Arizona republican., 1917-12-30

 methods of manufacture, distribution, transmission, storage or supply em ployed by 1t, are unjust. unreasonable, unsafe, improper, inadequate or insuf- ticient, the commission shall determine i the just, reasonable, safe, proper, ade- quate or sufficient rules, regulations, practices, equipment, appliances. faclli- ties, service or methods to be observed, | furnished, constructed, enforced or en- | ployed and shall fix the same by it's order, rule or regulation. The commits 1 sion shall prescribe rules and regula- | tions for the performance of any ser vice or the furnishing of any cOmmo- l dity of the character furnished or sup piled by any public service corporation. ! and upon proper demand and tender of rates, such public service corporation shall furnish such commodity or render such service within the time and upon the conditions provided in such rules"
 Except along the main lines of the ns-continental railroads, train ser vice in Arizona, is as a rule infrequent and handling of passengers by motor vehicles has been found to be a real necessity. Many of the lines operating service cars have found it difficult to meet their actual operating eX-
  has been brought about, to a large ex- tent, by the operation of competing lines at irregular intervals and at vary ing fares. We have found in many in- stances that fares specifically pre- scribed by the commission have been totally disregarded and in other cases, as high as forty per cent of the pre- scribed fare has been paid as a com mission to hotel clerks and others in a position to influence travel This | practice is a violation of the commis- sion's orders and of the tariffs filed by the carriers, and it should be discon- | tinued. Only rates filed by the car rierS as provided by law or prescribed | by the commission are lawful and such rates must not be departed from, either | directly or indirectly by payment of commission or otherwise. In the col lection of federal war taxes, no carrier shall add to the prescribed fares an amount greater than the exact amount required by the government.
 | In some instances rent cars have handled passengers either on a return from a special trip carrying passen- gers outbound, or on the going trip for the purpose of bringing passengers in, at the rates prescribed for service" cars. Manifestly, this works a great injustice against the parties operating service" cars, since the latter make their regular schedule trips whether they have capacity loads or no passen- gers at all.
 It is of course evident that rent cars are necessary and that they meet @ demand for special trips which could not be at all times by the operators of service" cars. It is however, quite obvious from the standpoint of the public good, that equally as great a service is rendered by the service cars. If it is found that service" cars can profitably operate under specific rates when accorded all of the traffic to which they are entitled under a proper measure of protection; and if it is found that, by reason of permitting 1, others to engage in the traffic between the same points and in the same dis tricts at irregular intervals, the busi- ness would prove unprOfitable, thereby necessitating an increase in rates, the duty of the commission to the public is quite clear, and we shall hold that those who do not file with the com mission their schedules of fares anC service, entitling them to engage in the handling of passengers as regular ser
 
 interfere with those so engaged. This J will preclude the rent" cars, either before or after a special trip, handline passengers between points where ther,
 is a regular service at fares prescribed by the commission for service" cars , We believe that rent" cars should , be required to charge a minimum o 4 not less than one hundred and fort! . per cent of the fare prescribed for reg ular service.
 a We have found that in many case a passengers carrying motor cars hay , been loaded greatly in excess of tn carrying capacity as rated by tn Q manufacturers thereof, and that car l have been driven by youthful and in v experienced drivers. We believe tha
 this practice is dangerous and tha Q hereafter passengers should not b h carried in excess of the seating ca y pacity as rated by the manufacturer : thereof, and that drivers or chauffeur e of cars should be at least q years C
 age and have had not less than on . years experience in the handling (
 motor vehicles.
 . It was suggested at the hearing tha r our order should cover both passenge 5, and freight traffic and while it
 
 = tion over vehicles handling propert e for hire we do not believe that there i {, any necessity for doing so at tn r time. No complaints have come to tt g commission relative to the charges as h sessed for such service and, so far 2 : We know, there have been no accident g of a serious nature to the employees CT o gagged in such traffic. Therefore, W shall not at this time issue any ordt D. covering this class of traffic. l. Order
 This case being at issue and havir
 been duly heard and submitted, and T. full investigation having been had, ar II the commission having, on the da- '55 hereof, made and filed a report COT u taining it's findings of fact and COT clusions thereon, which said report
 hereby referred to and made a pa
 hereof.
 r It is ordered:
 " That, effective January 1, 1918. a .d persons, companies or corporation = operating automobiles, automobi T. stage lines or motor vehicles for u ,- transportation of passengers for hi l. between points within the state of Ar y zona. shall conform to the followir = requirements:
 r. 1-Before engaging in such tran D. portation, there shall be filed with tn n. commission, in addition to the stat g. tory requirements heretofore specific y, a schedule of fares and service, whi, y, the carriers propose to establish. e. the case of service cars, the schedu " of service shall show the termini al l- all intermediate points which it is pr
 posed to serve. Rent" cars shall S \" forth, as nearly as practicable, the te
 ritory within which it is proposed tn operate, and state whether charg nd will be assessed by the hour, by u 1n mile or by the trip
 IS, 2-Cars must not be loaded in e be cess of their seating ca na cit,r as rnt