Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-05-10

AHlhIlitp NAhfN Hufu IIHff.
Yesterday might have been called
orange and Amarillo Day" m no
Shreveport rate case The entire ts..
tImOny Of this session az the hearing
being conducted by Attorney Exam.
liner II Thurtell Of We Interstate
Commerce Commission consisted n.y.
protests against Fonda Tariff 1.B.
or against rate condition. attributed
20 H. by representative of traffic Ir.
terests In these sections one Boo .Hr
Panhandle, and one 100 southeast
Texas on the Louisiana line
Tho Orange complaint vas direct.
ed only 20 rates on paper bugs. and
more particularly on carload rates
and minimum weights ON that com
modify, while the Amarillo and rau.
handle evidence was concerned NIIh
general rates and conditions iucIu1
INK comparisons ~ The Kansas and
Oklshoma and the New Me1iro scale.
wlth the present Fonda 2R rates.
tho Panhandle contention being that
these three states. With which Do
.ompetes have distinct advantage
by reason OF inequalitias 100 Tho ..s.
eral tariffs involved
The Amarillo objections 10 pre-
cnt rate conditions were presented
more forcibly perhaps than any eu.
w" contention developed during iHH
hearing The Panhandle witurs Ds
began N the beginning go fO speak
and rfrtched the story az tho plain "a
development from the time Df toms.
hawks 10 tho days ~ dlller'u'aIr.
told ~ its transformation from a
wilderness 20 n we'll developed pro
ducing Iobbing and shipping section
and wound up with thr declaration
that the Fonda Tariff Pr has im
posed such high freight ntoa upon
this soction. and such handicap b.
comparison with lower scales apply
ing 10 oklahoma. knnfnG and Nnw
Me1ico competitors. that thn rnutIu
ued prosperity and dcvolopmcu. of
that country depends upon removal
oi such alleged discrimination Tho
Introduction " direct evidence hy
the Amarillo aud Panhandle inter
ests was not concluded yesterday
and will be- resumed thh morning
Shreveport Part.
Each Of the witnesses yesterday
both rom Ofsngs snd Amnrllo. sold
bis business or the interests he rep
resented. had no competition from
Shreveport whatever Several when
asked what Shreveport had 90 do
with tho situation ans Norpd moth
ms" A. o. generally understood
however. the so.cHlind shreveport
rate case has long ago passed the
stage ~ involving merely tho traffic
interests Or contentious of ID singh.
city or section. but rather 10 Co., ul.
innate effects. % includes o." entire
ratemaking fabric ~ ihe southwest
The Orange wllncHHe. who iHst
fled W"ro ~ T. Charles aud q D.
Hartmeut traffic manager and
southern representative. respectively
Of the ~ Opener Paper lnr com.
pany OF Orange The Amarillo Wit
nessoa wore ! S Stuurit president
~ tho Panhandle Traffic League .HI
representative of the Amarillo Ifaf.
dc Committee. n e. Nohlrs whole.
sale rrosor oi Amarillo With branch
houses az other western and Pan.
handle points J D. Bryant whole
sale produce house aud canning nr.
tory OF Amarillo. a 4 NarW hinuis
of Post CITY superintendent OF fhH
Post Cotton Mills. aul lamlu raI.
mer of Amarillo. secretary Oh. the
Panhandle Traffic League and IRA
uc manager of tho Cifs o. Amarillo
Sir Palmer presented e series NJ "a
bI.g. prepared in great detail ari
Intended 90 sustain the ylri1u. f.T
crsl contentious made by thD PAN.
handle witnesses regarding fnH
growth of that section t1, amount
81 o. business aud fhp claim chat
rate discrimination complained H'
viii affect ia commercial Ir'Dr,af.
difasiroue'y unless relief De- obtained
The fr.f witness yesterday morn
inF. " L. Charles of Orange fH
TIC manager ~ ihe ~ Opener OF.
per Bag COMPANY and the wiz.
follow rr HIM. r D. Hartman.
southern representative of rho rHm.
pany. testified that urr'fHr
whore fhr company has "a plant -
ship Co., product 0n an average n. 1.|
rates ~ % fr per 100. vhi'" 'h"
Orange average of all raIe be- 1880
per 100 Particular objection waa
made to tho present carload mIu.
mum % 36 600 pounds on paper
bags. instead ~ $4,000 pound rIr..
mum under Tho old scale and spec.
lnc request was made That fhr n.i
plan of % uer cent ~ class q rHr
modify rate be- retained EKh.h.fs
were offered % show paper haE fHf'
Increases from Orange under fhr
Fonda eB tariff AZ an average Iu-
crease % 81 2 per cent carload s.r.
gle lire. and SIS carload joint haul
MAY Move Nnl.
VI Hartman said that unlf fnn
situation o. relieved the Orange wil
probably Wlll be- moved to New OF.
isaus on cross examination r1I|-
road attorneys sought ~ show That
90 natter if the mill were moved fD
kew Orleans thp Sf Louis cuurrfI.
lion BOB Texas. 90 which wifnesses bad
referred would not b. changed and
also f1 show that for tho railroad
% reduce the minimum carload
weight would b. 20 prualirr fnF
larFe centers. such a. Dallas. that
can take shipments iu carload guam
Titles in favor OF the smaller cen
teu that can not handle such guam
Titles IN a time.
] Eunneff Of Amarillo pref
dent 90 the Panhandle Ifaifir
I.eague. fired the opening gun of
TIE Amarillo campaign. protesfinE
On bs4alf Of f0r;y-fiFe differerfili
territory PanhsHdle counties. AGAINST