Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-11-02
M0MM|MG GIVES VIEWS
ON MILLING QUESTION


The Interview in The News Of
Thursday omrning with - b DoRing
relative 10 the menace Ia the nov
operative reshippinz order 70 the In
terror milling concerns OF The south.
west aroused keen interest among
those most directly affected ly fle
orders operations
John 3 Nonrus of the Amar To-
500 and Elevator COmpan5 discus I'd
the matter from another .IeWpout.
depressing belief that the smaller
lmills would NOT 1e crowded out. az
others seemed 90 fear lu this con-
Iuecti0n Mr Morning remarked that
the chief need OF tho milling inter
esis AZ this time is 10 DO away With
ihe differentlals. which are wholly
Iuulrst and entail unnecessary cost.
| BE- declared that the business men.
Imiliers and commercial ORGANIZATIONS
I1f this section should unite Boa an
Ieff0rt 10 have these differentials re-
moved. and yoiced opinion thar a
concerted effort would result lu sue
cess
Relative 20 the reshipping order S
operations. Mr Nonuus made the
following statement which should
prove Of special interest 90 fhc mill
ors of This section
The article In this mornings pa
pee b. quite adverse 10 the Interstate
commerce commission Investigation
held To- Washington June .. 1912
See opinion 40. 1850. which says
on account Of evil practices" there
will be- policing There Is now 10
be- O rigid enforcement OF the law n
% was laW. 10 should h ave been r..
spected without enforcement and po-
licing
The article says the large mills
viii crush out the small ones The
large mills and elevators. In those
very cities mentioned. are the very
ones the railroad commission of tho
railroads are policing. because the
we're guilty OF evil practices Sc,
opinion No 1904. page 35gi. which
says The serious determination
loo tho past has been AZ these import
ant markets like Chicago. 81 Louis.
etc u the railroads and the rail.
road commission are policing these
important markets how viii there
Boz more likelihood in the future. than
in The past 10 crush out the smaller
mills Furthermore. this agitation
lid not originate al these import.
ant markets but did originate in
he southeast tsee opinion No 1864
page al5l " these important mar.
scts. instigated this agitation. then
II would be we'll 10 be- suspicious
Furthermore. these important mar
dets' are not rs strong AZ the thous.
lnds OF other mills. all the peoples.
and All the states The interstate
railroad commissions will retain
some power 10 legislate. The smaller
mills have lived long time. and ex-
pect To live long time particu.
.arly so II Woodrow Wilson IL cleo
Ted
In short. the policing is brought
about on account OF the evil prac-
ices not TO crush small mills. but to
protect honest shippers. Under po.
Icing all are on the same footing.
The interstate railroad commission
3 guarding the interests Of the
mailer millers" See page 35t. on.
Mon No 1850
You can see that IA" sum and
substance OF the rigid policing isl
'ot for the purpose of crushing the
mailer mills. and building M the
important markets. but is to make
rain men honest The railroads
VII make more money. but IL will
'e because less viii be- stolen from
hem
Milling and stopping IN transit
nay Dee abolished. and distance
Mileage rates govern Let IL come
y alter iinds lbs own level. and so
500 grain shipping will be- much
impler hy using mileage rates
ID the Panhandle wants 10 do Oh,
trmors of cities Of the Panhandle
ome real benefit. aritate the reno.
ai OF the difforeutlals Or this is
one. then a benefit indeed Lct all.
he citizens of tho Panhandle organ.
p" 10 abolish iifferenrals from the :
ntire Panhandle lt is an unjust
'A ou our people have been told
bat Mr. MayIiIeli promised 90 have
u diiterent.als removed from the
tate OF Texas That may be TOO
ldical bat The examinations can
ork through HAM