Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-11-20

ExhiNIl No. 10 related 10 porlaiea
IAninlf SIS. ie related ~ Roewrll.
Exhibit 30. ~ related 10 Carlsbad.
ENniDIl No rs rciaiea 20 the hay
rata IN rctDa valley linee
tsaihA no i was itafnc psso-
citation territory map.
Exhinit 80. ~ deacfIAee rates on
sugar and other California products
~ LofdstnrE - osalIHt - Paso
ExhHhl SO "a related ID the situ-
alton On me Denver A. Rio Gmndc
railroad. with particular reference e.
Farmlnsion. bat was not read into
the fecord % noi Included IN the
prcsert caae.
Mr.. segseraen WAS stili on the
stand ~ 1850 when adjournment
was taken until 2 o'ciock.
The ilcarine n Detail.
Commissioner j. d. Clements called
ihe hearing 20 order al 1915; am
nouncins the hearing IS d continue
ti0n 81 thc hceflHs Of the general
complatnt of the New Mexico state
corporation commission covering rates
80 New Mcxico points from the east
ana from thr Faeisc coast
The federal court room was COM
furiahly hiled. tho attorneys and
ttenoNraphers occupying asl thc space
within the rail while tho spectators
benches were nllcd ~ railway men.
shippers and a numb cr ~ Aihuquer-
cue men, including the committee Of
the Commercial club and the Nelaii
Merchants association. Il was an
Interesting fact thai during the MORN
lng session. the attendance from DEM
ing. Las Cruces and other points anu
from Arizona. greatly exceeded that
Of local shippers and business zen.
immediately after the opening Of
the hearing Mr.. Fred y. Gregson. rep
resentlng tho associated jobbcrs OF
Los Angeles. asked permission 10 In
lervene IN behalf ~ that association,
Including some i20 jobbcrs In Los
Angeles. He stated that the inter-
ct of the association was In rates to-
LordshurE. y. a.. Albuquerque and
Gallup. Briefly Mr. Uregson said
that ANY attack upon the rates go
these points from Los Angeles as
contained IN the New Mcxics COM
plant would disrupt the entire rate
situation on the coast and bring SER
iouA confusion. Ha said the associa-
ton desired to intervene not In any
spirit Of antagonsm 20 the complain
ants. bat had come In a friendly spirit
and IN hope Of benefit 20 an con-
cerued The commissioner ordered
that the associated jobbers OF Los
Angeles be allowed 10 Intervene Mr..
Grenson stated he would present a
statement when the proper time ar
rived.
Arlx0na Commission lntcrycncs.
Mr.. r. A. Jones OF Phoenix. Ariz..
member Of the Arizona state cor
poration commission. followed with q
petition to intervene In behalf Of that
commission. He stated 10 the COM
missioner that the interests 81 the
Arizona commission practically were
Identical with the complaint filed ~
the New Mexico commission. PERMITS
sion 20 intervene was allowed
Commissioner Clcsnents Leaves
Tonight.
Commissioners Clements announced
that Il would be necessary for him ia
leave Albuquerque tonight Tor the
east, but ahat Examiner Matthews
would continue tho hearing and TAX
Ing Of testimony judge Clements
then asked Judge sam H. C0Wan for
his opening statement which proved
10 be- brief. outlining tho general COM
plant Of the corporation commission
and alleging violation Of the long and
short haul clause Of tho Interstate
commerce act 10 New Mexico points
from Lake. Mississippi and Missouri
river points; making particular ref
orcnee 10 the alleged violation Of this
clause with regard TO Ei paso.
Attorney Bledsoe for the Atchison.
Topeka and Santa re stated In open
Ing for the railroads, that the rates
ia effect on the Santa Re 20 New
Mexico points were In themselves fair
and reasonable. that where an appar-
ent violation Of section occurred,
there WAS Ia fact no violation or dis
elimination. and that any apparent
discrimination WAS due 10 conditions
over which the santa re had no con-
troll. such ar the El paso water rate
and the Texas common point rate.
Commissioner Clements stated that
the commission had found Il lmprac-
iical, in an general rate inycsiiga-
lions similar 10 the present 90 go In
to a detailed adjustment between an
deal only with the ponies thut the cone
dea only with the points that the con-
trolled; and thut when tho rates 90
controlling points are fixed There fol-
lows necessarily re-adiustmont and
re-alieumont which IN the end BE- sale
isfactory. He said that the commits
sion generally had found "a commend
able willingness on the part OF the
railways and shippers Ga cooperate
Ia these re-adiusimtnts after the
rates 10 controlling points had been
adjusted.