Arizona republican., 1910-04-10
AS ID THE FREIGHT
 ON BRIDGE MATERIAL
Correspondence Concerning the Re-
 quested Municipal Rate

Hastings of the <. F. P. X r, relative to the matter of d municipal rate on material for the Center street bridge: Phoenix, Ariz, Mch. 2j. 1910. Mr. Paul P Hastings,
 Gen. Freight and Passenger Agt. santa Fe. Prescott X Phoenix Ky. Co.
 Prescott. AriZ.
 Dear Sir:-We herewith hand you resolutions recently passed by the Phoenix Board of Trade and the Mar icopa County Commercial club relative to the granting of q municipal rate on the steel. cement. piling< and lumber used in the construction of the Center street bridge.
 We find that in our contract with the Mercereau Bridge & Construction company a definite agreement has been made that if this municipal freight rate is secured it will inure to the benefit of the county of Maricopa and as it is probable We shall need quite an addi- tional fund for approaches. possible changes or alterations in the bridge. we feel that this saving in the freight rate can be used to decided advantage of the people of Maricopa county. and therefore earnestly ask the cO-opera- tion of the railroads in this matter.
 Work on the bridge will begin about the 18th of April and the following amounts'of material will be used:
 About 5S5.OOo lbs. of steel bars ship ped from Pueblo or Pittsburg.
 650o bbls. of cement weighing ap- proXimately 100 lbs. to the bbl. ship ped from Fl Paso, Colorado or Califor- nia.
 500 25-ft piles weighing about 250,- UOO
 Assuring you that your prompt and favorable action in this matter will be appreciated we beg to remain.
 Yours very truly,
 L. M. HOGHE, Chairman. Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
 The following is the copy of the reso- iutions passed by the Phoenix Board of Trade at a meeting held Friday, March 25th. 1910:
 Whereas. \ contract has been closed between the County of Maricopa, and the Mercereau Bridge X Construction company. of Los Angeles, California. for the construction of bridge across the Salt River at the foot of Center Street. Phoenix. Arizona. and
 Whereas. It is stipulated in said con- tract that any saving in the delivery of material for the construction of said bridge shall inure to the benefit of said County of Maricopa, and
 Whereas. In all matters of construc- { ton. desirable changes or alterations frequently arise requiring the expen- diture of money not fully provided for in the contract
 Now Therefore Be II Resolved. That | this Board of Trade. in view of the municipaI character of this bridge and | the inability of the county under the act of the legislature authorizing its 1 construction to expend any further sum than called for in said contract, | requests the Santa Fe. Prescott & l Phoenix railroad Co. and the Arizona 1 Eastern Railroad company of this city { to grant a favorable municipal rate on all material shipped by said contract | ors to be used in the construction of fsaid bridge. | J. w. TOSS. President ! GEO. H. TAYLOR,
 Assistant Secretary.
 Mir Hastings replied as follows: Prescott, Ariz, April 6. 1910 Freight for Salt River Bridge at | Phoenix:
 Mir Leo. N. Hoghe. Chairman,
 Maricopa County Board of Supervis-
 DTS, Phoenix, Arizona.
 Dear Sir:-I beg to acknowledge re- ceipt of your favor of the 25th ultimC enclosing resolution adopted by PhOe- nix Board of Trade on March 18th. both relative to freight rates on material for the Salt River Bridge; and after | giving the matter our careful consider atfon. have to advise you that in view of the very considerable reductions that { have been made in the freight rates on the principal commodities required ir it's construction, as enumerated in your letter, we cannot consistently make fur ther reductions believing as we do that our present published rates or ! these commodities are certainly not above a reasonable charge for the hauls | involved
 To substantiate my general state | ment above as to material reductions in freight rates on these commodities l to Phoenix, l beg to advise that the recent reductions on the commodities named have been as follows: Cement in carloads. Rates from all ! producing points to Phoenix have been reduced 15 cents per cwt.; present rate | 8 cents from southern California points being 30 per cent less than for 1 mer rate of 30 cents per cwt.; and pre- | sent rate of 45 cents from Colorado being 9 per cent below the old rate ] of 50 cents.
 Filing in carloads from Flagstaff | and Williams to Phoenix: Present rate ! 25 cents per cwt., a reduction of / cents or over 20 per cent below the 1 former rate of 32 cents; while rate on ! same commodity from southern Cali | fornia to Phoenix has been reduced from 45 cents to 40 cents per cwt.
 On bar iron, the former rate from Pittsburg was S1. S9. and present rate is s1.31 per cwt, a reduction of 5S i cents or 30 per cent; while rate on same commodity in carloads from .Pu- eblo and other Colorado shipping points has been reduced from SIP to l S7 cents per cwt.; the difference of 4C cents amounting to over 30 per cent of the former rate The present rates | referred to are published in our tariffs, | and I assume that contractors bidding on the Salt River bridge based their | prices accordingly, so that the reduc-