Weekly journal-miner., 1909-09-01
ARIZONA RAILWAY COMMISSION
 MAKES PUBLIC ANNUAL REPORT

Arizona Railway commission was re eeived yesterday by the Journal-M Miner The report details the work of the commission and in full is as follows: Office of the Arizona Railway Com
 mission.
 To Gov. R. E. Sloan,
 Sir:-
 For the purposes of your annual -report, and in compliance with your request, the Arizona Railway eommis- sion has the honor to submit this re- port.
 This commission was organized and is operating under the provisions of chapter 15 of the laws of the 25th legislative assembly, approved March 10, 1909.
 The law does not purport to lodge with the commission any power to fix rates. If findings made by the com mission in relation to rates are not complied with by common carriers, it becomes the duty of the commission to formulate, present and prosecute before the Interstate Commerce com mission a complaint in each instance. The powers and duties of the com mission are chiefly set forth in the following sections of the chapter men tioned:
 "Section Fourteen. The said con- mission shall have power and it is hereby made its duty either on its own motion or on complaint of in dividuals, corporations, shipping as- sociations, municipal corporations or commercial bodies, to investigate the mode of operation of all common car riers of freight and passengers, doing business in the territory and all freight and passenger tariffs and schedules of rates and charges, in cluding demurrage, storage, switching and excess baggage tariffs, collected, charged or demanded by common car riers on traffic originating and termi- mating in the territory.
 ''It shall have power and it sl made its duty either of its own motion or on complaint of individuals, corpora tions, shipping associations, municipal corroporations or commercial bodies, to investigate the mode of operation of common carriers operating in, into or through the territory, engaged in in terstate traffic and all freight and passenger tariffs and schedules of rates and charges, including demur- rage, storage, switching and excess baggage tariffs, charged, collected or demanded on interstate traffic, by common carriers operating in, into or through the territory"
 esSection Seventeen. Whenever after investigation the commission shall find or are of the opinion that the mode of operation of the common car rier or carriers are discriminatory OrI ln violation of the act to regulate commerce, act of congress, approved February 1Ith. 1887, amended March 2d, 1889, February 10th, 1891, -Febru- ary sth, 1895 and June 29th, 1906, or the rules, regulations and decisions of the Interstate Commerce eommis- sion, it shall notify the common ear rier or carriers through its proper of ficers or agents, in writing, by regis tered mail, of the finding or opinion of the commission and request the common carrier to make such changes or corrections as are necessary to con form to the finding or opinion of the commission
 "SectioR Eighteen. Whenever after investigation the commission shall find or are of the opinion, that the freight and passenger rates, tarhfs and schedules of rates and charges, collected, charged or demanded by common carrier or carriers are ex- cessive, unreasonable or discrimina- tory, or in violation of the act to regulate commerce, act of congress, approved February 11th, 1887, amend ed March 2d, 1889, February 10th, 1891, February sth, 1895, and June 2s, 1908, or in violation of the rules, regulations or decisions of the Inter state Commerce commission, it shall notify the common carrier or carriers, through its proper officers or agents, in writing, by registered mail, of the finding or opinion of the commission and request the common carrier or carriers to make such changes or cor rections as are necessary to conform to the finding or opinion of the com mission"
 "Section Nineteen. Should the com mon carrier or carriers fail or refuse to make the changes or corrections ,aoue.ted within 30 days after hay