The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-01-25
HEARING FREIGHT RATE
CASES AT AMARILLO.

IOudy dl ten " SAONh
the hearing of cases at Amarillo ag-
ainst the different railroads running
into the city. Amarillo asks for the
same rates from Missouri river cross
ings as Texas common points The
morning session was taken up with
the testimony of Mr.. Mobiles and H.
r. Morrow, showing that Amarillo
was nearer Kansas City and st. Lou
is than either San Angelo or Big
Springs and other Texas points, and
still paid a higher freight rate than
these points. Commissioner Proutys
ruling was that he did not know II
the Commission had authority to or
der the classification of Amarillo as
a Texas common point, but that they
had the right sif it was shown by the
testimony of Amarillo witnesses that
Amarillo should have the same rate
as Texas common points, that the
commission could order rates on the
same basis as Texas common points.
The hearing in the Roswell and Pc
cos Valley suits probably will not
commence until tomorrow.
(Signed) j. A. GRAHAM.
BY Associated Press.
Amarillo, Tex, Jan. 25.-Commis-
sioner Prouty, of the Interstate Com
merce Commission today heard tes-
timony in regard to alleged discrimi-
nation il freight rates to Amarillo.
1t was brought out tnat the freight
on certain commodities is higher to
Amarillo than to Quanah, one humid
red miles longer haul. The freight on
Colorado coal to Amarillo is 35 cents
a toa more than to Fort Worth 335
miles longer haul. Similar differences
in rates from eastern points to Am
arillo were presented.
There is a large delegation from
New Mexico here to present griev-
ances. The Commission will continue
in session tomorrow. The cattle int
erests will be presented before the
adjournment.
Commission Reports to Congress.
Washington, ID. c., Jan. 25.- The
Interstate Commerce Commission to-
day submitted to congress its first re-
port on determinations and monopO-
lies authorized under the Tillman-Gil-
lespies resolution. The report deals
with the bIu~ ninous coal carried east
of the Ohio river. the roads being in
Volved, the Norfolk & Western, CheS-
apeake & Ohio, Baltimore & Ohio
Pennsylvania, Buffalo Rochester &
Pittsburg, Beech Creek Division of
the New York Central, Pittsburg
Shawmut and Northern, Buffalo &
SusQuehanaa, West Virgiania Cen
ryland).
The report says that all the COM
panies own, directly or by stock own
ersnip shares il other companies int
crested in coal lands. AS a result of
its findings, the Commission makes
the following recommendations:
That every common carrier en-
gagged in interstate transportation of
coal be requested to make public the
system of car distribution in effect
upon each railroad and the several
divisions thereof, showing how the
equipment for coal service is divided
between the several divisions of eacn
road.
THAT wnere the capacity of the
mines is the basis for distribution,
fair and equitable rating of mines be
required
THAT after a reasonable time the
carriers engaged in interstate COM
merce be prohibited from using fldi-
yidual or private cars for handling the
coal traffic.
THAT carriers engaged il inter
state commerce be forbidden after
reasonable time to own or have any
interest, directly or indirectly, in any
operated coal properties, except such
as are exclusively for their own fuel
supply, and that ownership, either
directly or Indirectly, by officers or
employees of common carriers of any
coal properties or any of the stock of
coal companies along the line of road
by which they are employed be pro-
hibited"
Some stock il coal concerns ac-
quired by railroad men is legitimate
says the report. but in any event its
holding is unwise under the circum-
stances. In other instances the stock
is given to obtain favorable colsid-
Grafton from the railway officers and
employees
The most fragrant offender in tais
respect, concludes the Commission
is the Pennsylvania, although the con
ditiol prevails to a certain extent on
the Baltimore & OHIO.
To Forfeit Railroad Charter.
St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 25.-Attorney
General Young today began manda-
mus proceedings in the supreme court
to compel the ST. Paul, Minneapolis
and Manitoba Railroad Co. to show
cause why its charter should not be
forfeited This company, formerly
known as the Minnesota G. Pacific, is
really the parent company of the
Great Northern, and the Great North
ern Is joined il this issue, as 1t is the
owner of the Manitoba company's
stock. The complaint covers eighty
typewriter pages and goes into all
the transactions of the Great North
ern railway with its constituent COM
palies, forming the merger known as
the Great Northern Railway Co. At
torney General Young says the action
for forfeiture of the charter of the
Manitoba railway is brought because
since 1t has transferred its railroad