Show I Railways Reply to Trade Board Request I a By y A M r q to Te IM NEW V V E YORK Fob 22 The 2 Tho American Ameri Ameri- can Railway association issued a state mont moat hero today on behalf of or its car service commission which is co cooperating coop op op crating with tho the Interstate commerce commission in the car shortage situation situa situa- situa-j situa tion In reply to the request made upon the tho Eastern Eastorn railroads yesterday b by J. J IL II Griffin president of ot tho the Chicago o board of or trade that embargoes bo be Imposed I o upon all Jl e eastbound bo n I I tics ues except Rasa inci ann and foodstuffs Tho The associations association's statement asserts that representatives of or tho the Chicago board of trade trado who appeared before the car service commission In Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington a few Cew days dars ago were assured everything would be done clone to meet emergencies hut but that the grain men had shown no emergency It was asserted asserted asserted as as- to tho the commission the statement state state- statement ment says that 60 per cent of or tho the cars Chicago needed were for export grain Two representatives of or tho the Chicago Chi cago board of ot trade appeared before beCore the c commission on car service on Monday Monday Mon Mon- day a and d Tuesday the statement I reads The They said Bald they had been getting getting get get- ting tang at nt Chicago cars a day for tor eastbound gram grain an and that thc they considered considered con con- that a fair distribution of or cars considering ng the general general shortage They Thoy said they only wanted assurances assurances assur assur- ances that hat the they would continue to got cars a day after the thc new car service rules of tho American Railway association went event Into effect on February February February I ary 21 |