Evening star., 1923-10-20
CANADIAN WHEAT
SWAMPS PORTS
American Vessels Still Decline
to Carry Grain Under Law
on Rate Announcements.
BY j. c. ROYLE.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK, October 20.-Cana-
dian wheat is overlooking the ele-
vators at Fort William and Portt
Arthur, the Canadian head of the
lakes, and large shipments by rail
to Duluth are probable to relieve the
congestion. These shipments then
would be dispatched by water to
Montreal in American bottoms.
The great flood of grain from the
prairie provinces is pouring into Fort
William and Port Arthur at the rate
of two million to three million BUSH
els a day The Canadian fleet has
been totally inadequate to carry this
grain on to Montreal for export to
sells recently brought in to help the
movement have, proven too small to
be of material assistance.
May Suspend Grain Law.
1t was expected for a time that the
me-" Canadian shipping law which
requires that American vessels load
ing grain at Canadian ports must
make public the rates at which they
are chartered would be suspended
during this emergency, as American
vessel owners have Steadfastly de-
clined to carry Canadian grain under
ference at Toronto called to devise
means of relieving the congestion ad-
journed without definite action, and
it is now likely that American ves-
sells will stay off the Port Arthur
Montreal run the remainder of this
season at least. Vessel owners be-
lieve. however. that some adjustment
of the law, will be made before the
opening of navigation next spring.
Ready to Handle Overflow.
In the meantime, American ship
masters are holding themselves in
readiness to handle the rail overflow
at Duluth. While it is probable that
most of the Canadian grain so routed
would go to Montreal for shipment
abroad. it would be routed first to
Buffalo, and some of it at least will
find it's outlet through the ports Of
New York and Philadelphia.
Unless something is done soon by
the Canadian government or the
Canadian grain shippers" one Duluth
vessel operator said today, the latter
Will suffer serious loss within the
next few weeks"
Bus Line Increase Planned.
Plans for operation of additional
bus lines throughout the eastern half
of the country on gigantic scale
now are under way. John Hertz,
president of the Chicago Yellow Cab
Company, declared today that nego-
himself and prominent New York
nanciers looking to the establish
ment of this method of transportation
on a scale never before attempted.
The project contemplates not only an
increase in bus transportation in the
principal cities but also intercity serv-
ice in localities where railroad and
trolley transportation is inadequate.
Thorough study of the situation. in
the light of the tremendous develop
ment of building operations in the
suburbs of large cities, has convinced
the interests associated with this en-
terpriSe that there is a real field for
additional bus lines
The first move, it is understood,
will be the reorganization of the bus
lines in Chicago and New York and
their expansion on larger scale.
This movement then will be passed on
TO the smaller centers. AS now plan
ned, the basis Of this new transpor-
tation will be a ten-cent fare.
Huge Cotton Shipments to Germany
Exports to Germany during the
present week, according to dispatches
to the writer from southern ports
have reached a total of $4,000 bales
Last week they were 1000 bales, and
bookings at Galveston and Houston
indicate that 100000 more bales will
be shipped to Bremen before the
month is over.
Copyright, 1921