Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 148, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 September 1926 — Page 5

Br. 27, 1926

HY BENEFITS HIVED FROM iRAFFipVICE ■b. McNeely Gives History m of This Division Since V Its Organization. ■ Service rendered by the freight and Brafflc division of the Chamber of Commerce is of benefit to all citizens According to H. B. McNeely, division commission. "It is of most direct benefit to the local merchant, who ships his product out of Indianapolis, or brings his raw materials into the city from points outside, but in keeping down the cost of shipping materials and products into Indianapolis, the division saves local consumers thousands of dollars yearly, for, in the end, they are forced to bear burden of high freight rate,” 'McNeely declares. He outlines the history of the department as follows: "Freight and traffic work always has been a major interest of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce. In fadt, the present freight and traffic division is only the continuation of the old Indianapolis Freight Bureau, founded long before the present Chamber of Commerce came into existence. The old bureau was established in 1906 and was merged,.with four other organizations, the Commercial Club, the Indianapolis Trade Association, the Board of Trade and the Merchants’ Association, to form the Chamber of Commerce in 1912. Reviews History "Perhaps a brief review of the history of the freight and traffic division is not inappropriate. In June, 1906, Congress passed the Hepburn act, amending the interstate commerce commission ovqr compon carriers. It was empowered to prescribe just and reasonable rates. The establishing of rates resulted in necessity of a number of hearings before the commission and it therefore was logical that someone trained in traffic and familiar with the requirements of the law should be selected to advise shippers in their dealings with carriers. "In order to meet these changing transportation conditions and to equip the shipper to help himself, the freight bureau was ‘organized. Looking backward over the years since 1906, the conclusion is unescapable that the interests of shippers could have been properly protected through no other agency. “At the time of the formation of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce the transportation situation tvas not bright and the traffic division committee faced the very difficult task of obtaining relatively equal rates at a f time when deciding revenues stood in the way of any voluntary reductions by carriers and advances were being proposed on every hand. “In 1913 carriers’ service schedules were deranged badly because of the spring floods and the principal work of the division was in keeping members informed of open routes. In 1914 and 1915 the efforts of the division were concentrated on combatting proposed unreasonable rate advances. "Policy of the division underwent a decided change in 1916, when it became apparent that carriers generally were in great financial difficulties. It was decided to cooperate "dth the carriers, the belief being that with them in better financial condition, chances of obtaining relatively squal rates would be enhanced greatly. This proved true. “In 1916 and 1917 the demands made on the country’s transportation system for the movement of war materials necessitated a lessening of our Usual activities and efforts were turned to other channels. Through joint committees, formed at large shipping centers to cooperate with carriers, attempts were made to relieve congestion and speed up traffic. The work in 1917 consisted mostly of combating rate increases and assisting shippers to make the best of bad situations generally.

Federal Control “Federal control transferred the rate making authority from the corporate carriers and the commissions to the United States Railroad Administration in 1918. Although authority of state commissions was wholly removed thereby, rates made by the administration coulj be appealed to the interstate commerce commission. Our dealings wero therefor confined to committees of the administration. One development of (he year was the raising of rates on Illinois liver' stock shipments to a parity with Indiana rates, removing advantages previously held by Chicago and St. Louis. "Early in 19f9 the commissioner was appointed a member of the administration rate'committee having charge of rates in this territory and necessadily, a large part of his time was devoted to committee work. However, time was found for successfully combating a proposal of carriers to discontinue alj intracity switching and trap cars and much effort was expended in working out rountlngs which would avoid embargoes and affect deliveries. "With the passing of Government control in 1920, roads were left in a deplorable condition. Service was poor and the unauthorized strike of switchrnen made it worse. Considerable difficulty was experienced with various forwarding companies. Some failed to make deliveries and It became necessary for the freight and traffic division to straighten out the tangle. In August an advance of 40 per cent in rates was made necessary to defray mounting costs of operation but the increase, the stimulating effect of the transportation act and decrease In operating expenses created a more favorable feeling of carriers toward proposed rate adjustments. By reason of the annual variation of the magnetic needle, it>Js_ believed that the magnetic poles are not stationary, but have a slow motion about-the geographical poles.

TELLS HORROR OF STORM IN DIARY y Witness Relates Experience in Shack at Coral Gables — ‘Near'God,’ Says Son in Letter.

