El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-27
THERE is A WAY
10 Compel the Roads to.
Equalize' Rates, and Mr.,
KindeI Advises Con.
slant Vigilance

George J. Kindel. wealthy manu-
name is familiar to every railroad
freight rate official from New York to
San Francisco. is in the city on busi-
ness.
Mr.. kindel is known everywhere as
the freight rate fighter and is proud
of the distinction. 1t was he and al
most he alone who made it possible
for Denver to become commercial
city and the hosts of Denver merch-
ants today are looking to him for fur
ther additions to Denver's prominence
He has siglehanded taken his griev-
anceS to the interstate commerce COM
mission and fought his cases through
and in almost every case won vic
tory. Through his efforts the commo-
dity rates to Denver have been reduced
mer rate. and while he has severaf
times almost lost his fortune in the
fight he is still lin the ring and
promises to hold out indefinitely.
Learning that MIR. Kindel was in
town this morning. President Fruden-
thai of the chamber of commerce
called a special meeting of the trans
portation committee with other mem
bers of the chamber and Mr.. Kindel
kindly consented to meet with them
The meeting was called to learn some
thing from Mr. Kindel on the methods
nf in 1nx rot nd
heswas found very willing to give out
all he knew.
The meeting was well attended and'
Mr.. Kindel gave out some information
that will be of some benefit in the
fight here He said that Ell Paso has
if the matter was properly handled the
rate could be secured. He cited cases
in Denver where he alone had taken
up cases against the railroads on un-
Just charges and won in a walk. In.
many cases he had sued the roads on
a small matter like ninety cents over
charges on freight just to prove that
the railroads were trying to take ad-
vantage of him.
There is only one way to get bet
ter rates." continued Mr.. Kindel, 'and
that is to keep on fighting and fight on
every ground. l advise that the ship
pers of Ell Paso take up this matter
with the state railroad commission
and througout the appeal to the inter
state commerce commission and if you
have just case it will receive atten-
ton. The Texas railroad commission
is all right. Although the railroads
call them cranks they cannot call them
chumps and a crank has the advantage
of chump every time
Mr.. Kindel cited cases where the
shippers of Denver had gone to the
at Washington and pre-
sented their case and won. He thinks
that if the shippers here will only
make out a case against the roads and
ask the commission to take it up some
hing will be done. He advises con-
slant fight. and also that one man.
who knows something of rates. be en-
,loyed by the chamber of commerce
o look out for cases and present ev-
Try one of them to the commission and
continue this every day until the roads
ret tired and reduce and equalize the
ates. He contends that they will do
t but not until they are so harassed
hat they will find it cheaper to give
he rate than to fight the case.
Mr. Kindel's advice was well receiv-
ID by the committee and it seemed that
very member individually resolved to
axe the matter up on his own account
,esides joining in every movement for
>etter ates. 1t was explained that the
-ate in here was far better than the
rate out and Mr.. Kindel said that could
De remedied also. If the roads charge
an unjust or unreasonable rate make
tesa case by shipping the goods and re-