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Show Salt Lake Man Sees Congestion Conges-tion in Harbors of the East. The Salt Lake Tribune says; Transportation Trans-portation conditions throughout the east are rapidly becoming adjusted to the government's railroad administrative administra-tive scheme, and before another month has elapsed the western end of the great federal system will be made a, part of the vastest traffic plan ever conceived. Such a statement, cbmmendatory to the government and to the managers of the railways over which the federal department has assumed control, was made by J. E. Galigher, Salt Lake business busi-ness man, who has just returned after a tour of business centers on tho Atlantic At-lantic seaboard. Mr. Galigher speaks in terms of highest praise for Director General McAdoo, whom he regards as a marvel mar-vel of administrative genius. He also accords tribute to the eastern section Of labor unionism for tho hearty support sup-port given the administration in its war aims. With regard to tho sea, Mr. Gallghor has confidence that ore long tho United Unit-ed States will solve all the probloms connected with this Important end of war operation. "Tho United States needs sea bottoms, bot-toms, and needs them badly, but there are sufficient ships in seivice right now to make a vast difference when once laid and sea transportation affairs af-fairs are dovetailed into one traffic medium," Mr. Qallgher announces. The Salt Lake business man while In the east visited the Jersey City harbor har-bor and found a veritable nest qf ships awaiting loading. "The administration has been sadly handicapped by lack of men and terminal ter-minal facilities, and when once these matters are adjusted and their kindred kin-dred problems solved sea traffic will move in vast fleets and by that time tho new ships should bo at the government's govern-ment's command," he explains. There is a blockade of freight in all of .the eastern seaports, due to the immense im-mense unloadlngs made by rail lines converging on these, according to Mr. Galigher, who says all these terminals are bursting with supplies. Lack of men and equipment to handle the freight from the cars, through the docks to the barges and finally on the ships has retarded ship loading progress pro-gress thus far, but an operative system, sys-tem, expected to prove equal In of-: feotiveness to that which has brought order out of chaos in railroad opera- tion, will soon become effective at the terminals as a link in the chain fonn- j ing tho overland and ovorseaa trana- portation plan. |