Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-07
~ THERE A CONSPIRACY?

IL THfltE y
The Morning journal does not a.
,ara tint there Is a conspiracy In re-
stra,nt 81 trade anong coal operators
u rob the public by charging an 2"
-,ar,ionate price for one 81 the neees-
sa,lea az life. hut practically al 'he
,,eonle II Albuquerque viii sustain "
4, he declaration that II certainly
hacks that way. And II such cona'''oh
~ things does really exist All the per
sans implicated 10 the natter are ten
,ng some very serious chances. fhefe
i no natural nor legitimate CONNER
s,al ,aa.on for the extortionate prices
now being charged for coal ~ Ni'"
oueraue. There are praetieahy ="
u..t,sa bodles OF coal one nun
ar.a ana flfty miles west OF us. anu
a,h., bodies equally vast fifty miles
Of ue; there are no nnuHuhi
antiquities attending the mining % '"'
eoat IN either case, and there are -
eel,eni and direct railway commuhi'',
,,a.. with the city In both cases anu
hance there il no valid reason why
,,,at In A-fbuouerane should cost al inc
moa,, over two or two y . nan W.
lars a ton more than the price ~ wv
mine. which Is usually about q do''"'
:, ,,,.ht 10 be retailed here al hot
-.xeaedinv three dollars and y nan !"
,ou ana vet the consumer - no"
forced 10 pay more than twice ma
ann. while the prospect - gooa iot F"
am further advance In the price INV
.xta,tton already reaches over q nun
area per cent. and promises 70 fea'h
.,n, more. For a ton Of coal the elh-
- ~ ~tbanuerau IL now forced Va
NAY . little more than the proper price
az two tons. and Il Il not ~ al r'fahs'
INA, he Inquiries with a good Zeal OF
interest. awho IL stealing my oih''
TONI
IN. people 81 The city are being OUT
~raseouslv robbed The Morning jour
nal dozen not pretend to locate 'h'
crime. but that a crime N being com
mt,ted against an the people OF 'hl
community Is self-evidenti and as W.
nave said above, the persons EniltN /"
Il are taking very serious chances
II may not be generally known nu
"a nevertheless true that New MeNi''
has an excellent law. enacted espeeial
~ 20 protect the people OF me 'el''
torv against such robberies az INN
"a made wide enough and broa'
enough 20 take in every one prinelpo
a. agent. who has n lot o. patt >
me commission 81 the crime again'
me publlr. As n matter Of puble "
formation we copy rs follows from W
revised statute
see 1899. Every contract or con
hlnailon between individuals, asSoela
tious or corporations having Tor :
object OF which shall operate 4" -
st,lc, trade or commerce or
the quantity, price or exchange OF az
article af manufacture or product
the soii OF mine, Is hereby declared
be illegal
EVERY person. whether a. indiNi'
uai ~ agent or officer ot stockholm
Of any corporation or association. WI
shau make any such contract OF ~
eas. Ia n such combination. shall
deemed galis az a misdrmeanar' az
~ conviction thereof shall be punis.
"a l., a fine not exceeding n tho
s,ns dollars nor less than hundr'
.~;,,iisr-. and by imprisonment 81 ha'
labor not exceeding uns year. or AN
such she has been paid
Another section mskes % imp"Elt
for any Niaisior 81 this law ta collie
a.bts faf ant commodity ssid in Nioi
lion 81 the law
50 &C. viii readily be seen from y
that the iau has made ample prov.
tso for the p%uulshmrut 90 such crit
~ thai which is nov being comm
ted bi some company corporation,
association 20 indltiduais ln forei
me people - Aibugusrqn" o. gay
.xtouiomaie price far their raal {
eating the responf biniy far this ei
ai,lon 81 thlnes becomss a very y
pie mattel 10 the hands p 90 effisi'
.fne.r. and Fortunately fot me put
u a.. pressnt tlme. ae have "a DIST
tt.suee In this county wh knows
ast,. and has both ID courage
ms abluty 70 30 a. a fine - a th.
sana dollars and = year a. hHfa IA.
IN the ~peniisntlafy vouid seem
rather severe punishment bn' y y
mere Than the crime deserves anH
AMI, message - the community O."
afncs y the iaw D. Let no -
man escape
Al TnICHED TIllM VIZ