Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-13
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! AID IN SOLVING
CAR SITUATION
Bnrtness Sends New Mes
sa~ges Freeze,
Grain Does Not, He Says.
Service Bureau Says Import
ance of Situation In VAL
ley Il Appreciated.

81 ]. r. Carley, president of the Com
mercial club, this morning received q
message from j. C. Roth, director OF
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion's Bureau Of Service, holding out
some hope of relief in the a situa-
ton in the Red River valley. In the
, meantime, Congressman o. B.. Burt
ness dispatched new kilograms to the
Interstate Commerce Commission and
to Secretary Of Agriculture Wallace,
calling attention to the fact that po-
tatoes freeze and grain does not. He
also referred to the fact that hun
dreds of cars are being used for trans
porting Canadian grain when they
could be used for hauling potatoes.
Mr.. Burtness' telegram to the Sec
rotary OF agriculture was in answer
to n from Mr.. Wallace. in which tho
latter quoted NJ. J. Gormlcy. chairman
Of the car service division of the
American Railway association. to the
glutted. Mr.. Gormley, according to
Mr.. Wallace, believes loading the
thousand additional cars promised
the Great Northern and Northern Pa
cif1c, will be n detriment to potato
raisers, and he suggests hat the spuds
be pitted.
Mr.. Roth's telegram to Mr.. Carley
said that the Interstate Commerce
Commission appreciated the serious
ness of the local situation and would
aid in every possible way. The telc-
gram in full follows:
u. r. Carley,
President Commercial Club.
Grand Forks. N. D.
Yours Of 18th to the president
acute car situation you section uR-
derstood and having constant atten-
ton. Arranging for increased love-
ment empty cars from eastern connec-
tions and will do everything practi-
cable to assist. Emergency traffic
heavy and cars short everywhere. I'M
portance your situation fully appreci-
ated.
(Signed) u. c. Roth.
Director Bureau Of Service"
Mr.. Burtness' kilograms. dispatched
today are:
Hon. Henry c. Wallace.
I. Secretary of Agriculture.
Washington, D. c.
h"Your wire yesterday regarding car
situation for potatoes received and
appreciate your help but desire to
emphasize some matters you may
have overlooked. We are having frost
every night. Grain will not freeze but
potatoes do. American car now used
to carry Canadian wheat by train
load. Commission should allow use of
/, grain car for potatoes next few weeks
and cars should not be furnished sec
tons of country where freeze up
comes from one to two months later
as in southern Minnesota and points
further south. The suggestion OF
.Gormley of American Railway asso-
citation that shipments may glut mar
kets may be correct but that does not
help farmer whose potatoes will be
entirely destroyed by freeze unless he
gets Immediate relief. Market can
scarcely get worse. Buyers now have
knowledge of supply. Cars SO far or
dered to Great Northern and North
ern Pacific will give, but slight relief
and ought to be at least trebled. Re
member also that If potatoes in this
country are pitted they are sealed up
I'LL spring and large quantities then
Will glut market when demand is rela-
lively small account nearness OF new
potatoes in southern states. Many we'll
INFORMED men believe hat market
will be better November and Decem-
Der than in spring.
o B. Burtness. NJ. c."
Service Division.
interstate Commerce Commission,
washington, d. C.
NJ Refer to my wire eleventh regard