El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-28
RAILROADS To
HELPFARNERS
Santa Fe Man Tells of the
Work Roads Are Doing to
Help Win the War.

Las Cruces. y. NJ, Sept 2S-To
stimulate greater farm production. 70
bring about better distribution 20 the
consumers through improved methods
OF marketing. and TO conserve farm
products 70 the highest degree, is a
policy inagurated by the Industrial
department Of the Santa Fe railway.
according to a statement made by j.
F. farrell. Of Topeka, the company's
publicity agent, who spoke on the
subject, Food Production a Big War
Problem" at the meeting OF farmers
Thursday at the fair.
The speaker declared that there has
been reform in railroadinE as well as
IT. everything else. THE railroad" he
said, us organized primarily TO trans
mission calls for the performance OF
other duties. especially in this time OF
acute distress due to the world war.
one OF these duties is to help conserve
foodstuff. so vital in war time. The
santa Fe viii undertake TO help bring
about better market conditions for
its farmer patrons in order that no
more food viii be permitted to rot in
one locality for want OF buyers when
people are crying for it in other 10
calities.
Assembling Information.
The railroad company, AR farrell
explained. has the facilities for assem-
bling crop and market information
quickly. and, through bulletin serv-
Ice 10 local officials the Information
viii be disseminated in an effort to
we fOOdstuff sent from the locality
where il is produced 10 the market
tsner- IL is needed one Of the great
troubles with which producers have
To intend enmanmnr their aHrrHF "a
glutted markets. This. the speaker
said, is due to lack OF information.
and that is the defect which the rail-
road viii try to overcome. Slipshod
methods Of preparing shipment spell
failure, he said.
The food administration OF the gov
erument-Alr. HOOver's organization
is working very closely with the rail-
roads on these problems, the speaker
said He urged farmers to write to the
food administration for plans Of mar
keting. organization. etc
Railroads Aid Government.
The speaker gave IL as his opinion
that the transportation needs OF the
country during the war would be met
Notwithstanding the unprecedented
movement Of traffic both government
and commercial The railroads. he
said. were the first forces to offer
their services. Through committee
Of their executives, the railroads vol
unteered to relieve the government Of
responsibility in handling transpOr-
tatiOn problems The government
promptly accepted the offer and told
the railroads to go TO it," Al the
lines, between 600 and zoo big and
little. having resolved to merge their
merely individual and competitive ac-
tivities in the effort to produce a
maximum OF transportation efficiency.
created the railroads war board Of
five members. with headquarters at
Washington. 10 work with the gov
eminent and direct the operation Of
the railways. in order that the end
outlined might be accomplished with
the minimum Of delay and friction.
sisted BY detectives Claude smith and
Ed Mebus. and taken TO the city
Jail on a charge OF gaming
Capt Neater took several decks OF
cards and a supply Of poker chips for
evidence.