New Britain herald., 1920-02-16
GOVERNORS MEET
 ON COAL SHORTAGE
Serious Famine Threatens New
 England; Freight Tie-Up
RESULT OF RAIL EMBARGO
Five Hundred Carloads of Supplies Destined for New England Blocked in Western Ontario-Situation Is Aggravated by Border Trouble.


 Boston. Feb. 16.-The governors of several New England States met here today at the call of Governor Coolidge to take joint actionain representations to railroad and coal authorities at Washington on the coal shortage i'll this section.
 .The situation is so serious thae immediate action is imperative Governor Coolidge said before the conference.
 It was announced that Governors Beeckman, of Rhode Island, and Hol- comb, of Connecticut, would be un- able to attend the conference. Photographs Hines. Hartford, Feb. 16.-Governor Hoi- comb sent telegrams to\ Walter D l Hines director general of railroads 1 Saturday afternoon protesting III pe- l half of the state against. the order l of Feb 6 giving preference to tlde water shipments of coal to puolc l utilities in New York city. lie also i sent a similar telegram to L. w Bald win. regional director of railroads at 1 phiIadeIphia. Governor Holcomb . stated in the telegram that the eff feet of the order would be the clos ing of factories and that unless the order was modified the Hartford Eiec- 1 tric Light Co. would close Thursday, 1 Feb. I9, and persons would be thrown , out of work in Hartford
 The governor also sent telegrams to the senators and congressman rom Connecticut asking them to exert their influence to have the order modiileo.
 Receives Replies.
 ! Today the governor received the following reply from Senator Brande- ! gee: Senator Mclean and I have just nyesented the entire situation to Rail- road Director Hines in person H'' will have the entire situation reviewed and inform us today of the probable outcome. ,
 .arhe coal strike, the sudden rall- road mems strike, car shortage, sho" storms aud airaiiar o're<'fS 2ncltsS' s'''-' [.rurinr almost simultaneously have produccd the critical situation. It IS simply q question whether railroads s},aU stop or whether manufactures close down We hope to get further information today. Hines proh4ieoS to do the best possible.
 Kent Hubbard, president or ths Connecticut Manufacturers assocla tion. received today the following tel egram from the car service sectioh |. S Railroad Administrauon { Washington:
 Storms Responsible.
 "Referring to your message reia tive to the Pennsylvania railroad re fusine to release coal to New Eng . i land. the recent severe storm Tn lh l eastern section has badly congeste' : | inc railroads and they are unable It | cnrrently handle the traffic offered.
 ..rrhis in turn has. choked up th e,stewavs and has reflected back o'
 the lines serving them. Coal Is penn , delivered just as fast as they can ap } sorb it. In addition the central coa ) committee is arranging to ship Iron Hampton Roads by boat such coa D as they are able to get bottoms io'
 ."rhe administration is alive to th | r necessity and is doing everything pos n sible to improve the situation e London. Ont, Feb. 16.-FiVe hur s dred carloads of freight consigned | n New England are tied up on sldihS
 in Western Ontario as a result oi U
 embargo placed by the United Stat'
 Railroad administration on the lhe
 of the Boston and Maine railroad, OH
 cials of the Canadian Pacific railroa Is announced today The situation
 said to be aggravated by a cont1n' .- once of the em mbargo at the NiaSal
 frontier.
 Milk shortage in Hartford. Hartford, Feb. 16.-A serious Shor age of milk. due to failure or II