Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-08
AVOID TRANSPORTATION TROUBLE
by "SHIPPING NOW SAY HIGHER
OFFICIALS; DELAY DANGEROUS

The Railway irc publishes iu IT, su
rent lssuo s'ri's ~ articles o. shoS
why u h q siIohic End Important thst
shlpp.rs who can ship now while tn
railroads have surplus capacity should
d. s1.
Tho articles lncludc one by Daniel
wizard pr,sid,nt ~ the Bsliimore =
Ohio. and chairman ~ the advisory
cocmi,ies q the Association oi Rail
way Executives in which AIR. Willard
says
while u is tris that there II a sur
vlus % transportation facilities. psrticu.
iarlv hoN cars ana freight locomotives.
n 'hc United States today. IL DIS not
~ any means follow iha; such VII b,
he case two 90 three months from now
cannot hep feeling that the tran.
r0r'aiiCn facilities 20 the railroads viii
l.e fully used by next spring. Say MarCh
r April ] ihinf u - highly desirable.
no; only from tho standpoint % ~
-ailroads hut in the puhiic interest. that
wherever possible and as much as -
siblr. advantage b. taken q the surplus
'acilities now e. shir IN anticirxtion
~ the wants later IN. u IL certain N
The railroads with their prossn. faci,i
ties. ar' not able % take car. II thu
nossihl. pax loads and this Nv VII,
{ think u wise % urgS upon an who can
10 ~ ~ ship now
n ~ Aishion. president - the amer.
san Pathway Association. in an article
-ays Keeping ~ the habit; - capacity
| carioading and cfnac!ty car mileage
iurise this p,riod q transportation sur
niui would b. ~ inesiinable advantage
whsa the DAYS % car shortage csn'
lgaia Tier, l. great housing short
we. both for business ard homes T.
Il not fair &C. assume that me ~ tn
firrt upv1-d movements VIII h. IN build.
INK construction Clearly. IL every NJ
;iVity IN this direction were 90 start
MAJ there would be a treinendou.
load 81 the railroads. In "a large pari
- the United States material fcr con
~;ruciion work can Ne handled during
the winter months I" Mr. Ashton asks
why building materials. the thousand.
~ cars az fertilizer used or ihs farms
materials ussd by the railways IN rnain.
tennnce v ork. etc. should not ~ ship
ped now and avoid the uncsrtaia;'ss a
delays Dire 20 m ovcrhurGensd trans
portntion machine.
' Char'es " Markham. president ~ III
'hnnis Genital. says There - evcry
r~asrn o. bsiieve that the srrlng viii
hiring a heavy revival ~ business 81
lowing tn winter slump Evory shin
rer viii do wen 90 make study ~ hi'
needs To- the o0mine y-1r and uIrang.
hls transportation demands IN Slch 4
wav that the moveinen; will be f,elh
,aisd."
The Railway Age publishsa staiisil17
showing that the largrsf amount ext
cxpends-i for highway construction a.
this country was In iaso and amounts
g. $3.50 0o9 900. while The unerp"ndad IA
ufopra'ioas fof highway construction
INV amount To 81 800 600 CO.. I, ale,
nrfstris STATISTICS O. SHOW Tint F,iiii
'herc probably are INV adequate sur
'lics - coal ~ hsnd. the experience n
I ~ ISL 7 WI NHNaaN ffNNAAA as W HA w
ral'v1,ye NUT h1nd'e srurovimatel'
80. GOO O0p tens of bituminous coal q
's.i ard that thty win b. unable q
handle sufficient road building EQUIP
inert ard materials and this much "a
unless handing materials and coal ar
given 90 hem N sufflcsently uH,forfl
volume throughout the year. n point
1. -
cccrrrcd in TIE r1st In he Troduc;i0i
. md sh.nmcri Il rool from week q
! ~cck. ard rronih 20 month. have had
!. !defncsa'lzirg influence on Amsriea'
r transportation ard hysineSs. and tn
= the ~osl consUm.rs. dealers and pr
; Ifuors - tho country mus, b. made Z
undrrsiand that when the railways a.
|. - Aort ~ facilities as they err. N
= ocUn,rys n-rmal icquirrmcnt- ~ 90
! ctnnot b handed. ard ihc traffic ?
. other industries moved " cnal pr
n dnc'srs ard dealers are O. b. allowed I
nonunoiize N. supply q oIen top cai
IN certain seas ns ~ The year ana I
nap oriy relatively small amount Z
coal a other seasons
' The R1nway Are shows that VIII
she total Frsin crops I'd. the country Wa
ne0 .ooo 800 bushels greater in 70.
7 han N 1918. a smaller amount ~ graI
~ was ship'ed IN every single week fro
a tn middle q July 60 the end q p
ccnbsr than IN 1919 The consequent
is thu, moro gain rsHains IN the oou
a ny 10 ~ shirp.i thsn ever hefors
- history.
Aun'y-irg be situation Ia VI " = Q