The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-13
FOOD FAMINE NEAR
IN HARBOR TIEUP
Continued from First Pdos.

but there was none Of the rushing con-
fusion that made the crossing Of the
river so unpleasant on Saturday. Com
mu.ers OF tho north Jersey towns re-
manned at home untroubled except by
anticipation on tho part 90 those who
have used the ferries OF the inconven-
.ence to which they will be put this week
IL the strike continues. To-day is Co
lumbus Day and lis Observance by bust
ness houses viii operate to decrease the
usual weekday travel.
The Lackawanna Railroad kept It's
ferries to Barclay. Fourteenth and
Twenty-fourth streets In operation yes
,erday and there appears to be no doubt
that this service will continue uninter-
rup,ed. The tieup OF the ferries OF the
Pennsylvania, Erie, New Jersey Central
and West Shore remained complete
The embargo on freight, particularly
perishable foodstuffs. was the pressing
phase Of the situa ton yesterday. sub
st ntlal part Of the food supply OF the
city reaches the city from the Jersey
side on lighters or on trucks aboard
ferryboats each weekday. Sixty per
cent. OF all the milk has come in In this
way. A system of exchanging freight
cars from one railroad to another on
floats IL a vital part of the transporta-
ton routine OF the eastern seaboard.
OF the 1O6 railroad tugs In the har-
Dor all but about twenty-five were put
out sof operation with the ferryboats.
The accumulation of cars and of freight
Saturday was large. All OF the rail-
roads have ordered freight cars held at
points outside OF the metropolitan area
and this ameliorates the congestion In
part but does nothing toward helping
the city's food supply.
Officials of the big milk companies
said that Saturdays shortage is not
likely to he repeated, Arrangements
have been made to have milk trains
make use OF the Poughkeepsie bridge.
Tho device has also been adopted OF
laving milk trains switched from other
roads to the Pennsylvania and carried
through its tun le's to F'.atbush avenue,
Brooklyn. and turned over for carriag e
to Manhattan by wagon.
President Delahunty intiinated yester-
day that no effort will be made to ex-
tend the tieup to the Municipal Ferry
to Staten Island Tho city. following
the spring strike. took precautions
against a rep tltion of similar trouble
Win lLS DoatS ana. an eHOrt to stop
them would have slight chance OF sue
cess.
The Long Island Railroad Terry iron,
Thirty-fourth street to Greenpoint gave
a crippled service yesterday. The other
East River. ferries, which are lnde-
pendently owned and are operated by
crews that are not members of the
Railroad Port and Terminal Union, have
not been interefered with
There has been nothing 20 snow ~
operation between the railroad marine
workers and the longshorenen. On the
contrary. there have been indications
there is little sympathy between the two
groups OF unions a feeling that goes
back TO the hartor strike or ,ne spring
when the longshoremen remained at
work. While the deckhands' quickly
carried out decision TO strike may have
been given momentum by recognition OF
the favorable circumstances created by
the longshoremen's strike, the leaders
have male II clear that a settlemen,
can be made without reference to the
'ongshoremen.
The strike of the longshoremen did
not hamper the railroads in distributing
freight. The longsho0emen at their ter
minals have independent organizations