Williams news., 1914-09-03

tain reductions conceded by the railroads, The Arizona Corporation Commission was not satisfied with such concessions, and served notice to that |effect. Again taking up the fight, the Commis- sion appealed the case to the Interstate Com- merce commission and decision was rendered in favor of the Corporation commission. Appealing from this decision the railroads took the case to the United States Supreme court, and recently the case again decided in favor of the Corporation commission, and the railroads were given until Oc- tober 4th I914 to establish the prescribed rates.
 Had the Ariz. Cor Commission accomplishe dno- thingmore than this one act, in the opinion of many people they would have fulfilled all requlrements and Justified its existence.
 Prior to January 1913 the stockmen of Arizona were compelled to pay freight rate that was in all respects exhorbtant. Upon car of cattle or 'sheep shipped from any point in Arizona was inn |posed rate which was twenty-five per cent great Ter than the commodity should bear. After the Ash Fork conference in 1912, the Commission se- toured a decision from the Interstate Commerce commission which reduced the then prevailing rate fully twenty-five per cent, and the stockmen of Arizona retain in their pockets $25 of every $1OO that formerly they compelled to pay. This reduction has been in effect since January 7th, 1913
 Coal cereinly necessary article. Who it North Arizona but that prior October 1913 compelled pay from $9 to S10 ton for this article? Why that you only from s 50 to sS ton for the ame It is be- of the action of Azonas Corporation Commission On October Il 1912 the Commission filed complaint with the Interstate Commerce commission attacking the coal from Gallup New Mexico all points Arizona In less than year thereafter the Interstate commission sustained the complaint and ordered reduction amounting twenty five per cent in the existing
 Last the sugar from Angeles to southern Arizona points $ % per Realizing the injustice of this rate the commission attacked the complaint t., the Interstate Commerce commission recently decision has baen rendered Possibly, all cases Corporation commission have been mistaken in this matter but Interstate Commerce commission said they right derd reduction of the 60 per cwt Very few people with soukrou and it possible sourkrout appreciate the efforts of the along this ne However it possible the who drinks coffee, the women-hey have for sugar. therefore will talk about flour.
 Occasionally compelled bread. Flour hap pens to be of breads chief ingredients Realizing this fact tho Corporation Commission sought the the staff of life by reducing the transportation.
 result of the complaint filed by the Commission with the Inter
 state Commerce commission the flour from Kansas points in Arizona has been reduced from $l 65 per cwt.
 Approximately SIS OOo % in ovcrchage claims has been collected through the reparation department of the Comm and returned shippers and receivers of freight all the State and $6 OO0OO in claims is pending of which three months old.
 It is essential to the merchants of Arizona we'll the ultimate that the Arizona Corporation number among it's members freight and traffic expert closely scrutnze proposed changes freight raes both State and Inter sate and tell whether the
 traffic in into Arizona to be affected thereby either