Vivid description of the Florida hurricane at Coral Gables, is given in a letter by Charles Mcllvaine, of Coral Gables, to hi3 mother, Mrs. A. S. Mcllvanie, 2833 Washington Blvd. Mcllvaine wrote the letter during the storm in the “little wooden shack” in whicl) he and Joseph Patterson are living. ( Both men are employes of the Sin-' clajr Oil Company there. The letter begun Friday night relates all phases of the storm. The letter follows: "Os course, we Were all warned of the hurricane that was coming but none thought about how terrible a hurricane could be. Starts With Breeze ‘About D o’clock, I left my station out in Cocqanut Grove and came home. There was a nice breeze blowing which felt good after a hot day. ‘Patt’ and I went to bed about 10 o’clock. Patt said he was going to sleep in his clothes and be ready if things got too bad. I assured him that nothing was going to happen and to undress and come to bed right. However, ho wouldn’t do it so ’Patt’ slept in his clothes and I in my pajamas. It seems that I must have dozed off and slept for about three hours, because when I awoke I found ‘Patt’ seated by the window w/itching and listening at the storm which was blowing pretty hard by this time. "I got up and put on my clothes just as .a precaution. Sat around for about aj) hour smoking. At 2 o’clock the wind was blowing hard enough to bend the pine trees across the street to the ground. Every minute was worse than the preceding one. Debris Falls "Two-thirty and we could hear debris falling all around our house and the wind was howling way up in the Heavens. The house trembled all over and the awning flapped against the sides, sounding just like our little wooden shack was pounding to pieces. Pat played the uke and I sang awhile as I watched out the window. By this time all hell had broken loose. Any minute might take our house away. "Heard a racket out back and then a dull thud. My garage parted company with the rest of the house. Pat suggested a drink, which was very fitting. Had two quarts of Long John. I didn’t feel nervous or scared at all. In fact, we rather enjoyed the sensation. "Our greatest trouble was keeping the window sashes intact. Used coat hangers, screwed into the walls, to help hold tfyem in. At about 3:30 Black’s houSe went down. They live in a two-story right back of us. Storm getting worse all the time. Looking out the windsws, we could see thiqgs flying past all the time, but didri’t know just what they were. Lights Out ‘Stuff kept falling on the roof'and on the filling station next door. Wouldn’t be so bad if wo -could ■—?, but the current went out and we were in utter darkness. Storm quit suddenly at 6 o’clock. We went out to see what had happened. "My gacage had blown away, but my car was untouched. Not a scratch on it. Trees in the entrance to Coral Gables were broken off or pulled out by the roots. Down the street anew group of store rooms had crumpled up. Not so bad for a hurricane. "People came out on the streets and a few. cars were about. Went down to the drug store and had a ‘coke.’ “Seven-fifteen. The storm turned around and came back, this timt more terrific than before. ‘Patt’ and I herded about a dozen people into our house. Several \\%men and kids, who were shiveringwith cold and wet to the skin. Gave them all a coat or blanket to warm them. Hope I get them back. ‘Patt’ takes a drink and gets bawled out by two women. "The women and children were all praying for dear life. Every one is quiet and orderly. The wind is blowing now from the south. Just opposite from the night before. A rip and the part just under the roof blew out of our house, which let in the wind and rain. Our roof is leaking all over. The side walls bend in about a foot. - Can't hear myself

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think the noise is so deafening. Every one is either praying or sitting quiet as death. Pretty Near God “Pat starts to play the uke. Women won’t let him if he can’t play ‘Nearer My God to Thee.” He doesn’t play. I think every one is pretty near God now. I utter a little silent prayer myself every once in a while. I wonder if —if this place will hang together? “The Wild Cat roof just passed over our heads. That’s the public market across the way. Zane’s grocery, on side, has caved in new. This is awful. I am surprised because I am so collected and not a bit scaler, although I am wet clear through and my hands are cold as ice. I raised the window next to me, so after kicking out the screen we could climb out when the roof blows off. "This house weaves back and forth something awful. The awnings have all blown off and the rain comes in in sheets. More people come into our house. One fellow hasn’t any shirt on his back and is shivering like a leaf. Got out our oil and made coffee for everyone. “ ‘Pat’ and I hit the bottle. The sign on the top of the station has fallen over on our roof. It made an awful noise and the women screamed. I wish ‘Pat’ would stay inside. He wants to find a place to take everyone if the house starts to break up. Thinks of Mother "I think of mother and how she will worry. All the wires and poles are down so that communication will be for at least a week. More people come in from God knows where. A family of five have been killed down the street. A man just came in. He has taken his brother to a hospital. I wonder how he got there. He tells us that a woman in an apartment down the street just gave birth to a child. They have taken her away in an ambulance. "I think the storm is at Its height now. The house keeps rocking back and forth and the rain is terrible. Water everywhere. Don’t tell me that you don’t get close to the Almighty at times like this. Everything seems to fall away from our house. Even the telegraph poles lean the other way. The old man who built this house was a good carpenter. “The windows in the front room just blew out. No one is in there. I went in and e'osed the front door and braced the wall with a two py four from out back. It’s quieting down now a little bit, but now and then a gust of wind still rocks this house. "A woman has ad og in here. It’s the most frightened one of all of us. Buildings Down "Five-thirty and it’s over again. Everybody leaves us to go home, or what’s left of it. We go outside and as far as we can see there isn’t a house of wood or .concrete standing intact. "Our house stood it better thkn any of them. I thinly the reason is zecause the wind <fid not hit us broadside. "All day Saturday there is a slight wind which still has a little howl to it. Went down to see Jack and wife came out. The roof of their apartment came off and all the stuff gfot wet. Haven't had anything to eat since Friday afternoon. ‘Pat’ and I draftkftw ) quarts of booze, though. I'm not crazy about the stuff, but I do think it helped us to keep our nerve and keep the chills out of us. "However, my legs are so stiff from being wet I hurt most from my waist down, x guess it is caused from wet feet and the continual strain. Fifteen hours of not knowing whether the next minute would find you dead or not is enough to make you ache all,over. “No water to drink and only a little rain water caught in a wheelbarrow to use to make coffee. Salvaged a lot of canned goods from the Wild Cat market. They say we won’t be able to get anything to eat in here for about two weeks. However, we salvaged a loaf of bread, a half-dozen cans of beans, canned salmon, condensed milk, Welsh rarebit, chili, coup, spaghetti and ten pounds of sugar which had escaped the storm, somehow. Hit Bottle Again "We have coffee and other things here, so we will/lie all right. We

