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traffic to Deming does not move
through the former mentioned point,
but leaves the main line of the Santa
+" at Rlnrun, which l. seventy six
mile, north of III pa~o.
The Santa Fc System is the only
me entering Drmiug whose rail, cN
tend Ia eastern points, aud the dis
iancc. ~ stated. from kuu~a- City.
II. Louis and Chicago Is twenty
three miles less than To- IL pa-u.
Consequently, it would appear that.
on account of the Santa Fr lines hay
lng their own rates from eastern
points 10 thl, destination aud the
advantage Of the nearer distances.
that the Matchmaking power would be-
entirely within their hands. and that
the FL PaSo X Southwestern aud the
necessarily adjust their rates ac-
cordngly. IN order To meet the Santa
~ ''i'l''|l'II' w INV dH NlhltU
tins destination i eighty righ miles
vest of FL paso. on the Southern
Pacific line. the air line distance
from FL Paso across country L.
much less, and not ou Y the town of
Dcmng, but also the territory CON
llguous thereto. aud which should
naturally BE- served by Dcming, is
now supplied largely by FL Paso.
Texas, on account of the preferential
rate adjustment which that city en-
eating the scale from Kansas CITY.
st. Louis and Chicago to Drming.
rs will be observed. are 800, $2.l3
aud $50, respectively, rs against
800 from Kansas City aud ST.
Louis, and $40 from Chicago To
FL Pa,o, other rates being in pro-
portion thereto and, rs stated. based
straight combination of locals on FL
Paso, excepting insofar as the Kan
SITS City situation is concerned.
The commodity rates to Fl Paso
-. Dcmlng, reflect even greater dis
ordinations. For instance. the diff
Irrrntlals IN favor of the Texas city
mentioned are, on agricultural I'M
plrmcnts, % cents; beer, 80 cents :,
furniture, - cents; iron and nails.
% cents, which are representative.
and ARE IN line with hundred, of
other commodities consumed and
used in Deming.
Attention is also directed to the
rates on cement from Independence.
lola aud Gas, Kansas. and other
points IN the gas belt of that state.
the rate to FL Paso being 30 cents
per hundred minimum $4,000 pounds
rs per item 3l2G, Southwestern Lines
Tariff |. &. {. 966, rs against 4 t..
cents per hundred to Dcming, mini
mum weight $4,000 pound, H. per
item 1888, page IA. Trans Conlinru.
tai West Bound Tariff X. II. Count
is, Agent |. &. {. go.
Especial attention i, invited not
only to the discrepancy in the rate.
but also to the minimum weight On
account of the great difference IN
population between FL Paso and
Dcming in favor of the former, the
dealers, of that city should be- IN II
position to buy larger quantities than
IN Demlng, on account of the greater
demand. Notwithstanding thi, fact,
the smaller town must pay mini
mum of 10000 pounds, A. against
$4,000 pounds to FL Paso. This dis
elimination, We believe, il 50 flag
rant that II is patent that prompt
adjustment should be- made of the
rate and miniumum weight on this
commodity from Kansas gas belt 10
Drming not To exceed the FL Paso
rate, IA, this very important building
material is now being used 10 4
large extent in Deming, aud while ii
may be argurcd that on account of
there being cement plant located IN
FL Paso that Dcmng should be- sup.
piled thcreirom, instead of from
Kansas, the facts are that the Dem
ing dealers cannot buy cement I. u.
b. I'll Paso and pay the current rate
of l2la cents per hundred pounds to
Drming, as the III Paso plant, which
is branch of the cement trust, aud
controlled thereby, insists on maxim.
delivered price t. u. b. at dc,ti
nation. In other words, We under
stand that the rate from lola, Kan
sas, for instance, to various drSti
nations in the Southwest, including
Demlng, is Il controlling factor IN
fixing the price of this commodity at
destination, in that the Kansas rat,
is added to the price of the cement
at the FL Paso plant, in order {,
equaize the price of the Kansas
factories; consequently, the dealers
in Deming are at the mercy of tn,
cement trust so far as the III Pas,
situation is concerned, aud it is nee
essary to have at least the same rat,