Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-23
LOCAL coNsIGNEEs ASKED
 TO RELEASE CARS PROMPT

l
 LOCAL CONSIGNEES ASKED 1 TO RELEASE CARS PROMPTLY The continued cooperation of shippers and consignees is requested in the prompt unloading, release and loading of freight | cars, in a statement received by the | Norwich Chamber of Commerce from C. L. Bardo, general manager of the New | York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad i Company. The statement says in part:
 At meeting of the Association of Railway Executives, held in New York which was very largely attended, the fol- lowing resolution was adopted:
 Be it resolved by this association that all members thereof and all other common carriers, be urged to devote l forthwith their utmost energy to the more intensive use of the existing equip ment and that as a program to be fol- lowed in this connection, they should undertake with the cooperation of the public to secure for the country as a whole:
 | l. An average daily minimum move ment of freight cars of not less than 50 miles per car per day;
 9 An average loading of 30 tons per car;
 g. Reduction of bad order cars to a minimum of per cent. of the total own ed;
 f. An early and substantial reduction in the number of locomotives unfit for service;
 1 5. Should make more effective efforts 1 to bring about the return of cars to the owner roads.
 The measuring stick of 30 miles per 1 freight car per day, and 30 tons per l loaded freight car has never before been attained, but it is believed that such a performance is not impossible of at | tainment, with the full cooperation of the public
 In pursuance of the resolution of the Association of Railway Executives above quoted the leoffrts of the operating organ ization will be supplemented by a special committee who will give exclusive atten- ton to the movement, handling, release and return of equipment to connecting carriers. Based upon previous perform ance, shippers and consignees will very greatly aid us toward the attainment of the performance set by the Associa- ton of Railway Executives by prompt unloading, loading < release of equip ment.
 During the month of June. 1918, which with but one exception represented the
 largest average car placement per day in any month of which we have record there
 was an average of 11,869 cars placed per
 day, and , ,161 unloaded In June, 1919, there was an average of 9,092 cars placed | and 4,650 cars unloaded, with 394 cars under demurrage with an average demur-
 rage delay of 2.9 days per car. In June, l 1920 there was an average of 1,907 cars placed, an average of 4,378 cars unload ed and S44 cars under demurrage with an | average demurrage delay of 3.6 days. i Compared with June, 1918. there was an | average of A more cars placed per day, | and a decrease of an average of SS3 cars less per day unloaded. On July 10th there
 was total of .103 cars under demurra ge
 with average delay of 2.9 demurrage days On account of the failure of 33 firms
 and individuals to unload coal within the
 24 hour period specified in I. C. C. orders and 9. it has been necessary to place temporary embargo against further ship ments of coal to them.
 With the exception of holiday period
 when the largest amount of passenger
 traffic in the history of the road was han
 dled the average road movement has been
 well above the average of last year, and approximates closely the average for the heavies movement during the period of
 the war.
 Within the next 40 days we expect to receive a consignment of 30 new freight and 10 new heavy switching locomotives which will very materially increase road lilONtIllcliL IdIdNllSt but NC VIII Dt uIdple to obtain the full use of these locomo- tives unless there is a corresponding
 speeding up in unloading of cars when placed, as S5 per cent or more of the cars received from connections are des-
 tined to stations on our line. We are working local, drop and pickup trains travelling switchers and way freights or
 Sundays in order to expedite the han ding of cars.
 JI1I, he fOfo bod
 as compared 10 cars on the line, was
 slightly in excess of 8 per cent This in-
 cludes 1,066 all-steel coal cars of oul
 ownership, returned to us in bad ordel ], after long absences. and which now re- qure replacement of floor, side and hop
 per sheets. This work is being rapidly ; pushed at newly equipped steel car repair , shops at New Haven and Norwood Cen , tral, Mass, and by contract with tn, } Keith Car and Mfg. Co.,, Sagamore, ! Mass Excluding these cars, the percentage O 3 bad order cars to cars on the line il
 slightly in excess of s. We are special , zng on this feature of car efficiency
 The continued cooperation of shipper
 and consignees is requested in the promp
 unloading, release and loading of cars v loading of cars to visible or carrying ca acity; placement of car orders in accord ance with necessities, and reduction in tn use OL Sdl@ HI tido oI ddilSIeF SerNlc ! when movement can be made by moto
 truck or other conveyance
 While this emergency continues it vii .i be necessary for us. in order to avoid m
 necessary delay to equipment to regulat by the issuance of embargoes and use O
 permits, but up to full transportation ca K pacity, the flow of traffic for delivery oI t or via our line in acordance with the rat g of progress in unloading and in accord }, ance with the more pressing necessities. Wisconsin, New York, Minnesota c Iowa and Texas are the five Ieadin;
 dairy states, in the order named.