Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-19

for the railroads and good for Los
Angeles and all of the Pacific
coast; but they were bad for Cal
lup and Albuquerque and for the
people in all of the interior coun-
try.
When the government took over
the railroads in 1918, a rule was
made that freight could not be
carried through a town or city and
laid down at a more distant point
at a lower cost.
Because of that order made by
w. G. McAdoo, goods cannot be
shipped through Albuquerque to
Los Angeles, FL Paso, Denver or
Kansas City at a cost below the
Albuquerque cost.
How II Works.
Here is how ii works: A car
load of oranges, for example, Is
shipped from Los Angeles to RAJ
ton at cost of $1.62 a hundred
pounds But for IL cents more,
the railroad will carry that car of
oraLges to Boston or New York,
twice the distance from Los An
geles to Ration. The rate from Los
Angeles to Ration is S162 a hun
bred pounds and from Los An
geles to Boston it is $1.73.
1.-THE same is true of dried fruits,
beans, and other California prod
ucts that would go through the
Panama canal if the rail rate were
higher between the coasts.
let us illustrate by means OF
steel products from the east. From
Pittsburgh. Cleveland and Birm-
ingham steel products are carried
by rail to the coast. thence through
the canal by water, and laid down
at about so cents a hundred. IN
GLIDING port charges and insur-
ance. A few months ago the cost
was 95 cents a hundred.
These same steel products cost
S1.65 laid down in Albuquerque.
1.-THE water rate is so low that
the railroads cannot compete. They
are now cut off entirely from par
ticipation in carrying steel and iron
from coast to coast. They cannot
now, as before the war, carry to
Los Angeles. San Francisco or Sc
attic at a loss and make up the
loss by imposing high tariffs on
1.-THE canal tolls are now $1.25
a gross ton. which is about $2.40 a
net ton, as shipping through the
canal works out. A bill has passed
the senate, and is in the lower
house, to make shipping through
the canal for American coastwise
vessels free. That will mean a
further reduction of freight rates |
10 the coasts and will prohibit re-
duction in the interior should the |
bill become a law.
A Boomerang.
"The Panama canal was built by |
The taxes of the American people
Ut a cost of about s4O0, 100000. The
people of the Rocky mountain |
states put up their share of the |
cost. Is it fair that the great en-
Of oppression of the people of the
middle west and Rocky mountain
urea?
THE populous areas OF the Pa
'ific and Atlantic coasts are fighting
or abolition of the canal tolls, be-
,ause it means cheaper freight
'ates for them and the further
of factories in their COM
But it means higher
freight rates for the middle west
Ind the driving out of such fac
cries as now exist and the prohi-
oition Of factories in the future.
I'VE may abuse the railroads
Until we IRE black In the face. but
uch abuse will not change the
act that the roads cannot run
Without revenues sufficient to pay
operating expenses and interest
md dividends on the money in
'ested.
There are individual instances
n which freights can be reduced.
nut the problem as a whole, as it
pplies to Albuquerque and all the
Rocky mountain state, is the
'roblem of the Panama canal"
Following Mr.. Fox's address j.
|. Coons added'a few remarks on
he same subject. 1t was an
ounced that the club will enter
ain the federated club women at
. next luncheon meeting. A box
4 cigars was donated as an at
enhance prize by George M. Will
ans and won by Jack Stutz.
,igars were also passed by Mr..
Villains in honor of his new son. II
ilent boosts were presented by
:. A. May. e. N. Boule. the state
niVersity and the Y. M. c. A.