Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-11-10
BAD RULING ON
RAILROAD ADJ
VERTISING
Railroad Man Says no law
Con Prohlbll0 Fair and just
Exchange u Commodities.

Commentns un enc ersiaic cnm
mofco fnmmiaainns Interpreting ihn
neW law n regard in IaOipfucnl Hd.
frfiiHinN fu WUnn fIft unihi1F BIOS
mHnef cRn nr received 'nr frauapuria
finn. O. railroad official sayai
IhA WIlfuada msuaial sure nue cum
mnffe fHnenHfif i0H f1t % BEES
value which can he exchanged lnf
money uf lt oqulYHl0ni tho same az
uY other cnmnmdliy SO g0FofH
mont no law rau fcolnIr that . com
modify M nu' lhr equivalent ul le'nal
money without inviting ridicule unou
itsrH prIennai HrrplruF uf rummrfii
Ties an ntchinw between fun
parties fuf au ImuHHi .hfrsnsttia ln
money Ihr entire m1nHffgnIfo aaH
commerce of ihN United siHi0e ihc
credit between sUilrf aHH hnyuf
represented AY u money value. NOT
nt an atfHHl money exchange "A iFfn
'u political economy Knows Iu inig
no iHW can prevent "a man Trailing
'ofs. Tge railroads constantly aua
land VITA farmers On eliminating rul-
Fainre K rlahf nf Yves MANY
hushrl nf potatoes nf anpl has brn
NtrhH EUl fnf rugnifs ueWHpnntI
euhscrirtun The Nfgl city news
paprfs Hi itrminais VII only take
rasH Iuf ahYyrilaiug fnrir nn1fl0u
s Totally dinorant from tho country
urWfnapCr Idrf du not caro- go
Trade with lhe railroads in exchange
for transportation. because they
would have moro ihHu they needed
The railroads hnrH always irldod
cnunifY nnprra transportation for ah
Foriis|nH. and they VIII continue ia a.
sn ns lone Oh che two PARTIES can
aelNe ip Fccepi each nthefa product
in trade an amount represented BY
money value but MOI by actual money
Actual money need mot pass in any
trade. and no specific lay viii ever
hold that would destroy the power or
exchanR, .bctWcen two specific CON-
mobilize hcraueo heald0s being
special legislation IL would 30 fun
dnmcnially against reason A govern
mcnt has the rlsa, fO regulate come
inerro ana tn indicate thar aerticO
shall b. foiufnnd fOf service. but b,
cannot Say that actual money shall
pass between the parties ffum both
sides uf "a transaction. guola roufn-
sent money. and transportation and.
advertising spaco are commodities.
N iho ruling If the commission fi'
mains unchanged tho lager syEfeuH
Of ruads and perhaps uihofs ain
make no contracts iD exchange trans
p0rlntion ior advertising. not oven
Tor travelling within state limits where
iho commission has nD Jurisdiction
rhny win take tnia position rather
te3n take cl1nccg OF being accused
III IHIU
different states through which their
lines pass. On order tu enable the hold
cr to mako Hn interstate journey 90
miEhi be construed as On evasion of
law ihouHh am nor ao sure That
lhls would De- sound nr equivalent 90
n riolatiuh
In my opirion. however. such
tremendous pressure viii boz Brought
40 bear upon fho commission that
ihey viii ho compelled fn reverse
themselves hy finding ihn. were in
error. agd for this reason their action
WsH voluntary and arbitrary. aud.
am iuif. without nrRi consulting the
attorney genefal o, tho United States
VI They had done Hn 0r hin ou.ninn "a
hereafter obtained be- VIII DOB mF
ludgme:si teli the commission thar
their ruling is mon good law. autwiih
standing fhc fact ihal nearly every
memher Of that body % q lawyer IT,
VIII also. ! believe. say that fhe ffam-
efe of thS law unVer contemplated
anYthne sp absurd md drastic Thar
ihe laW rpqulros n0i 90 exchange in
kind. otherwise cash. aH me cum
mission has held. bie az exchange 90
equal value. and ihai "a exactly what
che giving uf transportation for adj
FnriieinH HmruniH %
.in other eurde. W. would nor las
fully in balancing aorOunia. aRmo e
lower rate io the newspaper for the
transportation "a resolves it must
~ The same az d namnd in our pub
iishea TARIFFS. and the .urwapaper. par
contra. must charge us 90 established
rate for iha advertising space w.
itnhc NeW YOfk Commercial