Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-12-09
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE PUBLISHED
AS SENT BY HIM TO CONGRESS


CcnRrSnH 90 certain existing conditions /
with when lt b. desirable 20 deal Al 4
my iudnment the most Important pfu-
that conterrinH vpon some compcicrt T.
administrative pput The puHer 10 decide, I
upon tnr case beina brought before
rniiroad Il reaa0nnhic and iuts. nnd 3 /,
ii iH fuuud 20 be unreasonable and un-
Just, then, hficr full inteetieaton ~ the
complaint. ~ IrtacrlDe the limit ~ rate
beyond which Il shalt not be lawful 10
RAsstnf mnNlfnuui reasonable rate, 40 n
" commonly cHlied-this drriainp 90 b.
intn eject within d rcnnuuHhlo time aud
60 obtain from thence onward, subject
90 ftNirw vs. the courts it sometimes
haprrna nt pleacnt. not thai rate a
too hirh but that favored shipper s.
given too low y rate. in auch case the
commission Vould have the riEht 90
fiN this nlfrady established minimum
only onc or two such decisions hy thc
commission o. cure railroad cumpnniea
of the prnriirt nf giving imprnpcf mint,
mum rntes. ! call your attention 50 the
ihs commission p6wer 90 Initiate o.
uriEiuntO rates generally, bot GO fcHu.
late nito. already fixed nr orifinltrl
hy the ronds upon complaint and nfttf
Investigation a heavy penalty ahnii.
he cunCted from any corporation which
tiile 10 ferprct an order ~ thf com-
ii"h i'h maximum rte @ AZ bsi6g lsrsen-
tlnl 90 any scheme ~ real reform ln
the matter ~ railway reputation. THE
less Il b granted 20 the commlssion
there u lisile u.s. in touching the sai'
icct ~ ~
Some Railroad Methods,
Illegal transactions often occur under
~, forms of law. u has often occurred
that d shipper has been tald BY traf-
flc ofirer 10 buy e. igrps quantity %
Humc commodity and then after 81 hHn
been bpuEht an opcn reduction n
dlatrly, the Arrangement rcaultine 90
the profit @f the one shipper and the
one railroad aud 60 the dumnFc ~
'sss sssa,;sn ss ,he S5 r Ss "S. Sre
leNat ~ much ca blame ~ any rAiiroas
IN the matter Of rebates To law
can far ~ underslhnd thns any klild
~ commission paid on freight shlpuente
whsthcr IN this form of tho form or
fictitious damages or Of concession
rate. er uaymeat u brokerage n ilie'
gni II IL worth while conaidrriug
whether it wouli not ~ wi., to ce,,ia,t
HctiuH against lhr hcncflciary ~ 9 re-
bate for ~ iraFi twice the value ~ the
rebate thls wogld hslp siop What Y
nhnulG he Nfnpnld. for they have nov
grown 10 such an extent thut they Hre
itmoniiEinR nnd are used ~ rrnnttt.
woeId. of enufro bc that rrsuiatlon rs-
rured ~ an honest nGrecment among
iho railroads thcmeeivee o. carry out
S,S wep,a. X" Tor Hsi insiance =, once pas q s,ep
10 me efforts ~ any one bis shipper or
hlg rnilroed "a discriminate against or
sach asrssmcnt would make the rall-
roads Themselves agents Tor eutnrclnN
ihe law The power vested N the EoN-
ss s"es ss.,,.Ss ss pp' sp pabIe a s'sa shasid
my iudgmone. BE- accompanied ~ power
10 permit under specified conditions agd
In the lntefeat of the pahilc. Hut IN NJ
Judgment, the necessity for giNinK TINS
f''rther mower is hy no nen,s 40 Erea.
~ the neeeesity for Eivlng sh. commits.
powers I have enumerated above, and
u may well be inndvihanlc - nftefnnt -
vcs, this nartieular roWcr N ,hf cum
until 4 nircady ponSeaaes and " cxcrcis-
inT whrt 7 vVgsrd ~ ~ far the most
important % % the newserr recora, .,;
D0wer~thnt ~ dx q given maximum
rnte wtlrh rnte. after The inne' ~
rcnNonnhlr time rnca into fnll efoci
subject 20 revirw hy the eonrtH
Only Devices fov Rebate.
