Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-04-07

west of Albuquerque. Thu III hook
VAS good on the sanih W., llte 4, s..
ana the El iaso a Southwestern and
the y. a X. q. lu order sD procure
mileage good on iio 4 = ~ "a pAss
or on the santa w. Nsisi nf Aibutuer.
que. the Traveller had 90 hnVc $40
scrip hook ia short in order 10 DO
any considerable amour, or travelling.
YOU had to invest about s2sO in mile
nge and script books And besides
under the old condition the trnyeier
rould not get out ~ tle state eith
New Mexico milcaae Ipoks.
"Undor the nrfaneemenl nnoctcd
by thu corporation commission. the
traveller can purchase a $50 book. FAN.
ing "a cent rate on the santa We
and =. r., and n $40 book. take n
cent rate, good not only IN New Mex
leo but In all southwestern states.
Either % these hooks take q cent
rate on the y. a n. O., G. -, and on
all tho rest Of tho lines In New Mexico
az tho local fare. Tho Rock island.
the v. p. a 3. W, ard New Mexico
Central VIII also come into this agree
ment In tho near future" This sys-
tematlsation. and simplifying ~ the
mileage book bpyiness for the conven-
fence Of travellers IL quite an import
ant achievement and IL fresh evidecne
Of tho disposition on ne part OF the
commission 10 serve the people 81 the
state.
The argument upon which the COM
mission proceeded In this matter IL
we'll summed up in lts written decision
Of Cause No. 4, as follows. 'The auea@
ton was gone into very thoroughly
and comprehenRlveiy, and Il WIS
found that a mileage or script book
which would apply only within this
state aud not 60 El PasO. Texas. or
1'rinidid, Colo, aud points north there
OF: Pecoa. Texas, and other Interstate
points. would be entirely lmpractic-
able for the travelling public, as Il was
found upon a thorough Investigation
that a book which would apply only
within the state Of New Mexico would
be acceptable only 10 a very few. AS
the majority OF citizens OF this state,
or others who would desire TO avail
themselves OF mileage or script TO be
used within this state would desire
from time 10 time to go 10 lei Pass,
or Pesos, Texas. or 10 points IN colo
RADIO. and would thus necessitate their
paying the local fare ar having IN their
possession another mileage oe script
book, which, We believe. would only
add 10 the Inconvenience now existing
in this connection. The transconti-
mental script Is AZ present In use In
the states OF Arizona. Colorado. Utah,
California, and In fact throuehout
practically the entire west This script
has been In force for a number or
years. and has heen found TO be en-
tirely practicnhie within those ssstes;
and consequently, after taking All facts
into consideration. tt is believed 'Dy
majority vote that the transcontinent-
~ script of ninety dollars on the basis
of two and a half cents per mile. aud
forty dollars on the basis of three
cents per mile on practically all trunk
lines within the state. and for a rea-
sonabiy higher net rate on q few 20
the short lines, was the only solution
of the problem under consideration. as
under this arrangement II will only be-
necessary for a traveller 10 avail hlm-
self of trunscontinentai script which
win he good over every line within
The state Of New Mexico, regardless Of
the length or gauge thereof"