The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-01-28

The case OF the Pecos Valley ship
pers against the Pecos Valley aad
Northeastern Railroad Company is
now closed and in the hands of the
Interstate Commerce Commission, all
the evidence having been finished
Saturday at Amarillo, and the Pecos
Valley witnesses having returned to
tneir homes Sunday night.
After taking the testimony in the
Amarillo case, which involved the
various roads entering that town.
Commissioner Prouty on Saturday af-
ternoon took up the Roswell evi-
dence which was briefly summarized
in the Record Saturday evening H.
R. Morrow was the first witness. He
testified as to his knowledge of con-
ditions both at Amarillo and in the
valley, from mis- experience as a rail
road and business man here for the
past sixteen years. By written data
he showed that Roswell was Obliged
to pay higher than points at a great
er distance and higher grades payed
in other places. He said that Roswell
would be glad to get the Pecos City
rate or the Ell Paso rate, that it did
not ask for the Texas common point
rate.
Following him others testified as to
conditions in the valley. They were
obliged according to the testimony
brought forth to use coal mined on
Santa Fe lines and could not get coal
over the Rock Island or the Denver
to Amarillo and down the PecOs lines.
There had been sucn a rate they said
but for some time they had been un-
able to get any rate at all that would
allow them to use other coal. Other
% a q
and the growth of business in the
valley.
w. r. Friedmood. of Artesia, testi-
fed as to the tonnage tnat comes in
to the Pecos Valley and gave some
pointed evidence on commercial
rates. His testimony was supported
by that of w. A. Vickers, of Hager-
man. John T. Golton, of Carlsbad.
gave testimony along the same lines
as the others, but added competitive
figures, showing that Pecos Valley
merchants cannot compete with the
trade in the mountain country to the
west bordering on the Rock LELAND
and plains country to the east ii, at
has the T. P. as a source of supply.
He also compared the rates of the
Pecos Valley with those of PecOs CT
ty, Texas, showing to the disadvan-
tage of the railroad the excessive
rates cnarSeu mere
J. A. Graham, secretary of the Ros-
well Commercial Club, gave testimo-
ny relative to the wonderful agricul-
tural development of the Pecos Val
ley and the rates charged on apples,
alfalfa and general products.
Harold HuTI1 gave the figures on
coal, hides and wool rates to Ros-
well and other points in the valley.
The testimony of the Pecos Valley
citizens showed that the rates charg-
ed mere are greater, with two or
three exceptions, than anywhere else
in the country.
Much of the Roswell evidence was
in the form of typewriter tables and
other data that the Commercial Club
had prepared. These papers were filed
with the Commission fOI further ref
erence.
The comment of Attorney Cowan
was that Roswell's case was IN the
best form of any that had come be
fore the Commission. The evidence
was to the point and not too much
of it. While the returned citizens feel
that they have done the best that
could have been done, they do not
hold out hope of success in all lines.
for fear of failure. However. lower
rates have been admitted by the rail
road to be just on some commOdi-
ties, and these are expected to fol-
low The railroad itself has offered
some reductions that will no doubt be
one result of the hearing.