Evening star., 1922-09-13
BY j. G. ROYLE.
Special Correspondent Of The Star.
Copyright. 1922

Copyright 1927
NEW YORK. September 13.-Rail-
road equipment throughout the coun-
try will be strained to the utmost In
tho next fortnight, irrespective Of
whether the striking shopmen come
10 immediate agreement with the car
riers or not Embargoes on freight
by the railroads, however. give no
signs of spreading, nor will they be
Of long continuance. according to
Geographic reports received within
the last twelve hours.
Railroad revenue is gained by ac-
repting freight for transportation, not
by refusing to accept it," was the
way one railroad authority summed
up the situations.
Effects of Embargo.
Effects on industry and commerce
If the embargo announced by four of
the eastern roads are not expected to
he drastic. other competing lines ex-
pressed today their confidence that
they would be able to care for the
bulk of the shipments from the west
diverted by the embargo.
Talk of a possible food shortage in
eastern cities as result of the en-
barge was secuted today by market
authorities here. They pointed out
that the order did not apply to ship
ments originating on the lines of the
four carriers which tap producing
districts amply able to feed this
section.
Even the effect of perishable fruit
shipments from the Pacific coast
which the Erie road has declined to
carry has been reduced to minimum
by the move of the Pennsylvania
road to care for this business. Rail
road men made clear that the Erie
would have to accept all shipments
hooked on connecting lines before the
announcement of the embargo, and
these were cleared. By that time. it
is hoped. the embargo will be lifted
or modified.
Fruit Dealers May Suffer Most.
Dealers in California fruit here
will probably suffer the greatest in
convenience, as they are accustomed
to holding their sales at the Erie
piers. These piers, however, have
been offered by the Erie to any other
railroad handling this business.
Shortage of cars for the movement
Of grain and lumber has not been
met, according to reports from st.
Paul, Chicago and New Orleans. but
bad order cars are being put in
share at an increased rate and new
equipment is moving into commits
sion aS flsr Is equipment companies
working y ght and day can turn 1t
out.
Ovo- $50 coo freight cars had been
housnt Hy the carriers up to Sep
tcube~ |, according to figures avail
.pIe fo- the first time today one
locomotive connsry TODAY has orders
Hggregating nearly s30.oao 0GO on its
books and number of new engines
have been placed in commission by
coal carriers this week. A food of
e1uirr1ent trust certificates. proceeds
f-o-7 which will Sn used for pu--
Re cffered to the Investing pubic by
various ROADS in the next ten days.
Equipment Orders stimulating.
These eo-ii1ment orders are having
. decided effect on prices for stee! and
other materials involved Prices for
oar steaI. sni'-es. track bolts snl .te
plates already have advar ed and the
price TO rails soon 70 Ne announced
by the leading interes. - expected to
be we'll above the so mark.
The advance in the price OF anthra =
cite to a point 81 a TON at the mine
above the pre-strike level, which at
tended first shipments Of independent
operators, is not expected to be main
tanned by the larger producers, accord
ing to reports today from Scranton and
Wilkes-Barre. This advance is stated
TO represent, in part. the cost OF main
tanning the mines in conditions during
the strike, and opinion was expressed
that the producers in general would
follow the policy of swallowing this
loss rather than passing it on to the
consuming public.