Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-01-20
HEARING ON CAR SHORTAGE
WILL OPEN THIS MORNING.
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below the actual production. Il ~
vouched.
2iO0 Cars Nccsisd In Ochiltrcc
Jack Allen. vice president % tho
tcrncy explained the pap to "a in
tcrney. oXplaine dthe map 10 an in
formal gathering VI the Hoard Of
city Development rooms las, night.
His records showed that ias cara
had been shipped and that 2s00
we're needed. II would take four
months. the time until the next crop
will begin tn come In. TO move this
tsrop provided iTs- cars arc-fwruish
Ped. Sworn statements were prescn'-
ed by the pcrryton delegation. as
sorting tina, the foregoing figures
were as accurate rs could b. obtain.
ed.
Other persons from Pcrryton we're
Walter u. Allen. attorney. II. 4. VII
bur, cashier of pcrryion National
Bank, and l.. y Han. vice president
II Farmers and Slookman bank.
Situaiien Aeuir in Hansf.'ri
II. l.. Mcclellan. county clerk OF
liansiord county, IN representing
tina, vounty and Spcarman nj tho
hearing. lie reported that the cat
Shortagc was acute.
The shortage on the Shattuck
branch al the Santa Pc was attri.
bnicd IN part Ia the fact that the
inilrosd Is still being operated by
he construction company and no,
~ the railroad company proper.
Tul'a sent four delegates To tho
hearing aud they reported that the
Ear shortage there is acute. ThoSr
present were n. ". Tracy. Scott
Tracy Hardware company, W. u
Hale. Tnlia Hank and Trust tom
pSny; W. e. Dinviddic. siockmau
president Farmers Grain Co. and J
5. Porter. Porter Grain Company.
Castro Coantl Represented
Henry Drcrup. Frank Van House
and 5. l.. Rraddock of Nazareth
who his. west " Tulia Of Castro
county. are also among those IN the
city Tor the hearing They asserted
that granaries In their scc;lon ~
inll and that half OF the row crops
remain ~ hc ihrcShCd.
In the Informal discussion held
last night. n was expressed ~ the
belief tina, tonnage was allotted on
averages OF the pas' few years. be
cause of the tremendous crops las
year u was showl that slch u basis
Nould be false.
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Reports which are being received
Indicate that the car shortage d
much lsrgcr than was even believed
~ first \ short time ago u Wa,
estimated tina, the bushels OF grain
northwest OF Amarillo To bo moved
oGid total more than 5000. 600
bushels. Now there comes a report
from one county with figures. which
say must be- pretty accurate. stating
that u alone has nearly loco. 0oU
bushels To ship.
Palmer county ia represented hy
Judge Himlin and Il, l.. J Jordan
u Farewell They also oomplulne ]
W the large car shortage,
Local Roasls Represented
Among the railrnsd men who viii
attend the hearing today are ". l..
Reed. gcoral superintendent NJ th,
Rock Island n =, Greene OF nal
hart. superintendent, 81 the Rock Is
Land. " y Greene ~ nalhart sup
flnicudrnt ~ hal Hart Tor IN"
Rock Island. ai'l L. "a. Hubbell. vino
holds q similar position at Amarillo
g. a. y. Parker viii b. aSong ihos'
representing the Santa Fe. X. l.
May. superintendent NJ Transports
lion 10 rihc Fort Worth and Denver
win attead. L n Thornton. OF the
regional directors office In chicago
already IA sarriyed IN Amarillo a.
well ~ " a. Shrcves, Inspector o.
car service section.
NJ Car> Ia 80 pays
l.. &. McMur,y VI Pampa. presl-
dent OF the Panhandle Grain Deal
ers Association and A. {. Rippy.
cashier 81 the Gray County State
BANK. arrived last night aud win at