Bisbee daily review., 1907-06-22
REDUCEOfRE|GHT. CHARGES FOR
 BiSBEE
Board of Trade Successful In Obtaining From s, P and E. P. 6 s. W. 20 Per Cent Re- duction from California.

Efforts which have been put forth by the Bisbee Board of Trade, cover ing period of several months, during which time the Beard has had the as sistance of the traffic department of the El Paso & Southwestern in every instance. were brought 10 & close fn Bisbee yesterday, at conference held in the office Of Managing Director Walter Douglas, Of the Fl Paso & Southwestern, in which Mir Douglas, Mr. Brown, freight traffic manager, and a committee from the Bisbee Board of Trade, consisting of Messrs. Buxton. Frank Harrington and l. P. Christian. participated.
 The conference. in Bis6ee yesterday followed closely upon the return of Mir Douglas from California, where he was accompanied by the traffic man agers of the E. P. & s. W, and the question of securing reduced freight rates for Bisbee from California was gone over thoroughly with the South eTn Pacific officials. The Southern Pacific officials were found willing to cooperate and the reduced freight rates, on certain commodities in car load lots, will be announced shortly by the traffic department of the Fl Paso & Southwestern.
 President George Buxton, of the Bis bee Board of Trade, when seen last night by Review man, said:
 "when the committee from the Board of Trade first undertook the matter of securing reduced freight rates on certain merchandise coming fiat. nfChAa at were assured by MT. Douglas that he would do everything possible for Bis bee and Douglas, and stated that il was the policy of the Fl Paso & South. western to do everything in it's power to build up the business industries 1 everywhere along the line.
 We were informed by Mir. Douglas that in order to secure some reduc tions reduested. that it would be nee essary to secure the cooperation oi the Southern Pacific from California points. and finally the conference be tween the E. P & s. W. and s. P officials was arranged to take place ] iu Los Angeles. with the result thai the agitation started by the Board ot Trade, and assisted by the railroad of i ficials. has been very successful.
 The greatest reductions were made on canned goods, groceries and pro visions and on almost every article shipped which takes the fifth clasi rate On this class Of goods the Boart of Trade has been assured 3 reduction of at least 20 per cent from Californi; points and I9 per cent from easter1 points will he made"
 MT. BuxtoR stated that inc reduc ticns conceded by the railroad com nany would mean a saving to tho con sumers in the district and in addition 1 would enable the iobbine merchant to increase their trade with outIyin. i towns He estimated the saving t 1 consumers in the cost of the neces saries of life, on account of the re | duced freight rates to Bisbee, woglt
 be not less than s200, 900 per annum. Tn addition to the reduction in th 1 fifth class rate reduction was mad
 on furniture from the east in carloai lots of 15 per cent.
 The Board of Trade of Bisbee wa | organized about two years ago an has forty-four members. George BuS ton is president; c. NJ. McKean, vice president and Charles A. Hall, secrs | tarv.
 The action of the railroad comps
 nies in granting 10 Blsbee and Dcus las reduced freieht rates means tha
 merchants in these cities will have a
 equal opportunity with outside iol
 bing centers in reaching out for th
 retail trade surrounding, and at tn same time will enable retailers to se
 to consumers at reduced prices.