IMPORTANT NOTICE 
Transportation Crisis Imminent... 
We are advised from several authoritative sources that the serious freight 
car shortage will cause a transportation crisis this winter which will be 
worse than at any time during the war. Temporary embargoes will probably 
be declared. There simply aren’t enough cars to haul the record-high 
production of crops and factory goods. We are informed that it will take 
two years to catch up and get adequate transportation. Strikes, or severe 
winter weather will further aggravate this situation. 
The smaller, less-than-carload shippers will be affected most seriously, and 
such shippers will resort to express in lieu of freight, thereby placing an 
additional burden on the already overtaxed Railway Express Agency. 
Congestion is certain to result at times, with delays and possible embargoes. 
Shipment of Cuttings LA I{CCLEG rmaee 
The conditions described above might seriously interfere with the shipment 
of Rooted Cuttings. Similar conditions raised havoc with us during the 
winter of 1945. Rooted Cuttings must be shipped as soon as they are ready 
to be lifted from the propagating bench. They cannot be held or stored. 
The loss of even a week during the shipping season would delay every 
order during the entire season, and would disrupt our propagating schedule. 
Air Transportation to Be Employed ee 
We ask the consent of everyone placing an order with us to make shipments 
by AIR FREIGHT or AIR EXPRESS if ground express is not available, 
or if, in our judgment, the welfare of the plants would be jeopardized if 
shipped by ground express. PLEASE INDICATE YOUR CONSENT ON 
YOURSORDER? 
AIR FREIGHT costs about three and a half times as much as ground 
express, but is not available to all areas. AIR EXPRESS is more expensive, 
but is available almost everywhere. We would ship by AIR FREIGHT 
when possible. If you are located not too far from an airfield served by 
AIR FREIGHT, it is just about as rapid as AIR EXPRESS. The extra cost 
of transportation by air is an excellent investment when ground express 
is uncertain. 
