The Colorado statesman., 1909-08-28
CUT IN TRAFFICS
HELPS COLORADO
FIGHTERS FOR FAIR FREIGHT
RATES FINALLY FIND FA-
VORABLE FINISH.
WILL BENEFIT The WEST
GEORGE HiNDEL'S LONG WAR
MAY BRING RELIEF TO THE
ENTIRE STATE.

Denver-Denver's fighters for fail
freight rates, chief among whom is
George j. Kindel, are more than ever
convinced, by the ruling of the Unit
ed State Circuit Court in Chicago that
the logical way to force the railroads
to grant reasonable through freight
rates from the Atlantic seaboard into
Denver is through the Galveston
gateway, says the Denver Republi-
can.
To that end the Chamber of Com.
merce and Manufacturers Association
will make application before the In.
terstate Commerce Commission to
have the rates from Denver to Gal
weston materially reduced. Both or
ganizations have employed an attor-
ney to represent them before the COM
mission, who will notify them in a
short time just how far he thinks the
commission can be asked to go in low.
ering all distributing rates from the
Gulf ports.
Kindel, who now has a petition be-
fore the commission asking for a
restoration of the old rates from Gal
weston to Denver, will leave his petit
ton before that body but will not
push it until he learns what reliet
may be obtained by other petitions
to be presented. The Southwestern
Shippers Traffic Association, which
has its petition almost ready for pre-.
sentation, will ask for a first-class
rate to Denver of $1.40 from Calves
ton. The present rate is $2.05 and
the rate Kindel is asking for is S1.S0.
1t is probable that the Chamber of
Commerce and Manufacturers Assocl-
alton will intervene in favor of the
Southwestern's petition in so far as il
applies to Denver territory.
Denver shippers contend that re-
duction of the Galveston rates will
provide a through rate to Denver from
the Atlantic seaboard, by way of that
port, lower than the lowest rates now
given by the sea and rail routes. The
existing all-rail rate on first-class
shipments from the seaboard to Colo
rado common points is $2.73, and
there is differential of SO cents in
favor of the rail and water routes,
making the through rate by these
routes S2.34. The through rate by the
Galveston gateway, with the prevail
ing steamship rates to Galveston and
the rate to be asked fer from Calves
ton would make the maximum through
rate by that port S1.65.
The rate from the seaboard to the
Mississippi river is IS cents, thence
to the Missouri river GO cents, and
thence to Denver S1.25, the three
rates making the total through rate
of S2.73 to Denver. Under the rul-
ing of the court, this through rate
cannot be reduced without a cores.
spending reduction in one or more OF
the local rates, so that the through
rate will still be the sum of the 10.
cal rates.
1t is generally conceded that the
opinion delivered by Judge Grosscup
affords foundation for fight on the
part of Colorado common point ship.
pers to have these points recognized
by all the roads as basing line.
Such recognition would mean a re-
duction of rates from the Missouri
river to Denver and from Denver to
Salt Lake City, so as to abolish the
differential of IA cents that exists
against Denver and in favor of the
Atlantic seaboard and the Missouri
and Mississippi rivers in Utah terri
tory. The present rate from the Mis-
souri, river to Salt Lake City is s2.O5,
while the rate suffered by Denver
manufacturers and jobbers, made up
by adding the local OF SLIPS from the
Missouri river and S154 to Salt Lake
City, is S2.79. All eastern basing lines
enjoy the same differential against
Denver in Utah territory.
1t was principally to obtain relief
from this discrimination that George
kindel filed his case, 951, before the
commission. The commission did not
grant what he wanted and he is not
displeased with the ruling of the
court restraining the order of the
commission in the case. AS soon as
the case is finally settled in the Su-
preme Court, to which it will evident
ly be appealed, suits will be filed be-
fore the commission asking for the
elimination of the existing differen.
tial. In the meantime all interests
will be centered toward the opening
of the Galveston gateway, by which
means it is hoped the railroads will
he compelled to grant partial relief
from the discrimination complained of
Nine head of horses were snirited
away some time in one night this week