Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1910-10-09

rates between Los Angeles, also San
Francisco and it's Arizona stations
that will show marked reductions of
the current rates.
The freight rate reductions referred
TO above, while primarily affecting
the class rates of the various lines, in
numerous instances also result i'm sub
stantial reductions of commodity rates,
and as through rates from the East
are largely influenced by the FL Paso
combination, the new rates from FL
Paso west in connection with the new
local rates of the individual lines
mentioned above, result in large re-
auctions of the rates between practi-
caIlv all Arizona points and Eastern,
as well as Pacific Coast Territory.
The Commission has prepared grad
uated tables of uniform distance rates
for live stock movements between all
points in the Territory, and sub
mitted the same to all interested car
riers. In these tables. the cattle rate
is made the unit. and the horse mule
rate is 125 per cent. Of the cattle
rate; the hog-sheep- goat rate is 50
per cent. of the cattle rate, and the
range cattle rate, trainloads. is 75
per cent. of the cattle rate.
The proposal has been highly COM
mended by both traffic officials and
live stock shippers, and the former
are now considering the advisability
OF establishing rates on their lines on
the proposed basis.
On complaint of the Arizona United
Mining Company that the rates on
coke from Colorado ovens were higher
| to Dragon than to Benson. the Com
mission has secured the establishment
of rates on coke to all points interme-
date with Benson. not exceeding the
rates to Benson.
| For the several cars of penitentiary
material removed from Yuma to Flor
ence on the completion of the new
| Territorial Penitentiary at the latter
place. the Commission secured a
through rate of % cents per 100 lbs,
and also a refund of s6619S on a car
that had been shipped prior to our
request for the reduced rate.
The President of the Board of Trade
of Bisbee filed an informal complaint
against the FL Paso & Southwestern
| Company. alleging unfair discrimina
ton in favor of FL Paso in the matter
of rates on shipments of fruit. etc. A
| conference was held at Bisbee with
tn merchants of that city at which
| the Chairman and the Secretary Of
| the Commission and the Traffic Man
ager and the Assistant General
Freight Agent of the Z. p. & S. W.
| Co were present An amicable adj
| justment of the matter was effected,
the traffic officials of the railway
company agreeing to cancel certain
provisions of the Exceptions to Clas-
sification. which had been the cause
of the discrimination.
The Commission secured a special
through rate of $500 per ton from El
Paso TO Florence. on the cement to be
used in the construction Of the Terri
torial bridge across the ella River at
Florence
On complaint of the ]. NJ. Foster
Mercantile Co. Of Stafford. Arizona,
that the rate on hay in carload lots
from ella Valley points to Tombstone
was $500 per ton, while a combination
of locals made a through rate OF $3.50
| from Salt River Valley points TO
| Tombstone per ton. a through rate
from Salt River Valley points to
Tombstone of $3.50 per ton. through
rate of $3.50 per ton from both valleys
has been secured
| On complaint of citizens and the
council of the town of Clifton, against
| Wells Fargo & Co, asking for the es-
| Establishment Of a free delivery system
at Clifton, the Commission secured
favorable action on the part of the
express company. and is advised by
the compliments that arrangements
have been made for free delivery that
are entirely satisfactory
| On behalf Of the Arizona Territorial
Fair Commission, Wells Fargo & Com
pany were requested to establish re-
duced express rates from eastern and
western points to Phoenix on race
horses participating in exhibitions at
the Annual Fair. After considerable
correspondence on the subject, II be-
came obvious that no favorable action
| would be taken in the matter and for
NAL complaint was prepared and filed
! before the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, accompanied by a special re-
| quest that the case be set for an early
hearing. We are advised that this
case stands at issue upon the Inter
state Commerce Commissions docket
and will be set for hearing as soon as
other engagements of that Commission
will permit.
When the current express rates to
| and from Phoenix. Tempe and Mesa
were established on an order of the
Interstate Commerce Commission. the
rates to and from nearly all points
in the Territory were not, in the
opinion of this Commission, CORE
spOndingly reduced. The matter was
taken up with Wells Fargo e Com
pany, with a view of securing rates at
all points on the same basis,
but, although new tariffs were
issued naming considerably reduced
rates, the new bases did not entirely
meet with the approval of the Com
mission, and formal complaint has
been prepared for presentation before
the Interstate Commerce Commission,
which complaint will be ready for fill
ing within few days
The Becker Franz Company of Cliff
ton, Arizona. has filed complaint with
the Commission, on account of the
through rates on flour and meal from
Santa Fe stations in Kansas, Colora-
do, etc, to Clifton, being higher than
the sums of locals to and from Lords