Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-08-05
RAILWAY OFFICIALS
TRYING To RELIEVE
FREIGHT SITUATION
RECENT ACTION On PART Ol
EXECUTIVES n WITHOUT
PRECEDENT.

CHICAGO. Aug l-"Rcccut action
taken hy the chief executives ui tn,
railways II Mt only % the greatest % D.
nificance sn1 importance und,r pr'-rrt
conditions. bat is Iniu r"lcnt.d b. "a,
history ~ American railroads. d..ltr,s
the Railway Agp IN an editorial "On
thc recommendation uf their Adl~tN
Committee which recently Wrs crrlt.u
they have set up certain stlnditl, 60.
efficiency ~ operation a.. tn railways
- whole whrh. hy rcsol itlDrs untu..
Iaously adopted thy haze plrlg.d
1hcinsclvcs g. make .torv ,ffft Ca at.
tain This II the first tine au, such
action ever Nnr taken hv the RAILWAYS
tollcctiN ely. The purpose ~ o. tcli',,
the present d,rr transportation si'ua.
ton in the shortest possible time Tn
significant feature & the sttntt rus n.
up IN that they are higher than any cor.
icEpondinR standards hitherto attained
IN he actual operation u the railroad
~ the .Cnlicl States AMI are probably
higher than ever we're STAINED iu "a"
operation Of the railroads of sny couu
tIy.
uaily minimum movement ~ trcigh'
cars Of no, less than 30 miles per day
The average movement per car p'' dt'
under government orci ltion IN 1919
VS. .t.s miles and IN 1919 81 miles
The greatest average movement cN"s
attained In any year was IN 1915. when
o. was $50 miles II THE railways
rhouid accomplish what they have "i
out 10 do. Il would mean practically i've
liIles per car per day more than VS.
made under unified government cunir"
IN 1915. and would De- equivalent O.
adding four hundred to i've huudr'd
thousand ears t. the available cpuir
shent.
The second standard st up he IN
average loading - 30 tons pet cat
THE highest average ever attained Wa
IA 1919. when IL was eel ears An iu
crease ~ one ton Ia the average lnan
Ter loaded car would b. caui al-ut t.
adding from $4,000 o. Is.ooo I" the
available supply ~ ears
The third standard established "
The reduction - had order ears in
maximum of per cent Of the total
uwnsd.' The last r'port upon the suit
ject showed "a IcT cent. or about ~.
600 ~ al the freight cars of the United
states In bad order. a reduction Of THIS
IL per cent would ircreas" the usciu'
availshle supply % ears 10y about 5000"
The fourth and fifth standards 81
M are An early ana substantial 20
duction IN the number e locomotives
anfi, for /fvi,e' nnd Mote Ell ~
efforts 10 bring about the return 81
ears to the owner rus''is.
IAN railway ro,nluniss vii forward
10 the Advisory Committee, ur sdch
agency as the latter may drsisnat'' e.
norts that will enable check q V
ra.de currently II the performance IN
der this resolution. and tn AdNir'N
Committee viii arrange i"r t"ni''i'
tive compilation 1T such reports 'r1
make distribution g. the inditid il
companies.
s'fn order % achieve the results tf,l
have resolved that they should anu VII
the managements viii heve To- ih'pr'''
greatly the efficiency q operation 81
The individual properties and ''u. q" rat
i.yaIlv with each other They vii have
A. have the suppcrt q their cmplose-
and the recent wage award ou$h'
i4rx.ly 20 remedy the labor eu'd INV
,,hieh for some rlonihs have ~ serious
IL iuterfefed with efficient operation
The managements vii also nae T"
have the energetic support 81 ne W
t.r.tate Commerce Commission anu :"
shippers. Tor the Commission and VT
.hIppers can largely determine no"
heavily cars shall he lood-d ara arc
how rapld the circulation o: co., sn''
A.. ,lnce cars are IN the hand4 q. shir
,.r. about c.,ethirsi & the tine.
The action 81 the railroads ~ 'le''
Ing an Advisory COMMITTEE ana 'o' ~
committees 20 bring about letter g,
,o,er.tion between themselves. and u
setting up as atisinahle ar6 70 b" al
,,,ned operating standards higher NM
ever we're before attained uH'ier '''h'
..tva.. or government management T.
.,rniflcaut Of a revival among railway
executives u the spirit 81 cn'hnsAs'
ana initiative which IN u" past oiu'''
,he rrea, incr asses In the efficiency and
.couorny AZ operation II our riilruihs
Unless the railways are enabled
handle mere freight uUny iudustfiss 81
over the country viii De forced u COS
e.xu. This viii mean ruin for MANI
business concerns and Incompetence
Tor many hur5reds q thousands q
working men. That disaster must d
Everted."