Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-03-23

would safeguard all other interests.
thus lnsurlng the return OF general
pruwori,y more quickly 20 the country
at large. the nilrmds included. and
they therefore had the courage 90 nc.
cord the preferential consideration aud
mel, the railroad representatives tn con.
eur. In this connection " may h. stated
that thr railroads were represented by a
committee NJ some ten ar fifteen repre-.
sentative heads NJ the his transporter
ton companies ~ the country, and they.
loo, voted unanimously 10 acpulescc In
the decision and requests ~ the Inter.
state Commerce Commission, II In there.
fore gratifying 20 note the manifest
spirit ~ mutually between the Inter.
state Commerce Commission, the rail
rhads and the shippers when a great
vital issue ~ Involved
Tho writer II pleased to state that
In this fine achievement he was ably
assisted from the very start by Con.
gresham Marvin Jones and Senator
Hcrd-ick, ana that ON the ocmslon of
the informal hearing March 18th before
the commission Congressman Marvin
Jones was present. aud senator Ken.
dtick being out of the city was also
represented by his private secretary.
The whole program outlined In ANA
rillo and plans adopted here were car
ricd cut "a successful elimination
without the slightest change from start
tn finish. thus adding emphasis To .hc
old cxiom: Thrice armed is he whose
caiisc n Just"
Accompanied by Congressman Marvin
Jones the writer had most agreeable
/ conference with the Honorable Albert
! Il. Fall. cx.tnited States senator from
/ New Mexico. and tho now secretary 81
interior and very lengthy discussion
was had ~ the utilization u the flood
waters ~ the Canadian River by which
some several hundred thousands acres
/ ~ land might be brought under irrlga.
ton rs well AZ many thousands ~
acrer ~ land throughout the Canadian
River valleys reclaimed. and the loss of
millions " dollars In the way Of rail.
ioad bridges. wagon bridges, roads and
flooded crops. villages and cities grow
INK out Of the annual inundation 81 the
Canadian River. from It's source
through New Mexico. the ranhnndle
and thu eastern end of Oklahoma. where
II emrties into the Arkansas River, and
even the flood waters ~ the Canadian
River through the Arkansas River IN
the lowlands II Arkansas entirely obvl.
at,d,
space viii permit only casual rcf
orance herein % this great project. hut
a more detailed account will he submit,
ted al some later date.
Before concluding II would he &C..
rious omission not tn repeat the state.
mcnt ~ Seer tary Fall-that NJ the
cabinet meeting with the president on
the day at the Interview. the subject
under discussion was wholly that OF
measures looking to the relief and pro
motion e the livestock and agricultural
induririos ~ tho country, and that such
would continue a. engage the highest
attention and consideration IL the new
adminlytation. In fact, Secretary Fall
was JUST from the cabinet meeting NJ
the tmo OF the aforesaid conference
with him and his every utterance
brua,hcr the enrnestncss ~ his convic'
! tions which coupled with his fine ability
and fore ful personality, gave ample
! ground for renewed hope and conf
! dcncc In the future.
| The cos, ~ safety In only thought