Show NATIONS NATION'S BUSiNESS IS SUFFERiNG FROM FREIGHT CONGESTION Appeals for forIS Relief States Lack of Cars and Labor Causing Delays t 1St Associated As c Pros Washington May Congestion 12 of freight In the tho principal railroad terminals ter ter- terminals probably the tho worst since the tho hard winter of 1917 is beginning to be felt in business and commerce all over the country Appeals for relief pouring pouring- Into Wash Wash- ington to the interstate commerce commission commission com com- mission the railroad administration and to Congress picture the big rail rall- oad j-oad oad gateways choked with thousands of loaded freight cars unable to move of shortage alienage of men and motive mo- mo tive power Although the tho situation has been showing local effects for the last two weeks It It now Is being shown In Its wide nationwide aspects and anthe the appeals ap ap- ap peals for relief coming to Washington contain predictions that unless the tho Jam am Is broken It will bo be reflected more than ever In decreased production slowing down of Industry and probably a tremendous tro- tro labor turnover Latest reports compiled hero by the committee on car service of the Amerlean Amer Amer- lean ican Railway Hallway association whose principal prin prin- cipal duty IB Is to see sec that cars are arc supplied sup sup- plied to sections In greatest need of them find and to keep them moving show cars care tied up or delayed in tran tran- sit Of this number are are at junctions Junc junc- with t no labor to transfer thorn them On April 16 the total number of cars care tied up was Much of this was attributed by railroad people to the recent re- re re cent strike There Is pressing need today today- for 82 earn cars to take care of the tho most ur ur- ur gent demands railroad men declare although al al- al though they say Bay this shows a reduction of practically cv r April reports Illustrating the imperative demand for coal the car service committee was advised today that there was no coal it at Saginaw Mich for the tho Saginaw gas works and orders were Immediately Issued to get tret coal there In a hurry Other cities sent similar appeals All reports show that the was forced to a head by the recent railroad strike not yet ended according to railway y officials With almost every evory complaint re received ro- ro some some opinion was waa expressed asto as asto to the tho cause causo of the congestion but officials of officials of- of did not undertake to answer them Newspaper publishers Joined in inthe inthe the appeal declaring declaring- that they were unable to obtain print paper and might be forced to suspend In tills this connection the tho railroad agencies agen agon- cies took up reports that Canadian railroads were refusing to load white paper raper for American publishers until Canadian freight cars had been shipped back While Canadian officials claimed there were more than Canadian cars In the tho United States It was said almost that many cars were in Canada |