Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-07-13
Public Opinion
REMINDING CAR.

claude. Tex. july .. 1890.
Editor Daily News
happened g. dron ir,, IN. .,,,.,.
81 IN" Chamber of Commerce, ,p ,,,,.,.
.'y yesterday and heard thu graft.
uealers. elerator men bankers and 20
lew farmers. all eqlanv Interested
~, u'''ng the prcsnt pas, and pio.
i''tiN" future car shortage with q hi-
man from Washington and was n.
pressed With the truth 1t Parl's trad.
marx. What fools We m,rials t.,.
They spent several hours telling how
much grain stlli remains on IN. farms
aud what agonics the farmers and IN.
tanker. especially. az. cXperiancirr
on account u u. 4 fact which every.
body knows and has known fer nj
most year. And the whole matter {.
30 simple. n the roads have the cars
and want 10. they can send them e.
~, II they don't want 90. they viii not
llf there are not enough cars. tn. at.
' gation can't b. rem'died and this los
- time railroad fares anad hot. lin.
hy the Panhandle peopl, tu attend
these meetings. and al ihess long and
"a pensye iaunts from Washington
which arr paid for by the people. are
worse than Idle ard foolish n There
fre no cars both the government and
the railroads know IL. and should show
u since We are 40 from Missouri. Tor
] we al know ihata until very recent,
| there were plenty q cars and We have
net heard Of any widespread desir'h.
| iiDn - care recently Such action
would have the salutatory effect or
our people ~ ~ least restraining
"hor'y that bat allure Q" ny"
I have fr,q'outly wondered whcthor
The railr'ad managomenis realized
what a cloud ~ unenviable suspicion
ov'fshadowf them in the minds ~ ~.
most all the people 81 AZ least nearly
II - the people tn whom I have
talked On the subject or whether The,
.arod a cent can u b, that since "a
government has assured them - their
profits they are indifferent aboit tics
rrvioe they give. and thst fu u1lii
al rcasoas shes are deliberately ss,b
! ing Go make their service as rotten a.
/ rossiblca car o. b. that the, ar USING
iThis pctnd q guaranteed profits pur.
/ Iscseiv o. run down earnings th1t thff
NAV have a more pilusiblH c,Cus. q.
/ raise rates. so that when thrown upon
/ their swn resources they waf rrHr
I double profits And when tho" s''u.
L. s,lni the more they play N" devil
~ have scsn enough myself TO- Great.
"a rlspidon n not downright runvi'
zion. e the truth ~ those misgit inrt
] 90 the part ~ the people. ! have
known ~ several instances where r''I
grains -hlppsd from claude tu Dallas
n distance a. less than $50 miles o.
ic from 3. to- 80 DAYS in geiiirs tn'r".
/ o. ruch cars had been properly aud -.
| pfd.tl uusiy handled. thsy could have
I hsnliti four times the amount TINT
! The, dld arl this would - it-,lf have
relieved the shortage. Nnv. N th'f
Flad huufausd only onr. nr twice. j.
q Guild D. overlooked a. having h''n
caused hv accident. kut ] fear Do hHT
/ been she rule ard net fhs 'Nueil'iuu.
lCtnir.-fuan Jones hit The nail ~ ths
bead shsn h. suggested thafa tho gov
! srnm,nf should declare that ar sfr.f
Fenry exists. and order ears sent h1'
! 1ridtrauiY n .i DIS rut 90 The ard
d. Jones wants 90 render I'm lnt'uaii,
srirs o. iis eunr'ltusuis Do him Co.
o 81 congress 90 order ar honest rHI
impartial Investigation 90 90. causes
Ifr toe distress and inroutsn.,n,' r.F
'Flas'.l if thIs t-auportatirr euhr.-
De- and thsH go li remed.,l Truly
JAMES LDGt-r