Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-04
NO DECISION BY
COMMISSION As
TO PREPARATION
Groves Gets Letter From In
iersiaie Body Regarding
Question Of importance to
New Mexico Slippers.

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Groves. ~ the state corporation com
mission is in receipt Of letter from
the secretary 81 the Interstate Com
rneree commission regarding the
pending rate cases which will be OF
interest TO all New Mexico shippers.
The letter IL as follows:
Interstate Commerce Commission,
Office of the Secretary,
Washington. oct. -. 1914.
Mr.. NJ. :. Groves. Chairman state
Corporation Commission. santa Fe,
n. ~
Dear sir:-Your letter Of October
IS Is received.
Numerous inquiries have been sent
to the commission asking whether
PREPARATION would be- awarded with re-
spect to shipments which have moved
from eastern points to so-called in
termountain territory since the pro-
mitigation Of the commissions fourth
section order W. i24. copy OF which
Is enclosed.
No decision has yet been made by
the commission with reference TO the
propriety Of an award OF PREPARATION
upon such shipments.
BY reference to the order. Il will
be noted that the commission did not
In this proceeding establish specific
rates to any point intermediate TO the
the Pacific coast. but merely a rela-
t,onship OF rates as between Pacific
coast points and intermediate points.
That Is 10 say. the carriers were and
are at liberty to comply with the or
der. either BY increasing rates to the
Pacific coast. or by decreasing rates
10 intermediate points, or by both
such increase and decrease TO the
extent necessary TO bring the rates
into conformity with the order. Until
this selection OF method Il may be
difficult to formulate claims for rep
nration.
The commission will not undertake
to determine informally the merits of
such claims. nor the effect OF the
statute Of Limitation upon such
claims. Shippers claiming PREPARATION
may file formal complaints In the u.s.
nal manner. setting forth their claims
with such particularly as is required
by the commissions rules of practice.
such complaints will be served, with
notice 10 answer. upon the defendant
carriers and will be assigned for hear !
ng in due course.
IL is desired. however. to call the |
attention Of all those who may desire !
o file claims to two matters. which,
rom the inquiries addressed to the !
'ommission. appear not to be gener-
lily understood:
I'm view of the provisions of the
rider which may be satisfied by one
Il the several alternatives. as above
loIntcd out. shippers seeking repara- !.
ion in connection with these pro-
eedings should appear at the hear
ngs prepared to prove to what ex- /
ent. If any. they were damaged by
he failure Of the carriers to establish
he relationship OF rates prescribed by
he commission.
while no complete check has
cen made by the commission of the
ates involved. II Is well known that
nring the past two years the carriers
ave brought many rates into con-
ormity with the commissions ruling.
here would. Of course. be no basis
'hatever for an award of PREPARATION,
ased upon the carriers violation of |
ne fourth section order mentioned
18th respect TO rates which did not
Iolate that order Therefore. in
rder that the commission may be
.lieved from much unnecessary de-
liled work. II is respectfully request
| that shippers who decide to file /.
aims for PREPARATION in connection
it'll the proceedings above mentioned
, careful to eliminate from their
aims all shipments with respect to
hich rates to Pacific coast points
Id to intermediate points were not.
hen the shipments were made. in
olation of the commissions order.
Respectfully.
G. b. MGINTY.