Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1913-03-12

203 National Bank of Arizona Building
PHOENIX, Mar 5-Based on a
condition which according to the
state veterinarian justified such act
ion, Governor Hunt issued a pro-
clamation quarantining a part of the
range of southeastern Arizona To-
Gated in Cochise county and for
bidding the movement OF live stock
in or out of the district designated
on account of general infection of
Texas fever ticks. The district desig-
mated in the order is all of the land
lying south of what is known as
the Drift fence in the southeastern
part of Cochise county and ex-
tending south to the international
line and east to the Arizona New
Mexico line The quarantine runs
for an indefinate period, until con-
ditions are bettered.
Livestock Rates.
The Arizona Corporation Commits
sion issued an order the result of
hearing begun on the 10th of last
January in the matter of rates ap-
plying on live stock in car load
lots between all points within the
state thus taking in all railroad COM
panies. According to the terms of
the order a general reduction in live
stock rates will be effected begin
ming April 18th. By way of il
lustration the rate on horses from
Phoenix to Douglas in 80 foot car
shipments will be S9S5O as against
an old rate of $113.5O: From Phoenix
to Tucson $3.50 as against an old
rate of $3.50: On cattle shipments
car load Phoenix to Douglas $3.50
as against an old rate of S66.50 and
Phoenix to Tucson $33. as against
S43.50 Between Douglas and Hol-
brook the old rate was $l5530 and
the new rate ordered will be 500. 50:
Between Ash Fork and Tucson
$3.50 as against old rate Sl16. and
between Phoenix and Bisbee S5050
against the old rate of SS7. so Other
state rates were reduced in proper
tion. Cattle shippers at the hearing
and when testimony was taken were
represented by T. w. Tomlinson,
who represented the American Nat
ional Live Stock Association as we'll
as the Arizona Cattle and Sheep
Associations.
Hadley Calls on Hunt.
Governor Hadley of Missouri, now
filling an engagement for the Red
path lecture bureau was in Phoenix
yesterday and took occasion to visit
the state capitol and pay his res
poets to Governor Hunt 1t is not
the Missouri executives first visit to
the state but it was the first time
he had been in Phoenix.
Stockraisers Protest.
Taxpayers and stock raisers of
northern Arizona have petitioned the
legislature protesting against the pas
sage of a bill introduced in the
house some days ago to create a
state game reserve out of a part of
Coconino and Navajo counties. At
present the herd of deer brought
into the state from Wyoming are
on the reserve as it is proposed
The stockmen claim it limits what
is already too limited a range for
she carrying on of their industry. 1
Three New Bills.
Three new bills were introduced
IN the House yesterday Two were
proposed by Representative Duncan t
OF Cochise county by request. One +
of these measures provides that c
heads of state departments and /
clerks in state departments shall v
have a half holiday on Saturdays a
when in the judgment of the head c
the work will so justify. The sec 5
ond bill provides that Arizona be 5
represented at the military tourna- n
ment to be held at the San Francisco o
fair with two companies of the state 6
militia. According to the terms of r
the bill It is left to the Governor to 5
decide if such representation is ad- p
visable. The third house bill came c
from Representative Babbitt of Mari F
coPa county and creates the office s.
Of state Inspector of aparies who il
is to receive a salary of $1,000 year 5,
He IS also authorized to appoint r,
four deputies whose duty it is to j
prevent so far as possible foul brood F
among bees. The measure is urged s
by the Maricopa County Bee Keep W
ers Association. Last year the men, W
bers Of this association shipped close 81
to one hundred cars of honey all t.