Bisbee daily review., 1908-03-11
ExPEgTS WILL
 FIGURE RATES FOR TUCSON
Merchants of Tucson Have Retained Experienced Men To Analyze Freight Rates System Now In Vogue.

The Tucson Star prints the follow ing:
 Some time ago the exclusive an nouncement was made in the Star that President Steinfeld of the cham Der of commerce and the members of the chambers special committee cn ] the subject of the readjustment of freight rates to the old Pueblo had conceived the idea of retaining traffic and freight experts for the purpose of investigating the local situation sc:en- tifcally. and seeing what the gr;ev- ances in actual fact of the IocaI mer- chants are and to recommend a | course of action.
 That was some weeks ago, and the absence of any further statement on the subject led many to believe that the idea was temporarily, at least, in abeyance, owing to the agitation for the trade extension trip to Sonora. It was thought that the matter would be deferred until after the return from that trip.
 AS a matter of fact, however, there was never any let-up in the negotia- ions and yesterday two of the fore most independent traffic authorities arrived in this city and are to stay here until they have thoroughly gone into the question of freight rates to this city and made full report there on.
 "The gentlemen are Messrs. s. J. Bolton and w. P. Wood, who are con nected with the Merchants National Audit company of Chicago, who stand n the very front rank of their profes- sion. They reached the city yesrer- day and will be here for several weeks. ...
 Tn reference to the matter, Presi- dent Steinfeld authorized the Star 70 say this morning:
 " The object of the bringing to Tue son of Messrs. Bolton and Wood IS to get at the facts about the freight he Is soon to make an attempt to win rates to this city and to secure an | amicable adjustment of the controver- l sy between the railroads and the ship pers. The railroad companies are as much interested as we are in the we'll | being of the towns along their local traffic lines. We feel that it Is an
 unwise policy for them and for their own interests to charge excessive | freight rates.
 "'We believe that their gross reye uues are affected unfayorably by 1t, as a natural consequence of the hard | Iships that it works upon the ship rers. We believe that reasonable freight rate schedule will stimulate business and that 1t will have no ef
 feet upon the revenues of the compan
 les except that it will ultimately in
 crease. rather than decrease, them
 "Tt is naturally to the interest ot
 the companies to build up freight traf
 fc between local points and on local
 lines and this can most naturally 5f done where the rates on freight are not eyorbitant A large volume o1 business certainly is more desirable than to be forced at competitivt points to divide the business with ota Ter companies.
 "'we are not in the attitude of de lsiring to antagonize the railroad com nanies in any sense of the word. but we do propose to present our case anc to do all in our power to arrive az friendly conclusion which will dc away with the evils complained Of.
 "We realize that the making o lrates is Of necessity matter that re luuires the careful consideration at al times of the best railroad trafic man agers in the country and that the crea
 ton of freight tariff is not mattel of even a few weeks. We further real iize to the full extent that mercnan;s