Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-09-09


have been practiccd against Prescott
in shipments Of beer bottles and beer
casks. OF interest also TO the shipping
public are the figures showing the dis
crimintion, according to the complaint,
pfacticed against shipments Of Pres.
colt brcwed beer to points within the
territory
The complaint sets forth that rates
~ Holbrook, Arizona. per 100 pounds
Of beer carload lots are as follows:
From Los Angeles. G36 miles. 800:
from Albuquerque, 253 miles, % cents;
from Kansas City and Chicago, 1880
miles, GIG. FROM PRESCOTT. 2O3
MILES, 30 CENTS.
| Winslow From Los Angeles, Coz
miles, 800; from Kansas City, Caica.
90 and Milwaukee. 1868 miles, sI.I5;
from Albuquerque, 2s6 miles, 65
cents; FROM PRESCOTT, ONLY i72
MILES. IS CENTS.
Peach Springs From Los Angeles,
i22 miles, 10 cents; from Albuquerque,
i66 miles, 80 cents; from Kansas City
and Chicago, Isis miles. sI.I5; FROM
PRESCOTT, Id5 MILES, 6s CENTS.
Kingman-F Los Angeles, 372
miles, 80 cents; Albuquerque, 5l6 miles,
80 cents; from Kansas City and Chica.
go, 1898 miles, GIG; FROM PRES.
COLT, i72 MILES, 80 CENTS.
The complaint also recites the rates
to Flagstaff, Seligman, Heckbcrry,
Chloride. Phoenix and Needles, all
showing the same percentage Of dis.
elimination against Prescott.
Plaintiff alleges that the Prescott
rate is secured on malt, grits, beer bar.
rels and bottles by astonishing rules In
addition and multiplication peculiar TO
railroads In discriminating for large
shippers against small ones. To the
through rate Of So cents from Chicago
to coast points is plussed the 60 cents
return rate from the coast TO Missouri
river points, and TO this is added the
IL cent rate from Maricopa to Pres.
colt, making In all s1.i3 cents.
Plaintiff alleges that the rates pub.
Iished above are gross discrimination.
unjust and unreasonable and in viola.
ton of the amended net to regulate
commerce.
1.-THE petitioner further alleges tina.
while defendants exact rates ~ afore.
said for transportation from said shin.
ping points TO Prescott on malt. crits.
beer kegs, beer bottles and beer casks.
they apply to similar transportation
from said shipping points to other dcs.
tinations, namely, to Albuquerque, FL
Paso, and Los Angeles, rates which are
IN each instance much less and tnercby
subject the vicinity of Prescott AMI
those interested in shipments thereto
to undue prejudice and disadvantage,
and give to said other destination
points undue preference and advan.
tage.
THAT petitioner alleges that for
three or more years last past and be.
fore applying to this honorable com.
mission for relief from the Must. nm
reasonable and discriminatory rate ex.
acted by defendants, that petitioner
had applied many times direct to de.
PENDANT for said relief, but that in
each and every instance dafand,,,s
nave refused said application Of petit
TONERS; that petitioner has many times
during the years 1906. 1907 and 1908
protested to defendants against the I'M
lawful charges exnctcd and collected
by said defendants on shipments of
grit and malt, paying said charges un.
der protest and much against their
viii, and that the following freight
bills of defendants, paid by petition.
or, are herewith Enclosed and made n
part of this complaint"
Then follows. u detailed statement
of alleged oycrcharges in violation of
tne sherman antitrust law. followed
by prayer OF defendants for Judgment
Tor SoI62.O6 overcharges, and costs of |
suit ana that defendants he compcllei |
tn desist from violations Of the Sber. |
man law as practiced against the plain.
tin.
CANCER OF THE STOMACH