Show fO Fel SHIPPER SHIPPER-S Hl O J Commerce Commission Assures Committee e of oft t 1 r House Hous Measures House Measures Are Now Being NO J Concerted I WASHINGTON May 12 Legisla Legisla Legislation tion designed to aid the railroads and shippers in in the car shortage situation I by extending the use of the 1000 revolving fund provided in in the tho thoI transportation ion a. a act t from five to fifteen I years and anti also also- amending the law in in ri other re respects was wras agreed upon tod today y by t the I senate senate- interstate commer commerce e committee W WASHINGTON May 12 VV The interstate commerce commerce commission c J ll is is is- planning to act to relieve v J the tel car shortage t gt that I j is is 1 uC l o Ie mo G n nt c I according to Inform Information n Jec te- te re received c i ed by by members of the house house interstate interstate inter inter- st state t c commerce m merce erce committee today I An An order diverting erting equipment from parts of the country where the needs a are not not eo so o pressing and nd a an embargo on on I Ia p nessen nes tro from some som sections are under consideration c n I j jAs As a result of ot toe commissions commission's consideration con nI n- n of the situation there Js no no I need for congress gress to tak take Chair action man Esch and other members s of the house committee e said Th additional loan by rby the railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road exe executives for tor the he h purchase of or new equipment cannot relieve the they out PROGRAM OF RAILWAYS Railroads Railroads within ten days will begin pre preparation para to move grain crops Kendall of the car service e commission said today I I 1 think the I car shortage car shortage will not be gr greater ater than usual in the grain movement said I I Kendall I I I II I Storage Stora of ot cars in the i Southwest where the grain movement will open about June 15 will wUl begin in ten days In 1919 25 cars were r ready ady when the Southwestern stern growers were ready re to ship W We hope to be able to have an equal l number of of- cars ready this year If it necessary n essary The 1920 crops however are forecast as considerably below those of 1919 1019 From then until ate ate fall faU the grain movement will lir continue throughout the country beginning August 15 in the Central West and September 15 h In the Northwest orth est EXTENT OF CAR SHORTAGE The extent of f the nationwide de car shortage at present is Indicated Kendall Keni Kend Ken Ken- d dall Il raid said by the Uie fact tact that railroads now are forced td to turn down actual or orders orders orders or- or ders for tor abo 80 0 cars cars carsa a day The outlaw railroad strike is blamed t for far r part of ot the car shortage Coal prod production is being seriously hampered by the car shortage accordIng according accord accord- Ing to to reports of ot the United States States' geological survey which show that bi bituminous bituminous bituminous bi- bi mines now nov are are producing only tons a week This l is is estimated to l be tons ton's under the demand deman Among the cities citie where plants are running on ona a short coal supply are Youngstown PI PIttsburg Cleveland and I Toledo Switchmen stilt still are re ren on n strike in these cities and also in New Kew York Buffalo Philadelphia St St. Louis and Kansas City reports reports' here said ald i INDUSTRIES INDUSTRIES' CLOSING DOWN CHI CHICAGO CHIGO GO May Industries 12 Industries In the the Middle West are being forced to shut shutdown shutdown d down wn daily dally because of ot a a. short shortage ge of of cars ars for tor transportation o of material according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to reports re received elv d by business businessmen I men men here today Chicago Is losing close to aday a aday aday day as a result of the shortage accordIng according accord accord- I Ing to John M M. Glenn president of the Illinois Manufacturers' Manufacturers association Glenn estimated Chicago's Industries as as running at 75 per cent of normal This is the situation also in the adJoining ad ad- adjoining Joining Middle Western territory which relies on Chicago for tor much of Its merchandise merchandise mer mer- chandise he said There are arc plenty of cars in the country but the switchmen's switchmen's switchmen's switch switch- mens men's strike has upset everything and cars are standing idle on sidetracks loaded with merchandise beca because se they cannot be switched I Packers say there has been some improvement in the car s shortage LIvestock Livestock Livestock Live Live- I stock shipments reports show are IncreasIng Increasing increasing In in- inI I creasing daily dally though they h.- h. have have ve n not reached the figures which packers rs say I are normal nOrma k Railroad men say there therl is La s p little h hope p II Continued on on page age 3 3 I C. J. J It I RELIEF FOR S SHIPPERS I I Continued from page 1 of relieving the present car shortage until more mor cars are built CONGESTION AT NEW YORK NEW YORK YORK May Ma 12 The The full fun funI I torce force of the of freight movement movement move move- I men ment due to the outlaw strike of railroad men and the strike of ot the I coastwise longshoremen was felt In New York toda today Thousands of ot loaded cars stood Idle in the terminal yards yard while industries Indus Industries tries s suffered from shortage of ot fi tl 1 I and raw materials materials- Food supplies I were WEre running low The United J States rG Grain l in 1 v corpora cof orp pora- pora m- m tion tod today y relieved ed an acute flour shortage by offering supplies from re reI reserve reserve reserve re- re I serve stocks held for export Railroad officials reported their men returning to work and freight movement movement movement move move- ment gradually Increasing but re reports reports reports' reports reports' re- re ports ports' from concerns today were that their freight shipments were not being being being be be- ing handled Cars CarR loaded with freight are delivered at the terminals but be because because because be- be cause of ot the lack of switchmen the railroads are Tare unable tenable to deliver the I cars t to their final destination I Conferences were in tn progress progress today looking to a n settlement of ot the strike of at coastwise longshoremen This would considerably relieve the tiie Ire freight freight congestion in the New Nev n 1 |