Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1921-09-24
BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES
COMMISSION OF THE STATE
COLORADO


COMMISSION OF THE STATE
COLORADO
CASE NO. 1877
SUPPLEMENTAL ORDER -.
The Monte Vista Commercial Club.
et al. Complaint.
VI.
A. r. Baldwin. Receiver. The Den
yer & Rio Grande Railroad COM
pany. ct al. The Denver 4 Rio
Grande Western Railroad COM
pany substituted. Defendant.
September l5. 1921.
STATEMENT
BY the Commission:
On October 2. 1920. the Com
mission entered its order and de-
cision In the above entitled matter.
after q hearing and concerning the
matters involved therein on Sep
tember 20. 1920. In the city Of
Monte Vista, Colorado where evi-
dence was taken and all parties In
terested In the subject matter Of
such inquiry were heard.
Practically the only contention
made tine subject of inquiry in the
hearing and embraced within the
order Aforesaid was Rule 6 Of the
then Carriers Circular No. 81 re-
vised. and upon due consideration
the Commission. by Its said order
Of October :. 1920. abrogated the
original Rule No. s In the said Cir
cular 81 and substituted therefor
Rule s. which is set out In said
order.
In 4 statement OF the Commission
preceding the promuigation OF the
order aforesaid appears this Ian
EuaEe:
1T was further agreed and un-
derstood that II the Commissl ab-
rogated original Rule No. and
substituted therefor the rule sub
Stantially as suggested by the COM
plainants that then and In that event
the growers. dealers and shippers
would agree upon \ system Of equit-
able distribution OF cars available
for the potato movement which.
whom approved by the Commission.
the carriers would put into effect" !"
Apparently. the growers. dealers
and shippers have never reached an
agreement upon any system Of dis
tributi0n Of cars available for the
potato movement. or II 70. no such
plan has been approved heretofore
BY this Commission. with the result
that tho complainant. the Monte
Vista Commercial Club. and the
Ban Luis Valley Potato Growers as
sociation and other Interested par
ties II Tie saiA potato movement.
have heretofore and In the early
part Of this month filed with the
Commission . plan or system which
embodies rules for the alleged ssuit.
able distribution Of cars for the
V"s"sc sso'Sns1uS W tuo ototSSCS WeUt
Of Aiamosa on the limo Of the Dsn-
YER and Rio 0rande Western Rail.
road aud the San Luis Central Rail.
road. These rules. have bssn given
careful consideration and have been
submitted to the carriers Aforesaid.
and with slight modification such
plan Of distribution and rules 10
govern the same. meet with the ap.
provai Of said the Dsavsr and Rio
0rands Western Railroad company
and the San Luis Central Railroad
company. and 10 svidencsd BY {
written statement 10 that sffect
filed with the Commisstoa Oh 70.
Wit: September ~. 1881.
On September .. 1881. there VA
filed with the Commission . protest
II the nature Of . pstitsoa. signed
~ . number Of the potato dealer,
and shippers Of Monte Vista. whtst
protsstsl and objected 70 The sAop
ttoa q any other Or different ~
ten ~ p,as. asd rsiss II pssssases
tAsrsos. % was II effect 1srtas ~
pessto ssasoa Of 1889. 0aiA peotss,
anl ebjsetiea hes also ressivsl ~
careful cesslAssatjea - ~ Cen
nissisa. al seaasossts q ~ ~