New-York tribune., 1920-02-07
No Danger Here
OF Food Famine
Rail Officials Report Sup
ply Is 80 Per Cent Nor
NAL; Milk Is Delayed

Fcars concerning a serious shortage
of food as a result of the storm have
little or no basis in fact, so far as
could be learned yesterday. Inquiry al
railroad terminals revealed that every
effort is being made to continue to
supply the city with its normal food
service, and while the effects of the
storm have rendered all freight move
ments somewhat below normal, there
appears TO be no need for alarm
According to information obtained
at the Erie Railroad Offices, the storm
has been felt principally east of Port
Jervls. and beyond that point trains
are running normally. 1t was said
that milk trains are being subjected
to some delay and have been reaching
the terminals in Jersey City from one
to six hours late. A supply up to
so per cent of the normal was being
handled
AT the Pennsylvania Offices it was
stated that no serious effect on the
movement of trains carrying food had
peen experienced to date, and that
there was more perishable food. chiefly
irult and vegetables, at the terminals
than the consignees could haul awav
FOOd Glyen Preference
Lehigh Valley officials said yesterday
that livestock and perishable food
stuHs were being accorded preference
along with coal in freight movements.
1hls railroad, which is one of the three
or tour which carries most of the milk
Tor the city, announced that there was
a delay OF two or more hours in the
arrival of its milk trains at it's JERSEY
CITY milk terminal. but that the milk
companies had experienced great diff
Guilty in hauling the milk away.
The Lackawanna railroad, another of
the large milk carriers, announced a
similar condition at its Jersey City
terminal. The freight service on this
railroad was said to be practically nor
NAL.
New York Central officials announced
that their freight was moving 75 per
cent OF normal and state that every
effort was being made TO see that no
pershable freight or foodstuffs was
allowed to be sdetracked or DELAYED
in transit
Other railroads, with terminals in
New Jersey, announced that wherever
possible food was being rushed to the
city to prevent it's being frozen and
spoiled ell route In the opinion OF
railroad men the present situation will
be cleared up in the next few days
unless the storm co9tinues to impede
freight movements.
Milk Deliveries Delayed.
The delay of milk trains reaching the
terminals, added to the condition of
the streets, is causing a chaotic deliy-
cry on the part of the big local dairy
companies. No grade A milk was re-
ceived yesterday until late in the day.
The delivery of grade B milk ard othe-
grades was delayed several hours.
Patrick D. Fox, president of the Bor-
den's Farm Products Company, declared
yesterday that the milk situation ia
worse in Brooklyn than in the other
boroughs. and said that unless some
thing was done quickly to relieve
the situation that borough would soon
oe on short milk rations.
Edwin j. OMalley, Commissioner of
Public Markets, announced last niobt
that 5000 freight cars of foodstufYs
representing a two days. supply. are
stalled in freight terminals.
10 guard against possible short
age ne has urged housewives to con-