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


Clantsn bshalg la then called r.
~ oh. fato esptft for me
1Iaf1 roIunIss|on Mr. HeHTefeuR.
after hfitf ttamlnAflon "a d hs
rnI|naf Gxparionre teIIF with
faRard 6 faien. ens lnln a tarefnlly
rrfnnfea detailed alaiemtht. covering
several sectona and many pagcA be-
ing in eilerf i tompnrisen Ut rates ~
ufirei ~ taa reHaa and AibuQucr-
que. with tht ~ raHo rates. and
itudinE g Support the contention q
tao Etatn cnfnlnlnsion Ghat the rates
fs New NoNico controlling polnis. g.
rDmpRfoG with the 80 paeo rates. are
uniaif and aiseriauiAaieft ~ prncti-
caIly every freight classification. and
r. yirietien - thc icu& Ana short
haul clause.
Mr.. 4eeeefaone statement was GA
pnhaaslIto detail and was read BIZ
him ffom thn stand tho various Sec
tions ul h.s statement being submit
tod ~ ekhinIia The statements were
directed aimcas entisciy 20 show dis
cfimlnafIon against New Mexico
points IN favor 81 ri Pas0. Much Of
tha testimony given w Mr.. seggerson
has been given 10 the newspapers
during TIA paa few months by The
publicity department Of shc state COR
porailen commitsion.
ExhlhN No. 4. read hy the witness.
was interesting A. showing that az
rates 20 Las Cruces, $40 miles Aouth
ga Albuquerque. are considerably
lower than the rates 10 this point.
Tie sisted that the LIS Cruces rate
originally WAS based on the back-hanl
from ri pnao. hut that recently this
seems - have been IGNORED and the
rate 20 Las Cruces arbitrarily fixed.
Also that despite these facts. the rate
10 Las Cruces was ntiil higher than
that 10 81 Pnso. "A miles further
from Kansas city ANA Chicago.
In MS exhibit No. 5. covering rates
90 pemlng. the witness made strong
statement. urging a readjuHlment net
only ~ rates bus Of minimum
weights A strons statement also
was made reeardine cement Il beins
held that Deming was ~ the mercy
% tho cement trunt. ~ which Il was
alleged the cemeat plant az "a Paso
IL part. on the ground that because
81 the alleged discriminatory rates
competing plants IN the Kansas gas
belt could not get into DcminR. thus
holalng back building and general
development
Exhibit No 8 wEs with regard 70
SILVER City. Hurley, Santa Rita and
Fierro.
Exhibit no 2. was with regard 10
Lordsbnrg. a Southern Pacific point.
Exhibit No. covered the rate slt-
uation az Gallup. In this exhibit the
startling statement was made that
the discrimination against that town.
on a comparative basis with El Paso.
Is the highest Ia the United states.
Exhibit No e WIS with regard 20
Masdaiena.
Exhibit No. 10 was with reference
a. Tucumcari and santa Rosa.
Exhibit No. IA. applied 70 Pasture,
AIamosordO and intervening points.
IN connection with this exhibit Wit
mess said disparity between New Mex
leo and IA Pase rates on the Rock
Island was not ~ great as on the
Santa Re. the Rock Island recently
havinE made voluntary reductions 20
New Mexico points.
Exhibit No. h was applicable 10
GRO Grnnde and Newman. on the lsi
raro and southwestern northeast OF
El Paso.
Exhibit No. ~ related 20 the Far
Well-TcNicu situation on the Santa Re.
This Drought out thc serious kick
that the rate on beer 20 Farweil.
Texas. d 81 cents per hundred. while
20 Tezico. Just across the line, Il h
90 cents, 20 that Tcxieo pays cents
per hundred pounds more for its beer
than Farwell
Exhibit No. "a described the sitBa-