The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-02-27

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II II -o sorcly necessary
Petition To the Governor.
Albuquerque. - NJ, February "a,
taiS-Dr. Garfield. National Fuel
Administrator. Washington H. c..
sir: The undersigned citizens %. the
city Of Albuquerque. New McNiro. re-
spcctfully petition YOU Tor relief
against the c~NtortiouHtt uud cNuthi-
utnt price which domestic hitumiuous
coal b. being sold for In his city and
throughout this state The price In
this city for such coal Ia SiO..5 per
ton, when as the undersigned are in
formed and believe, s. To- 81 per ton
would bc q reasonable price there
for
They respectful, represent that
the cNOrbitdIt prscc is caused, fitst
by the cNurbitnnt freight rates per-
mittcd, and which the undersigned arc
p%ctitioniuG against to Hon VIM -.
McAdou. the national railroad dircc-
tor. aud second. hy e conspiracy he
tween retail dealers of the state. and
third by the grossly cNurhitunt prices
at the mine mouths permitted boy
Vour department. and iu this latter
behalf they respectfully represents
That the mouth-mipc prices FOR
domestic coal. which 81 is said your
department permits la this state.
range from sac 90 $3.50 per ton.
when IN truth ana In fact s. Ia ~ the
most $3.50 per ton would be- u rca-
sonahlc price Tor such coal.
In this behalf the undersigned rep
resent that they are informed ana be-
licvc. hat several Of the big mining
concerns buy up an the coal produced
by Independent producers at 81 90
per ton. 50 as TO vest themselves with
q monopoly.
The undersigned lu proof and cor-
%roboratiun 0f the claims here made.
refer you to the rcports made in re-
cent years. hy an mine operators len
New Mexico. To- the bureau of mines.
aud II viii hy seen that the produce
ton cost Of coal boz mo- Instance cN-
ceeded Si-6U per ton The present
prices %pcruuttcG at the miuc-muuths
In New Mexico. are higher than the
coal rctailcd for In tho several towns
of the state "a few years ago. The
Undersigned further represent that
they cannot imagine how the inspcc-
tors whC they understand were sent
10y your department to this state,
could have made any such report that
would Justify thc fiNinE of mime
mouth prices at such eNorbitant fig
ures.
Therefore they respectfully ask foi
relief In the promises. and feet that
tho most cursory. truthful invcstiga.
ton of the matter will cause YOU "a
cut the prices now permitted at least
In two.
Respectfully submitted.
Petition To Me Ndoo.
Albuquerque. y. NJ. February u
l2lN-Hon VIM. q. McNduo. Dircc.
tor Of Railroads. washington u. e
Sir. The undersigned citizens of ~
~bupuerpuo, New Mexico. respectfully
represent that freight rates ou IA,
railroads generally IN New Mexico
ore out Of tune with interstate rate.
ANA the local rates IN al SURROUNDING
states, and are in and OF thomsctVc'
grossly eNorhitaut. particularly as We
CARDS the freight rates upon coal ".
further represent that owing to IN.
limitations in our constitution AN,
laws placed there hv thoa, interest
ed, our corporation commission /
without power or at least fails To az
ford the people any relief in this re-
gard. Tho freight rate from Gallup
\. NJ. To this city of Albuquerque
upon coal b x2.3U per ton, when q
your petitioners are informed ans
believe - cents per ton would ho
reasonable rate. because the haul
but ~ miles. and practically IN
tircly down Hill Tho freight rat
on coal from Suraritc. y. NJ. s. SIS
per ton, when q reasonable ate II /
said. would hc &l.... From los Ger
rillos q point only .iNty miles mort
of here, the ratio D. 81 90 ON duncsti
coal when 80 cents per ton would 70
q reasonable ate. The same rs tru
Of coal from Carthage % point seventy
five milcs south OF this city of Albu
hupuerque. The rate from Ration
Albuquerque b. S2.H' por ton, who
the same as FROM %Suraritc. Sl2'
would be a reasonable price
These facts coupled with the IS
urhit,nt prices which the miurs ~
permitted Ia charge nt The mouth q
the mine, aud ALSO coupled with villa
the undersigned believe to- bp 70 COZ
4 spirucy amongst tho retail aralcl
thfnurhout The stato especially IN IN
city, results iu the price ct dumc~t.
hitumiuuus coal. being here In n
city of Albuquerque Sl0s5 per to.
when in truth and in fact the pri,
ought to bee not Ia pNcccd $500 I
$500 per ton.
The undersigned. in c~urroborati,
Of thcs" claims refer YOU 20 the r.
ports made by the mining upernto
In New McNico Ia the bureau OF min
Js 90 the cost Of y" production
coal in D. ears ~ the mines. whi'
does not exceed $3.50 per ton, az
also rcfor you To tho Interstate cor
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