El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-11-01
Plenty Of Food, Well Distributed
With Which to Garry on War, Says
re sid cht Ripley Of Santa Fc
War Will Last Till Germans Are Completely Wal
loped, Belief Of Executive; Neither Government
Nor People Will Have Cause to Complain Of
Common Carriers
(By A. M. Hove.)

Amarillo, Tex, Oct. 27.--A notable
party Of railway officials spent yes
terday and today in northwest Texas.
The party arrived here about noon
from the east yesterday and spent
some time here looking over the-~ty.
In the party ere Il. p. Ripley, presi.
dent of the Santa Fe system; eight
directors: Walker ID. Hines, chair
man of the board and general coun-
sci; Augustus ID. Juilliard, OF New
York; Thomas De Witt Cuyler, Of
Philadelphia; Edward ]. Berwind, Of
New York; Benjamin p. Cheney, OF
Boston; Andrew G. Jobes, Of Merriam,
Kan, and Charles s. Gleed and Howell
Jones, of Topeka, Kan. Others in the
party were =. ]. Engle, assistant to
the president; wv B. Storey, vice
president in charge Of operation; W.
e. Hodges, vice president in charge
of purchases and stores; F. b. Hough-
ton, freight traffic manager; w. j..
Black, passenger traffic manager; G.
L. wv. Felt, chief engineer; S. T.
Bledsoe, assistant general solicitor,
all of Chicago; Ford +. Harvey, head
of the Fred Harvey system of Kan
sas City; r. J. Parker, general a
ager of western lines; T. H. Sears,
general superintendent; Avery Tur-
ner, vice president; C. G. Dana, gen.
eral freight and passenger agent; F.
M. Bisbee, chief engineer, all of Anna
rillo, and others.
Plenty of Food, says
The matter of food production and
the possibilities in this line of this
section was a standard subject, The
question of food is vital to this nation
and it's allies in the world war. Mr..
Ripley said that considering the war
this country is in fairly good condi-
ton.
''There is plenty of food and it is
evenly distributed said MI. Ripley.
Food will be expensive this winter,
but it will be within reach Of most
people, and perhaps there will be no
more suffering than usual, unless it
be for lack of fuel. That danger
looms big, but ! am hopeful that a
way out of the difficulty will be found
before cold weather sets in"
Mr.. Ripley feels certain that the
west will do its part to increase the
food production next year. Il am sure
that the states served by the Santa
Fe from the Great Lakes to the Pa
cific coast will show heavy increase
in all 4ines," Mr.. Ripley said. I'VE
have been keeping books in these To-
~calities and know that they can be de.
pended on to do their utmost" (.
Mr.. Ripley talks Interestingly on
the war and railroading in time OF
He says the war will last till
the Germans are thoroughly licked.
Speaking of the part the railroads are
in the war, Mr.. Ripley said {
THAT in his judgment neither the gov
eminent nor the people would have /
cause to complain of the record made t
BY the carriers. Through co-opera-
ton the railroads have been able to a
move the enormously increased traf- 1t
tic without serious delays. The gov n
eminent had aided materially in many l
ways in the railway plans for meet
Ing transportation requirements.
Another Year of War /
Walker D. Hines, chaidman of the g
Dord of directors of the Santa Fe, S
said: Il can not make a guess as to s
The duration Of the war, but | will c
say that / see no hope for a conclE-
sion before the expiration of another |
year. And / believe that year must S
be one of continued sacrifice on the q
part of all cur people" He thinks
hat it will require cooperation of all
he people and tnat for the common
good selfish, private interests should
De subordinated.
Regarding railroads, Mr.. Hines gave
/ as his opinion that they are accom- |
splendid results under the d. !
'ection of the railroads war board. ]
rhe railroads at the outset of the )
var s~ubordinated the special inter
ssts of individual railroads to the t
needs of the country as a whole. i
"The railroads." said MI. Hines. i
have laobred under serious embar- :
'assment because few of them have .
,een able, in view of the heavy and i
frequently conflicting burdens placed
lpon them by federal and state laws
md regulations, to provide them
ielves with track, terminals and roll
ng stock necessary to meet the de-
hands of the country even in time of
)eace. Now even the few railroads ,
which have sufficient resources to en- +
lble them to enlarge their facilities !
ire u~nable,to get labor, materials and ! !
,olling stock necessary for all the !
var time necessities without embar- !
'assing the ordinary needs of the pub. !
ic." Mr.. Hines looks for more rea !
and logical railway regula- J
ion after the war is over. :
lat various points stops were made
md trips into the country taken that
he officials might see for themselves
low the great staked plains are pro- !
.ressing. They were highly pleased A
With what they saw and with the prog i