The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-10-22
SITUATIONS
MOST SERIOUS
IN II YEARS
Cars Sent Away Are
Not Returned And
No Relief Is
In Sight
BY JOHN TIPPEN


The car supply on the Pen
sacola division of the Louisville
and Nashville railroad dropped
the past week to Is per cent of
normal. The supply has de-
creased five per cent during the
week, and there is no prospect
Of relief in the near future. ac-
cording to Chief Dispatcher
Monroe Campbell.
According to Mr.. Campbell, the car
situation on this division at the pres
enttime Is the worst in the II years
he has been connected with the rail
way.
The main cause Of the situation.
the seriousness Of which is not min,
imzed by railway officials, is that
cars loaded on this division and sent
north and east are not returned here
AS an example, Dispatcher Campbell
cites the fact tht during a single
month 1900 cars were delivered to-
eastern and western lines and about
1000 were received In return There
can be no marked Improvement Until
some Of the cars sent away begin to
come back.
According to ?. w. Read, traffic ex-
pert Of the Chamber of Commerce. there
is little prospect Of an early return move
ment Of railroad equipment, due to the
fact tat the harvest season has opened
in northern ad western states and every
available car wifi be held in that terri
tory for the movement Of farm products
and fruits.
Orders Above Normal
Car orders are far above normal on the
Pensacola division. say railroad officials
and requests are filled on a pro rata
basis. II is impossible however, TO aiIot
TO any shipper one-half as many cars as
he wants or needs.
There is more freight TO be moved ont
of the West Florida district today than
has been the case in three years, il IS
declared. Persons who seldom required
cars in the past are now demanding them.
For instance. scrap iron dealers are said
10 &c camoring f5r cars in large num-
bers. This is due 20 the recent advance
in the price Of scrap iron. it ia said. and
ell are trying to ship at once.
There are l20 lumber mills in the Pen
sacola division. All are dcma nding cars
in large numbers. but they are receiving
only about one-fifth az many as they
are on file with the traffic department.
OF the Louisville and Nashville. and escl
plant is given it's pro rata share Of avail
able cars.
Few Coming In
Chief Dispatcher Campbell points Cut
that while a great deal Of business O"igi-
mates on this division. incoming shJ
ments are very light. In other word,
everything is going out with little com
ing in. As consequence. cars are con
stantly leaving this section in large mum
Der with few coming back.
Ten steamers will BE- in Pens, cola Tor
lumber cargoes within the neNt fe~
weeks he says All of this lumber comes
from the Louisville and Nashville terri
tory or from connecting lines. Short lines
must be supplied with cars. There are
four such Lines in this distric; wholly O.
pendent upon the Louisville and NASH
willie and two partially dependent on this
system.
There has been a heavy movement ~
sixty da,s, which will soon be over This
may cause a slight improvement in tho
situation. according 10 Mr. Campbell bat
il will be so slight az to be hardly notice
a ble. Cotton seed are included ia pr.orit"
shipments, which must be given right-of-
way over so-called dead" freight.
There have been no reports Of indus
tries inthe district being forced TO sus-
pend operations because OF the car Stu
ton, althuRh production has bean cur
tailed 10 some extent in some plants, il
Is Indicated.