Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-11-28
JOBBERS' TARIFF STANDS.
The Railroad Commission SO Decides
this Morning.

The jobbers tariff will not be repeal
ed.
This morning :such a decision was
reached by the board on the ground that
there was no unjust discrimination es-
tablished by the evidence.
This mornings session was taken
chiefly in hearing Mr.. Heney's argument.
In brief it was:
The law only provides for complaints
against railroads on two grounds, the
charging of an unreasonable price for
freight and the charging of more to one
person for shipping than another, from
the same place and at the same time,
and under similar circumstances. But
one complaint on the matter at hand
being before the board-that Of M. Ros-
enberg of Benson-which not being
made under the same circumstances or
condition of shipments made by Tucson
merchants, left no shipment whatever
shown to be made at the same time by
any person.
Regarding other complaints from Ben
son, Tombstone and Yuma Of similar
character, to the effect that the railroad
company has Disseminated in favor of
Tucson as against Yuma, Benson and
Tombstone the evidence showed thab
while there was apparent dissemination in
rates upon the tariff sheets on certain
articles, as shown by the Jobbers' tariff
sheet there was no real discrimination
as matter Of fact.
THE CONSUMERS BENEFITED.
1t was further shown by the evidence
that to abolish the tariff now enjoyed
would result in no benefit to the mer-
chants On other points Of the road with
in the territory, and that the only result
would be to compel consumers to pay
more for goods.
Evidence also showed concluslvely
that if the present local or distance"
tariff was either abolished or reduced to
the rates of the jobbers' tariff the result
would be to throw the jobbers' trade
in New Mexico and California.
The result would be to destroy Tue
sons prosperity and not correspondiDgly
benefit any town of the territory.
The decision therefore of the board
was that there was no unjust discrimi-
nation established by the evidence.
YESTERDAYS SESSION.
The complaints before the Railroad
Commissioners meeting yesterday failed
to materiallze-or nearly so.
One complaint by John Gandolfo, a
Yuma merchant, who claimed that
freights were as high to Tacana, point
east of Yuma about forty miles, and west
of Tucson nearly 200 as from Tucson,
was given attention. The rate existing
was quoted, and the distance tariff was
found to cover shipments of flour, grain
and hay, thus leaving the jobbers tariff
out of the question.
A Steinfeld testified as to the original
object of giving the Tucson business
concerns the jobbers' tariff which is
now in force, showed that 1t was to the
interest of the territory, for the present
trade which Tucson controls would go
to Deming and Los Angeles if the JOB
bers tariff was cancelled.
Francis j. Heney made strong argu-
ment under the law creating the Railroad
Commission and governing that body,
and showed that in 10 wise was the law
violated by the maintenance of the job
bers' tariff.
Freight Agent Shepard appeared for
the Southern Pacific Co. and testified on
points touching the matter in question.
The board adjourned until 9 o'clock
his morning.