The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-05-21
12O TRUCKS TO
BE EMPLOYED
Will Transfer Headquarters
From Washington to Philadel-
phia Early in June.
Washington Bureau,
The Pensacola journal.
By GEORGE f. MANNING.


movement of the headquarters and
offices Of the United States Shipping
Board Emergency Fleet Corporation
from Washington to Philadelphia, will
One week before then, on Saturday
May 2o, the passenger transportation
and housing division will make the
transfer from Washington to Philadel.
phia, but this will be small move
ment. requiring only two or three
trucks, as compared with the "his
move" one week later when t20 two
ton trucks will be used
II this transfer is carried out ac-
cording to schedule, and the plans ap-
pear to be perfect, 1t will be the great
est thing OF its kind on record and en-
tirely in keeping with the remarkable
accomplishments of Charles NJ. SchwaD
the steel king" now directing the
fzers--saen.'s vuvrmous ship production
program.
Thirty two-ton trucks VIII leave
here on the evening of Saturday. June
1, loaded with office furniture. files.
documents and variety of office fix
lures and arrive at the new Offices at
fao North Broad street, Philadelphia.
On Sunday morning to be unloaded i'm
mediately.
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 Charles E.
schwab took the position as head OF
the Shipping Board Emergency Fleet
Corporation about three weeks ago. and
Within two DAYS announced his decision
TO move the headquarters from Wash
lngton to Philadelphia. so as to he
nearer the center of the greatest pro-
auction, it was planned to begin the
movement on May i5 and complete Ill
before June 4. But the necessity for
making rather extensive alterations tol
the Philadelphia building made il i'm
possible to abide by this schedule.
In order to obtain the greatest speed
In transferring the Offices the oldl
methods of moving the materials
from building TO truck, truck to tbei
railroad cars, railroad cars to pbila-I
felphia, then back to truck and thept
20 the building, a series of LANDINGS
nat would consume several days and
longest the railroads, was Abandoned
md decision reached to do the moyinrl
,y motor trucks
Accordingly arrangements have beeni
made with the quartermaster corps OIL
he army for the loan of ninety two-l
on trucks 10 make the transfer. The
,lan is to divide the ninety trucks toi
make the transfer. The plan is 10
iivide the ninety trucks into three
roups of thirty each, twenty-eirht fol
'e ordinary trucks and two kitcbent
rucks to supply food to the men onl
he way.
1t is intended to load ffie first thirty
rucks on Saturday afternoon and start
hem all away in one train on fhe road
o Philadelphia before midnight II
: expected that this run Of 40 mjIesI
an he made in about twelve hours.
rhich will place rae first croun inl
by noon, Sunday, June
nd
The second Croup Will do similarl j
ervice. comrpencing about noon on
unday, and a third will begin at noon
n Monday. II is expected that theI ]
hole equipment viii make about f2Ol s
'uck loads. so that the first group oil
lirty trucks Will probably reaurn toi
1ashinRton at once and make a second
in commencing at noon Tuesday.
The emninves who will be trans
red to Philadelphia by railroad at
le expense Of the government. are ex- :
scted to leave by train as soon asl
teir equipment is despatched Their !,
'rsonal effects will be moved by theI !
my trucks and are expected to reach :
ere in the four DAYS scheduled for
e movement IN
1t is estimated that Of the $500 en-
oyes working In the divisions which
e TO be transferred about 700 will h
nve to Philadelphia. and the othersi A
III take other positions in the gov-i q
nment departments here when avail d,
le. Ifc