Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-04-19

cate par.ty on Interstate traffic
,i,t towns BOB common point territory
r.,u Ipne DO. 1895. a period OF
.e.ri, tour Years But his occurred
man, wears ago and the conditions
.ts,, brought t about we're special III
character ~ ia an incident IN the
rae bIror OF Amarillo 10 which we
,,r attach Httle Importance nov. The
,.gtfa OF Amarillo must be determin'
ef i, the light of present conditions
Viewed from that standpoint there
can b. uo doubt that we would not
te.lfata ou thIs record 10 put ANA
rule or q parity with Quanah. for
..swrIs or traffic moving from such
+, distance a. 81 Louis and the de-
0n4d territories u those two points
.or.5 Do considered by themselves
and wholly apart from other points
n Texas H1t fho rights OF Amarillo
eaunaf De- considered without giving
SOM. heed t0 the conditions that
surround .t Quanah is in the COM
mon no.nf territory. an already unu-
susIiy extensive rate group which on
strong ground. Ee have been and
E ru ARC reluctant t0 enlarge. Such
rate structure. must have bounda-
rios somewhere Their limits must
be- prescribed and definitely located
ana wherever fHe line may be drawn
the point next BEYOND % b. necessa-
rIIy ou higher rate ievel. In some
leases tba increase Is harshly abrupt
This Is thr plight OF Amarillo But
now 20 put 10 .n 'he favored territory
not imnrobabIy would soon result In
making fhs common point area CO.
with the boundary line OF
the state This $40 think should De
avoided aud $50 are disincllned 20
take ans step tending toward such
result on tho contrary there are
Substantial reasons, although not de
veloped ou this record, for thinking
thar tbe present common point terri
/ tory. .o FAR from being enlarged.
could well be- broken up into several
different zones or groups ana this
some daf may be- found TO be- nee
Iossary
Nevertheless We think on this rec
FORD that Amarillo Is entitled TO some
|reliof Although located well to the
north 30 thst part of the state com
|mouly called the Panhandle. u Is a
gateway through which flows a grow.
Tine volume of traffic into Sweetwater
and other lobhing points in the com
mon point area. and apparently IL Is
The route over which a large part Of
the traffic nov moves when destined
10 the territory Intervening between
+ Amarillo and Sweetwaier All these
aud other facts Of record as we'll as
! the principle involved in the fourth
section. lend no small force 10 ANA
/ fillo's contentious But In view of
/ the tar-reachiug consequences OF an
4 order putting Il In common point
/ territory we are not prepared to take
/ that course As We have Just stated
/ II Is entitled on the record to some
relief this is clearly demonstrated
But substantial Justice will be done,
We think, by requiring the southwest
eru lines 10 carry out the suggestion.
At one time practically agreed upon.
OF giving to Amarillo rates upon GER
tain commodities on a parity with
common point rates, TO that extent
violations OF the fourth section will
: be avoided We shall expect the re-
/ spondents TO arrange TO do this
promptly without an order. but we
shall reserve the record for such fur.
/ Their consideration as the attitude OF
the carriers with respect to this sug.
gestion may seem TO make necessary