Show MAY HAUL ONLY FOOD AND FUEL FOEL GARFIELD ASKS THAT FREIGHT EMBARGO FOLLOW PERIOD OF I 1 industrial suspension reco recommends amends to secretary mcadoo that for a few days railroads do not haul anything but fuel and food supplies washington an urgent recommendation that an embargo be declared tor for a few days on acceptance by the railroads ot of tiny any freight excerpt except coal and food vas submitted to director general 11 doci on january 22 by tile fuel administration s tills this fiction action Is imperil imperative tive administrator s garfield said to assure adequate movement ot of fuel during the balance of 0 tile week when the general transportation situation east cast 0 of the threatens to become worse daily owing to the prolonged strain on railroads of deep snows and intensely cold weather cr un on Jiin january uary 22 the five day period of 0 industrial suspension ended find and with the resumption of 0 manufacturing railroad officials are expecting a new flood of traffic which the railroads cannot handle until normal weather is restored director general fic mcadoo was not inclined to look fth fa favor faor or on oil tile embargo proposal ile he held that under government operation and consequent pooling of facilities and short haul haid routing the railroads would lie able abi e to clear all freight glit without priority and without embargoes coal and food already have preference over alt all other classes of freight lie he pointed out mr mcadoo promised however to study closely dr Garl Gartie ields lils 11 figures ures showing how coal production had been curtailed in recent weeks and to take w whatever action seemed best meanwhile lie and ur dr garfield set about devising a scheme by which fuel would be transported from mines to consumers over the sh shorted possible routes ily by this means it is planned to save in many any nilles miles of needless hauling and devote locomotives and labor thus conserved to transporting greater quantities so regions where aliv coal shortage threatens to become more acute |