Bisbee daily review., 1908-08-15
NO INCREASE
IN THE RATES
TO THIS CITY
Secretary G. X. Reynolds of
Board of Trade Corrects
Some False Impressions
That Have Gotten Abroad

The good work which has been ae-
.complished by the Bisbee Board OF
Trade in securing reductions, adjust
ing claims and securing back. over
charges, can only be appreciated by
those WAC have had personal exre-
Tiences in attempting 10 secure con
cessioDs OF any kind. Hence the mem.
eers OF the board naturally resent any
inference TO the effect that reduc-
lions granted have amounted to littlc.
In an interview yesterday G. X.
Reynolds, secretary of the Bisbee
Board of Trade, had tie following to
say in regard to freigh: rate .educ-
uyIs:
Il notice a statement recently pub
hshed to the effect that it cost IS per
ton to ship car of hay from Benson
to Bisbee, and in the same item lit
tie reflection is cast on the conces-
sion secured by the Bisbee Board Of
Trade in reduction on the car load
rate on cattle from Wilcox 10 Bisbee
| do not know where information in
regard to the hay rate from Benson
to Bisbee was secured, but / do know
same is in error; the new rate is
SS.40 per ton. This rate, however,
does not affect through rate now in
effect from ella Valley points Of S6-2S
per ton, where most of the hay origi-
mates that is consumed in Bisbee. The
FL Paso & Southwestern railroad COM
pany have advanced their rates some
locally on the commodity in question,
cutting out special or commodity rates
from a. few points. and making their
tariff more general, or on Z. mileage
or distance basis, giving all points on
their line a uniform tariff. which is in
keeping with the rulings of tie Inter
state Commerce Commission.
in regard to the cattle rates the
Board of Trade secured reduction of
$40 per car from Wilcox TO Bisbee and
were informed by the traffic officials
of the Southern Pacific and FL Paso
& Southwestern railroads that a rate
of S14 less applied from Caliabasas,
and s7.20 less applied from Case
Grande, Ariz, than has heretofore
been applied, and these amounts could
be recovered through claim caanHels
on previous shipments and the lesser
rates be applied on future shipments.
The Board of Trade also secured the
consent Of the traffic officials 10 pub
lish a less rate on grain from Tucson
to Bisbee, a reduction from forty-two
cents to TWENTY-FIVE cents, and are
confident of securing other conces-
sions> of like nature on grain from
ella Valley points, and those of the
Salt River Valley A reduction of
about 80 per cent on fresh fruits,
car loads. from Salt River Valley viii
be published at once.
Now since we are in the discus
sion of rates, a subject paramount 10
the interest of the general public, and
the business men of our city in par
ticular, l viii say that the rates from
eastern cities, such as Chicago, st.
Louis, Kansas City and in fact all east
ern points remain the same to Bis
bee, when moving all rail, as they
have for the past five or six years,
while the same routes to Ell Paso and
other Texas points have raised from
to 6 cents per cwt on all classes,
and number of commodities. There
has been an advance in New York
and Seaboard rates when shipments
move via Gulf and rail to FL Paso, that
may effect this territory. This mat
ter, however, We now have up with
the traffic officials of the e 2, & S.
W. railroad to ascertain il they have
not provided a means of protecting
this territory from an advance, and
we feel somewhat assured by former
statements of the officials in question
that none of the present through rates
from the east to this point will be
disturbed, at least for the present.
In regard 10 the general increase
which has been made from all east
ern points, the following telegram was
received yesterday by the Board Of
Trade from A. n. Brown, general
freight agent OF the E. P. & S. W.
who was recently here in conference
with the business men: Don't worry;
increase in rates from east TO Bisbee
improbable"