Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1914-06-19
TUCSON BUSINESS MEN
PETITION AGAINST
COM MISSIONS ACTS
Declare That Corporation Census
Must Call a Halt to Their
PerniClouS Activities.


PHOENIX. June 1s.-As coDse-
quence of the action Of the corporation
commission which resulted I'm the clos
ing down of the Eagle Milling co.
the business men of Tucson have
united i'm a protest to that body i'm
which the members of the commits
sion are asked in no unmistakable
terms to call a halt In their attacks
on business and give the people a
rest
CAPTAIN William McDermotL former
president of the Chamber of Commerce
Of Tucson appeared before the Cor
poration Commission today to present
a petition signed by most of the lead
ing business interests of Tucson The
corporation commissioners had no I'M
timation that such action was contem-
plated and the petition was somewhat
of stock to them as an of them are
expecting to run for office this fall
Similar petitions are being circu-
lated among the business men i'm other
cities of the state and win probably
make their appearance here I'm a few
days
IL is reported that two of the com
missioners were in favor of postpon-
ing the present attacks on business
until after election but the third NOM
bers Paul Geary, declined and the 9TH
er two feared that he would go be-
fore the people and try to make cap
ital of the fact that his colleagues
were catering to big business and that
he favored the cause Of the wage
Garner.
The protests are coming not only
from business men but wage eamers.
the workingmen being effected by the
slump I'm businss caused by the COM
missions assaults
The petition by Captain McDermott
is as follows:
TUCSON Ariz. June III, 1914.
Arizona Corporation Commission,
Phoenix. Ariz.
Gentlemen: We the Board of Di.
rectors and members of the Cham.
Der of Commerce i'm the city of Tue
son. respectfully submit that the inn
mediate and future prosperity of the
state Of Arizona depends largely. 49,
not entirely, on more population. more
capital and more transportation facil-
tiles
We believe that the construction of
another trans-conunental line and the
immediate construction of that part
Of the line between Tucson and Phoe-
nix is now being suned Is not ac-
tually prevented by existing laws and
by fear of unfavorable rulings and
orders OF the Corporation Commission.
The recent notification by the Su-
preme Court of adverse railroad laws
relieved temporarily at least a con-
dition of unrest which was most hurt
ful To- the business interests of this
section. If not the entire state We
deprecate your actions ln undertaking
TO revialize these laws. and cannot
understand why. at this time. With
business affairs in bad shape and bust
ness men and industries suffering
largely because of unwise laws and uu-
wholesome agitation you undertake 10
create a further agitation and unrest
particularly on the eve of a state cleo.
ton
Is it not about time TO give bust
ness a rest and let business men re-
cover lost ground, and leave The de-
tails Of operation of the railroads 10
the managers?
10 any citizen or class of citizens
feel that any particular rate or rates
are excessive, they win ask you TO
investigate, but we cannot see why
the Corporation Commission should
of IT'S own yolition, or through the
fundamentally of any member work
ing in his individual capacity. agitate
these questions, particularly at this
time when every line of business is
suffering from excessive. nwiso and
unwholesome regulation and legisla-
ton
In our opinion we have had too
much politics and too little business
I'm our public affairs during tine two
years last past and We think in the
interest of an concerned 81 IFS time 10
protect openly and frankly against
Ia continuance of such conditions.