El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-25
Second Railroad From Ell Paso To Tucson,
Is Completed During the Year Just CIogee

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bridges and buildings, also on iron ar
ticles to be converted into tank mate
| rial. when stopped at Ell Paso for re-
working or fabrication, and ther
! shipped to points in the republic Of
Mexico. On account Of the troubles il
| Mexico this has been only of potentia.
| benefit, but with the restora ton OF
peace those industries directly con.
cerned can use it to great advantage
and successfully compete for bushes.
they could not otherwise secure.
Protest Against Ruling.
Formal protest has been made to the
interstate commerce commission against
| a recent rule of the western classified.
ton covering shipments of too great Z
length to be loaded through the side
doors of freight cars and which was the
result of ruling made by the commits
SION This rule seriously affects ship
perS of iron articles and the commission
has notified the carriers that a hearing
viii be had to determine whether or moi
the former classification shall be re-
stored.
This organization Joined many Others
in protesting against the move OF the
Chicago Association of Commerce tC
have included in the western classifi-
cation a rule similar to rule 10 Of the
official classification, and is a party to
the brief prepared by the Southwestern
I Traffic league and submitted to the in
terstate commerce commission. The
adoption of this rule would have very
] seriously crippled interior jobbers, as
well as many other interests, and was
intended to benefit Chicago at the ex-
pense Of interior wholesale centers. The
/ commission recently passed on the Sus-
! pended classification, and although it
/ went on record as being favorable to
more general mixtures of carlot ship
ments, it did not comply with the Chi
! cago petition.
Merchandise Schedules.
1t has always been maintained that
3 expeditions and dependable service is
/ just as essential as favorable freight
rates, to increase and hold the bust
ness TO any commercial center, and with
this idea in view a persistent effort has
been made to have the carriers improve
their merchandise schedules when this
can be done. The Southwestern system
with the completion of the line to Tue
son, extended to that city its present
perfect package car service.
The Southern Pacific has improved
the less-car-lot service to all points
west, and to points on the Arizona
Eastern railway. These companies have
so arranged the loading, and have
package cars that the service is good
to all points, and hope to be able in a
short time to still further reduce the
time on cars loaded for the Globe
Miami and ella Valley district.
The hwestern-Western division
in the month of June inaugurated
weekly less-car-lot refrigerator ser
vice, and in connection with the Ari-
IONA < New Mexico railway. the
same service to points on that line.
This innovation has proven a success
and is worth much to our shippers Of
Use of the Rate Book
The transportation committee of the
chamber of commerce believes that a
closer study and use. OF the rate book
issued by this organization will prove
beneficial to trade interests of this
city. In addition to the use of the
rate information travelling statesmen
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their customers the advantage of pur-
chasing in this city on account of the
ability to make quick deliveries, such
information being contained in the
published package car schedules. That
this book must be OF value to ship
ping interests in this city If properly
mand for it by firms located in other
cities.
Revision of Express Rates.
When in April, 1910, the Merchants
association of New York started the
move to secure the revision of rules
and practices and the reduction of ex-
press rates, this organization was one
of Y to cooperate in the movement, {
believing, as we did, that this was of
vital importance to this city on account
Of its being such great distance from
points of manufacture and original q
supply, and making it necessary to use
this mode of transportation to such a
great extent without going into the
details of the contest it is sufficient /
to say that the new rates, which are /
radical reductions, will probably go 1
into effect within so days, and have /
been delayed by the immense amount I
Of work necessary to work out the 1
new scale. /
Passenger SfopOvers. I
For several years the railways, with .
the exception of the Santa Fe system, I
have been allowing passengers holding /
through tickets stop OF 10 days in /
this city, even though the ticket might /
be closely limited and without suffi- |
cient transit limit for any stopover |
20 0r-TTQ Try he L
participate in this arrangement, grant 1
ing the same privileges as the other /
lines.
The stopOver privilege allowed bv
the railways has not been of the value /
expected on account of the absence of !
such an arrangement covering sleep
Ing car tickets. After more than a /
year of the most persistent effort by /
this organization the Pullman com |
pany has granted this request and |
beginning January 16 this arrange |
ment became effective Stopovers are 4
allowed not only for 10 days but for
as long a limit as the railway ticket |
may carry. This will result in a great /
number Of people stopping in this CITY
each year who would not otherwise do /
so. The railways entering this city
will extensively advertise this fact and
the National Lines of Mexico have
promised to give it wide -ublicity in
order that the travelling public NAV be
induced to stop in Ell Paso and make
trips into Mexico
From causes over which this ore-a nj
ZaLlOn mas no control there has been 4 I
delay in securing some rate adjust
nents, which if given would mean a !
great increase of business to practi-
cally every firm in the city of anv i'm I
DOrtance, and which there is good rea-
son to believe should be brought to
conclusion the coming wear
Appeal for SuppOdt.
If the work outlined for next war
by the traffic department. of the cham
Der of commerce is to be Accomplished +
il will be necessary that this DEPART
nent have the general support of the
business interests of the city.
The efforts of the traffic depa rtuent
follow the idea that the trade territorv
Of FL PasO should be extended in ali /
directions, particularly north, west and /
southwest: that systematic and CO.
operative work by the wholesalers. and
manufacturers will extend the FL PasO
trade zone over a larger territory than
any city west of st. Louis, and that The &
right sort of freight rate adjustments
together with the work of the business
interests, will not only mean an in
crease in the volume of business for
the industries we have at the present
time, but will result in bringing to III
Paso many new industries.
Fl PasO's Electric Signs.
There are 80 electric signs with 1886
lights having AGA candle power. Last
year there were but so signs in use.
Arc Lights in Juarez.
In the CITY nf TuarpZ which 10