Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-11-24
PRESENT LIVE QUESTION

The.o abundance d, thuef.u which 90 discuss wHat
ho lrgialauro shall dH bDlno d meets DOB Che auer part
oi january, i1r Dy hat tlmo may berlin appear what
congress ntcnds dous zoo ua ana Whist ao van uayo 90
do tor ourselves
Also 30 seems mtbo. usoloss thing 200 discuss a CON
fuutonai couvcnuoN We have elected uo delegates
and Arizona has taken away the federal pay tor tho c
ponscn Of tho convention There s power tn apnru
prnc territorial money lOr milton expense outside
Of the legislature after hal hayc met and thoro seems
growing Discrimination to have thc Legislature make
such appropriation ON thc other hund. 30 the dele
gates who have been elected shall nt to meet aud
form constitution tholr own expense on trusting 20
lhc slim chance of q legislative appropriation @ would
aoom that they have perfect right 90 de- Hence.
ne holding ~ the convention appears. 90 lio cntrly
with them, ard the rcst 81 us had wc keep oar
breath tu cool our porridgc
But tho question OF ffcight ratcs Into aud uu. eff
Albuquerque Is che vital question of the present mo.
mont Tibet ,hc present rates arc discrimnatiyc AGAINST
this cit5, n favor of El Paso und Colorado points. h
VOL known That this discrimination has retarded me
commercial rrowth of this city mo- one cos deny That
ownp iU this discrimination % costs mora to I've iu At
buqucruue than % does ln Denver los Angeles or %
paeo-a and tho Same 90 truo all the larger towns OF
NrN MoNlco -la matter of common knowledga That
heretofore Wn have hoon helpless ln seeking remedy
lor these conditions win Doc testified 20 Boy the leading
jnhher aud shippers That the Interstate commerce law
o. intended Tor che remedy NJ such us is generally uu
derstodd And. anaily that She railway officials
willing 90 consider our complaints The Citizen vas oAe
tu announce last evening
The suggestion OF SIR German published u .hie
paper yesterday. was cmiuonty practical and t.un8
promisslyo of speedy rosulth He suggested Chat Inc
business of Albuquerque select representative
from each che different wholesale lines dulu- Husr
ness n hc city. that the committee thus formed Jole
IN The different lines the freight charges which ate
claimed to bD dlacrminatiyo and that when thc data
shall have hoD1 collected he plucod before him a
Chicago In addition Dee promised his personal and .m.
mediate attention Co the subjac, whom thr committee
shall have formulated o. report,
lt romains for The business TO set busy
'oug the line Indicated. Thev know thcr needs They
know whore thcy as Won as Che entire community, have
suffered The, know that che man who may desire to
live u Albuquerque has been able to do Gully hy pay,
ing che penalty of expensive living. thut thr o.
tailor hgs bcen able vnEnEe n business Only through
smaller profits "a CurtaOd aggregate Of business and
that the employer has been confined o the choice ui
paying higher wages or accepting inferior service lf|
Albuquerque go occupy her proper place accord
Ing to the advantages nature has conferred upon her
This ARTIFICIAL restriction upon her commerce must Doe
"emoyod. Certainly. tho gooner b is removed tby hrncrI
for as all