Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1915-07-16
WILLIAMS TELLS OF
FREIGHT RATE FIGHT
OTHER ADJUSTMENTS TO COME


Ilush IL. NllllnillS, member oI lht
New Mexico State Corporation Com
mission. arrived in Dcming yesterday
from Santa Fc. Mr.. Williams is very
much pleased with the sweeping char
acter of the recent rate decision
which places New Mexico on n parity
with neighboring states in the matter
of freight rates. The Graphic, ac-
cording to MI. Williams, wa, the first
newspaper in New Mexico to print
anything like II complete analysis of
the decision.
"Of course" said Mr.. Williams.
there are many important rates still
10 bc readiustcd. but the interstate
commerce commission has set forth
the principle in the recent decision on
which future rradiusimcnis are to he
based. Rates into the state from the
north and west, and rates out of the
state on the products of New Mexico
need attention. lntrastaie rates also
pre- IN a chuair condition H. result
of the decision. The ord,r does moi
go into effect until October and moth
ing can be done until the railroads
comply with the demands made. The
foundation for future work has, how
ever. been laid and there will be- no
trouble in maxim" The REQUIRED
changes.
while IN some instances slight M
rrrase~ have been made in the class
rates in order lo place the various
CLASSES on II certain percentage basis
less than first class. there are some
very substantial reductions in other
classes. and the commodity rates viii
be- lowered in practically all rn~r-
gud if the III Pa~o rates are inrrca~
ed To basis of Albuquerque rate. n
we believe they will be, Fl Paso viii
then only have slight differ niia'
over Dcming in the various rates ard
will have no advantage whatever over
the territory ndiarrnt to Drmin". for
thc reason that the less than carload
rates must h. paid from El Pas" I"
either Dcming or points adiarcnl
thereto. This will place New Mexico
practically on the same basis rs III
Pnso and will remove the discriminn
tons 81 far rs the iobbing interests
are concerned. IN fact, by the opinion
nf the interstate commerce commls-
sion. ~ Paso has taken out of the
Texas adjustment and practically
placed in the New Mexico adjustment
"Tucumcari and Clovis have been
grouped together on the same baslr
from Kansas City: that is. rate oi
-. 50. first class. grading down Ia :"
cents for Glass a." the lowest class
"Roswell. CAR lshad. Vaughn. Pas
mra, Alamogordo. Las Vegas. Albu
oucroue. Santa Fc. Bclcn aud Rinc"l
have all been grouped together oi
basis of Sl.7o. frsi-class. down i'
- cents. Glass "f.
"Thc class rates to D'mine have
been fixed at 600. frstrlasS. grad
inc down 10 80 cents. Class "E.
"Silvcr City. $40 down Ia o
cents, Class "E.'
"Gallup aud Lordsburc are group
ed together: iirst-clnsS rate. T2.2.
down 10 Glass ~" 40 cents.
"Thc FL Paso lines have been sirci
the option of either reducing all inter
mediate rates to New Mexico point
to the present FL Paso basis, or in
creasinc the rates to Albuquerque ba
4is. as above stated and n, Fixed b'
the interstate commerce commission
"Kansas City has been made th'
basis: and the rates from ST. Loui
will be on a diffcrential scale of ~
cents. first -class. down to Class "E,
s cents; and from Chicago. 90 cents
first -class. Glass "E," l3 cents
Those difrerentials to he added To tn
Kansas City rates I" make tn
through rates from 81. Louis an'
/ rk,.aun: