Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-04-19


20 years its population aas increa.|/
from 400 to $4,000 u " one OF
eleven flrst-class postoiflces in the
state OF Texas II has five banks win
aggregate deposits in NoVembrr
1912. Of over 100000 90 is reach
ed b. four lines % railroad the Rock
Island the Fort Worth A Denver
CRY. the Southern Kansas ~ Texas
and The Pecos a North Texas the last
two being now TO- the Santa Pc -is-
tenn u h large lobblng center
distributing IN less-than carload snip
ments traffic that comes inbound DO
carload lots There are five or sik
wholesale groceries there. one o..
them doing D business OF over 81
000. 900 a year one hardware firm
has business approximating $50
900 year ln addition there are
wholesale dealers To- dry goods iruil,
bicy cles. agricultural implements
and other substantial articles of CONE
meroe u s. common point win
respect 20 state traffic and has 1eeh
since 1905. 10 therefore enjoys COM
mon point rates from Galveston and
other Texas points a hardware
merchant testified thar GO per cent
OF bis shipments came through the
gulf ports % takes burut-district
rates along with sWeetwater aud
Quanah But on traffic from ol
Louis and defined territories Dr. takes
"a dlfferential over common poin.
rates. 10 its substantial disadvantage
as q iohbing point
The merchants and shippers of Am.
arilla have presented their case Win
great earuestness and BOO the conii-
dent belief that inc relief prayed
must necessarily be- granted on TIE
showing made On the other mana.
the defense offered by the respond
ents u directed largely 10 che Couse-
oueuces o. such O step rather than
% the merits 81 the demand More
over. although 90 their conferences
and correspondence with The repre-
sentatiyes Of Amarillo the southwest
ern lines have shown clear appre'
citation OF The changed conditions
above described and of the necessity
OF giving Amarillo some relief never
theless they have hesitated 20 make
it common point not because OF tho
direct effect OF such a readJusimeul
OF rates upon their revenues bui
rather because 81 its Indirect effect
They point out that the present area
of the common point territory U.s.
larger than any state iu the niCu
except Colorado. Montana and New
Mexico. and embraces large part
OF the population and area of the
state The fear expressed by The car
riors is that. 20 Amarillo is given COM
mon point rates. the result will be
finally 70 extend such rates 20 me
entire state Dalhari. for example.
on the Rock Island. So miles north
west OF Amarillo. has always had the
same rates as Amarillo and IN Ros-
well Commercial Club SIS 4. Y x
s. f Ry Co. ~ C. e, 1888, as
hereinbefore stated. We fixed a rela-
tlou OF rates between Amarillo and
Roswell lower rates 60 Roswell
would therefore follow lowering OF
tho rates TO Amarillo n Is conteuded
also that towns on The Rock Island
between Amarillo and TeXola. and on
the Fort Worth a Denver city be-
tween Quanah and Amarillo. would
have 10 be put In common point ter
rItory and that points westward and
southwark. now taking ditferentials
grading mp from Amarillo, would re-.
qulre revised rates The estimated
loss for the past year. of the Southern
Kansas OF Texas and the Pecos 4
Northern. on the basis OF all these
rate revisious that the carriers assert
would necessarily follow granting
OF common point rates TO Amarillo,
was $25.5l776.
After careful examination OF the
record We are not prepared fully to
grant the prayer of the intervening
petition of Amarillo We have said
that the common point territory Of
Texas has been enlarged from time
90 time. but has never been restrict
ed The statement Is not altogether
accurate As matter OF fact an
effort TO force reduction In It's d.
visions caused the Fort Worth q
Denver City 20 make certain arrange
ments with lis connections that final.
ly resulted in extending common
point rates to Amarillo This took
place In November. 1891. and ANA
rillo continued to have the benefit OF