Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-10-21
SANTA f RAILWAY.
SWIFTLY REACHING
NORMAL CONDITION.
DISTINGUISHED PARTy or Off.
GALS OF SYSTEM MAKE
INSPECTION TOUR.
NpeeIal 70 The News

Special 10 The News.
CLOVIS. Oct. 2O.-A distinguished
party ~ railway officials spent ne hour
In Clovis Tuesday. In the party We're
w. II. Storey. president of the Santa
Pc Railway system directors In H..
y. Pritohett. president Oi the aCrnegic
Foundations. at New York City. DR.. \.
r. Hadley. president ~ Yale University ..
j. l.. otis of Chicago, and \. g J0b's
of Kansas city. presidents Edward
Chambers. \. q. Wells. and T.. j. In
gel Ot Chicago; ASSISTANTS Ia Nic"'prcsi
dents John Purcell and y. \. Iehnm,
y. T. BlcdsOe. general counsel of New
York; Gardner lAthrup. general solicit
on Of Chicago: q. 4. W. Felt. chief an.
Einerr at the systc moi Chicago, VI. J..
collins. general purchasing agent ~
Chicago. Ford Harvey, president ui the
Harvey system: u. j. Parker. general
manager 1T Western Lines. +. NJ. lis
bee. chief engineer NJ Western Lines;
Avery Turner. general agent; l.. l..
Myers, assistant general manager NJ
Aninrlllu: W. -. DcyCny. mechanical
superintcndent ui Amarillo. division ~
prTintsndents e. ". Smycr ui clovis
q. ]. Ogg ~ Amarillo, aud J. i. Anton
VI Rlaion: n. H. Stevens, master mc
chanic: r. T.. Rice. travelling engineer
and others.
The party IN making the annual in
spection uf the Santa fr system AMI
came here from the west IN special
train From here the party went To
Galveston by way ~ Lubbock ana
Sweeiwatcr. Altcr inspecting the Gun
lines at the Santa IT, IA" party vii r.
turn east
President storey stated that the
Santa Fc h rapidly returning Ia nor
NAL after the hard srrvi,c the ruad SiW
during the war period clos" attention
" being given track aud equipment -
bring them hac ktu pr".war standard
''The freight car situation " much
improved" sild MI Storey. In SOM
lines We are now able tO meet IN" car
requirements and az the rat" ul pres
ent Improvement "" hul" beiui" Tong
Ia be- able Ia handl" nll traffic offered.
MIR. Storey indicated that the santa 70
and other western roads wvr" not a."
spnnHblc Tor the serious box ear short
nge. Their good ears had gone east
and were not sent home hut Inferior
equipment came west instead.
Mr. storey had little To- say regard.
ing the building ul new lines the main
concern lust now being To- ~ the rodi
into shape 10 handle the rtffic. Many
improvements. at terminals, shops.
an druund houses are being made and
NOR. planned. Mir. Storey said
MIR storey is optimistic and expects
that the country viii soon hc back To
normal and that thu transportation III
dustry viii be- able 10 expand to meet
the growth NJ the nation.
Dr. lladley In seeing th" southwest
for the first time and he IL impressed
with the big country out here and us
possiblllties. lie has recently been
elected a director of the Santa Fc and
Joined the inspection party tn h"cuinc
acquainted with the Santa i" south
west.
Edward Chambers. vice prcsIlcnt IN
charge of traffic. " a close student OF
the development oi Santa Re territory.
he has faith IN the plains country ~
thIa section. Mr.. Chambers discussel
country building freely. He satcS int
the agricultural department 81 the
Santa Pc. discontinued during the war,
4. being recognized with practical ana
experienced men IN charge. Th'N VIII
give clcse attention tu farm ana I'VE
stock development In the southwest
The officials were impressed 10y the
great crops grown In this section ana
hy the improvements that are being
made IN many districts. IL would APP
near that the Santa Fr southwest ~ =
whole viii make rapid growth the next
few years.