All private ear Ilnes, induHtrliii fuads,
refviEcrntnr charges ano the liRc shouia
uf She Interstate cominetrn cumniln-
alun " a,,lBt slnlilaf bod - iaf AA
NALfua nfAf lHfNfNfAtW NIMIAlNNfNN 80
fcctln1 rates, arr concerned. The pri'
waite Gar owners and the oWnors of IN
duntffal railroads nre entitled tn itif
ana renn"nahlo compensation on tnef IN
Industrial railroads nor spur tracks
should le utilised as devices for HpCurr
las preferential rates a rebate in icinF
ehArEca uf in mhsaEe, or in division ~
the rate Tor FeffiEcfntnE chafsrH u
Just as nfrnirinna ua rebate iu any
other way. 10 lover rate shpuh ~
iainH nn domestic guuda from the AMER
la4u aDlhnau ~ destination rNepii in
cnreH where Wstsr competition lht
runtfulllnE Influence There should ~
lsuhibliN uf thc accounts of common
fIrflsrH $50 common carrier rnfhktN ~
Interstate business should kftr "hA
innkH or memoranda ether thnu iheiit
reported pureunni ~ law or rtFNlt'"H'
ana these huukn or uiemarHnta aiiiu
hl uufn 90 Use Inspection ul lllN hNt
rfnmtnt uniN in this wny gao Nllt'
d.foetfd A system or fsaWinitiun q.
HilifuaH accounts shuNid hf pfHf 'utN
almilHr iu thht new ennanlitd iht1 tn
uetienul banks iN tAe imuk DNHmiNe'ri
3 feN Hrsl class railroad account
lf thrf nid Nfuitf uiiennnn ana lfniNt
nufhafil, a. inaltal houAF and papers
n0nld accomplish much ~ Nll rntins
Wlllful NlQlasiniir NJ tnt law q, MnN
not Bal uNrfaaNff ful thfW tn rANuliN.
into che accpNnle ~ any taiii,.,n +,
do sd by the interstate commlre com.
misalon N ~ gFentlN a. ~ deaifrt imt
some WAY might b. found s Nhgn Nn
sfaio intcnded 10 operate Hn ifhuu
upnn the fctirral inter-rintr commerce
lavs roula ~ hropsnt under NE mfis-
dloiiou ~ thr federal nuihorlsita
lIoaeui, a occurs that laIef alipm'ntH
~ inter state irhilc ofc cnntfvieN nf
which of cpnrse amounts 20 pn evasion
ID fht lnN. The commission ~
have uoWor a. cuforre fair trchtmsut ~
lhr Kfott trunk haes ~ lateral Hia
4 nree npon the conErea the need uf
providing for expeditions action pf tv'
Iutrr.afHto a, r,umrrcn commission ln
these matters whether Va regulating
ratea fof transportation or for storms
sor h"aellns stnn 81 PISpi history ss s'''S 81 e.
caacs lniFted under ths present cRni-
mtfce Nft nnona that - eiucaey hNa
hrrn ln q great dcEfee destroyed W %
weapon ~ delay, Utmost me mont ioro
wha.e ia'.''' parpona u ), % Vlolaie ne
law.
For Good Of coed Roads,
~ ne mos. earnestly ssy lhni shsss
spirit of hostility to she Railroads. On
ethical grounds 90 Eruuuda ~ fiNht,
such hostility would ~ iniolerahle nud
ou grounds of mefo national aclf-lnief-
N, ~ must Lengmhet that such hns.
nl' NV M some n Nfirh men. BIT Of s
multitude VI small Investors. inul y
tndN ~ railway employees vase work
cfai and moft severely aEnlnHi the IN
trreat oi lhc publc ~ d uhulf W.
lefe that ga tht whole our rsiifoeds