Mohave County miner., 1916-11-11

init, much less any authority being granted. It is obvious that the prac-
 tice is unlawful and if permitted to
 continue would nullify the investment
 company laws.
 The county attorney of Yavapai
 County was very prompt and vigorous,
 arresting those complained of, who ap-
 peared in the justice court of Pres
 colt, waived preliminary examination,
 plead guilty in the Superior Court.
 Each one was assessed S15O.OO which
 was paid.
 The commission has issued a num-
 Der of orders during the past week. Application of the board of supervi-
 sors of Mohave County for railroad
 crossing over the tracks of the Santa
 Fe at Topock was granted.
 An order was issued, regulating the
 automobile stage service from points ion the Colorado River to Oatman and
 from Kingman to OatmaI The com mission stated, in it's opinion, that number of accidents had happened, the
 result of the operation of cars by i'm mature and inexperienced drivers, or because of defective equipment and carelessness. The practice of freight motor vehicles carrying passengers was condemned. It appears that a great deal of the heavy freight traffic moving between Kingman and Oat- man is handled by motor trucks, the drivers of which haul passengers at rates of 50 cents, S1.00 or S2.O0 per passenger, or whatever they might be able to get. One truck with three passengers overturned on the noun tain road and at another time one of the trucks, carrying two passeng- CTS, was struck by a Santa Fe train at a grade crossing.
 The commission found that a rate of S4.00 between the Colorado River crossing at Needles and also from Kingman to Oatman was a reasonable l rate. Heretofore transient owners of cars have entered into this field, when traffic was heavy and conditions were attractive, bringing in cars from California and operating at any rate to suit their pleasure. These cars had | no Arizona State license and assumed | no responsibility of giving regular service and were a hindrance to the public in enabling it to secure con tinuous service at all seasons of the year, during good and bad weather, and during quiet and busy periods.
 The commissions order will require all operators to file their schedule of rates and charges, as required by law governing common carriers, and also to file bonds.
 Another automobile order issued was that relating to traffic between Miami and Globe. An enormous traffic has developed between these two points and is carried almost wholly by motor vehicles. In the past there has not been much stability in rates or regularity of service. The commissions order requires the filing of bonds and the assumption of res possibility and the observance of rules calculated to protect the lives and of the public and to insure safe, suitable and satisfactory service.
 The application of the Wallapai Light and Power company for a cer- tifcate of convenience and necessity, to operate an electric plant at Chloride ; was denied by order issued October 2Sth.
 The Desert Power and Water com pany secured a franchise from Mohave ! purpose of constructing and operating I public utilities, among which was that of supplying electricity to the people of Mohave County. It is a blanket ; franchise to occupy any streets in Mo {; have County. It claims to have an | investment of something like S650,0O0, i and by the operation of a modern ( steam plant at Kingman, sends power f
 
 county, supplying the Tom Reed Gold Mine at Oatman. Recently it con t structed its lines to Golconda and had ( on the ground and plans t made to construct it's lines miles to ( Chloride. Last February parties in I Chloride, owning a moving picture show, installed a small gasoline engine C and dynamo for the purpose of fur l nishing electricity for the theatre C alone. Later, without application to I the state for a certificate, these parties l extended their lines from building to { building and at the time of the hear | ing upon the application were supply ing some seven to nine consumers To- cated within a radius of four blocks. $ The Wallapai Company had proceeded irregularly, in that they commenced I operations in violation of the law re- C quiring companies to secure a certif- cate of convenience and necessity; it t also issued stock and bonds contrary t to the provisions of the law and at l the hearing grave doubt was expres- f sed as to the ability of the company I to finance a plant sufficiently large to I