Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-01-21
No Announcement Mad,
road NdminIstrati0n.

road Administration.
Va Announcement Made
While no definite announcement
or promise was made as tol
what attitude the Railroad adj
ministrationn would assume In
the future IN the matter of fur
nishing the Panhandle with cars.
Il was t!e cOncensus of opinion. Oi
visiting delegates and officials 10 the
Panhandlc.plains Chamber OF Com
merce. that n. u. BaleItinc. repre-
sentlng the Railway Administration.
ana other railway representatives,
had been supplied with sufficient
evidence 10 cause the Railway Ar
ministrniion TO take Immediate ac'
tion In the matter and furnish the
necessary ears.
10000 Cnrs Needed, Estimate
II was the estimate OF +. x. Jami-
son. secrctary-managc of the Pan
handlc-Plains Chamber Of Commrcc.
that twenty thousand cars are need
ed TO move th ecrops Of the Pan
handle His estimate was based
upon figures and satisfies furnished
by county officials. grain dealers.
commercial clubs, agricultural agents
and producers OF the is Panhandle
counties.
Morning Session
The morning session was taken up
principally by the addresses Of A.. :.
stinnctt. president Of the Panhandle.
Plains Chamber Of Commerce. ana
n u. Balentine. representing tho
Railroad administration. when the
purpose Of the meeting agd the pro-
blems confronting the railroads were
outlined, respectively.
Importance STRESSED
The vital importance OF immediate
action was stressed by Mr. Stinneii
who told OF the seed crops which
must he moved NJ once II other ser
iions Of the country are not TO SUI
ter. The planting time is az hand ~
other parts and u IN necessary ihni
they get seeds now. according 10 Mr..
Stinnc,t. Crops remained unthreshcl
rather than leave them on ths
ground was the assertion Of Mr. !
Stinnett. The Inconvenience caused |
by the carrying over Of seed crops /
was explained by Mr. Stinneti, eni-
phasls being put upon the possible !
deterioration Of the seeds themselves |
and of the deadline IN prices. That
planning NJ winter wheat had been !
reduced to One.haf IN the Panhandle !
and even more. according Ia sOmc |
sources asserted Mr. Stinncti THIS
In tho outgrowtb to a GER
tain extent Of the failure tn yet cara
distributed to Panhandle cities. be
declared
The eyes of the nation are upon |
the Panhandle" concluded Mr. Stin-
neil There are great dagers IN de-
creased production of foodsiuffs.
We eau handle nolsheyism with laws
but We cannot relieve famines with
out f0Odsiuffs. We want the facts
brought out In this hearing and b.
seech all TO give their earnest cooper
ntion."
thtfuttus tuttWtttU
Mr.. Balentine was introduced by
Mr.. S,inne,i and he made most IN y
teresting and instructive address IN
regard ~ railroad problems lie us'
serted that II was his belief that both
the public aud the railroads would
he benefited from the conference.
He said IN part
Itch director general Of the Unit.
ed States Railroad Administration |
has the public's interests and those
of the workers NJ heart The admins
tration hns been of material assist.
ance to railroad employees. probably
doing more than could have hccn
done under private management.
TrNns Traffic Hca,,
The traffic IN Texas has been alb
normal and the transportation prsa-
lens greatly increased There have
been i.O56. 000 .oo0 bushels In tn,
1919 crops Last July the ear service
section ~ which am n member was
given authority To distribute >ars
between regional directors IN order
io protect the grain traffic For
instance We ct not assign cars -
Amarillo and other Panhandle cities.
our distribution T. general and the
details are worked out by the re,
) ional directors
The wheat crops IN Texas IN 1919 ]
was abnormal. being aiN per cent
larger than that Ia ialN II must be ,
realized that .heat must be- hauled
long distances and the DAYS required 4
tor the use ~ ears Tor orc lo.- Nre
considerable
Wheat Production
M nalentinc then asked NJ Stm-
nett about the wheat production m /
Texas. iir Stinueit replied that there /
we're aburi t0 0.nou ooo bushels aud
about ss.OuO .ooO bushels il tic Pan.
handle according fo his Information |
Mr ralcntinc then said that the gov 7
estimate was 80 pee 0Na /
(Conlinued 1n pag" 81