Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1913-05-29
MAY DELIVERIES ARE
 LARGEST IN HISTORY

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 TUCSON, May 2S.-From Tucson and tributary territory cattle ship ments Of large size are now being made these constituting about the last of the May deliveries. It is declared that the May shipments this year will prove to have been among the larg- est, if not the very largest, ever made from Southern Arizona. Add to this the statements that the ranges are, almost without exception, in fine con- dition, and an easy explanation is found for the assertion that the cattle men are prosperous, happy and optim- istic.
 Forty-two cars of cattle, aggregat- ing about 1900 head, were shipped out of Tucson Monday by Robert Fielder, buyer for an Fl Paso cattle company. The cattle were purchased from the Coberleys and were in good condition. The shipment was made over the Fl Paso & Southwestern. which is now making a strong bid for the cattle business which, prior to the advent of the new railroad, went entirely to the Southern Pacif- ic, so far as the shipments originating at Tucson were concerned.
 T. J Turner has just shipped 1000 head of cattle from Calabasas to Can ada. He is said to be looking for 10000 head if he can get them al the right price. Tom Donahue of Omaha imported 1,130 head a few days ago from Mexico, had them dip ped, and shipped them to Montana.
 Supervisor Riggs of Cochise coun ty, who lives at Dos Cabezos, is ar ranging to ship several big lots of cattle. He has just shipped 1900 through Douglas, and is arranging to ship others through Wilcox.
 Extensive shipments started at Will COX Monday, and are expected to con tinue in large numbers for several weeks.
 Johnson and Riggs are to ship 4,OO0 steers this week from Wilcox. The H. l.. Johnson shipments of 5000 steers to Colorado and Montana points will be loaded at Wilcox from June to June 5. This is one of the larg- est shipments of the year.
 In the future, cattlemen assert, the industry, insofar as it relates to ship ments west, will be very materially aided by the freight reductions in live stock shipments.
 With Phoenix alone excepted, the reduced rates on live stock. betweer Arizona points and Los Angeles, order ed by the Interstate Commerce Con- mission, will go into effect July 1 The case has been dragging several years. Recently the commission reached a decision and lowered the existing rates materially, the reduc- tions to become effective April 1. The railroads secured stay until May l and then till July l, by asking for a rehearing and alleging that the new rates were unreasonably low. Cor poration Commissioner F. A. Jones protested against further delay and against rehearing. The rehearinc has been denied
 Formerly the rate from Phoenix to Los Angeles was $126 for a 36-foot car. Representative of the shippers and the railroads held conference at Ash Fork and agreed on a rate of s96. This agreement the railroads did not keep, but later the Interstate Commerce Commission ordered the rate published. Now the commission has ruled that since that rate was ac- ceptable to the shippers at that time it must still be reasonable and just The latest order, as originally writ ter, provided for a S90 rate