiltE VI HlPpAFNi
have been established at Philadel
phia. Baltimore. jacksonville. Mobile
and New Orleans.
Tho engineer purohasfnx effics
placed. between April 1. 1917. and
Feb. l. 1918 a.,57 separate orders
Of which Ass have been completely
filled. 2.sio partially filled and i71f
remain In whole 90 be filled The
value 90 materials bourh; aggregates
iiTs.i0a7bTa2 OF this sum more
than $3.50 600 600 ia charEeahle &c
the construction and operation OF
our terminals and line 81 communi
cation IN France
Despite all the work that has been
accomplished however. both on this
side and N France. operations have
hosn hampcred by lack 81 ships. OF
a total tonnage IN engineer equip
mont u 39s. 500 tons that had beer
delivered az the docks for shipment
20 France O. Feb /. iss.+7s tons
had been shipped abroad and al o2s
tons were awaiting shipment. or this
tonnage shipped. i25 900 tons were
Of supplies for tho director general
81 military railroads.