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Show RELEASING TRANSPORTATION. We have seen the question of fre'ght transportation discussed in the papers as a most important one. Y. e know theoretically that Uncle Sam needs every possible cubic foot of freight car space to carry to the seaboard wheat, sugar, meat, army clothing, artillery, munitions, and an infinite number of other essentials. When the railroads have brought these to the seaboard, every possible foot of seagoing freighters is needed to carry them abroad for the use of our army and the use of our allies. All this we realize, but without the feeling that it has any personal application appli-cation to ourselves. If we look into the matter more closely, however, we will find that we can do a good deal to help Uncle Sam out and forward his plans. i All freight car space that we can : save from our own needs can be utilized util-ized direcily for the purposes of the ' country. If we can eat foods that are grown in our own locality a certain cer-tain amount of car space is released. This can be used in carrying commodities com-modities to the seaboard or in bringing bring-ing frel or material to tactories which ftre doing work for the government. If in purchasing we can select goods nir.de in a near locality in preference !o a distant one we fire allowing the r:.:lroads to substitute a short Miaul for a long one. If we can use products pro-ducts of our own country instead of imported products we are releasing ship space. An instance recently given giv-en to the public will show this. Makers Mak-ers of candy and ice cream have been required for some months to lessen their consumption of sugar 20 per cent. Mr. Hoover tells us that this i eduction has released 50,000 tons of shipping for the use of the govern-- govern-- . -i.e shipping so freed has - ' :-:''! in carrying coal to Xe v Fr.gl.iiid factories w hich produce war "oo.ls. " 5 e or.-e one of your wartime principles to use home products and local products towards your needs whenever possible. The transportation transporta-tion space saved by an individual or a family is necessarily small, but as in all kinds of conservation it is the aggregate which counts. You will find eatisfaction in the knowledge that you are doing your best in your individual capacity toward helping out the government and meeting its reeds. |