New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-12
CONFERENCE WHEAT RATE
TO RIO CRANDE VALLEY

The conference called by the state
corporation commission to work out
relief for the Rio Grande millers
who must ship in wheat to keep
their mills going, met in the senate
chamber Wednesday.
The mllers were represented by
John Greenwald, Jr.. of Socorro
president of the New Mexico Mill
ers Association; p p Simmonds OF
Belen, secretary OF the association
o. A. Bachechi of the Anchor Mill
in Albuquerque; II. R. Wetmore OF
John Becker Company, Belen; and
Mr. Bland of llfeld Company, Las
Vegas.
Eugene Fox, traffic manager of the
Z. P. & s. w. and w R. Brown, d.
vision freight agent of the A. I.
& S. f.. both of FL Paso, represented
the United States Railroad Admins
/ tration, having been appointed to at
tend this conference. W. A. Gamer
on, travelling freight agent of the
Santa Fe Railway, B. F. Seggerson
traffic manager OF the New Mexico
Central and Harvey Lutz, Santa Fe
freight agent, were in attendance.
/ Mora and Quay counties were re-
presented by d. A. Espy. cashier of
the Citizens State Bank OF Mills
Fred c. Beebe, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce OF Tucumcari ;
and f. 5. Holstine of the c. NJ. Light
Grain Company of Tucumcari. They
represent the wheat interests in that
section OF the state and are seeking
an outlet for wheat that under pres
ent conditions can not be marketed
for lack of local or terminal storage
and consequent embargo.
Hugh II. Williams, chairman of the
state corporation commission, pres
ided. Commissioners Bonifacio Mon
toya and J. M. Luna and rate clerk
Z. F. Coard were also present.
John Greenwald. Jr, stated the case
of the milers. The discussion that
/ followed covered the milling in trars-
it privilege and rates on wheat and
flour within New Mexico and from
Kansas The milling in transit pri-
vlege permits the miller to stop the
wheat in transit and grind it. The
flour may then be shipped from mill
ing point to destination on the
through flour rate which rs lower
than the local rate.
The representatives. from Mora and
Quay counties are anxious to find
an outlet for their wheat in the
Rio Grande Valley as at present time
very little wheat may be shipped to
Galve ston the primary market for
that section They hope that an adj
iustment of rates may be arranged
that wheat may move to local mills.
The conference lasted through the
day and apparently every angle OF
the situation was gone into. At the
close the committee sent BY the rail-
road administration agreed to make
a report OF the conditions TO the
Kansas City District Freight Traffic
Committee for its action rs I is
important that speedy relief be
granted to the Rio Grande millers.
it will be handled as an emergency
case. II relief should be delayed
three months, it would benefit little.
It was indicated that low emergency
rate might be placed in cffecs for
ninety days to give the millers an
opportunity to lay in a supply of
wheat. Such an arrangement would
not interfere with the regular rate
structure.
The higher rates out OF Tucumcari
to Galveston were also discussed. 1t
appears that it is a two line haul
out of this territory Mr. Fox OF the
+. p. & s. w stated that these
rates were now under consideration
by the traffic committee. He stated
that he had no authority to change
rates.
All parties in attendance were
pleased to have the opportunity to
confer on these matters. The mill
ers had the opportunity to get into
closer touch with traffic officials
The railroad representative were
glad to meet the millers and learn
their difficulties in getting wheat
for their mills. The corporation
commission deserves credit for ar
ranpinp the conference