Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 February 1917 — Railroads Cannot Handle Carload Shipments [ARTICLE]

Railroads Cannot Handle Carload Shipments

Agen Beam has received notice not to accept car-load shipments for points east or west. This embargo is made necessary by the congested condition that prevails throughout the country. Grain is needed very~ much in the east. Ships are waiting at our ports to receive their carg< and yet the railroads are forced to put on an embargo, _,The. condition Is the worse that has ever been known.