. Ports and terminal facilities . ons, have their receivingstations down town. As a result the teams must not only crossthe most crowded part of the city to reach the shipping stations,but they must travel many miles. Cartage Congestion at Chicago.—Freight congestion atChicago has been even greater than at New York because therewere more railroads entering Chicago, because there is nolighterage system or floatage facilities to relieve the congestion,and because 60% of the freight entering Chicago is not intendedfor Chicago consumers but is in transit to other parts of thecountry. This requires
. Ports and terminal facilities . ons, have their receivingstations down town. As a result the teams must not only crossthe most crowded part of the city to reach the shipping stations,but they must travel many miles. Cartage Congestion at Chicago.—Freight congestion atChicago has been even greater than at New York because therewere more railroads entering Chicago, because there is nolighterage system or floatage facilities to relieve the congestion,and because 60% of the freight entering Chicago is not intendedfor Chicago consumers but is in transit to other parts of thecountry. This requires that the freight be hauled from onerailroad company to another. The work of Mr. John F. Wallaceand others on this problem has been a great step forward inthe terminal situation. The unanimous conclusion of all thestudents of the problem has been that competition at the ter- CARTAGE 101 minals between the various carriers must cease and a system ofjoint terminals must be developed. Mr. Henry A. Goetz states the case as follows:. FiQ. 28a.—The condition. Team deliveries to Northwestern Railway freight house. • A recent investigation of teaming conditions in the loop showed thaton a single day 1,740 tons of transfer freight originating outside ofChicago and destined to points beyond were exchanged by dray betweenthe various downtown freight stations. In connection with the other 102 PORTS AND TERMINALS teaming on the streets, this helps to explain the notorious jam of trafficdowntown. Saving the Teavi Haul.—This condition I propose to correct by theestablishment of union freight houses to which any shipper may deliver I &iky to l!htM?a\\M Itoiit aJ toiA^ ^^^^ ^ ■^ — A\>|\if»ft^^ tan ml
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