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

washington, D. c, June 6--Bids Tor
the steam power plant TO be erected
at the site of the Elephant Butte dam
were submitted by the following:
General Electric company. Scnenec-
" Anderson, Ell Paso. Texas.
H [. Bayard & Co. Philadelphia. Pa
Henry W. worthington, New York
Wis
Ailis Chalmers company. Milwaukee.
Chas. c Moore & Co., San Francisco.
"a Fort Wayne Electric Works. Fort
Walker " Electric company. Philadel-
phia- -,
switchboard, bidding respectively SlSeS
and s22S7, while the General Electric
company secured the award with bid
of 1880.
Competing with the General Electric
cornoany for the electrical equipment
800 NJ 7, Fayard. Allis Chalmers and
Chas. c. Moore, bidding respectively,
s21. 600. $4,000 and s1s,6oo. compared
with a bid Of $4,000 from the General
Electric.
Henrv r. 'wiorthington and the Allis
Chalmers company bid on the steam
equipment in competition with Mr.. An
derson the successful bidder, Mr.. An
derson's bid being the lowest on every
one Of several items except one, No 3,
on which he was underbid about $500.
The greater part of the plant will be
installed Immediately
Complaint II Extensive.
The complaint filed with the inter
state commerce commission by the Ari-
iona Brewing company, Of Prescott
Ariz.. is q very extensive one. 1t names
the Chicago & Northwestern, the Santa
70 T0-a
nix as defendants It claims that for
several years past II has paid a uni
form rate of 81 a hundred on malt from
Wisconsin points. whereas Los Angeles.
43O miles further, pays only 50 cents
hundred from the same points. while
San Francisco, 740 miles further, also
only pays SIS cents The complaint AYERS
that IL knows the defendants will claim
that the lower rate to coast points is
made because of the competition met
with there in rates by water, but in
answer to that It states that at no time
has there ever been any malt shipped
TO Los Angeles or San Francisco by
water nor will there ever be- from the
very nature Of the article, because matt
cannot be shipped by the slower wa
ter routes. nor through the moist at
snosphere which would surround 1t on
euch q voyage. A refund Of $16o2-1e is
also asked for, being the difference
overpaid between the 81 rate and 55
cents which the complaint alleges
would be fair rate for that haua.
To Hear Evidence in Phoenix.
Specfal examiner Burchmore of the
interstate commerce commission viii
be in Phoenix June Is. and at that time
win take testimony in the case OF the
Arizona railroad commission VS. the
wells Fargo Express company, and the
Arizona railroad commission VS., the
Ell Paso & Southwestern ct al Mr..
Burchmore will hold hearings in Dali
las and San Antonio before going TO
Phoenix.
Reparatf0ns Ordered
Reperations have been ordered by
the interstate commerce commission as
follows:
Penrod Walnut & Veneer company
VS.. the NJ, K & T. of Texas ct al, re-
fund OF 1886 On shipment Of walnut
lumber Kansas City TO FL Paso. Texas.
Pacific Lumber company vs. Phoenix
& Eastern and others. refund Of s5S.SS
on car OF lumber. doors and windows
from Los Angeles TO Pearce, Ariz.
Apensicn of IS month has been
granted Daniel Campbell, Of Prescott
Ariz.. from May 10, 1911