Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-11-22

puinants and the Santa Fe railway
began 10 Introduce iis witnesses.
j. B, kooutz general freight agent,
toon the stand and began 10 explain
u large number OF exhibits. These
exhibits were in the form Of state
ments intended 10 illustrate the rea-
sonahleness, per Sc, OF the existing
rates. mr. koontz explained that I'm
Ia former ruling the Interstate COM
mercc commission had laid down a
ruling az 90 what constituted reason
able rates between st. Louis and
Texas common points. Using this rul-
ing as a basis. he showed that the
present rates were In almost every
case lower than those authorized by
the commission. He was not cross
examined
From this time on the evidence took
a highly technical turn and II was
difficult for any one not expert in
rate matters TO understand the
significance Of the documents that
were introduced. j Brinker, assistant
freight and passenger agent Of the
Santa Fe, went into a long explana-
ton of a series Of statements and
charts which had been prepared by
him showing freight tariffs into this
section So engrossed In his testimony
did Mr. Brinker become, and so
rapidly did he give his evidence, that
Examiner Mackley felt called upon
10 ask him, in behalf Of the steno-
grapher to speak more slowly The
documents read by Mr. Brinker were
introduced without objection and he
was not subjected to cross-examina-
ton
c. w. oliver, assistant statistician
of the Santa Fe, next took the stand
with a series OF exhibits tending to
show the sparsely settled condition of
New Mexico and the fact that little
business originates for the company
from this section. These exhibits con-
sisted Of maps, charts and diagrams.
They were seven in number and were
admitted without objection.
Attorney Dobson was the last Wit
ness Of the evening. He told of the
reeeivership Of the New Mexico Cen
tral and stated that 1t was absolutely
dependent upon the Interstate bust
ness that II got from other railroads
for a subsistence. He gave an ac-
count of the troubles that the rail-
road has had with the courts, and
attributed the failure of the company
in large measure to the failure Of
the dry farming experiment in CEN
trail New Mexico.
Judge BledsOe announced that II
was the intention OF the defendants
to introduce first all the evidence in
their possession tending to show the
reasona bleness Of the existing rates as
an abstract proposition, and that later
the question Of discrimination would
be given attention.
AT 1880 o'clock a special meeting
was held before Examiner Maeklcy to
take up the Arizona wheat rate case,
brought by the corporation commits
sion OF Arizona to protest against the
proposed raise in the rates on wheat
from Kansas points to Arizona and
western New Mexico.
Corporation Commissioner +. s..
Jones represented the Arizona COM
mission. j. G. Stuhhs, of the Southern
Pacific and II Anewalt of the santa
Fe. appeared In favor of the railroads.
Others Interested in the hearing VINO
were present wore T.. ". Clapp. of
the Arizona Eastern, r.. *. Minson,
~ tho IL q n. N, y NJ Hortmen' OF
he southern Pacific. rankin
Hawkins, of the y. j.. s. $. W. and
Judge Holm, representing an assoela-
sion Cf Kansas mlilers.
The hearing was interrupted by re-
ceipt of news of The death of Inter
state Commerce Commissioner Mar
BILE. but was later resumed