Arizona republican., 1909-07-27

was "doing things" that it was. in substance, ready to give such sup
 port as it was in its limited way capable of. It would appear as though 1t makes very little difference to these complaining people whether person or corporation Is busy doing things calculated to be helpful to the valley and to the territory generally or whether people are busy in tearing down or creating disturbances cal culated to be hurtful. Mir. Murphy stated that it was very evident from the assaults that had been made upon the railway commission, that the Gazette and Traffic Manager Jones of the Commercial club of Phoenix proposed to quarrel with everybody who is unwilling to fall in with their program, which, every one who is at all familiar with con- ditiions and circumstances knows full well. was gotten up more or less for the purpose of giving prominence to the two agitators in the hope that directly or indirectly their particular interests would be advanced. MT Murphy said it was fair to assume that the storm of protest mentioned by the Gazette as having swept over the territory" opposing the reappOint- ment of Governor Kibbey, was the result. in all probability of 2OOO letters sent out by the same busy bodies and would-be regulators of the affairs of people doing business in AL, hat the first 2OOO to create sentiment, and he also stated that if there have been any petitions sent in to Governor Sloan, as suggested. asking for the removal of the present members of the com mission. such petitions were in all probability instigated by still an ad- ditional 2O0O letters.
 Mir Murphy remarked that after everything is summed up it will be found that the tempest that has been created, is largely imaginary, and centers right around the disappointed controlling influences connected with l the Gazette, including possibly Jones, | who have assailed everything and l everybody not agreeing with their l schemes-Jones, applying as effec- lively as he Knows how, the technical | that he has gained through | many years service as railroad em- ploye. making it possible for him to put up what would appear to be a | very plausible argument. when only | one side of case is to be considered |
 Mir. Murphy remarked that it was | only a matter of time in his Judgment | when the merchants of Phoenix would | tire of being taxed for the purpose of | keeping a lot ucf busy-bodies occupied l in doing what was easily better done | through their recognized organization | known as the board of trade, and. the l railroad commission duly appointed | to systematically. sincerely and fairly i represent them in their contention for reductions in railroad rates, improve ment in facilities, etc. etc. MT. Mur- phy continued by saying that he was surprised to find the attention of so | many people turned away from the | bigger and better things that can be | for the valley, by the | claims and pretentions | that were being made by selfconsti- | tuted guardians of their interests. He | concluded by saying that regardless of disturbing influences, the outlook | for the territory is all that could well | he expected, and so far as the inter | ests that he represents are concerned, he would endeavor to see, as far as | he could, that they were not affected | by the mouthings of insincere, selfish | busy bodies.
 Mir Murphy was asked what he | thought about the different rate | that were being discussed | by the commission and the club, and | he said that he had not had an oppor- tunity to go into the subject; that he | felt so far as the railway commission | was concerned it was quite competent to take care of itself in any contro- versy that might come up between 1t and MT. Jones and the Gazette; that in his judgment the rate question would eventually be settled satis- factorily to all concerned, assuming that people are disposed to be fair, and he believed that a very large were. There were undoubt- edly some changes that should and will be made, and in all probability some reductions in tariffs, but the question is one that is entitled to most careful consideration. in order that undue hardships may not be inn posed upon anybody, and that the development of the great natural re- sources of the territory may not be retarded.