, 1881-06-04
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TI1E SOUTHERN PACIFIC.

Sptctal Corrtspofdsnct Of Tie Chttdeo Tribune.
TUCSON, Ari.. Mny a0.-The Arizona pcUplo arc
beginning to think that tho Southern PnciAe
Railway is luxury rathor than d convenience,
and claim that tho development OF their TorrI-
tory, und particularly TINT Of tho mineral ro-
gtous, has becn retarded Enther than improved
by tho completion OF the road. During tho last
throe days In travelling from San Franclsco TO
Doming 1 ',Rse carefully examined Into somo Of
these complaints, md examples ct extortionnto
charges and discrimination aro herewith SUBJ
1olnGd.
To mako both ends meet tho small business
man Of Tucson, To,nbstono, and tho outlying
count Of the srent distance from Chicago, St.
Louis, and Other cities Of tho Fast, ho Is
compelled to procure most Of hIs supplies
b fS s 4soGer Tos es s @ or @ sp1 IL
m1st pay ssoo Or $40 10 tic railroad coinpany
for freight. He n,..at also acoept It! return for
eire.ste iarsoly ii tho Territory, md OH these
he loses 10 per cont, 90 neither tho Sun francisco
merohant nor the railway company will aocrpt
:. Tho toar. principal stations - Arlzona are
MarIcopn. from which point freight lenres tho
caps II nors MSeh oas
Scnson, which il tSs oatlet for tho TomSstone.
Wilcox. which ID the distributing point for
Globe and tho various military posts Ut tho
north During the last year i fs etatmed d. thAt
tnkeu out of tho Territory mover 10 return.
ss g Va o sS tay9a9 ag raS aTS
scotoas e whieh shay inha6is; t6e ras I'D othes
ass HUE q tie pa q se r@
IN the shape Of fre!ghts atu tsrea I'nds It's way
naek "ss .hs v1roa: Fsesns trom wh9h
rai5roaa - % mid vel .E',ow o'ise.' i" e 70: 70.
~ ny are noi much betsero o'f than thay wsrs
Mining i the prtnolpal Industry q tl,e Terri.
tory. The claim that this nome day VIII be
xseas shosa
tion agriculture i impossible. rakipx sd-
Ss ss as ss GS 0aa'Fa sas R*ss
sss Ss prsss, sgR'Esss sss eea aas sss
g d aq saS w94ss y sse q sa
oilleals at tho roal u5!d tho follaw,nx rs.sa by
prenpssnt aKens ry G9sshcag; - r9n 3 ,hsn!ns
rsto On oio vaiaed 1t si0? por ton = 81 III ton
or oa cont pr s tsn RSr e aud fro Tucsou
ii now Tbs orc bD valued ut $s per ton, though
occupying tho came spaco as tho 4l0uore aud
irotn peu,ins 10 Ban FranuIsoo Is now sls per
sS' :; e @ e +. 9s III
LUZ fAlAu W LpVlo w " AAuHA NJ oAtShs w f1V1
before, the rass from Dcmti,g 10 now IL por Ion
and tr0,n Tu1son. t1HbU pur tnn, the raio per
ton pur mile belnx csrrospond!nRly, Increased.
1t ii tho eamo "freczIng out" policy which
prDmpts tho sans officials In California to chArRe
$D pUr carload fur wheat for certain distance,
when alfalfa BceI. III tho sntno kind OF sAcka Ild
occupying tho Gums ebacc, fos the shEap distance
isehlFRud $50 per car-load., AnA yet such q
nt!icals. and they attru, that with othor rulus
tho railroads OF the Pueblo Coast cou1tt nut ba
operntod when o0llstructent It might bu added
that tho oWncr Ut the ore rntei abuye IN obliged
in zach Casb to pay for three naauys iu ban Fran,
cisco, aud II to tho freight ntld assBy charge
theru ho also added thu exponhs Of s1tnfug. and
AacktnR, and hattlnR to tho ruld and tho COST OF
drhyaga In san Francisco, tho ure must be hugh
Rrado to atand saesv Incidental charges ut nlt
only lIttle orc 10 shlp, that 1t Is only With 'I
guilty that ha eau obtain tho. rates named, there
being Uno charge for tho larRo BhipI,sr but
different Dne for the small.
Nor nt1 tho rnteA IN Inc{chAaolso mora Just
thai OH t,re Tho 0em!nx nsrclant " obliged
to pay moro fnr Il ton Of dtgd.Eatex merchandise
from Han FrauolacU than the penycr merchant
pays for asi osltire car ftt Chicago or ". Louis
The rate .froln Los Anglcs TO lombstone is ~,
the ratio 10 the same place 10 20 per ton. Tho
rate nn such pFtHiueo as barley, potntt,es, at!h
tho like. which can be produced IN Arizona. S!1
per ton to Aasioopa. but II tto product be
coffee, leH. sugar. or something olse Whlch Call
hot bB produced In the Territory, thoh tho rate
for some unaoo0uutkbls reason Ia ffOln ~ to
Sls0 ppf thu. THO tuurchAnt OF Tu6oon who !n-
forncd ois customer when selling him paper
Of naedles. that 1t N&x NOT tho Intrinsic oUae OF
,ain hmm u1h luh h,.A I'm