Show Coal Coall Sufficient to Load All U Ships Already at Ports Port I I I Household ld Demands Also Met Asserts Garfield t Drinks for Heatless Monday I g s By Hy Robert J. J Bender United Press Staff Correspondent TI 7 ASHI ASHINGTON GT N Jan 19 WASHINGTON W The nation is is' is grappling V Y to Break freight congestion congestion congestion tion while industry and labor are patriotic patriotically ll responding to Fuel Administrator Garfield's five-day five suspension order Reports received toda today from terminals and ports indicated that despite trying weather conditions coal i Is slowly moving at some points is being loaded on ships and vessels will soon be on their j way The rile wave aye of ot opposition to the drastic regulations set forth by Garfield was succeeded today by nationwide assurances of cooperation cooperation cooperation tion in making it effective The attitude both of business and workers has greatly encouraged both Garfield and Director General McAdoo HERE IS STATEMENT The fuel administration Issued the following statement tonight General compliance and almost complete complete- cooperation in the en enforcement enforcement enforcement en- en of the tha fuel i o regulations re-gul re curtailing curt M. Jadus Indu trial use of or fuel yas s I-s reported to the United Stat States s fuel administration administration adminis adminis- to today l y Local Legal officials of the fuel ruel administration throughout through through- out the East reported that the order wa was generally effective The spirit of cooperation showed plainly plain l ly in in the tho many telegrams received by br the fuel administration The telegrams received were were- singularly free of or requests for for ex exemption exemption ex- ex emption from the Most of them made the flat statement that the regulation would b be bi compiled complied com corn piled plied within fact and in spirit that manufacturing would be halted halted halted halt halt- ed and that merchandise would be kept off oft the crowded railroads Railroad officials collaborated with the fuel uel administration and generally reported improved transportation transportation trans trans- conditions in the Eastern 1 part of the country The rhe reports indicated that the way was rapidly rapid rapid- ly Iy being cleared for the movement of coal for the bunkering of ships now held bed up at Atlantic ports and for keeping Jt ping the country warm Improvement Im- Im Improvement Im Im- provement was also aiso noted in the Central West Vest despite the continued continued continued contin contin- z zero ro weather which has bar been impeding railroad opera operations lions Reports of the Baltimore Ohio railroad showed a car supply supply supply sup sup- ply of 1805 cars available for coal coalmines coalmines coalmines mines In West rest Virginia This aia was VR an Increase of ot 00 over the numbers num num- hers bers available the day before On the first day the restrictive regulation regulation regulation regu regu- lation was effective the Baltimore Ohio railroad moved 1100 loaded coal cars consigned in accordance with the order out of the V West st Virginia coal fields This was the best movement of coal this railroad railroad railroad rail rail- rail rail- road had shown In that district in sixty da days s. s COAL REACHES REACHE PORTS From Philadelphia it was was was' reported re reported reported re- re ported that the rail ran conditions I gener generally on the lines between Altoona Altoona Al- Al toona and Philadelphia which have ha been badly congested l were fere much improved Reports direct to th the fuel administration administration administration ad ad- ministration showed that coal coal- In transit consigned to tOj or already ai arrived rived at tidewater points for the hunkering of ships destined to the American forces in Europe and to to the nations associated with i the the United States in the war were to today today today to- to day more than sufficient to bunk bunker r the tho ships now in port Supplies sufficient to insure the prompt hunkering bunkering of vessels for some some time timeto to come are arc en route loute Upwards of O tons of coal are in cars caIs for bunkering and on the way to southern Atlantic ports what it was before before government control was was possible H so o that we va may turn the roads back bade in n about the same shape we got them U. U S. S TO H HELP ROADS McAdoo in lii effect told the baby roads to sit tight and quit hollerIng holler holier Ing in before they are hit promising 1 the government would do what what It could to keep them all operating lIe He said some would doubtless have to make sacrifices because the government government gov gov- does not now and may never need them all Only needed lines lineR will be taken over he said sala Th The TITIS roads need not expect tile the government to pay their maturing obligations out of the revolving fund provided In the pending hill bill McAdoo warned lIe He expects the tho said the tho government roads to take advantage of or the re rehabilitation ie- ie habilitation of or their credits growIng growing growing grow grow- government nt control to ing out of their obligations pay payoff off own McAdoo gave state railroad com com- b h missions a tip as to h how w far they can go in taxing the lines n He said reasonable taxation that does not n t tP interfere with government operation operation opera opera- tion non will be allowed The director general In face of the has lias- fact that the committee laS laS' been bombarded with the woes real or imaginary of practically all the railroads of the country urged the committee not to try to legislate legis lesis- late for anticipated difficulties He lie asked speedy action on the bill b billas billas as a means mean's means of stabilizing the financial finan finan- cial situation Approximately J I tons is In cars en route for northern Atlantic ports With the improved rail all conditions conditions con cOn- this thi coal should rapidly fill the requirements requirement of vessels now awaiting bunkers ers BAN ElAN OPEN TOP CARS The United States fuel administration admin admin- today made arrangements ts fo for foi the continuance through the I usual Sunda Sunday holiday tomorrow of the bunkering of vessels destined to the American forc forces s abroad or orto orto orto to the e allies in n Europe Pla Plans were wert Ver itt Qt rl yM fl nl er machinery ut at the ports ports' of New NewYork NewYork New NewYork York and Hampton Roads would continue in operation tomorrow This will facilitate