Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-01-11

by special representative from the
Railroad Administration. Washing
ton. and official of three railways
serving Amarillo. together with
county officials. producers. grain
shippers. bankers and stOckmon.
from the thirty eight counties sery-
ed by the Panhandle Plains Cham.
her OF Commerce. will be held here
Ou Tuesday. January 20. according
TO announcement made yesterday
by the Panhandle-Plans Chamber
Of Commerce.
WIN snbmm Data
This meeting Is scheduled for the
purpose OF working out better trans
portation facilities for the Panhan-
die producers and shippers. Data
will be submitted by delegates from
over the territory by the Railroad
Administration.
The representative from Wash.
ingtOn and the ones sent by the local
roads will come prepared 10 40 into
the existing situation IN detail. with
view OF making the necessary ar
rangements TO relieve the conges
tion aud render better service To the
citizens Of the Panhandle. Il is stat.
cd.
Reviews Work of body
Reviewing the work done by the
Panhandle-plains Chamber Of Corr
merce for the shippers and produc.
ers of this territory. the following
statement was given out yesterday
~ officials Of the organization:
IA result of the sustained ana
uniiring work launched IS early ~
last August. by the Panhandle.
Plains Cham'r. OF Commerce. The
producers AMI ~ 'pleIs of tie
ihiriy-eight corntics OF the Par
hpndlc have received iucalculabl,
benefits. aud n a clians 10 tnf
work. looking tn q still larger ~" -
sure Of relief, programme has
1esL devised that II carried 1g' c.
contemplated. ain posnlps b. of
maze real benefit thsa any single
achievement tdat cou!d be cited n
the history Of this cfd OF The state
Seeing that the winter was rapidly
MASKING. and that there were hun
dreds of cars Of seed. comprising
such varieties as cane. millet, sudan
grass. oats. maize. feterita. cotton
and kaffir. that should shortly move
To the markets where such seed Is
10 he assembled and distributed or
else he too late for this years
planting. and thus have to be car
ried over into next year: and. also
seeing that there would be thou
sands Of cars OF maize and kafflr
heads. threshed maize. kaffir and
feterita. oats and cotton that will
psrhaps not move until the spring
aud summer. when markets are
lower on account Of the lighter do
mand. as result Of coming OF grass
now forage and hay. Il was decided
hy the Panhandle-plain Chamber
~ Commerce Ia make one supreme
effort in direction oE substantial
improvement In the Panhandle
transportation conditions. that would
afford great II not fun relief
This Information a few DAYS ago
was submitted To Congressman Mar
win Jones. and from whom under
date Of January 9th. was received
the following wire:
RAILROAD Administration has
agreed send to Amarillo meeting
January twentieth a representative
from Washington, also one from
Regional directors office. and one
official from each three railroads
Santa Pc. Rock Island and Denver;
Ad ninistratlon urges county repro
.entatiyes come prepared 10 furnish
.hc following specific Information
for each county: First. kind at
crops involved. second. total pro
duciion. third. total amount to be
moved. fourth. amount that has
already been moved. nth. approx
nate rate per day or week Il a. de.
sired move balance crop. urge that
each county official have spccifi,
data. this will permit, data be tahu-
'ated for entire district. which can
he presented cffeciively."
We now therefore issue u trumpet
call To the reonle - al of the Pan
,andle counties. 20 send representa-
lives to Amarillo for the forthcom-
Ing session. January s0th. These
representatives should come from
county officials. producers, grain
shippers. bankers aud ranchmon
and they should bring estimates
that would show the entire produc-
ton Of every Kind " their respcc'
tive communities. and the quantity
that has been shipped, and the
quantity that Is on hand waitinF
S,inmeni. This Information Is vita
IA The success of the meeting.
In attendance upon this mectinf
will I've Representatives from th'
Opcratin rand Car Service Depart
mcnts ~ the Federal Railway Nd
minlsiraiion at Washington. ~.
from Regional Directors Vale Hot
dcn. Chicago. and u y. Bush. ~
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