Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-02-25
RATES NOT
EQUITABLE
Discrimination Against Arr
IONA Towns Outside Valley
ASKS FOR AN ADJUSTMENT
Arizona Railway Commits
sion Requests General
vision of Tolls to Har
monize With I. G. De-
cision Effective Jan. 2.

The Arizona Railway Commission is
not satisfied with the adjustment of
class rates from eastern shipping
points to Arizona localities outside of
the Salt River valley, as established
at the time of the reductions ordered
by the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion to Phoenix on January End of
this year. and the commission has
voiced that opinion in letters recently
written to the various carriers Oper-
ating in and through the territory. In
these communications, the commission
intimates that it Will insist upon
more equitable adjustment of the gen
eral rate situation.
II seems that the carriers have es-
tablished the same rates from eastern
points to stations on the main line
of the Southern Pacific company in
Arizona east of Maricopa. as apply TO
Phoenix. except in the case of those
stations near FL PasO, where the e.
Paso combination makes lower rates.
while to stations west of Maricopa
the rates advance in even greater
proportion for distances than did the
old rates To stations on the Southern
Pacific branch and tributary lines east
of Maricopa, the rates are made by
adding the locals of those lines to
the rates up to the main line junction
points, this method resulting in high
er rates to these branch line stations
than the current rates in effect to
Phoenix Notwithstanding the former
are considerably nearer the eastern
shipping points.
In some instances, notably on the
FL Paso * Southwestern Railroad, the
Arizona * New Mexico Railway and
the MOrenci Southern Railway. some
of the new class rates are even high
er than they were to the same points
prior to the adjustment of January
Ind
On the Santa Re main line. the
rates to stations west of blackberry
are higher than those to Phoenix,
even though these main line stations
are nearer the eastern shipping points
than Phoenix, located on branch
line. while to all stations in Arizona
east of blackberry and Ash Fork, the
same rates apply as are named to
Phoenix. this adjustment being man
ifestly an injustice to nearly all Santa
Re main line stations in the terri
tory.
The Arizona commission has trans
mitted to all the carriers mentioned
its opinion that these adjustments are
unjust. unreasonable and discrimina
tory. and asking of the lines in the
southern part of the territory that the
same proportiOnate reduction be made
| to all the other points as was made
| to Phoenix on January 2nd, 1911, anC
| the Santa Fe was requested to estab-
| lish class rates to all the stations or
| it's line west of Ash Fork not to eX-
coed the rates to Phoenix. and alsC
| that rates to stations east of Ash
Fork and nearer the shipping point:
should scale downward.
The commissions communication
relating to the rate situation on the
| Southern Pacific company and il!
| branch and tributary lines in Arizona
| including the Arizona Eastern Rail
road, is as follows:
The Arizona Railway Commission
Phoenix, Arizona.
February 9Th, 1911
Mr.. G.. W. Luce,
c. +. A. Southern Pacific Co.
San Francisco, California.
Mr.. f. w. Clapp.
G. f. A. AriZ Eastern r. r. Co.
Tucson, Arizona
Gentlemen
The current class rates from the