The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-05-28

United States has provided that the
Interstate rates shall be just, reas-
enable, and non-discriminating
If railway company violates these
requirements in the establishment OF
it's rates, any person may sue at law
and recover damages. Since 1887 the
Interstate Commerce Commission has
been authorized to prosecute suits at
the public expense for the correction
of unlawful rates but it has been prov
en- that railway rates cannot be regu-
lated by law suit" The railroad comp
anies are supposed to be governed by
these laws but are they? If the rail
pers, and they have done this times
without number, while the small ship
pers have to pay full rates, there is
surely nothing just about it. In many
instances the rebates given to the
large shippers are enough for him to
has. to sell his stock as cheap as the
large one and has to pay the extra
charges for transportation besides,
and the result is he is crowded out
of business
James Garfield in giving the results
of his investigation of transportation
and freight rates says, In 1904 these
secret rates saved to the Standard
Oil Company three-fourths of mil
lion dollars, representing the differ
ence between the open rates and the
rates actually paid. These discrimin-
SO secret, so ingeniously applied to
new conditions of trade and so large
in amount as to make it certain that
they were due to concerted action by
the Standard and the railroads.
Farther that the Standard Oil
Company is receiving unjust discrim-
nations in the matter of open rates,
the published rates from the leading
Standard shipping points being rel
atively much more than rates from
shipping points of its competitors.
This is the way the railroad corpor-
ations are doing business all over
the United States. even in the Pecos
Valley.
the trusts are considered to be the
greatest menace to the American gov
ernment to-day These corporations
are controlled by the richest men in
America. They are determintal to the
common people in every way while
few men reap their millions yearly.
The intrigue which these companies
use to accomplish their plans is
amazing. An Independent company
has but little chance of success, for
these corporations will even lose if
they can compel the Independent
company to fail
The beef trust is said to be the
greatest trust in the world. For the
last few years the price of cattle has
been decreasing while the price of
dressed beef has been increasing, and
it is guilty of accepting rebates and
the like. Again this would not seem
SO bad if good clean meat was insur-
ed, but many cases have been expos
ed in which the meat used has been
entirely unfit for food.
John D. Rockefeller, VINO is known
as the "Oil King" has almost COM
plete charge of the oil trust. He raises
the price of oil whenever he pfeases
and those who buy have to pay the
man who has such complete con-
troll and who is not caring now he
gets his money, is the richest man
in the world. Mr.. Rockefeller's in
come is now placed by Wall Street
| authority at $10,0OO.0O an hour His
name has become almost word of
contempt. The people are tired OF
| having great endowments made for
colleges and the like, and soon after
have the price of oil raised enough
to make up for the gift at least.
| The Steel trust is like all other
trusts. 1t will take all it can get
1t is no secret that a short time age
the steel company shipped rails to
| England, sold the same article for
| much less than in America, and then
made fair profit. What must be the
profit they get from goods sold in
/ America?
President Roosevelt in his address
at the laying of the cornerstone oi
the new annex to the House of Rep
resentatives. in speaking of tbs
large fortunes, said: Enormous for
tunes. amassed by improper means
constitute Formidable menace Il
the nations welfare, and one tina
must be dealt with sooner or later