Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-07-03
CARS ARE DESIRED
!. FOR RAILROADS IN
WHOLE PANHANDLE
A. \. STlNSETT SAYS RELIEF ~
HOPED FOR on ALI.
LINES.

Relative Ia the shortage 81 cars for
the shipment of the new crop of grain
IN the Panhandle. a. 3. Stinncit, presl'
dent Of the Panhandle. Plains Chamber
at Commerce. yesterday snid that eff
forts ARE being made Ia obtain more
cars for all roads In this section.
Speaking of the shortage. he sald:
referring Ia the recent interchange
ot kilograms between the Panhantt"
Plains Chamber Of Commerce. Pan
handle Bankers Association and Pan
handle Grain Dealers Association and
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
We with II understood that an increased
ear supply for the movement II the
rmall grain crop way urged for an Pan.
handle lines.
"Onc at the wires To the Interstate
Commerce Commission featured th"
prcdicamcnt Of the Santa Pc. due to I
wire previously received from the car
service section of the American Rail
way Association. that the Santa Pc al.
ready had received It's fun pro rata
distribution of empty ears shich. of
course, meant that In comparison with
other lines the Santa Pc had per
haps already received It's full number.
and this. II true. was due To the fact
that the Santa Fc served such large
small grain territory In Kansas OKLA
homa and other states. and that theory
we had Ia combat. ~ otherwise III"
Santa Fc lines In the Panhandle might
he left without any more ears nj all
at present
1T Il our purpose Ia work for an
equal and just pro rata distribution
~ the grain ears between all the Pan.
handle lines. and. II p0ssiblc. Ia zee nn
ono line. and the farmers aud shippers
dependent on that line. g~fer f9r want
of cars out Of proportion with thof'
dependent upon the other lines.
we had a wire yesterday from tho
commission on car service. Washing
ton, u. g.. reading ~ follows:
Wire ?9ih. prompt action taken
cooperation with |. &. G.. whom
YOU address similarly. compoiciI
representative already On way con.
fer with you on situation. have
nlsn called an Santa Re send ~.
pcrintcndcnt transportation tu
Washington Tor conference; We
are familiar with your require.
mcnts from previous seasons. you
may hc assured our every res lutcc
will he employed assist you: shall
he glad to he advised II difficulty
npplior to Rock island and Fort
Worth roads
And Ia w'."h We autographed reply
az follows:
Answering your today's wire
ear shortage prevails both Rock
Inland and Denver; relief sorcly
ana urgently needed those two
lIncr: We emphasized Santa Fc In
previous wire because Santa 70
serves more e the Panhandle
grain territory. and because pre-.
vious advices had reached Amarillo
that Santa Fc In Panhandle might
be- greatly restricted IN the car
supply. which would he disastrous
and calamitous. thrcshing now
under way small grain crops Weld.
ing heavily. and - To so per cent
more per acre than estimated 10
days ago: cars should DE- rushed to
all Panhandle lines vigorously and
expcditiously.'
For the information NJ the public
we wish In state that letters have gon,
forward tn the different officials hav
ins authority and jurisdiction over this
service that have conveyed clear ant
specific information covering all de-
tails az To the general ear situation a.
relates To the railroads that serve IN,
entire Panhandle