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Show ONE DELIVERY A DAY SYSTEM AT CAPITAL Washington Merchants to Use Wagons to Jlear Up Freight Congestion at Terminals. WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. Institution of oue delivery a day system by Washington Wash-ington merchants and the utilization of their wagons and trucks to clear up congestion at freight terminals was said today to be preliminary to a nation-wide movement to speed up the unloading of freight if the plan here proved successful. A. W. Shaw, chairman of the commercial com-mercial economy board, and Hale Hol-den, Hol-den, one of the advisers of Director General MeAdoo, arc responsible for the adoption of the plan in Washington and if it proves of value. Mr, Holden will recommend to Director General of Railroads Rail-roads MeAdoo that blanket extension be made to every city. Voluntary agreement is expected, but it has been suggested that such a plan might be enforced by drastic curtailment curtail-ment of the time allowed for unloading freight. It is probable that merchants will be notified in advance when to expect shipments to arrive and that thev will be expected to clear the cars within with-in twelve hours or less. This would effect ef-fect a substantial increase in the car supply. Railroad men are understood to reeard tho plan with high approval. |