Show Shortage of CarsTo Cars CarsTo To Haul Freight Hinders linders Industry NEW V YORK July 25 Lack JP-Lack IP Lack of ot ample freight-carrying freight space threatens to clamp an undeclared but nonetheless rigid ceiling on the nations nation's productive effort Why produce more goods than you can can expect to ship was a B. question already confronting some Industries The shortage of freight cars wasso was waso wasso so o acute acut there were reports in circles that the office of defense transportation on would recommend recommend rec rec- further steps to speed deliveries de- de liveries of of new units One proposal discussed was for tor forthe the he Reconstruction Finance Corp to o fi finance purchase of cars for tor or lease to the carriers with priorities priorities on scarce materials for quick construction Individual railroads alre already dy have j some freight cars on order The car building industry points to a drop from 2814 2811 deliveries in May to o- o 2094 in June as emphasizing asiz- asiz ing a need for assi assistance t nce in obtaining obtaining obtaining obtain obtain- I ing materials principally steel l and lumber I. I Illinois Carnegie Steel Corp a U. U S. S Steel subsidiary cut its Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago ago area opera operations ions 25 this week because of a a car shortage P Pittsburgh manufacturers ru running out of storage space anticipated steel mill curtailments within a a week in northern states grain was piled on the ground at bulging elevators and on farms awaiting shipment Some coal mines were reported clo closed ed temporarily The situation stems from high production product on at record levels in inmany inmany inmany many lines of manufacture with resultant demand for a huge hug amount of shipping space and the II fact that less than freight cars were built during war years I when essential materials were div diverted to armament needs Railroad carlo dings this month approached f carsa cars car a a week a July level urit untouched in peacetime since the record year of ot 1929 airlines air lines rep reported new highs in volume volume vol vol- ume time for air Jr freight Ight and express truckers were vere similarly rushed Still SUll the demands for freight space were u unsatisfied Railroads which must h haul ul the great bulk shipments were sharPening sharpening sharpening sharp sharP- ening up turn around times s on freight cars in an attempt to keep up with shippers' shippers needs eeds G G. C. C Randall manager of port traffic for the Association of American Railroads said laid that roughly speaking the roads roads' are filling all orders but delays are affecting from 10 to 15 of the total Contributing to the situa situation tion he said is a very heavy movement movement move move- ment of than less ad f freight filling upward of boxcars A a week a |