El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-21

we do not buy, that these rates viii
have assisted in taking the business
away from US and our rates remain the
same from the section from which our
stocks and supplies are shipped.
When We consider the advantages
Houston has on account of water rates
Of what benefit would it be to Ell Paso
to reduce the rates from that city te
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even though it did make the same rate
to Ell Paso, unless we were trying to
offer inducements to our retailers to
buy in Houston.
If you agree that there might be
objections offered by Ell Paso interests
to making this city Texas common
point, that there is little likelihood
the railway commission OF Texas would
grant such a concession. that the
courts would without doubt rule that
many of the rates would be confisca-
tory and unjussly buden interstate
commerce, then let us agree to drop
this for time and concentrate oEr
efforts where they will produce better
results.
FL PASo's Advantage.
Insofar as the freight rates are con-
cerned, Ell Paso should be able to do
tie bulk of the business east on the
line of the y. Il. & S. A.. to and IN
Guiding Sanderson, and Barstow on the
Texas & Pacific railway. in addition
to being able to make quicker deliv-
cries which feature is to be further
expediated by the extension of the
Tr1-State telephone line, thereby en-
abling the dealer in Toyah or Pecos
for example, to telephone his orders
one day and receive the shipments the
following day. It must be admitted
that the interests of that section are
more closely interw oven with those OF
Ell Paso than they are with any other
city, that we must hope to grow and
prosper together, and certainly an or
gained campaign will secure for this
city that to which it is entitled.
At late meeting attention was call
ed to the rich and growing Pecos vail
ley along the line of the Santa Fe.
Although FL Paso always stands ready
to assist in any way possible in pro-
noting the interests of that section,
feeling as we do, that they are mutual
TO the fullest extent yet in COM
mercial way it has ignored these neigh
bors as thoroughly as though they
were located in some foreign country.
Pecos Valley business.
The freight rates to the PecoS val
ley do not favor FL Paso, but why not
make an investigation of conditions
there. after it has been demonstrates
that this city can and will sell in that
section, these rates can probably be
adjusted, and a business alliance form
ed such as location, traffic and TRACE
conditions warrant, rather than that all
the trade Of that valley should so to
cities in which there is no common IN
terest.
Every day FL Paso postpones this
move, the harder it will be to gain
foothold there, rs other centers are
becoming more firmly entrenched and
the sooner Ell Paso moves the greater
probability there is of the early con-
struction of a short line to that dis
trict. Certainly no more favorable
rates could be asked than those 10
points on the eastern division CT the
Ell PasO & Southwestern system. " lille
the merchandise service can hardly be
improved.
Why cannot Ell Paso statesmen make
the circuit by way of the Southwestern
to Vaughn, Santa Fe by way of Clovis,
through the Pecos valley by way OF
Pecos and the T. & T. and ge. results
on nearly the entire route:
West of Ell psss
It is not necessary to mention the
territory west. on the FL Paso 4 South
western, Arizona & New Mexico ARR
iona Eastern and Southern Pacific lines
or north on the Santa Fe system, as
the greater number of shippers are
familiar with the conditions in that
territory and probably nothing Is need
ed so much to increase Ell Paso's trade
as more active solicitation.
There is large territory covered by
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que. to Ash Fork, Arizona, and south
TO Phoenix, to which the rates were re-
dueed from Ell Paso some months ago,
but this has not been given sufficient
consideration by our shippers as to in
duce their taking advantage of this
concession, although q few firms have
statesmen, in that territory and report
flattering success.
I have heard IT claimed that Los An
geles- or San Francisco were overlook
ing that portion Of Arizona
The Sonora Business.
This city. however, is prevented
from doing business in the state Of
Sonora, Mexico by the unfavorable
rates, the adjustment Of which has
been delayed by causes it has been i'm
possible to overcome. although at this
time there appears to be reason for
time. An equitable adjustment will let
Ell Paso into a great section of country
and be especially appreciated by GER
tain lines Of business
In any territory it must be expect
ed that certain commodities must be
shipped direct from the place of pro-
duction or manufacture, so that while
some rates appear to be so excessive
as to keep our statesmen out of such
territory, they frequently do not.
A book containing a comparison OF
class rates has recently been complied
for the use of members of this organ
ization, and one of the purposes for
which this was issued was to so inter
est the shippers of this city as to cause
them TO make closer Investigation of
freight rates and take advantage of
their opportunities where they have
them, know what disadvantages they
must overcome in transportation
charges. or make their complaints in
order that they may be explained and
when considered advisable, that this
organization may make an effort to