Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-08-28
Public Opinion
;ENER,L. PUBLIC AFFECTED
~ SWITCHING ORDINANcf

.di,or ~ Tho News
Al the meeting held In the city hall
Tues lay afternoon. before the city com
lissiCnors az which time representa-
ives eft aH iuhh,rs. wholesalers and
allruad we're present. u was shown
through arguments presented by at
nrne3- W T. Zee and ben Monnins
ma Ben Ston, as well as hy the firm>
eprss ntcd. that the ordinance passed
, thu cas- commission aluui July /.
go worked very severe hardship
W the iohhlng interests ~ the city, and
epriycd the general public ~ rights
nd privilege that were justly du'
hem.
Not only aid the merchants object
cry sticnuuusiS against this urdi
anCs. but tia repir 4.ntatives of the
ailrtnds also showed how IL handi
appel lheg in their efforts to serve
h. puldic as carriers. Ia the first
llaCc. u D. very dangerous to switch.
Ten ana o. pedestrians ard the general
public g. perform thu switching at
light The buildings being located
cry clos, o. the traiks. Il n dangerous
ur men Go gn between thu moving
airs and the buildings: In the second
.lasr. il j. difficult "a get ears set ~
Topsr unloading doors. AMI. thirdly
s,tiously affects the y. ". 4 ID. 4.
allwsN ln that u conflicts with the
ontract which that Rad has with the
niUn swift hmcn; u creates an addi
iunal burden upon the carriers. 10
hat their Switching must De- done al
artIin intervals between certain hours
70 oiitlmr they must cease switchinp
n order o. take care ~ livestock or .
assenger train. The railroads stated
hey need the entire twsuty.iOur hour
D urUer tU perform their work and not
c0pardizr their lives by stepping on
ais .u boards. or coming iu contact
Win DtN'r dangerous obstacle. and
ugld d. -lId Go have the urdinlnc" BE-
,ealcd.
Tns prolur. jubbcrs' and wholesalers
fierti0n- were based ga the facts that
ften they sustained severe loss ON
ugh.y pefi-htblc goods. ana that il
usi much money Ia hire additiuna
tlor h. order 90 take care OF the car
shich had hccn improperly 80 t
Wiiching ~ nighi 90 not Sct % an
WlnT to iTThihty ~ carriers 90 handl,
n the limited time. This hes and ad
iiiura labor naturally adds o. the cost
{ the goods handled. aud b. partly
ornr hy The conEIm.r. Not only viii
z
'ub.ir hc grcaisr. but they are unable
% go % Boo 20 any price. though they
iay o. in Amarillo some several dlys
'hi- deluy ln securing goods settling if
ur railroad yards D. extremely ammo
* Co., ever. one. and only hy rei~alins
BE- ordinance can this annoyance b,
hlitsrated.
Tfs r.fs commission stated That int.
rdlnHnDs was not meant 90 deprive
le slr'H o., and the = " & y e.
nd ih' e. o. ! a q. railways ~ tn
ighf fu switch ears On industries uar
ID fn their respective lines. and o..
cred The railroads o. disregard the OF.
Inaue as meaning that they should
10 switch nnywhefp in the city limit
here the switch engine might crsss Or
'rrsf and that thrv could switch on
hose Tracks parallel With the Snni4
70 north and routh. and the y " a
, c. and Eork Island. slsi and west
ud there would d. no prosecution
however. Dr. vas nls1 shown thai thi.
would De- n Discrimination. and should
~ D. Permitted
The railroad fn1 wholesalers affor
80 however construed tn msaunr
Z ne offlIEHrfH thai no sutrhinu 600
2 irirfUHl tracks De- susp-niod b.
wen fTr Nurn Uf TOO m ard Do m
ud arr ol necessity ol.sying the ord
inrce RI 10 Hrfstrs nn tho rlfv rrdi
nnca iHUEs Hul nrr ruf willing ft
inilir D. n vulir their unUfr o. pro
rni o. Nnr irffsnrH ul August -
D. sfriu o. was fwItrhinr car. g..
u. H'fuf p m. Co.. Tho C0uisnr Pro
unr Co.. lrf fDr the minute fHrrf fh.
uitrhiug rdiu1rrr ON u.finffinn
n" ~ The .'rw hsli the oar uutii after
o.. OBJ. and then sputted o. This rnr
lrfns tho fact that The carriers a. nj
hem the oral inrrurtions given them
Z ttis mesting ruffieient o. allow thea
ttoil'e the sw1tchinF ordinance. and
% p = witch cars between ~ n. N.
. 81. uriirs aid ordln1ucc =
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