Arizona republican., 1909-08-05

| trade on the A & C. line than those at either Prescott or Phoenix by
 reason of his natural location at the
 end of that line, the inbound rates
 being the same to Wickenburg as 1 those. to either Prescott or Phoenix and the local or outbound rates to
 points on the A. & C. line being nat
 urally less. It is also true that a
 merchant located on the A. & c. who
 can ship goods direct to his town in
 car loads will obtain a lower through
 rate at point of consumption than
 the merchant in any of the towns
 on the main line of the s. F. P & P {.
 since the through car load rates on
 car load lots to towns on the A. & c.
 are fairly less than the car load rate
 to a point on the g. F., P. & P.
 main line, plus less than car load
 rate from that point to towns on
 the A & C.
 Under this adjustment we expect
 Phoenix merchants to continue to
 supply a considerable share of the
 A. X c. business. as it will follow
 the natural channels of trade made
 by the business connections. and the
 fact that the houses carrying the
 larger stocks doing a larger busi-
 ness in particular lines can secure
 the trade in those lines where they
 have no equal adjustment in freight rates.
 The matter of passenger train service. which Is also referred to in the article. is one in which we think the people of Phoenix can have no complaint. We believe they will ap- preciate the improved service from Phoenix, even though the change made in making that improvement should have helped their neighbors at Prescott Under the old schedule we ran a mixed train from Wicken- buIs over the A. & C.. and it was impossible to get the mixed train | over the road before the departure 1 and aftsr the arrival of the day | light trains to and from Prescott | We were forced. with such service. | to make practically no connections | on the A & C.
 The passenger train service. which has been run this summer at an actual loss to the company. was put on by Mir Murphy with a view to deveIcping and building up the sf6ng the A. & C. line and today both Prescott and Phoenix peo- pie conszleeSe those=' towns fin 4 the and arrive at any point on the A. & C. line in the afternoon of the same day: while returning they leave the A & C. towns in the and reach either Phoenix pr Prescott in the afternoon. Under the old schedule this was the case with Phoenix. but the passengers to and from that city travelled beyond on the mixed train, while those going to and from Prescott had to spend the night and part of the day at Wickenburg when travelling in either direction; in other words. the passenger service to and from both cities has been greatly i'm proved and we believe that it Is the best service that can be arranged at present and that it has been ap- preciated by all.
 The early completion of the A. & C. line from Parker to a connec- ton with the main line of the Santa Fe at Bengal. Cal. will give. as has already been announced by Mir. Mur pnN, Olr6Cl lHTOuEu pdSSthb'i ti ehii service between Phoenix and Los Angeles. a service that will he Of much benefit to the people of Phoe- nix. not only in the way of their business along the rapidly developing along the new line. but in travel to and from the Pacific coast. and one which we know they will appreciate.
 We regret that any one should seek to make it appear that our ef- forts to furnish the best possible service for all patrons of our line have been intended to. or do. dis criminate for or against any towns on the line. and the fair and lmpar- tiaI policy of this company is so well known that it's officers are sat isfied to have the people judge from it's record in the past as well as from it's plans for the future.