The Monte Vista journal., 1920-10-02
NUMERICAL CLUB IS CONFIDENT UTILITY
IoARD Will GRANT CAR RELIEF ASKEDPoR

A. vas anticipated exclusively by
=. Journal last week. the CASE Of
=. Monte Visa Commercial Club
.,,ui the prnvsr 4 Rio 0randc
n.proad Company and The San
IN. Central Railroad Company. In.
C,,y,,r the ruiea govsrnias potato
{, distribution was trtsd before Tho
p,I,ie u,nitics Conmisssoa Wed.
S.,Asy OF this week. The hearing
n held at tho Tswa Hall before
,aui.sioncrs Haldsman and An
,reu. Mr.. Wilson. Supcrintsnd-
n Of transportation OF the d. 4 Il.
~ Mr.. Ray. assiseant to the
ssssai Manages. aaa =. N. Clark.
pssui attorney fos W. system ap-
s,sl for the PstlfeaA companies.
~ title Of The sass y The Monte
ma Commercial Club b. III presi.
n \. X. Mitchell. complaining
= ~ on behalf 81 the growers Of
Ds,oes In the County Of Rio
nade and Of the San Illus Valley.
he State OF Colorado. against
h Denver and Rio 0rande Rail-
~ Company. = corporation. and
h San Luis Central Railroad Com.
Nv. a corporation. and In which
u complaint A. e, Hsadlss. w. +.
sler. John Drake. Corbyn @.
hight. John c. nynds. H. A. Math-
\ II. W. Macy. Jossph ". Shown.
& Harvey and JoAn Macarthur
y Ia their own bsheR ~ growers
Dssatoes aad for an other. sim
bsH situated.
fie Commercial Club particular
stacked rule six Of the car dis
bstion rules put into erect by
railroads and rsa1in0 - follows:
When 4 car h ordersd and load
b any person who fails to give
~ Instructions covering the
soeat out and thereby evinces
feet that he y not the actual
eser. such persoa's name viii be
niaated from The TIT Of shippers
ssivinE proportion Of the availa-
ears and will not b reinstated
III he presents evidence showing
" he Is bona fde shipper
ne Commercial Club alleged that
\ rle is unreasonable. unfair
! sajust to the growers in that Il
meats the grower from selling
product on board the track and
nalises him for 20 doing; that the
favors the shipper and forces
grower to sell his potatoes to
shipper having the ear. thus pre-
atins the grower from. making a
Of his potatoes In TIE open mar
Or to the highest bidder: that
peaetice some Of the. buyers who
'e ears allotted to them Offer the
to the grower who will load
q for the least price irrespective
ne market value. and that under
rule the grower b compelled
seeept the price offered him by
buyer, whereas II the grow
we're assigned the car and could
~ product after loading 1t he.
ID often times sell the product to
81 buyers Offering more money. :,
me prayer Of the complaint was
~ order Of the commission ell
@tins rule six ~ now In force
substituting In lieu thereof the
onered by the Commercial Club
"adins az follows:
Any grower or other 6wanisa-
'e'ns the owner and in posses
u Potatoes In caSlot quantities,
- time Of placing orders for
shall be classed a. and deemed
pper for the purpose Of secur-
.aotments Of ears and that In
such grower orvptAees person
sanitation sells and transfers
sue to potatoes loaded in cars
.otted prior to giving billing in
a0n'' and tho actual billing Of
AN are EiSs. and made By
eAaser within The time r.
- oy these rulss. then such
" transfer shall b without
to the right OF said grow
ser person or organisation 10
further eliotnsats Of carr
'aid rules"
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