Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-07-22
SAN JUAN FRuT
RA|SERS HAVE
GRIEVANCE
Appeal to Corporation Commits
sion to Compel Rio Grands
Road to Furnish Shipping
Facilities.
OVER THOUSAND CARS
HAVE TO BE MOVED

Declaring that the Denver and Rio
Orande Railroad company has failed
and Refused 10 make preparations 20
years in the san Juan section, and
that the railroad company IL seeking
10 force the growers 10 ship by ex-
press instead OF freight. the Farm
lnRson Fruit Growers association.
through 10 representative. Frank
Stnpiln. has applied 20 the state corr
poFatlon comInlsslon for relief from
a situation which II believes unless
corrected will result In heavy fsnan-
cinl loRs % the fruit Interests. The
following letter has been received
by the corporation commlBaion M
Santa re setting forth the case for
Corporation Commission. State Of
NeR Mexico. santa re. ". NJ.
uontlemcn;
AZ a meeting az the directors Of the
Pennington Fruit Growers aaaocla-
ton held last evening ! was requested
and authorized 90 write you concern
Ing the existing conditions and emer-
gency which confEonts the fruit
growers Of this county al this tine
on account OF the negligence Of the
Dedver a hio Grande Railroad COM
pany.
We are located at the terminal Of
ANNN ~ ~ ~ hHH runway ANlMh NUMM
from here 60 Durango, fifty miles, IL
a standard gauge. from Durango 70
AlamOsn. 200 miles. II In narrow
gauge. from AlnmOHa 20 the eastern
slope points u ln 4 standard gauge,
II u apparent that all frelGht over
such "A road must be- transferred from
one gauge car 10 another az Aiamosa
and Durango.
We have "A marketable crop Of fruit
this year which VIII amount on a con
| sentative estimate 90 1000 cars. q
understand that the ID, a lg, q. rail-
way estimated Ia cxcoHs 81 that after
sending a representative 90 vlalt prac-
tically all the orchards la the coun-
| ty.1
Up 60 this time this season only
cherries and small fruits have been
shipped, but In about two weeks tbs
hay "h,pm oss q p ssshhsa S S 81 3,
all u will be necessary that tho raii-
road furnish feed cars They are
not operating q single refrigerator car
between here and DURANGO al thia
time and 80 far as we can under
They have been asked 20 equip this
branch with such cars. bat have failed
10 do 50. AZ an Alternative they hnvo
been asked 90 equip Z sufficient naIt3-
Der 81 REFRIGERATOR garruW gauge can
10 such manner that tney can elevate
AAfiWh ana NWWHANAMNN ntAHNaIANW N4tWHN
trucks ~ leafango, running them
when innded from here ~ DurnnEn on
the standard truckH, sackina them ~
ana substituting narrow gauge trucki
~ Durango, and milking one trans
fer Of che fruit from tho narroN
gauge cars % the standard 9auEe ~
Aiamoha, This would provide TO
fgiReratnr cars ali thu way, The
/ railroad officials agree that they car
transfer the cars from ono Hl4o eEhcl
% the other moro cheaplY and qulckel
than they can unload and reieaG, bu
dagllned 10 DO 40 A AnaihnF altar.
native they have been asked % lnj
a third fali from Durango 10 Fnfn
Huston. thus enabling them 10 run ~
their narrow HaUNe ears ~ and freH
this place With ono transfer at Ala
nuna instead OF two ~ now, art
which would enable them 90 turulsi
~ with narrow gauge refsikefnto
cars from here % AinmuBa. nnR trans
Ter. and atAndaFd cara from there on
but they have also fAllea 10 % lhif
o. % make. any other adequate Prep
these several propositions have beef
under discussion Tor more than ~
l 4aafa between FAiIgaa4 scfflcihl4 an
Representatives Of lhla District
SOME % our people nave come
believe ana tnara sesn. W ~
road company ~ trying a. fierce Oh
4 I Showers ID snake fhoIF ahipmenla en
ilfolR 81 express thR freight rat
ifFnm here 10 Denver On keuis haln
Mss CENTS and tha cntHaan rate Doln
l4I.fa. az tem H6pln more sAam douhll
flno express cpmMny which operate
+ lin fonhnrtion Wl1h the n, q ~,
bains the Globe which 10 an auKlliar
i COMPANY.
si IL something cannot DO done 10 "a
lIhVe ln6 AllunlIon and got our fruI
Ion the market IA proper time an
Ia rf6n *tA9h approximately & mllli6
. lDiIafa Nily he lost Tho ekufel
Dg8pnaffIou does Nos o4for aolollo
because tda rata BY thai gleona 4
10 hlHh Shet 4 entirely sQhaanA enen