The Holly chieftain., 1920-07-29
Largest Crop in History All.
feCts Local Situation.
MOVING OF WHEAT WILL
ADD TO PRESENT sfREsS
War and its Aftermath Left Condi-
tions Which Must be Met With
Patiencs-Agsnt Hurd and Divis.
ion Supt. Orr Loyal to Holly.

WIFI Tile largest ylelu OI sIuhII
grain and other crops ever raised
In southeastern Colorado, the nor
NAL yield of alfalfa and sugar beets
the present freight car shortage
Promises to reach very -accute
stage and one which is bound to
effect every citizen more or less.
The car shortage has been with
us since before the close of the war,
With little or no relief since the
roads were turned back to thei"
owners by the government. In fact
the already inadequate rolling
stock of the roads when the govern
lnent took them over and the diff
Guilty to secure car construction
while the war was on was serious
handicap. The resumption of nor
NAL business following the armis-
tice and the work of catching UP
ut home on what the country went
behind during diversion for war
work, was again heavy. The net
result seems to be car famine.
The effect is going to be serious
in the grain producing states, parti-
cularly In sections like eastern
Colorado and western Kansas,
where farmers have usually sold
their crops as soon as threshed and
have no granary or storage facill-
ties. This grain situation or lack
- h. f<,1
Holly more than In former years be
cause of the limited capacity Of the
local elevator which has reduced Its
buying to three car loads of small
grain. That is the Holly elevator
will not carry more than three car
loads of grain on hand. When this
limit is reached the elevator will
stop buying till the grain on hand
can be shipped out.
In the past Holly has been fort
unate in being able to get its
quota of cars for the handling OF
its outgoing freight, though this
quota did not meet the real de-
mand by considerable.
HOlly's good fortune in the past
year has been mainly due to the
alertness of the local agent, Mr.. C.
w. Hurd, and the earnest cO-Opera-
tion he has had from Division Supt.
Dan Orr. 1t Is due these men to
say that they have done their best
under the conditions and circum-
stances, In spite of the common
tendency OF the public to unnec.
essarily criticise.
Local Agent Hurd is fully cOgniz
ant of the approaching demand for
cars for both grain and coal. He
has apprised Supt. Orr of the vol
ume of grain raised here that the
demand for cars may be met as far
as possible and with a minimum Of
inconvenience to producers, ship
pers and to public.
If the producers, the farmers who
are raising this large crop of grain
hay and beets this year fully under
stand the situation it will in al
measure aid the handling of these
products with less friction than
might otherwise be possible. At
the present time, however, Agent
Hurd can see no great relief from
the present congestion and the
stress that is bound to come from
the increasing demand. But he
does ask patience and forbearance
on the part of the public. 1t will
be his personal endeavor at all
times to do the best possible SO
that the Holly district may have It's
quota of cars He is assured in
this also that Supt. Orr Is going
to give Holly square deal all the
way through.