Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-09-16
UNFAIR FREIGHT
RATES FOR
PRESCOTT
(From Wednesdays Daily.)

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Supplementing its suit recently fled
with the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion against the Santa Re Railroad and
the Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix
Railroad, the Arizona Brewing Com
pany, through it's attorney, Judge II.
r. Andrews, nas filed complaint
| against the same defendants as are
| named in the first suit, and in add
ton the Maricopa and Phoenix and
Salt River Valley Railroad and the
Southern Pacific Company, alleging
extortionate and discriminating rates
against Prescott and in favor Of 81.
Louis. Los Angeles and FL Paso.
In its petition asking for mandate
compelling the defendants TO revise
their schedules on a more cquablc has
Is, the Arizona Brewing Company sab
mits n table of rates which on it's face
Shows that the allegations concerning
unjust charges are well sustained.
Here are some Of the figures:
The rate on beer from Prescott to
Wilcox, $40 miles, is sl.66 per 100
pounds in barrels. From ~. Louis.
1477 miles, toe date IL $I.I5; from Los
Angeles, $50 miles. the rate 10 but SO
cents; from ~ Paso, 232 miles. only
90 cents. While III Paso is less dis
tant, the ratio of charge on n mileage
il very heavily against Prescott.
The rate from IT. Louis To Benson,
l54O miles, is sl.l5; from Los Angeles,
5i7 miles. 80 cents; from III Paso, eos
miles, 90 cents; from Prescott, 307
miles. only twelve miles further than
III Paso, si.52.
From st. Louis 10 Tucson. 1857
miles, the rate il sl.l5; from Los An
gclcs, 400 miles, 80 cents; from FL
Paso, 3I2 miles. 90 cents. The Tucson
rate also applies to Red Rock. Casa
Grandc. Maricopa. ella. Mohawk and
Yuma, with the exception of Prescott,
whose rates are ms follows: Red Rock,
226 miles, sl.05; Casa Grande, 1913
miles, 81 cents; Maricopa. i72 miles,
- cents; ella. PA miles, 30 cents;
Mohawk. 277 miles. sl.36; Yuma, 336
miles, sl.62. The percentage In all
eases is enormously against Prescott
in competition with III Paso, Los An
geles and 81. Louis, each OF watch IN
from twice 10 six times the number OF
miles haul.
The petition proceeds: "That the
unjust. unreasonable and discriminate
~ rates and practices Of the defen-
dants are illustrated by the foregoing
table, showing n disadvantage to Pres
colt of "a cents per 100 pounds To Mar
icopa; 81 cents to Casa GraDde; 30
cents to Red Rock; 20 cents TO Tucson;
% cents 10 Benson and 10 cents to
Wilcox in favor Of Los Angeles, not
| withstanding Prescott has n natural
advantage 10 each 81 these points OF
2i0 miles; that To ella the disadvan-
tnge TO Prescott IL 40 cents, and TO
Mohawk, 40 cents in favor Of Los An.
gcles, Notwithstanding the advantage
10 Prescott in miles is 1876 and 30 re-
spectivcly; that 20 Yuma Prescott In
nj n disadvantage Of but ~ miles
while in rate the disadvantage II les
cents per 100 pounds; that Prescott
Is subject 10 great disadvantage In
rates TO all points named in favor of
III Paso, Texas, Notwithstanding the
distance Is. with the exception Of Ben.
son and Wilcox. greatly In favor OF
Prescott; that Prescott IL at n further
disadvantage in respect TO 81. Louis
except To the unimportant points of
Red Rock, Casa Grande. Maricopa and
ella, Notwithstanding Prescott has the
advantage in distance Of from ll2s to
li72 miles,
The complaint further alleges that
defendant companies have repeatedly
| ignored requests for more equable
| rates. Plaintiff prays that defendants
be compelled to desist from aforesaid
violations OF tne law and that they he
ordered 10 publish within n reasonable
time Through joint rates from Pres
colt, Arizona, To the destination
points hercinbcforc named aud To
adopt and put in force such rates NJ
will he fair and just to those interest
cd In the shipment Of beer from Pres
colt, when such lawful rates shall have
been asccrtained, and for such further
orders ns the commission may deem
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