Newark post., 1919-09-24
ASKS COOPERATION IN
PROMOTING FREIGHT
CAR EFFICIENCY
Railroad d Administration
Makes Pertinent Suggestions
to Shippers and Receivers

thorlZed the following statement,
asking the further cooperation OF
shippers and receivers OF freight III
promoting freight car efficiency:
During the war, no one was
more patri0tically helpful than the
American shipper. With zeal and
efficiency he did his part III the
common cause.
THE Railroad Administration
had excellent opportunity to OBJ
serve this attitude during the war
and has appreciated heartily the
subsequent continued cooperation
of the great majority of the shlpp-
ers.
THE time has now come for re-
newed efforts by both the Railroad
Administration and the shippers
and receivers Of freight so that the
nation S transportation service may
be rendered with the greatest salts
faction possible under the clrcum-
stances.
AN unusually heavy grain and
coal movement, deferred repair and
the construction of public highways
in all sections of the country and
the concentrated requirements at
this time Of the year. threaten a
serious lack Of transportation faclll-
ties unless all parties interested CO.
operate in securing the greatest
possible utility from the existing
limited transportation facilities.
In this connection attention Is
invited to the following extract
from a recent public statement of
the President:
4" We have now got to do moth
inc less than bring our ihdustrlesI
and our labor Of every kind back to
a normal basis after the greatest up
hcaval known to history, and the
winter just ahead of us may bring
suffering infinitely greater than the
war brought upon us if we blunder
or fail in the process. An admir-
able spirit of self-sacrifice, of pa
triotic devotion and Of community
action guided and inspired us while
the fighting was on. We shall
need all these now, and need them
y. in a heightened degree, if we are
to accomplish the first tasks of
peace.
\ THE Railroad Administration
will do its full part. The Car Ser
vice Section in Washington and the
various regional organizations are
striving earnestly to secure a fair
and lust distribution of the existing
equipment as well as to meet the
requirements Of individual ship
pers. Of the 100000 new freight
ears which the Railroad Admins
tration ordered constructed, 59,4O9
had been completed on September
13. and are now in service, and this
number is being increased at the
rate of over 900 each working day.
Instructions have been issued to all
Regional Directors loading of
equipment. to establish and main
tain complete and accurate yard
theckS. to reduce the number of
had order cars, to make prompt
delivery to connections, to effect
early deliveries at freighthouses and
teamtracks, to reduce the number of
freight cars used in the transporta-
tiOn Of company material and to
expedite the movement of grain
cars in terminals The hours of
labor Of car shop employees have
been increased and every effort is
being made, both in railroad shops
and in the shops of private con-
Germs to whom the work is being
let out, to reduce the number of
bad order cars.
Il earnestly urge all shippers
and receivers of freight to redouble
their efforts to promote freight car
efficiency.
"Shippers of freight can assist
l. BY loading all cars to full
visible or carrying capacity.
,. BY prompt loading and re
lease to the carrier.
3. BY ordering cars only wher
actually required.
I. By eliminating the use of rail
way equipment in trap or transfe,
service when tonnage can be handl
ed by motor truck or wagon.
5. By reducing the diversion ant
deconsignment Of cars to a mini
mum.
Receivers of freight can assist
I. BY prompt unloading of car
and notice thereof TO the carrier.
2. By ordering goods in quaint
ties representing the full safe carry
capacity of cars and disregardin
trade units.
3. By ordering from the neares
available source.