Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-22
FREIGHT EMBARGO
NEW REGULA ATOMS
EFFECTIVE TODAY
Will Continue During Period of
War and Known as Consignees'
Permit Basis.
OUTLINE OF THE PLAN

At the close of business today the
shipment of freight in carload lots will
come under control OF new embargo
regulations, known as the "Consignees
Permit Basis. a war measure designed To
handle more effectively general freight
situation on the Atlantic scaboard,
check local congestion. utilize terminal
facilities to maximum capacity and
further speed up the movement of troops
and munitions.
This action has been taken by direction
of the Philadelphia Domestic DIVISION
Of the Freight Traffic Committee. North
Atlantic Ports which has jurisdiction
over railroad domestic traffic of. the
PHILADELPHIA. Camden and Wilmington
districts. The new regulations will be
operative ON all the railroads serving
Wilmington. namely. the Pennsylvania
railroad. the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
and the Philadelphia and Reading rall-
way operating the Wilmington and
Northern railroad. and will govern car
load domestic traffic from all other
points in the country n all freight sta
tions. public team tracks and private
sIdings IN Wilmington
GREAT HEIP IN Nrw YORK.
4 similar plan was adopted early in
the wear at the port OF New ork where
II has reduced terminal congestion nearly
50 per cent. greatly Facilitated exports Of
war materials and substantially increased
the total amount OF domestic freight
delivered TO the city The plan WAS
instituted in Philadclphia and Baltimore
on Nav Is last, and IN Camden on June
H.
Tho outstanding features rs applied
TO Wilmington, will be:
l. 4 general embargo. effective prob
ably for al least the duration Of he war,
hut providing for certain specified cXcmp-
lions. Is placed upon carload domestic
freight for delivery to al points IN VII
mington
;. Such freight viii during the con
tinuancc of these regulations. be accepted
for transportation only upon special
permits covering each individual ship
ment
3 The consignec. and not the shipper,
must apply for and receive the permit
before the freight VIII be allowed TO 90
forward
70 avoid confusion and facilitate the
orderly handling Of the traffic, care should
IL, taken To follow the proper method in
seeking permits. Application for per
mits should in all cases be made by the
consignee-not the shipper to the rail
road agent having jurisdiction over the
station, team track or siding where
delivery is desired
II granted. the permit must nc forward
al hv the consignec tn the shipper, who
Will surrender it. together with the ship
plng order and bill OF lading. TO the rail
road agent at the point where the ship
nent originates as authority Tor accept
hc the freight Without such permit,
Issued in the name Of the conslgnee,
the freight viii not be allowed q 90
forward.
To keep transportati on lines and
terminals omen for the use Of the general
public. it Is impcratIvely necessary 10
coordinate, 10 the fullest possible extent,
the rail movement with each consignees
requirements and ability 10 take delivery
Of freight promptly upon arrival at
destination. Delinquent conSIgnees,
therefore, cannot expect favorable con
>deration Of applications for shipping
permits for carload domestic freight.
L and when they have excess quantities
on hand at any Of the railroad terminals
N1NRLISG UP CARS.
The whole purpose Of the consignees
YcrnIt basis IS to make freight cars
nimhIe and 10 obtain the greatest
possible efficiency from available trans
portation facilities.
The following exemptions from the
operation Of the general embargo on
carload domestic freight, consigned TO
Wilmington are provided:
Butter hutterlne carbon black. cheese.
CLAIMS. coal coke. compressed Yeast.
eggs. fertilizer material fruits fresh
fish fresh or frozen ice, lamp black,
lard. live stock meat fresh not frozen,
newsDrint paper Tor publishers, nursery
stock. oleomargarine. oysters. petrO leum
and its products, printers ink, poultry
1--we or dressed, seed field or garden.
supplies for oil rcfnerles. vegetables
(fresh}, government freight, freight for
railroad use.
The Philadelphia Domestic Division
Freight Ira ffic Committee. North At
antIc ports has It's headquarters in room
43I. Broad street Station. Philadelphia
and will pass finally upon all requests
for permits. being guided N such decisions
bv the recommendations OF the agents
~ to local conditions and oy reports
from the operating department of the
railroads concerned Is 10 general condi-
tIons
The original application however.
should always be made b. tho consigncc
- the agent in charge Of the delivery
desired The agent Will then forward
the application 10 the Domestic Division.
first endorsing thereon his rccommeuda-
tion as to the action which should be
taken.
Before the issuance Of permit con
sideration viii be given To he following