Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-05

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fore the Interstate Commerce COM
mission Iii Washington and the rail-
road commission Ct Texas and COP
les have been received in Browns
willie.
The case is styled the Texas In
dustrial Traffic league VS.. Abilene
~ Southern Railway company ct al,
and has been given docket No. a.
159.
The complaint was filed on March
IA and names 343 railroads through
out the country as c~o-defendants
with the Abilene g. Southern.
The league sets out that by rea-
son for the ~differential charge ship
pers In the territory affected ARE
forced to pay higher charges fol-
transportation services. under sub
Etantiaily similar circumstances,
than are charged and assessed
against Their competitors in other
sections.
Ideas On Suit Differ
A large number CT commodities
are excepted from the suit, mean
ing that no effort will be made to
remove the differential now being
!. collected.
The commodities excepted from
the suit are used in large quantities
In the Valley and allowing the diff
ferential charge to remain Oh those
which carry this charge will oper-
ate to greatly reduce the saving I'M
der the suit il 1t Is won," a local
authority said.
Big savings in freight charges
already have been made by read
justments of rates obtained in
agreement with the carriers.
Further reductions are in sight
by continuing the readjustmentS in
to other territory and 1t is hoped
they will be obtained in agreement
with the carriers"
Those interested in the suit ex-
press the belief the time has passed
when a differential charge is justi-
fled and point TO the greatly in
creased tonnage of freight into and
out of the Valley as basis for this
claim. They say the charge vas al
lowed originally because of the small
amount of traffic either way be-
tween the Valley and other points
and that earnings Of Valley rail-
roads To- justify its removal.
The Complaint
The complaint as filed by the
Texas Industrial Traffic league fol-
lows in full:
Now comes the Texas Industrial
Traffic league complaining of the
defendants named in Appendix l
herein and for causes of complaint
respectfully shows to these commits
sions the following:
That the Texas Industrial Traffic
league is a non-profit corporation
organized and existing under the
laws of the state OF Texas, with its
principal office and place of bust
ness at Dallas. Dallas county, Texas.
That IL has among its members
individuals. partnerships. corpora
tons and voluntary associations en-
gagged in the manufacture and of
purchase of all classes of commodi-
ties throughout the consuming ter
ritory OF Texas and various other
states.
That its membership also includes
such organizations as the West
Texas Chamber of Commerce and
the South Texas Chamber Of Com
merce, which are sectional organiza-
tions located in the portions Of Tex
as indicated by their names; also
chambers of commerce in west,
southwest. and South texas.
III
That the defendants named in
Appendix l heerin are common
carriers engaged in the transporta-
ton OF property. wholly by rail. or
partly by rail and partly by water.
between points within the state of
Texas vi aintrastate and interstate
routes. and between points within
the state OF Texas on the one hand
and points within other states OF
the United States on the other
hand. and as such common carriers
they are subject to the provisions
of the interstate commerce act and
the Texas statutes.
Ill.
That defendants charge and as
sess additional arbitraries or diff
ferentials, in excess Of the normal
southwestern scales, or bases OF
rates, on traffic to. from and be-
tween points in the state of Texas
shown below in section B" and to.
from and between points in Texas
west, southwest and south OF the
line described below in section
ga" such differentials being APP
piled and assessed for the entire
distance traversed in the so-called
differential territory herein de-
ycribed:
Section A. Via the Panhandle
and Santa Fe line. Higgins TO
Amarillo. and thence to Fullerville
through Canyon. Plainview. Lub-
book and SIaton: thence via an air
line passing through Fluyanna to
Midland: thence via an air line
Immediately east OF the Sterling
CITY branch Of the Gulf. Colorado
and Santa Fe to San Angelo:
thence via an air line passing
through Eden. Menard and Llano
70 San Antonio. passing east of
the Fredericksburg and Northern
ih1e and the Kerrville branch of
the Texas and New Orleans: thence
via an air line passing immediate
Nv west of the international Great
Northern to Devine: thence via an
air line TO North PleaSanton:
thence via the San Antonio. Uvalde
and Gulf line through Pleasanton.
Mathis, and Odem to Corpus
Christi.
Section 3. Fort Worth and Dem
yer City: Stations west of Estel-
line on the South Plains extension.
Panhandle and Santa Fe: Stations
east Of Lubbock on the CroSbyton