The Coconino sun., 1916-11-10

ShSs eihiC VI thC iSulHiS upOu thc oP
plication were supplying some seven
to nine consumers located within a
radius of four blocks. The Walapai
Company had proceeded irregularly,
in that they commenced operations in
violation of the law requiring COM
panies to secure a certificate of con-
venience and necessity; it also issued
stock and bonds contrary to the pro-
visions of the law and at the hearing
grave doubt was expressed as to the
ability of the company to finance a
plant sufficiently large to take care
of the needs of the town. The Cham
ber of Commerce, through its presi-
dent, urged the Commission to per-
NIT the Desert Power and Water COM
pany to extend its>lines to serve Chic
ride, because this company was of
sufficient size to take care of the
power requirements of the surround
ing mines, Upon all the facts, the
Commission was Of the opinion that
the Desert Power and Water Com
pany should be permitted to enter
this field. The Walapai Company
was permitted to continue it's opera
tion as it now operates, viz, to serve
these consumers it is conected with.
The Pacific Gas & Electric Com
pany was granted authority to issue
$24 ,242.41 in bonds, to reimburse its
treasury for money expended in ex-
tensions and betterments from No
vember /, 1915, to August 81, 1916.
The Commission has received Off
cial notice that the Interstate Com
merce Commission has assigned for
hearing, December IL, 1916, at 1000
o'clock a. M, in the United States
Court room, Phoenix, Arizona, before
Examiner Brown, the complaint in
the Arizona Corporation Commission
VS.. The Santa Fe and many other
railroads operating between the Mis-
souri, River and points East and all
points in Arizona. In this case, the
State Commission has challenged the
reasonableness of the interstate pas
senger rates from all points in the
East to all points in Arizona. Rates
to points in Western Arizona are as
high as they are to points in Cali
fornia, from two hundred to four
hundred miles beyond. They are from
$500 to $1,000 higher from a given
point in the East to a point in AEi-
zona than they are from like point
in the East to points equal distant in
Idaho, Montana, Utah, Oregon and
Washington. In proceeding, where
in the State Commission was party,
the Interstate Commerce Commission
expressed the opinion that rates to
Arizona points should be based upon
certain named state rates, viz, rate
or 21a through Kansas and &c through
New Mexico and Arizona. If the In
terstate Commerce Commission sus-
tains its opinion in an order, the re-
suit Of the hearing on December 18th
will be a substantial reduction of in
terstate passenger rates.
The State Commission is notified
by the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion Of the reopening of the Fourth
Section Cases, involving rates from
Eastern defined territory to Arizona
points, covering all classes of freight.
This is a reopening of what is gene
rally known as the Intermountain
Rate Case, and involves the principle
of the Long and Short Haul Act to
regulate Commerce, known as Section
Four of the Act. The case has at
tracted nation wide attention and has
been the subject of great many
hearings and court proceedings. The
State Commission, together with the
State Commission of Nevada and the
Merchants Association of Spokane,
petitioned, short time ago, for re-
opening of the case, alleging that the
Commissions former orders, permit
ting railroads to charge higher rates
to intermountain points than to Paci-
fic Coast points should be modified
for the reason that water competition,
justifying lower terminal
rates, was no longer an influencing
factor. Hearings on this case will
open at Chicago November goth. This
will be followed at Salt Lake City,
November 28th; at San Francisco,
December 4th; at Portland, December
18th; and at Spokane, December 14th.
Chairman Jones of the State Commits
sion will attend the Chicago hearing
and possibly the Salt Lake hearing.
He may also attend the San Fran
cisco hearing. Rate Expert Belts
and the force in the Rate Department
of the Commission are engaged in
preparing data and exhibits to be
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