Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-31
THE DAILY OPTIC.
East Las Vegas, New Mexico,
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY.
AN PROTEST.
CONTEST CLEARLY DEFINED.

protest sent the general freight agen'
Of the A. T. & s. f. railroad. The
matter involved is Of too much general
interest to the Territory, and the char
acter and standing Of the signers Of
the document are too high, for The
OPTIc not to give place to the docu-
ment in full. The protest says:
r. c.. Gay. Genral Freight agent.
Atchison Topeka d. Santa Fe Rail
may Co., Topeka, Kansas.
We, the undersigned, shippers over,
and patrons of the Atchison, Topeka
g. Santa Fe railway company, hereby
desire TO express and submit our earn
est protest against the unfair and ex-
orbitant raise in freight rates upon
live stock shipments eastward from
this Territory which that company has
recently imposed upon US, namely to
Kansas City and intermediate points.
Heretofore and for a period Of eight or
ten years, rates on live stock over
your line from New Mexico points,
namely, from Watrous, N. NJ, to
Kansas City have been sos per stand
ard car, while to intermediate points,
as Cimarron and Dodge City Kansas,
$40 SO per standard car. Hutchinson
and Emporia. Kansas rates have
ranged about $51.7 5 per standard car.
Former rates per standard car to
Coolidge, Syracuse and Garden City,
Kansas, have been $38. Under your
recent tariff, coming into effect Nov
ember 21st past, these rates, as we are
Informed, have been raised to con-
form either to a Kansas City through
rate or a mileage rate, which latter is
more unjust and exorbitant.
For instance, taking Watrous, N.
M, as originating point, and accepting
Cimarron, Kansas, as a destination,
then apply the Kansas City rate, we
would be required to pay $74.40, or
Supplying the mileage rate, we would
bs required to pay SOC. These rates
are, however, applicable to the Sc feet
car. From this make the proper de-
ductlon ordinarily added to your
standard car, and you will readily OBJ
serve that rates between points named
have been, without previous notice,
raised 10 an average of about 500 per
car yer former rates, that is to inter-
mediate Kansas points, while the
rate to Kansas City upon q
36 foot car has only been increased less
Than So per car.
Oh course wo have the option Of ac-
81 cents per hundred weight
IN a basis of $4,000 for a 36-foot car
trough to Kansas City, or informed
ate points from Watrous, N. M !
is one and the same thing Z
IA 40 for a So -foot car. 1t appears to {
IS that only a glance at these rates
low put in force by your company,
would. convince most any thinning j
,erson OF the inequity, to say nothing r
Il the Inconsistency Of such rates. We !
therefore, the more earnestly protest :
such treatment at your hands.
Perhaps, unfortunately fer US, we t
10 not reside in a state OF ''law makers" y
UGH as the great state OF Kansas is 3
,lest with. The live stock growers 2
md shippers OF New Mexico have .
Iever sought to hamper or oppress =
abroad companies in the conduct of
heir business through this Territory
heretofore we lave been satisfied and
in our acceptance of rates ac-
oried US upon our live stock ship 2
rents eastward and to market centers, I
nd this 10 the face OF the fact that we !
ave never been granted, by your COM i
any, a rate upon grain products OF a
sed from the more fortunate agricul- c
lral districts, by which we might be g
to better prepare our cattle for
of slaughter. /.
1t is a fact, we'll known by almost =
very owners of as many as one car v
lad of cattle in this Territory that, Il
The Great Santa te railway systemn b
has been, and is invariably. .
Ppresented at our Territorial legisla-
We assembly by not only eminent
sgal and we'll paid counsel, but in adj D,
ition by numerous s'ixers" so-called al
who for promises OF person 4
| favor do and have always assisted "
i obtaining such Legislation as your te
Great" and only Santa Fe system" 81
right wish. Now il we, your live y
tock patrons and shippers. and who b
ave always maintained an attitude OF VI
good will towards your COR 2
grafton, are to be bur iened with an n
dvance of rates of ten to forty per Vi
ant, as has recently been done by 9
our company upon our products, and
'hich raise is not only unfair and un-
,st, but will work great hardships on :
and almost compel us to quit ship
ing and 60 out eff business If main
lined, then we desire frankly and hi
andidly to thus serve notice upon you =
!, advance, that at the meeting of our r.
'erritorial legislative assembly, we Of
Ill be heard from by your corpora q
in no uncertain terms. You have =
your castor into the ring )" we .,
ccept and desire it understood by you 70
lat unless treated fairly we mean "a n
ght to the flush" We are poor in =,
urse yet retain cur personal pride. K
Respectfully submitted. December, g
s97: e
AME. No. oF CATTLE. =
"a Eueva Ranch Company ...... 8 500
q. Beuel. 500
'herles u. Sfong ............... 400
:. d. st Vrain . 600 n,
Strousse g. Co.. ....... 400 p
+. Doherty & Co .......-....... 500 s.
enj. F. Butler. estate, Edward B. K
Wheeler, agent ................ 200 s
. F.. Warder.... 80. 49,. 400 =
NJ. Cunningham, Red River cattle