Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1909-12-02
Most Notable Revision Of
Tariff Schedules
FILED WITH COMMISSION
Responsive to It's Midsum-
mer Petitions-El Paso
Base Rate is Reduced to
That of Los Angeles Base
Rate.

II S. Smbbs. assistant general
freight agent of the Southern Pacific.
and Paul p Hastings. general freight
and passenger agent of the 5. +. p. and
p. railroad and in matters herein con-
cerned, representing General Freight
Agent Rarnwell Of the Santa re coast
lines. yesterday appeared in person and
filed with the Arizona railway commits
sion responsive to its petitions. letters
announcing as effective January ..
1910. very material reductions in class
freight rates from all eastern points
10 Arizona points, and between all Ari-
Zona points and through the latter
reductions. a consequent reduction in
rates from Los Angeles To ali local
points. situated on a branch line. The
letter of Mr.. Stubbs in like manner an
nounces q reduction of rates in New
Mexico to points served by the South
ern Pacific and includes the reductions
announced sometime ago as affecting
the Gila Valley, Globe and Northern,
which incident was given due publicity
in these columns at the time. Mr..
Stubbs submitted many figures taken
from the revised tariffs, as illustrative
of the new rates. Mr.. Hastings only
submitted figures from through east
ern and western points as illustrative
of the reductions for the reason that
the new tariff sheets of the 5. F.. p.
and p, expected daily, have not vet
arrived and without them it would be
an arduous task to prepare tables He
joins however in verifying the reduc-
tiOns as complying with the general
aa1a nd ha ant
Fe rates TO local points will
of course meet those of the South
ern Pacific, while in the northern
part of the territory the reductions will
be even greater for the reason that the
present rates are higher and the re-
ductions are being made in pursuance
Of a general plan.
The letters are addressed to the Ari-i
IONA railway commission in response
10 the petitions of the commission made
several months ago. The railroads
have been giving Arizona rates a great
deal of consideration for sometime past,
In fact there has been no meeting of
traffic men for "A long time that the
subject has no. been considered quite
comprehensively and changes suggest
ed. These deliberations. however have
been accelerated and largely brought
to an issue through the petitions of
the commission. which has urged theI
changes The commission has worked
increasingly to this end and is entitled
to a large measure of the credit in Sc
curing early and uniform action. In
behalf of the railroads. however. il is
only fair TO quote Mr.. Stubbs as say-l
ing that the companies decided to-
adopt these rates in demonstrating
whether the reductions will meet the
public necessities as contended from
many sources and whether they will
be compensating to the carriers by in
creased business.
Mr. Hastings saws the reductions are
the most radical that have been made
at any time within his fifteen years
residence in the territory and that the
letters include the announcement Of
some reductions not specifically COW
cred by the request OF the commission. 1
but which naturally follow the reduc-
ton of rates from FL Faso and between
local points In view Of past contro- /
versies. he said that concerning some
of the rates from the east to Ari- I
ZOna, under the new scale. that they
are not actual rates to FL Paso plus
the rate west. but are lower than the
rate to Ei Paso plus even the new
rate from FL Paso west, or. in other
words, they are not as nigh as the
roads would be permitted to charge BY
building over the FL Paso rate Both
gentlemen stated that the carriers feel
that the new rates announced are as!
low as can be consistently asked forl
under present conditions.
Speaking further concerning the new
rates and the criticism sometimes Of
fered that most of the freight is carried
under commodity rates and the reduc-
tions Of class rates is not materially
important, Mr.. Hastings stated that
the larger bulk of the merchandise
handled by retail merchants and indi-
vidual shippers and many OF the car
load shippers, is moved under the class
rates EXCEPT few important COM
modities like hay and grain, so that
these reductions in rates are both ma
terial and important and beneficial to
the greater number of shippers.
The letter of Mr.. Stubs to the COM
mission is as follows:
Tucson. Ariz., Nov. 80, 1909
THE Arizona Railway Commission,
Phoenix, Arizona:
Dear Sirs-I beg to announce that,
effective January ?, 1910, a general
reduction will be made in class rates
locally on our line within Arizona and
New Mexico. and also from Deming. FL