Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-12-16


After many months Of weary walt.
ing striving and struggling, 70 now
begins TO look as though the whole
salers and iobbers OF New Mexico
we're going 10 get common point
rate from the Santa Pc and other
New Mexico railroads.
A movement Is on among the west.
ern railroads that enter ~ Paao toI
take that city out OF what Is known
az the Rio Grande crossing group VA
which 4 IL nov Classed, and on the
basis OF which freight rates are now
made TO that city, and place Il In a.
new group. % be composed OF Albu'
querque, Santa Re. las Vegas, Dem
Ing and other New Mexico towns.
n this Is done Il means that these
points In New Mexico will get tho
same freight rates on car load lots
that ~ Paso will get. AZ present,
NJ Paao gets the same freight rates
that apply &C Laredo, Eagle Pass ana
other points where competition Il
great. and as a result. these rates
are very much lower than rates ap-
plying 10 New Mexico points
Colorado has the common point rae,
and ~ a result Il h possible for car
load lots 10 be- shipped from san
Francisco or Los Angeles 30 Trinidad
Colo. az rate actually cheaper than
the same car can be- shipped To Albu'
qucrquo. although, 40 TO speak, the
car would pass right by Ihe door of
Albuquerque en- route ~ Trinidad
II New Mexico common point rate,
with ~ paso a. base. "a put into et-
feet by the roads OF New Mexico, u
will mean reduction of al least 80
per cent In the present freight rates
on some commodities.
( For Instance. az the rate nov ap.
piles. car load OF certain commOdi-
ties that can be shipped from the
north TO ~ Paso az the rate OF hfty-
I 1--we cents per 100 pounds. would cost
| Albuquerque. Las Vegas or Santa Fe
merchants tii0 per 100 pounds, Vita
New Mexico common point rate.
this would be greatly reduced, and al
though II would mean putting up
VI the rates into W piso above the
present figures. it would also mean
the reduction 0f the rate 10 New MoX.
/ leo points
That the wholesalers and iohhcrs OF
El paso are afraid that this viii come
/ 90 p1sH lg evidenced from the follow
/ Ing clipping from an NJ paso paper:
"a is proposed 90 place ~ pasl In
group to be composed of AlbuQucr.
! que Santa re. Las Vegas. Demlng
and o,hot cities. and take n ont of
the group Ia which IL gets ihC same
rate as applies 90 Eagle Pass and
I Laredo.
There would be- mo- objection to
this were q really for the purpose 90
rather ln the interest of stability Of
rutes" But business men are in
cllUcd TO believe that this hleh.sound
ing term has something 0minous be-
hind it and some ultgiior motive other
than stability"
"Thn chamber Of commerce does NOT
look With ary degree ~ cOmplncearl
upun NO proposed change The mem
beers say they are satisfied to remain
ln the RIO Grundc crossing group
The committee consisting 90 y. Move
! a Happier and w. 81 Triton. which
was appointed at the special nicotine
of The hoard OF directors held Satnr
day lo consider the proposition. vii
report a. the regular meeting ~ the
board tonight. and Dc o. probable that
some action viii BE- taken resardiuf
the proposed change
"rhc movement b. one which vii
Boz anXlously watched hy nn shipunrF
Members uf thc Albuquerque Com
mercial club. when interviewed of
the matter stated as their belief
ihhi while Che pf . remon
now under consider In N H rshd
running ln,u El va fr0u-l stg
Mexico, would mean AN increase u
thr freight rates into thai clly d
could not help but be- a bene0f to th'
jubbprs ui New Mexico Hnd ospo
rially 10 the wholesalers and iobber0
OF Albuquerque ssa Las Vegas
MI Brown. manager 81 the l.. y
Fniney Grocery company. when askc,
his opinion of the matter. replied
} Il have not looked into the matte
ua YET and AZ not care 10 be- quote,
on = until have studied the sub
iect"
Mr. Arnut. cod the Gruss-Relly com
pauy. could not be- found. bar II Is an
derstood that The i0bhers OF Alhuquor
que, as q whole. seem 20 think tina
while The mnficr might work 20 ih'
dcirimont ~ Et paso. q could no
help hut hc benefit 90 tho i1hheu
pt New Mexico.