El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-28
As It is Sized Up BY Several
Prominent Rail-
road Men.
AREGLAD
That the Chamber Of COM
merce Has laken Up the
Fight, Which Is In
Their interest

| Since the chamber of commerce took
up the matter of freight rates out of
El Paso to points in Arizona and New
Mexico fuel has been added to the
flames until the question has become
! an interesting one.
Many members OF the chamber of
commerce acknowledge that they are
not well informed on the question but
agree that something should be done
ed to carry on the fight.
At the called meeting of the cham
ber of commerce yesterday afternoon
Mr.. Kindel of Denver talked at length
A synopsis of his advice was given in
The Herald yesterday. and all agreed
that this was the proper way to pro-
ceed. He is an experienced man in
this business and is well informed on
rates. The meeting was enthusiastic
and resulted in call for another meet
ing to be held this afternoon at
O'Clock.
The chamber of commerce is work
ing against ITSELF said prominent
railroad freight man this morning.
for they will find soon that they have
killed the goose that laiu the golden
egg FL Paso now has acheaper rate
than any other point in this country
and hceaper than is consistent with
conditions in this section. This rate
was given when the United States
courts had decided that the Rio Gran
de river was navigable. The court at
Las Cruces last year decided that the
river was not navigable and as soon
as the matter is brought to the atten-
ton of the railroad officials the rates
will be raised to those applying at 9TH
er points. If a cheaper rate is given
out of Ell Paso higher rate will have
to be put on coming in and the result
would be worse than it is now.
1.-The Ell Paso roads have given very
cheap commodity rates on the pro-
ducts of the brick factories and foun-
dries here because they give the roads
business that they would not other
wise get If the rate on merchandise
from here to points in Arizona and
New Mexico were lowered that rate
plus the rate fro mthe east into E}
Paso would have to be given the New
and would apply to the interstate com
merce commission and the roads would
be ordered to give it. Ysleta. only II
miles from here, now has a case
against the railroads for Ell Paso has
a better rate from the east then Ysleta
see this they are blind. This fuss is
going to cause a raise in rates and the
are really glad they have TAX
en- it up
This idea has been brought up be-
fore but there are many who think
the movement for cheaper rates out
of here.
Another railroad man said this
that he had not heard of the
here asking the roads for
a cheaper rate. He thinks it entirely
the roads should have a chance to re-
fuse before public condemnation meet
ings are .eld. He explains that the
rate on brick. mentioned in The Her
aid yesterday, was made to enable an
FL Paso enterprise to compete with
Los Angeles. The brick were loaded
at the works which are across the riv-
er but in New Mexico instead of Old
Mexico. A similar rate he says has
been given to other manufacturing en-
terprises but if given to wholesale mer.
chants would result in reduction to
the Arizona merchants also besides
raising the rates into Ell Paso from
the east.
The object of the efforts of the mer-
chants and jobbers in the chamber of
commerce is to get jobbers' rate and