Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-07-12
BUFFALO JONES HAS
TROUBLE WITH HIS
FREIGHT
Bison in the Trinidad Stock
Yards AS Result of Argu-
ment Between Colonel and
Railroad Over Freight Rates


Los vogas s. NJ Iu, ii Gp-
pu.. Colonel 'Huau Jones a uu4-
lh engaged iu ap ursmm,ot With tn"
Colorado and soutn,ru railroad roe
sWd.us "a, freight m.. ou buralo
ana r1ulu. s,mo au n.ld of these
! '",'u's oi animals a'. mptuy chew
ius 600, bitter ,ud ol reflection ON
'n.y Wild frcc uf. 900 tn, north while
/ confined iu the Trinidad stocklurds
The. ar, likely to tia. BOO th, yards
/ uuu fH' argument BE- adjusted 900 un,
! way ur another
Colonel Jones has placed th, mat.
ter ,n tho hands ul th, Interstate
| co. WW,rDv commission and VIII await
| th' verdict oi thu Tribunal iu tlr
! meantime the Colorado uud Spu'hurp
! officials 100 Trinidad hay, found
| ihpms,lNr. Ga, iutuluuar. pruprI,t.rs
/ "i Wild west show The. ar, lraru-
inr 70 fcW things about the pcCJu,r-
| tics ANA Nhims eft en-, uu,.tiu, mon
! trUhs of the prairie. Jt the expense
I Hi much hard work tuU pcrplcxity
| Tho truunl" concerning tho rates.
! arose last Saturday murmnp. shortly
after Colonel Jones and his animals
! had arrived from . ftu. Wh,r, the
I'rd has been tor suIur time. Colonel
luu'- called nn th, Trinidad officials
of the colorado and southern Tor tl'
| purpose of settling hI. freight bin In
| stead of SEQ. th. amount Colonel
| Jones expected tu p''. The officials
demanded Si.toO TbI. colonel Jones
| stcadiastlN refused O., pas. tlr was
advised 60 pay 90" fr.sht. take q g..
c'Ipt and then bring hiE claim against
| the COMPANY Colonel Jones'. how
',.r said that hu had been "stuug
Boo similar action. With the RAN.
ruud r"mp1uios Hr said thv railroad
officials might dispu., of th, animal.
as th,s Saw nt Do, did NOT intend tu
pay th" hEh rate demanded Then
Doe got pu OBJ, train and came Go LAS
Vega.
De- an interview Colonel Jones "a.
planned tho cause ot the misundor-
STANDING he said chat hr contracted
Win the Union pucifir Galvp, rom-
pnu' in tuI for thc transportation
81 his auimdls to puuta. Th, priDr
was a. have been &2-u Tor tb, two
cars Tho animals Nor, Co b. sent
via the Colorado and Snuth.ru ana
Santa re-. and Mr. Jones said Chat
Those roads agreed Co h, aruus,-
mvnt. When h, got Geo Trinidad
however, NJ. jones vu~ told that hr
would br obliged to uiy Tine, times
tho regular lrst-cluss freight rate.
This amounted Goo StiUu MIR Jones
said Doc inquired and found that tho
santa Fc would pee willing 60 carr,
ont IFS part ul the contract Th,
Colorado aud southern. however. de-
c.dod Co. hold tine buffalo boo DO. .us-
tody until th. trrsht Va. puid
colonel Jones SAWS the rate demand
ed is the same as iur tigers lions and
other Mild and Nieiuus animals. N,
says tho buffalo ana cuttlu are as
tame 1s any domestic animals The
whole scheme. hr believes is holdup.
li' was quoted o. rate practically tho
same Hs that for horses. q rate witch
Hc believes is equitable.
Colonel Jones said. 90 ha,, plau.l
the matter iu Oh, hands of th, inter-
stat, ,uWm,r., commission aud {
trust that body win settle 10 With as
liilc delay as possible. Thus Be- not
th' first Time { huNc had trouble With
IA, railroads They have tried tel
hold mo up ANA have succeeded Ia
many instances I have become tired
OF being sucker and / am going Co
quit o. The lIilI lines are tho worst
I ever ran across for attempting To-
give the shipper Jlc worst of tho deaf
How de- YOU suppose II was possible
FOR Jim Ill to rsc from section
hos. &" great rallrnadcr and nuan-
cior' II was hr making lot Of suck
crs Ike me- pay hc bills
colonel Jouos was asked Of the ami
mails would not be- cared los carefully
Dos tho railroad
yes was uis r.ply, "Aut as usual
! viii hc obliged to pas the bills.
People who de- not know huw to- han
die buffalo are more than ukrl, tel
kll half herd iutrustod to them
They are peculiar animals ana one
must know thrIr desires aud habits tu|
Dee able Co care for them shouldn't
bc surprised if half of mS herd is|
e. Hd before I got them down hCre.
Colonel Jones SAYS tho animals are
worth between fl5.Onb and $4,000.
Snuc uf the animals hc would not
sell for any price, ilo has owned the
herd for several wears aud was brlug
ing u tu his ranch at pnayn Tor the
purpu-, ul conducting extensive cN-
pcriuouta ia crossing tho breed with
cnttl, Colonel Jones has another
herd lea Arizona