Arizona republican., 1910-10-05
DIVERSE ROUTING SECURED
Salt River Valley Given Same Rates As Junction Points and Excursion Privileges Identical With California, .

As anticipated in yesterday morn ings' report of the rate hearings be- fore Examiner Gerry, representing the Interstate Commerce commission, there was a friendly adjustment be- tween the railroads and the Maricopa County Commercial club, of the mat ters complained of by the club in its filing before the commission, of the case against the Santa F'e and other railroads, respecting passenger rates. A stipulation was entered into by the club and the representatives of the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific, which was made a part of the record in the dismissal of the case The stipula- ton was addressed to F. A. Jones as secretary of the club, and the text of it is as follows:
 In spirit of compromise and in consideration of the withdrawal of the pending suit before the Inter. state Commerce commission we pro- pose to you the following:
 F'irst-FrOm Phoenix to Kansas City and to points where there are on sale nine months round trip tick cts going and returning over the same route in addition thereto a tick ct good on way via Ash Fork and AIbuquerdue and the other via Mar icopa, Deming and Fl Paso, will be- placed on sale at not more than 10. per cent higher rate than the current rate over the existing route. These rates shall be applied from these points to Phoenix and return.
 Second-On one way traffic where Maricopa or Ash Fork take the Cal ifornia rate, that shall be applied to- Phoeniv without addition.
 Third-That summer excursion tick cts shall be sold to and from Phoenix to the points named in the first prop osition, one way via MaricOpa and one way via Ash Fork, at the same rates as shall be in effect from Cali fornia points.
 If this is acceptable we will use our best efforts to get the rates in effect at the earliest possible mo- ment.
 The stipulation is so brief and SO plainly stated that little needs to be added in explanation. The travellers from this valley secure the diverse
  cursion tickets, just as do California points. Travellers from the east toI Arizona on round trip tickets may come over one line and if they wish to return over the other they may do so for a very nominal added expense. Travellers coming to Phoenix on one way transportation from points wherel the rate to Ash Fork and Maricopa is the same as to a coast point, may make the side trips to Phoenix froml the main lines without the expensel of tickets over the local lines. TheseI new rates are to be made effective jst as soon as it can be done, inl which mutual request the Examinerl consented to urge immediate action upon the commission, granting thet railroads authority to put them in | force Il
 The railroads were induced to make | these concessions on the promise of the club to withdraw its complaint in respect of the others matters GOV cred by the case, notably the demand for a cent mile rate on the local roads The appealing argument to the club was that in the event it i e gain a favorable decision from thet commission, much time would elapse, and possibly in the interim the terri | tory would become a state. after which the regulation of transporta-l | tion would in greater. measure be in the hands of the legislature. Byl making the stipulated rates effective at once, or as soon as the require ments of the law permit, the valley will enjoy the desired rates during the present winter. when a large in- Aux of both tourists and homeseek- | CTS is expected Another considera-I tion was that since the case has been filed the rates on the local roads have already been reduced a cent a mile and by the use of scrip and mileage books, those who travel | already enjoy a rate nott much above the three cents prayed for
 When the hour of resuming thef hearing arrived yesterday morning, E. W. Camp, solicitor for the Santa Fe coast lines, stated in a, general way the nature of the agreement ar rived at MT Jones announced that it was satisfactory to the club and filed a motion for the dismissal of the complaint Mir billiard read the text of the stipulation and these facts all being made of record, the.