Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-25
UNIFORM SYSTEM
WILL Be PROVIDED
Discussions Between Messrs.
Hoover and McAdoo Re
suit in Action.
DAILY REPORTS PROMISED
Railroad Administration A Will
Then Ship Food to Cen
ters Needing 1t.
rRv Associat.d Pres


WASHINGTON. February "t--Out OF
railroad administration over rcaponsi-
bility in delays IN food shipments has
grown a plan by which tho railroad
administration will be furnished daily
with reports. not only on the car needs
for tho food administration, but for
tho allies as well.
within few days. the food admins
;ra;ion announced tonight. it viii
complete an organization 10 collect
This Information. The allied food pu--
chasing agencies Will supply their de-
mands direct TO ;hc administration and
domestic requirements will DC reported
BY the rcs!onal transportation agents
TO be named.
The daily rcpor, plan was decided on
in response TO the declaration OF Di-
rcctor-Gencral McAdoo that he would
furnish all the cars necessary TO move
food If the food administration would
notify him where the food to be moved
was located. In statement which
nrccip!ta;ed the discussion. Food Ad-
ministrator Hoover had asserted that
railroad congestion and a lack Of cars
threatened the East with food ehort-
age, and had retarded tho food admin
!st-ai!on's program for feeding the
allies
The food administration directly
purchases only minor proportion OF
the :oodstuhs for the allied govern
mcn;s." said to-nisht's announcement.
The bulk o. this foodstufr is pur-
chased directly by the allied agencies,
with the assistance of the food admin
'i*traion. The arrangement OF trans-
portation rests In tho allied agencies.
and their knowledge as 20 car shortage
and delayed movements has hitherto
been addressed directly TO railroad
points and the food administration
has been generally Informed.
The food administration has now d.
rcc;cd tho allied agents 10 furnish Il,
daily with their requirements in order
iAai the" may be transmitted - The
railroad administrations.
The most serious problem < the car
needs. due 20 delayed movement Of las;
years crops and OF live stock from the
primary country points 10 the interior
terminals. the mills and the manufac-
turing ccnters. where they can be pur-
chased for cNpo-; and domestic supply
The presentation OF these needs TO the
railroad administration is being met by
the appointment, OF regional transpor,a-
zion agents fo- the food administration
already established in Chicago and
proposed 4, New Yorl; and Atlanta.
Their agencies will secure and furnish
information as 10 ear necessities for
the primary movcmcn; OF foodstufs 10
the regional railway administration.
shippers Of foodstufs should apply.
in the first instance. 10 the loca! rail-
way officials for cars. and upon failure
20 secure necessary transportation they
Shou!d' for grain and grain products
apply 10 the food administration zone
managers. while shippers OF live stock
and perishablcs in the same difficulties
should apply, for the present directly
20 Inc rood administration in Wash
inSion These applications for cars
VIII be put before the various regional
d!eeto"a,cs. and will he daily re-
ported to the railroad administration
in Washington.
&C. f. Spens. vice president OF the
Burlington Railway, has been appointed
the head OF the food administration
division in charge OF all these ac-
tivities.
The food administration is conf
den; that. in view OF the d;rec;or-scn-
eral OF railways assurances as 10 the
supplies of cars IL brought TO his at
tention losses OF foodstuHs through
decay and possible shortage in distribu-
tion or TO the allies will thus he
vertcd.''