El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-03
DRINKING TROUGH CASE
AGAIN BEFORE THE
CORPORATION BOARD
SANTA re RAILROAD CLAIMS IN.
JURY WAS NOT DISCOVERED
UNTIL SIX MONTHS AFTER THE
UNLOADING; IMPROVED FAciL.-
tiles ON TRAIN No. 4.


The case of the drinking trough
purchased by the Santa Fe Woman's
Board of Trade. through the gift OF
Mrs. r. ]. Palen, and which is said
to have been damaged in shipment,
is again before the state corporation
commission. This time Contractor A.
Windsor has asked that the matter
be taken up and pushed to a final
settlement. He wants the Santa
railway to bear the loss. At a former
examination by the commission, Fl. S.
Lutz, city agent for the Santa Fe
railway, declared that the injury to
the trough had not been discovered
until nearly six months after it had
been unioaded in SANTA re. Under
auch conditions, Mr. Lutz declared, it
was IMPOSSIBLE for the railway com
pany to recognize a claim for dam
ages.
The commission is investigating the
alleged o~vercharging of R. e. Sanders
on the shipment of household goods
from Meridian, Miss, to Clovis.
Crossing at colmor
Through the efforts OF the com
mission the Santa Fe railway has
agreed to put in a crossing which
residents Of Colmor and vicinity de-
clare is necessary in that district.
The road makes the proviso that it
must be convinced that the road az
fected is a bona fide highway. The
petition for the crossing was made
because Of a bridge, which it was
claimed, was not high enough to per-
nit the hauling of hay beneath it.
The Santa Fe Metal and Iron CON-
nay has asked for the assistance OF
the commission in securing an adj
justment on charges on a shipment
from Santa Fe to Galveston, claiming
the wrong rate was assessed.
P. NJ. Ruleau, Of Omaha, Neb., has
written asking about interstate and
interstate rates as they affect New
Mexico.
Rates on Fuel OIL
The Mimbres Valley Farmers as
ISOLATION, which has its headquarters
at Deming, asks the commission to
look into the matter of rates on
Solar oil and kindred commodities.
The claim is made that the associa-
ton has been overcharged on ship
ments from Iowa Park, Texas, to
Deming to the amount Of $339.13.
The commission is Investigating,
Taos Case
Citizens Of Taos, represented by
William Mexican, who recently com
planned about an alleged delay of
goods in transit at Taos Junction.
have written the commission thanking
1t for its work in having the situa-
ton corrected. The commission, at
the time OF the complaint, communi-
Gated with Supt. McGraw of the Rio
Grande railway at Alamosa, and the
latter replied that the trouble was
due to inability to secure men. The
company since has put in an opera
tor as well as an agent at the juno
ton and as soon as the accumu-
lated work is disposed Of, it is ex-
pected there will be no cause for
complaint.
Paying for Telegram Delivery
In the future the citizens Of Carls-
bad who receive kilograms will not
be obliged to pay is cents additional
charge for delivery. Due to the cor.
respondence OF the corporation com.
mission with Supt. McClintock OF
Denver an investigation was held to
learn why Carlsbad folks we're made
to pay for telegram delivery while
nobody else had to meet a similar
expense. Mr.. McClintock writes that
the desired correction win be made.
Local Traffic on No. 7
Santa Feans will be particularly In.
terested in learning that train No.
2. the Santa FEES morning train west,