Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-03-24

n charged for the delivery Of like
classes Of goods and commodities AZ
points within this state upon the
same line.
This condition OF affairs being
| Known. II became the duty OF this
| commission under the provisions OF
the cOnHtitutlon TO present the matter
To the Interstate commerce commits
sion. Accordingly, a petition for a
hearing, with view 20 the adjust
mcnt OF these rates, has been pre-
pared and presented 10 that commits
| sion.
The preparation % this petition has
Involved a great amount Of very care
ful labor and skilled investigation.
More than $4,000 rates have been eN-
nmined, compared and tabuiated. IL
Is believed that the showing made n
OF such n character al 10 preclude
every reasonable probability OF fail
urs to secure relief. This petition
has been so drawn as 20 cover the
entire state, 20 tho end that relief
may De afforded 20 all acctions OF
the state WITH equal speed.
Tho first few months OF the exist
once Of this commission were devoted
very largely 60 the collection OF In
1 formation and data 20 enable II TO
pass upon such complaints and ques-
tions as should come before IL with
| that degree of intelligence and Ger
tnintv which would assure sntisfac-
! tory results. a very large amount
! of such Information and data has
! been collected and so preserved as 10
| make u available whenever occasion
may require.
Complaints that arc filed before
| tho commission are. for convenience
/ boz the matter 81 disposition, divided
| into two classes. formal and inform"
laI The Informal complaints are adj
! iu4t,d bv correspondence or per-
! 4,nul interviews ana without hear
! ing. while the formal complaints are
/ such as uccessitatc "a public hearing,
us prescribed la the constitution ana
/ law governing the conduct Of hnsi-
Nos. before the commission During
the period covered by this report, one
! hundred ana nine informal com
| piniuts were lodged With the Coinnis
| sion These complaints related To-
VERY wide range ot subjects, among
| which may boo mentioned "a train scr-
J ytrr ON different lines within tho
| state. ia, maintaining OF ud"uu"i"
| station facilities, the election OF h"N
! d.pots. the construction OF highway
.nd street crossings, telegraph d'llN-
| cry service, express service, over
| ,hargcs ui freight, cNcessiN" mira
state rates maintenance OF depot
agents. furnishing cars for lhc trans
| porting ut product, ana others ol
/ kindred character. one OF ihr most
| 'mportaut or these was presented by
! thu Pennington Fruit Growers assoc
| citation, ou Iuly -. 1912 tn" com
plant involved tho furnishing oi la
tIit.rs tor The shipment of about D.
/ 600 cars of fruit, Us thc shipping s'a-
! spu was at hand. the matter was taken
= up both by iytt,r ANA hy wire. ih'
measures adopted 10y the commission
! resulted In the cars aud facilities re-
uuir,d being furnished by the idH-
/ way company, and the saving oi many
! thousand dollars Tor the producers.
! Final DISPOSITION has been inad" ol
seventy at this number The remain
der are nov pending ana are rec"iN-
| ing appropriate attention.
! -Four formal hearings based upon
complaints made. have boon h"ld.
| Two of these, relating to the matter
of depot facilities al the stations "i
/ Trio. Iicdrus aud BarranCg on thr
Denver a i,iu Grundc railroad, re-
suited ,n orders hrinE issued by the
/ commission requiring the iutuiNhihf
ut hotter station facilities at the
points mentioned The defendant
! company having failed q" 'umplN
with an, order within thJ time lN"d.
th 80 cases were iu pursuant" "t tu'
constitution and law, transmitted e"
tho supreme court Tor iInu action
and az mi. dat, the court has NOT
rendered its decisions thereon.
Acting upon the petition OF inc
rp.o,N chamber cot commerce tnh
iulh.rs. 20 hearing was h'ld ui l'".-
won tor 90" putpue" "i s''ui .nS 'h.
formation as 90 freight rates in th''
Az. #H.aT cd Id lea
a.. ur,d Hi4. Iusrd the tact tnu' N'iN
mrgr proportion u' tha matters ''u-
.,rruIuu which complaints hHu Doc %
mad, related 600 Interstate traffic md
...r,. MOT within tEy direct jurisdiction
pI the comm ssluu th, rommiss i"h.
Therefore. simply entered an order no
|ihat ,ausc. indicating Its intention q"
submit ,h, matters Involved tu 'h' 'n'
it,I.t.tp commerce comm sluN
I.ntrr Boo De- year 90, COMMISSION
acting upon the complaint "! uNm.l
boon. ,iI..u- uI ih, state, cited ihe
.dIu,r,ui passenger ,Jtfi fr within on.
isf.t, Go appear aud nov 'Hu-" Mh'
Yam Irt .rHhuuEoahlr money s't'u
should not OBJ, issued ana aduFiru nN
.al cot such carriers which would h'
available to the travelling public up"n
NaIl lines within th, state lms near
ng Nt- had. and resulted iu Tho com.
mission entering AN order rcuuJ0u4
i'm. issuance aud adoption OF m"h'
',,riu books. interchangeable" uI"r H'
d ttht railroad. Within ih. state, rU'N
, seI.p Co n' u two denominations. d
D. S2u tyrip nuuh and SO scrip h""h
q For 90, purpose of Oh order IN.
. railroads within the i"ir were i'
i. |tII,d into different classes, ana pl"
, visions made that mo scrip Dec non
|, ur,d ON the diti.rout roads Hs 'ih'.'
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