The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-08-22

Until The Tribune went 10 press no
reply has been received from Mr..
Phelans telegram but George Erb of
the state public utilities commission,
in whose offices the meeting was held,
expressed the belief that the results
I would be entire satisfactory and that
cars would be forthcoming.
Thought Problem Settled.
Last week, when Governor D. w.
Davis exercised his influence to OBJ
tain assurances from the railroad ad
ministration that cars would be pro-
vided in ample numbers for the re-
mainder of the potato shipping season,
it was believed that the situation had
been so adjusted that further difficult
ties would not be encountered. Less
than a week later, in the fact of pro-
tests, a partial embargo became again
effective. Where an average of 80
cars per day were provided, only nine
each day were assurd the local ship
pers for future shipments. Thursdays
meeting at Boise was a consequence
of the announcement of the embargo.
Reasons for the third embargo have
ont been made public 1t is believed
that the demand, not only in Oregon
and Washington fruit districts, but
also in Idaho, was responsible for the
refrigerator car shortage. Idaho fall
fruits began to move this week in ap-
preciable quantities with cores
ponding increasing demand for iced
cars to handle that crop.
Mr.. Phelan was so thoroughly con-
WINGED of the necessity Of handling the
big potato crop at once that he recon-
mended to the railroad administration
that this section of Idaho be provided
with at least so cars dali solely to
handle the potato crop.
Many Still to Go.
OF the crop of 1900 cars estimated
for this section almost l400 have yet
to be moved At the rate of nine cars
per day, four months would be neces-
sary to transport Canyon county's
potato crop to market.
In accordance with a determination
reached at a special meeting of the
| Caldwell Commercial club held We'd
neSday evening after the announce
ment had been made that a partial
embargo had been placed on iced cars
to handle the local potato crop, prac-
tically every business house in Cald-
we'll was closed Thursday. Several
hundred local business men with a
flotilla of automobiles left here about
9 o'clock in the morning for Boise to
meet Max Phelan. representative OF
the L. 5. railroad administration.
Practically every business in Cald-
we'll was represented in the effort to
evade the potential loss to Canyon
count farmers of approximately
81 100000 as result of the inability
of otato ~-oducers to get a sufficient
number of cars daily to handle the
crop. Business was at standstil
throughout the entire day Many on,
of town people who were not pre-
pared for the closed doors which
would welcome them. came into towr
with the expectation of doing bushes:
only to find signs displayed promis
cuously to the effect that the stor,
would not be opened until cars hat
been obtained to handle Canyon coun
ty potatoes
c Hold Up Cars.
{ According to information available
4 Thursday, about So refrigerator car
t are still outstanding on the Caldwell
il Traction company lines which hav
e not been loaded and returned to mar
ket. The contention has been mad