The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-21

ing the consent Of the commission.
That must be done in any event, yet
other restrictions may be imposed in
addition to securing Ne consent Of
the commission.
Policy Of Commission.
@Up to the meeting Of the next leg
islature it will be the policy Of the
commission to refuse any proposed
consolidation unless the people along
the line Of the small road agree to the
consolidation. The people along the
line are the ones who pay for the
maintenance and operation Of the road
and If they feel they can better their
condition IN service and eliminate the
twoline haul I can not understand
why citizens IN a distant part OF the
state should object 10 such an ar-
rangement Again, if this amendment
is adopted, there will be several con-
Meeting lines built, connecting differ
ent parts Of systems, such as line
from Ardmore to Waurika connecting
the Rock lsland system OF line from
Tulsa to Ripley. connecting the Santa
Re system Connections Of the above
character win do much TO shorten the
distance and thereby reduce freight
rates II a line we're built from Ard
more TO Waurika it would fednce the
4 freight rateton coal from the McAles-
ter field to Waurika and all points
south on the Rock Island to Ryan and
All points 1orth. including Duncan and
Rush Springs.
The policy Of the commission will
further be to limit tbe consolidation Of
these new foads as near as possible
to the system that does not penetrate
the section Of country through which
the road runs. may Illustrate this
by using the Oklahoma Central from
Chickasha to coalgate. We would an
prove a sale Of this road to the Santa
/ fe because it puts the Santa re In
the Rock Island, Frisco and Katy ter
ritory The Santa Fe does not now
reach Chickasha. neither does it reach
Ada or Lehigh. and If this amend
ment is adopted and the Santa Ft
should buy the Oklahoma Central and
extend this line on down to shreye
port and ultimately TO New Orleans
and then connect its northern branch
at Tulsa. 10 this system, the benefit
to the state Of Oklahoma which woult
result from such an outlet can hardly
be estimated
z have serious doubts that the com
mission would approve the sale Of am
road except to connect two parts o
the same system. thereby shortening
the distance to any road that owns thu
other roads in that locality If the Ft
J Smith & Western should desire to sci
to one Of the systems we would mucl
, prefer the Kansas City Southern Il
, buy th,s road or the Iron Mountain
iso as to put these systems in part
of Oklahoma where they do not nov
operate.
/ 4 am using this to illustrate tha
5 inasmuch as We only have six 0
5 seven systems in Oklahoma it is to tn
interest Of the public that these syl
E tens should be extended to an part
i of the state as near as may be an
: thereby come in competition with eac
4 other Ia this connection ] desire {
5 says that the original idea of preven
b ing the consolidation Of railroads wa
e for the purpose to create competition
S This theory has largely passed ava
s with the regulation of the interstal
s commerce commission and the yariot
l. state commissions until the only cor
+ petition We have now is service an
it prompt and proper service means
). great convenience 70 the public an
IN many instances saves them nione
e 1 remember only last year some Of Il
p roads were short Of equipment al
e grain dealers lost from 2c to 4c
Ia bushel on their grain. Prompt 81
ie vice in these instances meant almo
ir as much as the freight rate.
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