The Washington times., 1922-08-02
TRUCKS TO
CARRY IN
SUPPLIES
Merchants Committee to Meet
This Afternoon to Per-
~. feot Plans.

rail strikes served today to rivet
the attention of Washington's
officials and business men on
looming fuel emergency, and a
possible lessening of food sup
plies to the pinching point.
Plans for Truck Trains.
Final formulation Of plans of the
Merchants and Manufacturers AS
socia ton to establish truck trains to
haul coal and provender from
points In an extensive radius will be
hastened at meeting this after
noon of the special committee ap-
pointed by Gen. Anton Stephan,
president.
A survey of fuel stocks and con-
signments to the Capital was com.
menced by employees OF the Public
tive Secretary Allen. 1t is hoped
this win be complete by Saturday,
when the Commissioners will meet
with coal dealers and lay flatly be.
fore them the proposition that II
profiteering is engaged In, supplies
Of coal will be withheld from offend
srs.
Freight Service Improves.
Though possible fuel deprivation is
Intimately bound up with the short
age of rolling stock which the indi'
Gated prolongation OF the shopmen'
strike may make serious. there was
mo- new development in this situation.
Freight was reported moving into
Washington in better shape than In
previous weeks and passenger scheu-
Iles were said to be better MAINTAIN
ed,
II was charged this morning, how
aver. nv Charles A. II. Frazier. pusl'
mos. agent for the local shopmen'
that passenger service and passen:
rer equipment are being maintained
at a satisfactory level on trunk llnes
out of Washington and other cities
at the expense Of lines tapping rural
sections and spurs from the nam
railways.
"As locomotives and cars get III
bad condition" he said, they are
shifted to the smaller lines. Inc
amount Of rolling stock in an unre-
naired state Is growing tremendous.
On a recent tour of inspection In the
district around Washington, saw
damaged locomotives two deep on
a siding having surface and elevated
tracks.
NO SuTpiub NUthttS otoN"
The railroads are in the situation
of a man who goes on vacation with
q pocketful of money and nothing
further coming in. They have ex'
pended. their velvet in the first few
weeks and now are down to bedrock.
In other words, they have no sur
plus left to apply to the decrease IN
rolling stock in use
m. ALL Nnd q n n
the sudden reverse in situation
which appeared leading directly to
satisfactory settlement. They will
remain out to a man. Frazier de.
clared, backed by every trade union
ist In Washington,
Reports from freight agents of
the Pennsylvania and Baltimore and
Ohio railroads were directly i'm con.
flict with prophecies cd disastrous.
reductions In service.
Il can go so far as TO say that
with us the strike is a thing of the
past" w. w. Bowie, Pennsylvania
agent, said. None Of our trains Is
delayed, none has been taken off.
Our freight service Is very good"
Baltimore and Ohio freight Off
cials said they had experienced lit
tie trouble" and that conditions in
freight deliveries were better than
In previous weeks. The passenger
representative, Walter V. Shjpley.
declared there had been no reduction
In passenger service out of the Capi.
tai since three weeks ago.
Seniority Pledged Loyal Men.
On the employe bulletin boards at
the Washington Terminal the fol-
lowing notice was posted this morn
ing by direction of President After.
bury, Of the Pennsylvania:
ITO the employees OF the Pennsyl.
Vania system: The old men who
have remained loyal and the new
men who have entered our service,
who Jointly have enabled this rail
road and its officers TO perform their
public duty in a full and efficient
manner;
.,'1 give you my personal assIr.
ance that my obligation to you under
our agreements will be fully carried
out. These agreements fully protect
the old and new men in their senior.
ity,, and the terms of the agreement
cannot be changed except by mutual
consent"
;, Local machinists' union heads as.
serted positively today that none Of
the ZOO men VINO VIII be laid or
next Tuesday at the Washington
Navy Yard will accept positions as
strike breakers at the Washington
Terminal.
.% Plan to Curb Coal Costs.
The position of the District Com.
rnissioners in respect to maintenance
Of proper coal costs to Washington
consumers was stated by an official
as follows:
CONSUMERS may rest content that
the Commissioners will use to the
fullest extent their broad powers in
keeping down proflteering. The
commission will determine fair
price for coal In the District. taking
into consideration. of course. all
legitimate overhead. such as hauling.
II, after this fair price has been
established, the Commissioners find
n desler demanding an excessive
price, he will he dealt with snn
marilv The commission will cut off
his supplies."