The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-14
Industry in Other Parts of State
Also Threatened.
1900 Cars a Day Are Needed,
YOder Asserts.
NORTHWEST COUNTRY FAVORED
Texas Has Large Supply of
Empties, Is Report.
Secretary to Governor Takes
Facts to Chicago.

Mills in Topeka and other Kansas
milling centers were today threatened
with enforced closing as a result of
the car shortage. Cement manufac-
turers are unable to secure cars. The
movement of the Kansas wheat crop
is at a standstill and the banks are
carrying an abnormal load of loans.
With these facts in his possession.
Clyde NJ. Reed, private secretary to
Governor Allen, left this afternoon for
Chicago where he will lay the car
shortage complaints before regional
directors of the railroad administra
ton.
Just before leaving for the confer
ence of railroad officials, Reed was
advised that at least one big Topeka
mill was threatening to close unless
cars could be secured for movement
of flour. Similar conditions exist in
other sections of the state. The Chi
cage conference will seek to work out
an immediate solution of the problem,
| according to assurances received by
| Governor Allen today in message
from Director General Walker D.
| Hines.
| Reed Has Records.
| Records as to the milling, banking,
| cement, agricultural and general bust
ness conditions in Kansas as reflected
! by the car shortage were taken to
| Chicago by Reed. Regional directors
for central western states Will atteno
the Chicago conference.
at do not want to be over sanguine.
said Reed. "but we are going to get
results at the Chicago meeting. am
sure the ice is beginning to break
| Shortly before noon today Henry ID
~ HNnF
tFlour Mills company. visited the gov,
lernor's office. He said his mills hae
lasked for forty cars for today. The1
received just one car.
I'VE will be forced TO close today /
we do not receive more cars" Yodel
told Reed. IT am sure the mills of tbs
state would readily use 1,2OO cars
day If they were provided for th'
movement of flour"
Northwest Is Favored.
But Yoder's statement as to his owl
mill didn't stop there he SAID ina
the northwest country with us sol
wheat mills had been favored. II
said mills of that district were able u
guarantee deliveries with an apparen
certainty while Kansas millers coult
| not secure cars.
Detailed information as to discrim
nation against Kansas cement maker
has also been secured by Reed ant
will be presented at the car confer
ence. His records show that the state
of Iowa, Missouri and Illinois received
44.440 cars for cement shipments dur
ling the first nine months of 1913 ant
52175 for the same months TINS year
| Kansas cement manufacturers re
ceived 12,2O5 cars for the first MN
, monthS of 1913 and ~, 465 for sam
period this year.
.The state of Texas from the Re.
river to Galveston is jammed VIII
: empty cars" said letter from Charie
Dillon of Topeka. The letter wnlci
also asserts that southern cottol
: growers hold cars as long as desired
was taken to Chicago by Reed
Records of Banks.
!, Records of unusual bank loans t
. meet the demands of local communl
, ties were also in possession OF the gov
errors secretary. He also took muci
! Information as to cars allotted 10 va
|. rious wheat growing counties ana con
dition of cars provided for loadinl
It is the belief Of Reed that a de
cision will be reached at the Chlcag
conference which will insure to Kan
!, sas shippers an adequate supply o
: cars for all needs. F. c. Fox, genera
!, manager of the Santa Fe. left Topek
= this afternoon and will participate Il
! the conference of regional directors Q
/ the railroad administration. Wake
I'D. Hines director general, Will no
Z he present.