Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-23
CARSHORTACE
EVIL IS CURED,
OFFICLALSAYS
Andrews Reevals How
Railway Association
Works; Meet To Be
Held in Dallas

DALLAS. Tex. Sept. 22.zF-
Railroad car shortages that appear
ed prior % 1923 with seasonal reg
ularity during periods Of heavy crop
movements. have entirely disappear
ed, II. Andrews. district OF
the American Railway Association.
said today IN discussing the quar-
terly meeting Of the Southwest
Shippers Advisory Board % be
held in Dallas, Sept. n. Il will b.
the nineteenth meeting Of the board.
which was organized IN 1928.
Through relationship commit
tees" Mr.. Andrews said. represent
ing every major commodity produc-
ed IN the territory. railroads and
the car service division Of the Amer
lean Railway association are kept
informed three months in advance
Of business conditions and prospect
i've transportation requirements SO
that proper preparations may be
made TO take rare Of these import
ant traffic movements a. they come
on.
AS a striking example Of the ef-
~fectiveness Of this rather advanced
idea Of cooperative effort. the big
wheat crop this season was moved
without a car shortage or 4 serious
service complaint. notwithstanding
that the number Of combine harvest
ers IN operation this year was more
than twice the number in operation
in any previous year. and which in
creased the daily shipments 20 the
highest average heretofore attained.
Such a transportation accomplish
ment would have been considered
impossible before this board was es-
tablished.
There will be no scheduled ad-
dresses ri the meeting. but, in ad-
dition 70 reports Of chambers Of
commerce. commodity committees
and railroads dealing with business
conditions. prospective traffic for
the last quarter 81 the year and Of
railroad operating matters, short
talks bearing on these subjects and
related questions will Ne made by
leading industrial and railroad ex-
ecutives and representatives.
II. g.. Taylor. manager Of public
relations. and T.. N. Belts. manager
az the closed car section Of the car
service division. American Railway
association, Washington. will attend
and give a digest Of advisory board
activities and Of transportation con-
ditiors throughout the United
States.
Conferences Of the executive
committee or the board and Of thu
railroad contact committee will be
held following the board meeting TO
discuss questions Of policy and 9TH
er important factors in connection
with board activities"
Officers Of the board are: General
chairman. ". NJ. Maddox. assistant
traffic manager. Magnolia Petro-
ieum company. alternate general
chairman. r. A. ~Leffingwell, secre-
tary Texas Industrial Traffic
League; general secretary. A. r..
stone. manager transportation de-
nartment. Dallas Cotton Exchange:
assistant secretary. q. n. Masson.
Executive committee members
are; Fred Carshaw. chairman. Cor
reraflon Commission of Okla
homa; Francis Williams. chairman
Public Service Commission Of
Louisiana: Fd Harner. commissioner
Arkansas Railr0zd Commission.
Clarence 2 Gilmore, chairman Tex
as Railroad Commission: II. r.
Spiller. general manager Texas
Southwestern Cattle Raisors asso-
c~iatior; y. II. Johnson. traffic man
ager Oklahoma Co~tfonseed Crush
ers' association: ". r. Hancock.
traffic manager Kirby Lumber com
pany: A. Y. Rudowsky. vice prc~,-
dent NcAlester Fuel Co: A. p.
~kudowskv, vice president McAlcster
Fuel company. a.. q. ri. Moore.
traffic manager Southern Pine asso-
citation. ard G. T.. Lockwood. com
nerce counsel. Enid Traffic Bureau.
The Railroad Contact Committee
consists of Chairman F. r.. Clarity.
vice president Fort Worth and Den.
YER City railway: vice chairman. K
G. Andrews. district manager car
service division. American Railwav
association: n. r. Stafford. executive
vice president Missouri Pacific
Lines. r. g. Pettibone. vice presi-
dent Santa-Fe Lines. a. Fl. Nc
Carly. vice president Frisco Lines
Of Texas; q. :. Fay. traffic man
sCer Southern Pacific Lines: y. r.
Holden. vice president Kansas City
Southern railway: Y. A. Hulcn. re-
ceiver. Trinity and Brazos Valley
railway; J. F. Lehane. vice presi-
dent ST. Louis-Southwestern Lines;
j. A. Somerville. vice president Tex
IS and Pacific railway. and 7. r.
Garvin. freight traffic manager.
Missouri-knnsas-Texas Lines.