Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-23
Director General of Transpor taon Declares There Is Ns Danger p Serious Shortage Freight Cars Speedily Han- dled Can Prevent; Replies to Warning Issued by Food Administrator Hoover $ sSS
Figures Show Much Grain Has Been Taken to Sea- boards Weekly; Officials Guarantee Continued Dis patch.
lRr Review Leased wIrel

WASHINGTON. Feb. 32.-- Director General McAdoO today gave assurance that so far as transportation IS con cerned there is no danger cf suffering from a serious food shortage in the eastern part of the country.
 This was prompted by the warning given last night by Food Administra- tor Hoover that unless grain and mea- movement is greatly increased in the next sixty days. the country is threat ened with an acute shortage of food. and the program of food shipments so the allies will fail. In letter to Mir. Hoover. the director general declared that if the food administrator will givc definite information on the location of stocks of supplies intended for the all lies. the railroads will move them promptly to seaboard. Simultaneously the railroad administration gave out figures showing that the movement of grain to primary markets ir the wesS within the last ten days was far great CT than in previous years.
 Dealt in Generalities
 Although declaring their desire to avoid a controversy with the food ad- ministration. officials of. the railroad directorate today did not conceal their belief that Mr. Hoover's statement was not borne out by facts shown in their reports Members of Mir. Mo AdoO's staff assumed the attitude that Mr. Hoover had dealt in generalitieS. not supported by figures or other evi- dence showing such a pessimistic Ou.- look on future food conditions.
 Writing to Mir. Hoover. Mir. MeAdoO said:
 You are. as understand 1t. the sore purchaser in this country of food sun plies for the allied governments. You must. therefore. know the location of the food supplies which you from time to time purchase and the ports in this country to which you desire such sup plies shipped.
 Guarantee Transportation
 If you will notify me from time to time of the location Of the specific sup plies and the port or ports in the Unit ed States to which you wish to have such supplies transported. [ will guar antee the necessary transportation. subject alone to interruptions from blizzards and floods.
 T wish to reassure the country by
  saying that so far as transportation ,s concerned there is no danger of sui fering from a serious food shortage in the eastern part of the country"
 The food administration upon re- ceipt of the letter issued this state ment.
 Issues Reply of Thanks
 While Mir. Hoover is out of town. food administration officials consider Mir. McAdoo' statement very reassur- ing since it indicates that further cars will be furnished to western terminals and that the shortage from these west ern terminals to eastern territory now will be overcome. As the railroad di- rectorate are evidently alive to the sit uation they win no doubt take all ne- cessary steps"
 X railroad administration statement without referring to Mir. Hover's dec laration that the domestic and allied food situation can be solved only by loading 5000. 900 bushels of grain a day for the next sixty days. explained that already 6.000. 900 bushels Of grain are being loaded daily and even better loading is in prospect Unofficially 1t was declared that virtually all the
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