Arizona republican., 1910-10-04

ern Fl Paso & Northeastern, Fl Paeo I& Northwestern, Chicago, Rock Island | & Pacific. As the terminal lines into Phoenix over all these roads are eith- CT the Santa Fe or Southern Pacific, only these were represented by coun-
 sel The Santa Fe was named as the principal defendant. as it Is con- I tended in the complaint that it is the least liberal in the matters complained of of the two lines entering Phoenix. The principal grievances in the complaint are in respect of diverse routing of passengers, or rather the lack of it. in respect of round trip tickets either to or from Phoenix, and that one-way tickets. both first and second class, but particularly second class, are at rates relatively higher per mile than from the east to Cali fornia points. By diverse routing IS meant that travellers in many cases coming, for instance, from a Missouri river point to Phoenix, via the Santa Fe, desire to return home via the Southern Pacific or vice versa, that they may visit more territory. and
  not allowed If they start on the Santa Fe they must return that way, providing they have bought round trip Santa Fe tickets. The complain ant contends that this is a hardship on commercial travellers. who desire to cover as much territory as possi- ble; on tourists, who visit the west in great numbers, and on Arizona people. who visit the east in large numbers, desiring to make trip over both roads and their connections.
 That the reader may not be held in suspense as to what happened at the beginning of the afternoon session, compromise between the contestants was suggested which, if effected, would obviate the continuing of the | proceedings and work the dismissal i'of the case as to all other matters, in- | cluding the adjustment of passenger
 rates The exact terms of the com promise were not made known in writing: in fact, there had been noth | ing prepared yet, and the president and traffic manager of the club did not care to take the responsibility of
 agreeing to the compromise without submitting it to the directors of the club The directors were called to-
 gether last evening to consider it. but
 their sdecision was not announced last
 night
 | As nearly as could be learned, the
 general terms of the compromise were | that the diverse routing would be
 agreed to providing the Santa Fe
 would be permitted to add a small
 percentage to the round trip rates in
 the event of diverse routing. that percentage being rumored as 10 per cent The reason for this demand on the part of the Santa Fe is that
 where travellers go both ways over
 their line they are apt to make the | side trip to the Grand Canyon and
 also the Grand Canyon is a feature
 that draws them to accept the Santa
 Fe route in preference, even if they
 are required to travel both ways over it's lines at the same cost they would expend to travel over competing lIine Also it is understood the com promise includes an agreement to give Phoenix the same second class rates as California and to make these changes effective as soon as the tar
 ifs can be published.
 The Testimony.
 F. A. Jones, traffic manager of the
 Comercial club, on taking the stand, recited the physical facts as to' the
 Salt River valley, population, railroad
 connections. etc, and the demands
 made in the complaint, after which
 Attorney Howard for perhaps an hour,
 propounded questions designed to
 substantiate the facts complained of
 Asked why the railroads would not
 sell the adversely routed tickets, wit ness said the railroads are divided in
 their reasons, some of them are will ing to and others are not. The Santa F'e refuses on the ground that the Grand Canyon is a drawing card and it can not afford to divide its business with the lines participating in the di- verse rates. That he regarded as dis eliminating and unjust. Questioned
 as to the character of the desert coun-
 try east and west of Phoenix he sait the eastern desert was more produc- tive than that to the west, through 1t: mining and stock interests and h' ? could not discover any reason WhI
 rates should be higher east of Phoe' 9 nix than west of it, most of the traf b fife being on through trains in botl ! instances, except that from Phoenil . west via the A. & c. Responding t [ questions witness named various Cali fornia points where the Santa Fe am . Southern Pacific are competitors an'