Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-18

uays. lne railroad VIII give you II
guarantee when the freight will arriv
vet If the cars are not unloaded witt
in certain time the railroad charge
demurrage. That is where they wor
MS both ways, both sides of the stree
and three shifts" He spoke of the i'm
possibility OF this city as a jobblni
point on account of the Denver an,
Pueblo manufacturers and jobber
and the railroads. He told of ia.
smelter and railroad trusts in thei
dealings with the mine owner; how
the smelters fix an arbitrary chang,
for treating; how they report to tn,
railroad and they then fix a price foi
hauling all the traffic will stand. w,
have to pay $500 per ton for a IA
mile haul down grade and 50 treat
ment, while Cripple Creek mines pay
IS per ton for hauling to Colorado
Springs, 10 miles. and treating. with
the present condition Of the labor on
the D. & r. G. we will he up against
IT, as hard next June as We are now
we must do our utmost to secure
competition, support the plans OF the
president. and when we secure compe.
ton industries of different kinds will
tumble over themselves to get into
this district"
Mayor Mcconnell was followed by
L. c. Jakway. whose subject was Flu
lures" lie said he was asked to rub
Aladdius lamp for Futures" Mr..
Jaliway endorsed closer relationship
between the board of trade and the
city council. county officers and the
state officials. He advised asking the
assistance Of the Colorado state Com
mercial association in state affairs.
He told Of the cause of the extreme
expense of building In Sllverton,
which is dominated by unions they
pay the same for nine hours work as
Durango does for eight Building can
be done today cheaper In Durango
han in any other city in Colorado;
the trouble lies with our labor. we
must settle labor matters IN our own
city before we take a hand in the rail
road or other troubles. He said the
commercial interests should bring
about better conditions He declared
that the smelter should not be com
PEELED to pay 30 per cent more for la
bor than competing plants ana only
on account Of the cheap coal, coke
and limestone are they able to exist
Mr.. Jakway advocated better laws re-
sarding Il splitting ordinance and de
clared for an "auti-dust" ticket at the
next election. He told OF the wretcn-
ed conditions of the sidewalks and
of the liability of the city to 5000
damage suits. He spoke at length IN
the matter of Mr. Hogg's attitude on
the railroad question, declaring the
safe ON the subject. He
cited the violation of the Interstate
commerce law by the railroads and
cited the shipment of powder, where
Silvertou pays 10 per cent less tnan
Telluride while the shipments pas
over the ID. Il X. G. Southern. His
remarks ON the reclamation project
were very encouraging. He declar d
that Notwithstanding Mr. Hogg's state
ment that the appropriation had been
exhausted that the government had
the money to expend. He said. I'VE
must go after it If we wish it, and we
must go after the federal building
He compllmented the board of trade
for its accomplishments during the
past year and advocated building for
the board of trade. club and public
purposes.
Secretary Armstrong then read the
following resolutions sent by the
board OF trade to the United states
senators and congressman. He also
reported that. out of the S3.7S5 sub
scribed for the maintenance OF the
board OF trade for 1905, only Little
oyer sl,4OO had been used, leaving
the balance for 1906.
The resolutions:
Whereas, Durango and The ada.
cent Territory have no railway ser
vice except that furnished by non
competitive branch lines OF roads .
and
Whereas, Under present systems,
such non-competitlye points on branch
lines are required to pay eNcessi !sly
for poor service in order that common
points may enjoy low rates. ana good
service and the larger shipper is fa.
yored at the expense OF the smaile,
one: and
Whereas, BY reason Of such facts
Us well as by reason Of its interest In
the general welfare OF the Country
this community is ,vitally concerne b in
.the mater Of fair and Just railway
rate regulations; ana
Whereas, Under present laws. tbs
Interstate commerce commission. il
powerless to correct the manifest
abuses which exist in the matter o.
such railway rates and charges
therefore. be 1t
"Resolyed, BY the Durango boar,
Of trade that this body give its. ap
proyal and support TO the plan pro
posed by Judge Peter S. Grosscup 10
the establishment OF a transportation
department To be charged with tn,
sole duty Of Investigating and prose
cutting complaints OF discrimination
unjust rates and unfair practice b.
railroads. and the creation OF specia
court for the speedy determination O
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