San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-22
CROP
Tor GRAIN FILLS
| BIC ELEVATORS
Shipments ".;l to Du-
luth May Relieve
Congestion.
]. S. BOATS STAY OFF
leF''"" to Transport Grain
Wheat Because Of
Ship p''';ng.
:. S. BOATS STAY OFF
BY j. c. ROYLE.

opyrieht. by The San Antonio Lignt.
New York, Oct. %. - Canadian
fheat Is overlooking the elevators at
ort William and Port Arthur. the
canadian head of the lakes and large
hipments by rail to Duluth are
robable 10 relieve the congestion.
These shipments then would be
ispatched by water to Montreal in
american bottoms.
The great flood of grain from the
rairie provinces is pouring into Fort
William and Port Arthur at the rate
two to three million bushels n
by.
The Canadian fleet has been total
inadequate to carry this grain on
Montreal for EXPORT to Europe and
be two Norwegian vessels recently
bought in TO help the movement
fosed too small TO be of material
Fsistance.
1t was expected for a time that the
ew Canadian shipping law, which re-
tires that American vessels loading
heat, at Canadian ports must make
lblic the rates they are charging,
i'll be suspended during the emer-
eNy, for American vessels have
eadtastly declined to carry Canadian
Fain under those conditions.
U. S. Boasts to Stay Off Run.
However. n conference called at
ontreal to devise means of relieving
e congestion adjourned without
finite action and it is now likely
at American vessels will stay off the
ort Arthur Mo.,treal run the re-
hinder of this season at least.
Vessel owners believe, however, that
me adjustment of the law will be
hde before the opening of naviga-
bn next spring.
In the meantime. American ship
hsters are holding themselves in
adiness to handle the rail overflow
Duluth.
While it is probable that most oil
e Canadian gram so routed would
to Montreal for shipment abroad;
would be routed first TO Buffalo aud
IN some of ii at least will find ITS
tlet at ports of New York and
Philadelphia.
unless something is done soon by
Canadian government or the
madam grain shipper" one Duluth
ssel operator said, "the latter Will
ffer a serious loss within the next
W weeks" +,
Plans OF operation of an additi9na1iI
$ line throughout the eastern nait
the country on a gigantic scale
W are under way. .
John Hertz, president OF the Chl,
20 Yellow Cab company. declared
iay that negotiations now are under
nv between himself and prominent
NV York financiers looking to the
enlistment of this method of trans
rtation of a scale never before at
mpted.
The project contemplates not only
increase in bus transportation IN
principal cities. but also in terri,
" service in localities where rail-
ID trolley transportation is IN
equate.
thorough study of the situation IN
light of the tremendous develop
MT of building operations III the
iurbs of large cities, has convinced
interests associated with this en-
prise that there is a real field for
iit,onal bus lines. ,.,
The first move. 1t IS undersl9ou,
N he the reorganization Of the bus
es in Chicago and New YORK ana
.ir expansion on larger scale.
This movement then will be passed
To the smaller centers. =
/, ia now planned the basis Of
5 new transportation will be ten
E,xnorts TO Germany during the
rsent week. according TO dispatches
the writer from southern ports,
70 reached a total of $4,000.
oct week thev wer 41.Q00 bales
/ bookings at Galveston and Hous-
indicate that 100000 more bales
| be shipped to Bremen before the
nth &c oyer