Show DEMURRAGE WAS EXCESSIVE Secretary of oZ Interior files Piles Complaint Against Rio Grande Grand Because of Rate Hate Charged Special to The Herald Washington D C Aug AuS 25 The sec secretary secretarY of ot the Interior on behalf of the United States government today en tereda complaint before the interstate against aga the Den Denver Dener Denver ver er Rio Grande company compan alleging that that company com pan made an excessive charge of demurrage amounting to HO HOOn I On cement shipped from Kansas to Utah for use on the Strawberry b try rry valley alley irrigation project To facilitate Delivery ery of ot supplies for this project the re reclamation reclamation service assisted the railroad In building a II convenient siding at Dia Dla Diamond DIamond mond mend switch It being beins understood that this siding should be used uS d solely for government materials Before BeCore the sid siding sidIng siding ing was built supplies were delivered at Thistle Junction thereby necessitating a n long haul by teams After the Diamond switch was opened the Walker alker Stone company having quarries nearby began to make ex cx extensive extensive use of at It for their business with the consent ot or the railroad and at times utilized all alt available Thus It was necessary in November last to send on to td t Thistle Junction a large arge consignment of oC o government co cc coment coment ment which could pot not be b unloaded at Diamond switch The TIie cars lay for some sometime sometime time ime at Thistle Junction before the rail railroad railroad road oad was able to haul them back to Diamond switch for unloading The rail railroad railroad road oal charged the government demur demurrage demurrage rage age on the cars while laying at Thistle Junction The secretary of or the interior maintains s that Diamond switch was built with government aid for govern government government ment nent use and inasmuch as the railroad allowed the stone company com pan to Ize this siding thereby delaying de tie delivery delivery livery ivery of ot government cement the de dl demurrage charge against the tile government governmentS is ll S unjust and should be disallowed He lIe for a hearing and asks the com corn commission mission to revoke this charge charSe and amI give the he government right of ot way at nt Dia Diamond Diamond mond fond switch In future until the pro project project is completed |