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can cook on the little oil stove. JThis is Saturday the wind is starting to howl again and it’s blowing hard again. “I have repaired our place as best I could. When it blows hard tonight I lose my nerve and begin to shiver all over. Lord, three storms are too much. The first two enough fpr me. I know I’ll never live through this one. It isn’t blowing so hard as this morning, but hard enough to make the house do tricks. “We are hitting the bottle again. I wonder why we haven’t got drunk. Pat and I are going 'to take turns watching tonight. I have curled up on the by the oil stove and Pat is sitting next to me. I’ve never seen Pat so sincere and serious in

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my life. I believe he has learned to pray also. “Seven the next morning. We went right to sleep there by the stove last night. There wasn’t much of a storm last night. If there was we were too dead tired to care. We cooked our breakfast and intended to go over to my station ahd see what happened.” Milkmen are forbidden to smoke while delivering milk in certain parts of England.

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Building Permits Edward Kurtz, boiler. 3603 N. lUinolß. $1,500. J. J. Foreatel. ffarace. 1505 Fletcher. j 225 J. F. Cantwell, garage. 2249 Pierson. Anna Cougane. reroof. 350 N. Arsenal. $203 / ~ Ralph Overfleld. ftarage. 1728 Hoyt. *-'w. J. Durham, furnace. 420 N. Bradlr ' V 6lle~l?arrie. furnace. 2822 S. Meridian. lake, furnace. 5324 Park. |2OQ. A. E Drew, furnace. 3266 Park. s36f>W 1 Moore, furnace. 807 Came $3lO. Coonse & Caylor. furnace. 70 S. Tuxedo. $370. —_

H. J. Holt, furnace. 2353 N. Adam*. S2OO. C. R. Porter, furnace. 2041 N. Talbott. $290 R H. Shelhorn. furnace. 6160 College. S2I(P R. H. Shelhorn furnace. 6155 College. AHenberg & Meyers, furnace. 6720 Broadway. $225. M. P. Graham, furnace. 420 N. Tibbs. $325 Iva. Johnson, furnace, 2181 Dexter. $ ~U M . Ritter, furnace, 10 E. FortySi3 Charle Ryae. 601! Orange, furnace. Dumber Company. dwelling. 5525 Guilford. $4,500. . Southern Lumber Company, furnace. 5525 Guilford. S2OO.

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Southern Lumber Company, dwelling. 5521 Guilford. $4.50(K Southern Lumber Company, sarage, 6521 Guilford. S3OO. ~.l llnr Southern Lumber Oompany. dwelling. 5517 Guilford. #3.500. Southern Lumber Company* g&r&go, 5617 Guilford. S3OO. ..... „„ McLean Place Garage, addition. 23 McLean Place, 300. , Universal Construction Company, factory. 2200 Massachusetts. $6,000. Anna Reiser, reroof, 14i14 N. La Salle. ®~E°'H. Durant, garage. 401 Grand. $250. .1. W. Maltby. addition. 5337 Park. Charles lUiffey. bathroom. 1310 N. W 'stcvvnrt Fausett. addition. 48 John""'m' vvl'us, rerqof. 3260 Central. SB4O.