Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-07-09

that farmers could assist the road
greatly In the matter II furnishing
transportation by sactinr ~ much
grain ts is practical NJ Martini also
added that H. iu aliutine ears. the
Santa Fc hc given It's own ears. an,
situation will be- benefited. as santa
o. 'Ir b" said. are built Tor high
class loading and are In better ,ondt
iiun than many ears that may BE- sent.
Local Men Talk
~ Humphrey. mInag,i tho Great
Wet MN 4 Elevator company. told
'hr car service representative th.t
Uir Ur' necessary a. the survival ui
ihf Panhandle country. and that "a
psr'n' cd the ears required ,his year
'hUulu b, h'r" f.r use within the neat
go di,s Allen Early. 1T the E,r,y
Grain company. slid 10 huy mon.
what Wltn the uncertainty ~ cars
'hli NOW exists. hr would want "a ma.
sIu n' 80 cents 20 hughci NJ. uumph
t'y asked tho ear service man whist
Pad hu.umu of the 1000 ears released
90 Gni'vt'n recently. but Ma Mulhorn
IId Or. wa. mahl, 60 answer.
says Must Ila,. Car>
taIs' answered Iudgr claude n
lfWGroHs county. when asked about
tho situation Boz his county Every.
''iN knows th'uvs scarcity of rsi,
M'N, Gut tn have cars ,r geo To- trr
Dad Armstrong county b. paving m.
t,I,,t ,n grain ui h1 year Arm.
ifung county has 100 900 bushels AZ
WHEAT lud siEh's OF mIit' and Lailr "
IT'D. Armstrong county iuIe. sIii hc
i.i u.I .,' that thu roads lr, inter
.d 0 HpHlNng ears since they ara
' -1r,d '' 10 g"ud interest ury way.
curtis a K,,u,. secretary IT tb,
Clarendon Chamber of Commerce.
Hicd h.- county Was planted mosti,
o." tuD crops. tri their troubles would
moe ,.w. until later hui south ,t boz,
'"vn Boo assured 90, car s,r,i,, l,b
i's'uI'lt,. gIr~ au. needed fHI moy.
pcs rIsiu NOW s,.N badly
jads" 'rtN . Miami sid ,u,
II| wll' needed go h.. .hIuuin- point.
lrl that oH' n tb, lrl,.t elevator,
htd received hW two ,Hts within th.
H.t 300 dly. l.as' Years ,yurIlru A..
Dad discouraged tho farmers Veg,
much ih' judpr sid and 10 they are
urIhI. O., INr This years crop boz "a.
nrItsud i'..r that th'r" viii %. a great
falling off 900 the a,r,ig, Tor another
season.
Elevator Men Describe situation
J.. g. M,Nuury. 8n elevator man.
,i''lud that th'r- were ar high as =
,l'yHn farmers a day IN nis office ash
ink HAN Go buy small quantities Of
wheat Go meet current expenses. \.
g. Brown. banker. said bankers o.
th" Panhandle have reached their
limit bon helping growers unless some
way b. and ol moving the crops
HOMER St,,u. 81 Floydlda. reported
au iWW,nrr Weld Tor FLOYD county
and a. elevators fun. with farmers
pleading with buyers tu take small
quantities 81 grain to meet present.
needs Fluld c'uuty's yield for this
wear will De- 30 o. s40 percent III that
'. last scar. according t. Mr.. S,oyn.
judo. Dinwidiic. 81 Swishcr county
d. ur"d the ear service representative
that the need Cor ears q his county b.
imperative ~ IN other sections ~
the Panhandle. they w,rc asking clc
yator men e. buy small quantities ~
wheat Ia tide them over the harvest.
b, said. and that unless cars are ar.
! ui he'd o., move 30 percent nf the crun
within the next 90 days great loss will
10 suffered hy individuals. as well AS
! rs th, community 10 large.
" o. ruqui toid the Ger service
representative that the financial con
| di,iUn md been made tense In the
Pa handle on account ol the inability
~ farmers On CT their grain moved
In addition % the old crop held over.
there will De- 10000. o0O bushels of thu
new crop to move ny October l. h.
said Alh'rt ilaync. ct plainyicw. told
1t the hardship thu, the order 10 NOV,
ears az the beginning ~ harvest on.
tailed Farmers must have money a.
pay for machinery u had been ncccs
afy e. buy. he said. and the banks
haug lold.d. h. declared that some
way must b. devised Tor them 10 &C.,
n.ncy on their grain.
Siinnett Makes Appeal
Eqih President Silnnctt and +. Il.
Iamisnn. creinrymanager Of the
Panhandle Plains Chamber of Com
morcc. made appeals In behalf II the
Panhandle farmers. and pointed on;
the calamity that imponds II ears ar.
No, forthcoming The order directing
3 900 ears west 81 the Mississippi
river Mr S,innctt feared. would not
meet th" situation. especially since
ganhandles portion must pass through
] Kansas. Governor Adams state. h.
thought would never permit ears o.
pass through 20 the Panhandle as long
as Kansas needs them.
In addition 10 the showing made be-.
foic him a. yesterdays meeting. Con.
srcrfm1n Jones will accompany Mr..
Mulh'ru over the Panhandle country 10
Impress him By personal observation
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