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

adjustments which will favorably af-
f, feet our interests, although under the
present plan of railway management
/ IN the republic, and their even being
liable to dictate terms TO the American
lines on joint business. If NAV not be
well to expect this too soon
With the exception of a number of
commodity rates. the through rates
from eastern to Arizona points are no
longer the Ell Paso' com ina ton. and
! there viii be no return TO this basis
OF rate making, as the interstate com
meree commission has repeatedly gone
on record as favoring through rates
less than the combination of locals
and the elimination of basine poin+s
when possible.
This city will receive concessions
however, which will assist in overconl
ING what 1t may have lost by these
changed conditions, but there are rates
Tor Nhlch many seem to hope that may
not De granted for a number of years.
Common Point Rates.
AT irregular intervals some one at
tempts to agitate the question of CIV
ing TO FL Paso the Texas common point
rates and they do not hesitate to say
that the city should have such rates
We will take advantage of this on
portun1ty to mention this matter and
II the members of this organization
wish to further. investigate the sub-
Ject they are requested to bring it I'D
at the next meeting OF our transnor-
tation committee
1t is generally taken for granted
that the placing of Ell Paso in the list
OF Texas common points on intrastate
would necessarily mean that if wouid
receive the same consideration on in
terstate traffic This is mistake
and may be illustrated by what would
be parallel case. Midland is in TexaS
common point territory on state busi
ness, while the rates from ST I.opis.
Chicago and other points in defined
territories are higher than the rates
to what might be called Texas inter
S'ate common point3 by
1st End 9rd 4th 9Th A
and even higher than the rates to FL
Paso on first class. &C. second class
&c and class A 1c and lower than l.I
Paso by only &c on third, SC on fourth
and &c on fifth class.
Texas Common Point Rates
The rates from New York and At
lantic seaboard territory to Midland
are lower than to Ell Paso by sc on
third, SC on fourth and &c on fifth class
while the FL Paso rates are lower on
first, &c, second 1c and on class A the
rates are the same.
We understand the railway commits
sion of Texas does not favor extend
ing the common point territory wesy-
ward until changed conditions warrant
such action, and this report seems TO
have been confirmed by that body re-
fusing to grant Eagle Pass and Del
Rio common point rates, although these
towns are $50 miles east of this CITY
If FL Paso We're placed in Texas com
mon point territory under the basis of
rates existing today, it would give it
some much desired rates, but 1t would
mean that the 7. & P would solicit
business for the Sunset route and vice
versa. Think for example of hauling
crude oil from Beaumont and other
points, distance of more than 900
miles, for 20 1-2 per cwt
It is our opinion that strenuous oh
jections would be made by Ell Pase
shippers, interested in making this an
important jobbing point, if such move
were contemplated by the railway COM
mission Of Texas. Our manufacture
ers, wholesale and retail houses. with
the exception of some certain COM
modities, purchase their goods and raw
material outside Of the state. while
our outbound shipments move mostly
to points beyond the Texas line-tak-
ing livestock as an example-and II
is the towns east of Ell Paso that buv
in Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio ana
Houston
New Rates Would Hurt Ell Paso.
If Ell Paso is given common point
rates on business having origin in the
state, all the towns to the east will
at the same time have the same rates.
this will enable the Texas cities to
greatly increase their business in Eel
Paso territory, and means that we will
have lower rates from a section whers