the handling of coal which had been hurried to tidewater by ly the fuel a administration tion ion and wi will l turn over to the tho railroads ran rail roads loads promptly empty cars Cals to be he returned to the mines At the request of the fuel ad- ad the general g director or of railroads placed an embargo on n the use uise of open top coal cars for the shipments of products other than fu fuel l. l The The fuel administration n W was notified today oday that of cars of or coal moving on one otin railroad to the east fast 1000 were consigned to tidewater tidewater tidewater tide tide- water for bunkering ships and 2000 were on the way to domestic con coil sumers F Federal deral fuel administrators re report reported reported re- re ported port d that coal was going rapidly into districts for domestic con- con sump particularly those sec see sections sections where here the n need ed was greatest Ii Harley re F. F Byrd federal fuel lad lad- administrator ad- ad I of Virginia reported an almost complete shutdown of factories s in his district with consequent consequent con con- sequent nt ef from merchandise freight to the railroads serving Virginia ports COUNTRY GETS WARM He said bald that enough coal had been brought immediately into sight through the tIme operation of tn tn regulative order to supply the household demands Telegrams from county in Indiana Illinois Ohio and other Mississippi 1 valley states contain the Information that this I part of the country is getting setting warm This was taken to mean that quantities of coal held back backby backby backby by reason of the congested condItions conditions condi condI- of the railroads were now to getting through consignees Under amusements the cabaret is listed according to fuel officials officials oUi- oUi cals tonight tonight hut but there must be no drinks served on th the heatless MonS Mon Mon- S days But McAdoo himself tonight of officially or- or admitted that floes baa batt Weather and conditions over which the government has no control are making the smashing a difficult task asic Summoned before the senate In Interstate interstate In- In commerce corn committee McAdOo McAdoo McAdoo Mc Mc- Adoo admitted that since the government gov- gov gov gov- has assumed control little has been d O the rails and terminals POOL POOL FACILITIES Pooling of all facilities for bunkering bunkering bun bun- kering ering of ships at New York was was' ordered by y Fuel Administrator tor Garfield tonight This action was taken at thE tho re request request request re- re quest of A. A II H. Smith assistant di director UI- UI l- l rector Jector general of railroads In charge of or the Eastern division It was deemed necessary when It was learned that there were WE're no barges to transport coal from some piers to vessels and at other points piers having no coal were supplied with barges Dr Dt Garfield after aner consultation with Chairman Hurley of the shipping shipping shipping ship ship- ping bo board rd decided to s pd J. J WI W W. Searles to New York as his personal personal per- per I representative to obtain com corn complete complete piete cooperation in the work of or coaling vessels The fuel administration administration adminis adminis- will take a any y other steps necessary to facilitate the the- bunkering bunkering bunker bunker- ing tag of f vessels In response for immediate Im re reports reports rep re- re p ports on conditions at nt all nals and ports information was WitS coming into the tho railroad S Continued on page 2 2 I COAL SUFFICIENT S Continued from page 1 tonight indicating that drastic steps may b be necessary to further expedite shipment ana loading of ot fuel McAdoo announced today before the senate committee that in operation operation operation oper oper- of the railroads he will ce ne guided solely by needs that de develop develop de- de e- e that he will take over anything anything any any- thing necessary to clear the roads and piers TO KEEP PRIORITIES Garfield's priority orders will be continued after the five day day period if congestion has not been relieved been relieved by that time This continuation or priorities shipments however will not rr lr that v the suspension orders or orders orders or- or ders now pon in effect will continue It will wll mean only that added coat coal will not be shipped to o unnecessary industries which may not have a supply on hand More industries and businesses were placed on the list of those ex exempted cx- cx empted from application of the Garfield order ordel today During the last forty-eight forty hours the original regulations have been so modified as to embody now the principles ofa of ofa ofa a sweeping priority and fuel Cuel conservation conservation conservation con con- order cutting off coal coal Its ils- ils age from unnecessary Industries and from trades and business In Including Including In- In eluding theatres That workers would not have a holiday on their hands with nothing noth noth- ing to do however Garfield today modified his regulations regarding regarding- suspensions so that theatre theatres bowIng bowling bowl bow ing alleys dance halls and other places of amusement may be allowed ai- ai lowed to remain open on Mondays closing Tuesday Instead Numerous exemptions have been made without being announced here it was admitted MADOO SUMMON SUMMONED D Director General McAdoo will be summoned before beCore the tho senate interstate interstate interstate inter inter- state comm commerce committee again Monday to tell how far the railroad conditions affected the issuing or the Garfield shutdown order McAdoo's testimony today dealt altogether with the railroad proD proD- lem as he found found it it wh when n he as assumed assumed as- as control of the lines three I weeks ago McAdoo clearly showed showell however that freight congestion In his opinion was the prime cause of the coal shortage when he told how coal froze In itt cars care so that It was imposible to unload them lI He said this and the freezing even or Southern harbors prevented the bunkering of ships s the distribution distribution tion of freight at terminals where it was congested and consequently consequent consequent- ly kept loaded coal cars tied UM up on sidings s far from their destinations Outlining the governments government's pOlicy policy pol poi icy with respect to the railroads in the present crisis McAdoo said It is to be a square deal for all but with no mawkishness about the loss of some somO om dollars to those who dont don't fit into the governments government's needs f |