The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-01-23
FOOD, FUEL AND WAR
MUNITIONS TO HAVE
PRIORITY MOVEMENT
An Embargo Is Ordered on All
Freight in East, Except These
Items Extremely Cold Weather
Continues to Halt Traffic.

Washington, Jan 2d.-An embargo
on all freight except food. fuel and
war munitions, ON tine Pennsylvania
lines east OF Pittsbure. baltimore and
ohio, east of the ohio river and the
Philadelphia aud Beading was authu-
rizcd today by Director General Nc
Adoo.
"pn o Of tho extremely Sc
we're weather which has particularly
affected operation Of railroads cross
ing the ALLEGHENY mountains" said
the railroad administration announce
mcnt Director General McAduo up
pm the recommendation Of regional Iii.
rector Smith has authorized him to
place uu embargo upon at freight
except food, fuel and UGH war mu.
niuons and W. supplies a. are spc-
officially approves 10y the war depart
mcnt upon t.n Pennsylvania limos
cast of pit,sburs. Baltimore ana ohio
cnst Of tho ohio river and the phil-
adciphla and Heading for the purpose
uf enabling those lines. which are tho
heaviest bitumiuous coal carriers. to
continue specializing upon coal for
the double purpose Of supplying tho
acute conditions !n New England and
the harbor cot New York ana else
where, and IN the proy.s sion of empty
cars FOR mines ana coke oven.
This EMBARGO is a temporary one.
n should last but a Few days IL tho
weather modcrites.'
THE practical effect OF this order
will not greatIs change conditions OF
The last few days, II was stated by
railroad administration officials. since
local cmbargocs already have been
declared by many eastern railroads
with the general approval OF Mr..
Smith.
Fuel administration officials were
pleased with tho embargo. Moving
nothing hut coal, food and essential
war freight, officials declared the
Pennsylvania rJilroad would DE able
10 supply coal immediately To terri
tors short ul The winter
The cmburEus," said Dr. Garfield.
will operate 10 aid materially the
efforts o. the fuel administration IN
Fastening the movement Of coal on
the preference list. Under the clos
ing order fuel VIII still be shipped 10
preferred consumers before industry
generally receives It's supply
Dr. Garfield indicated that the re.
gional Goa distribution plan probably
viii he worked cut within g few days
and put into %operatlon Immediately.
Contracts. hc n'ii, VIII not be- abro-
gated but viii Doe shifted 50 as 20 work
no hardship ON either the seller or
user OF coal.
Fuel Administrator Garfield and
Director General McAdoo at ID rom
ference this aft'rnOon went over de-
tails OF a plan Tor regional dls.rihu
ton OF coal u probably VIII be put
into operation within a short times
II would eliminate cross hauling and
do away with io q large extent, eX.
tremelS long ht1is. The plan divides
the country into n sorios OF zones.
each being supplied from a particu-
lar mining district, II was proposed
originally 10y francis $. Peabody,
chairman of th, coal committee of tho
council of national defense and has
IN" approval ~ railroad officials.
After the Conference. Garfield said
the railroad ~rmbargo was not els.
cussed. Tho rI'. and railroad admin.
situations, ho said, are working In
Gloss coopcT1'f1n.