Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-08
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The paaease ~ the ihrac.eenl fare
hi IL ihs hoNsr 90 Thursday has
fsl been taken sersHaly IS the pun
~ ai iarse a v roneeded by all laws
vera who express ffant opinion that
ihe msiief ~ rallfoa1 ntes. both
pasaeDaer and frnshi u net how
tabiea - legislative control. hut is
ehiineig fer the consolidation ~ the
fiale corporation rammifaipn ard the
Interstate Tpnmorer commission.
ftN dffs Bri6f h. fho inirodnc-
isaa n l4e seniefo fhfce-eeni fare
bal. joint resolution Has intro
dared b. NJ A 4 sna who j.
Representative nom So namefos
coantg. selling nraa fi.s aa'e sor-
porailan commission ~ ls reasons
fef noi ofdfnng - fhfeecent pms.
sensFf rate sn NeW Mek,eo.
This resolution eas slep in BE
rIghi direction. Il Haula not only
give the LEGISLATORS. who are repre-
eensatiyes of the people. the facts IN
the case Il there are any bnt il would
enable the corporation commission
10 lnesfY ~ action before me people
q New Mexico ~ aigaified man
nsr
findouiieaiy the corporation COM
mission sopid welcome an oppoftu-
nify Is put lefert the people 81 New
Mexleo the reasons Why q ihtee-cent
fare has net been ordered IN view
If lhss L g lillie d.nlguit "a ae-
count Tor the haNf thai was shown
IS the introduction Il 3 ;asce=eeuf
hlli 81 the evening ~ one day. and
tas aeat dag. hagefc lhe same had
been rflEted Or before even knowl-
edge IL ia Introduction had been
communicated to The people. rushing
Il nat ~ 4 committee. not the raiI-
rad committee. baf presumably d
committee to the speakers own lik-
lax ana putting e upon passage.
the question involves hundreds of
thousands 81 dollars 80 the railroad
companies ~ Nev Nexlep, and for
tss house II representatives 70
give snap gademen, without even .
hearing ~ notice to those chiefly
concerned. certainly does not appeal
q tie people d. an action that is
even reasonably fair
II speaker Romero believes that
H. has made popular move with the
fa - 49,. af.s4s4s t.a faarfatrtv
mlsladees them. a lhffe-rent rate for
passengers mas ho popular bat the
people viii not approve u action on
msch important matters without q
hearing o. without any facts present
"a 10 the legislature 70 show whether
ihe rate wsa Justified
Il i inlimated AZ the capital that
lhe nomera ihree-aent fare bin is not
"a good faith. hut q a plece of local
It's and political spite work II that
& true Il sill not benefit Mr. Ro-
msros political future
The railway companies Of New
Nesico IRE IS far the greatest I'M
anelrios IN Tbs state Is y said they
pas more than on third Of the iaNes
II lhc state ana there g no denying
the fact that they give employment
to Gar greater number Of people
than any other industry THE service
afforded the people ~ New Mexico
hy che principal railroads that pass
through Il caRnoi be surpassed by
any railroads Ia the United States
II these great industries prefer 20
heep oui 81 politics aud 60 present
their eaHe before an impartial body,
either Che mato corporation commits
sion ~ The supreme court Of the
state. 4hat IS fact that the people
~ the haie wit enffels approve
whai tAe pooplr sc New Mexico
want Is Il sanare dtal between the
rniHoaas ard tha people The way a.
obtain ims Is not hy impotuous les
islauoe. hui ~ sober consideration
of the isalies between ihe railroads
and ihf people ~ the body that the
consultation hna selected for that
purpose This is not opls true 20 mat
tiers Of rates that affet the people,
but L Is equally trne Is between the
railroad companies md ihs enc
playes The aay u Regulating em-
plosment for RAILROAD srainmen spd
Others Is fest passing fortunately y
never dnWnea in New Mexico and u
4 "a he hoped ihut il never will
Questions Of operation are matters
between The employee ard the rail-.
faaas alone ana afa not matters that
oaeht io concern ans honest ieelala-