El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-04
TESTIMONY To BE
TAKEN AGAINST
RAILROADS
Hearings to Be Held at Al
buquerque and Phoenix.
An Ell Paso Complaint

Washington, D. c., Sept. 4.-The next
month will witness the taking OF testi-
mony by members of the Interstate
commerce commission in a number Of
places IN the southwest in cases Of con-
siderable Importance Commissioners
Lane and Prouty will be in the south
west, or rather Mr.. Prouty will visit
New Mexico and Arizona, while Mr..
Lane will take testimony on several
cases at Los Angeles
The first hearing will be held in the
federal court room at Albuquerque, N
NJ, Sept. II, when testimony will be
taken in the case Of the Roswell Com
mercial club ct al against various
roads, complaining of the rates on
wool, hides and pelts from points OF
origin to eastern destinations Imme-
diately following this hearing the
case of the National Mohair Growers
association against the A. T. & S. F.,
and about $50 other roads in the United
States, will be taken UP. The complaint
in this case is an unjust discrimination
against mohair in rates to eastern
points, and S. o. Baker, of Silver City,
n n, secretary of the association, will
be on hand to present his evidence.
From Albuquerque. commissioner
Prouty goes to Denver, Portland. Sc
attic, Salt Lake. and finally closes the
taking of testimony in these two cases
at Phoenix, ARK. OCT 2.
Lumber Rate Complained OF.
Dening Lumber company VS.. the S.
P. the G.. H & S. A and a number of
other Texas roads, is the style of
complaint that has been filed with the
interstate commerce commission. In this
complaint the Deming company alleges
that the rate on lumber from east Tex
as and Louisiana points was raised in
March, 1911, from 29 to "a cents. The
new rate is unjust and exorbitant al
leges the complaint, and gives FL Paso
lumber dealers an undue advantage
over the Deming dealer. The complaint
asks that the old rate be restored, after
which complainant will file list of
overcharges under the, advanced rate.
Kick at Mattress Rates.
The z. B. WEIGH company of Eli
Paso haas filed complaint against the
Santa Fe, alleging unfair, unjust and
excessive rates on mattresses from FL
Paso to Las Vegas, Santa Fe and Albu-
querque. The complaint alleges that
from Ell Paso to Las Vegas. a rate of
s1.71 is paid, s1.55 to Santa Fe and
the complaint gives the Denver rate,
which is only sc cents. although a
longer haul. A rate of ga cents to Las
Vegas, SO cents to Santa Fe and AZ
cents to Albuquerque would be fair in
proportion to the Denver rate, the
complaint alleges, and the commission
is asked to order the Santa Fe to put
into effect the lowered rates sug-
gested.
The Windsor Milling company, of
Windsor. Colo, has filed complaint
against the Colorado & Southern, Fort
Worth & Denver City, Rock Island, FL
Paso & Southwestern, S. P, and Ari-
IONA Eastern. complaining of the rate
on flour from Windsor to Globe, Ariz.
Reparation Orders Made.
Reparation orders have been handed
down by the Interstate commerce COM
mission as follows:
Moctezuma Copper company VS.. E. P.
& S. W., refund of 1852 on carload Of
hay, Cork. Ariz., to Douglas, Ariz.
Arizona Power company VS.. Santa Fe.
Prescott & Phoenix ct al, refund OF
Ariz, to Blue Bell, Ariz.
c. E. Barber VS.. S. F. P. & P. ct al,
refund of $3.50 overcharge on car OF
potatoes Ault. Colo, to Bouse, Ariz
Chas. Wattawa VS.. Arizona Eastern
eft al. refund of s46S6 on shipment Of
furniture from North Carolina to Phoe-
nix
Portsmouth Steel company VS. 5. P. eft
al, s177.66 refund on shipment of steel.
Ohio to Nogales, Ariz.
Illinois Brewing company, Socorro
N. NJ. VS.. Santa Fe ct al, s2.33 refund
on shipment mail, Wisconsin to Socor-
70, n. M.