Bisbee daily review., 1919-01-24
ORDER ANNULS ALL NEW TELEPHONE LAW OF GEN. BURLES0N

General Order No 37 of the Arizona corporation commission, annuling and setting aside any orders issued by Postmaster General BurleSOn as fed eral administrator of wire service. has been received in iBsbee- IL sets aside all telephone rates, tolls, rentals, charges. elassificatiOns, rules and regulations instituted or sought to be instituted contrary to law" meaning the rulings of the postOIfIee depart ment relative to installation and re- mOval charges and other rulings made within the last few months from Washington. which sought to place telephone service on a uniform basis all over the United States. regardless of local conditions, which always are taken into consideration by the cor poration commission in fixing rates
 The order. which is self explanatory, follows in part
 Arizona Corporation commisisOn
 General Order No 37
 Order Of supervision of telephone rates. tolls rentals. charges, classified tiOns, rules and regulations instituted or sought 10 be instituted contrary 10 law
 IL Appearing. That telephone com panies operating in the state have in stituted changes in rates. charges, rules and regulations for the inStalla- tiOn- rental and use Of telephones wholly at variance with and contrary 10 the laws of Arizona and
 IL Further Appearing. That Iels- phone companies operating in the state purpose making effective Jan uzrE 21- 1919. further changes in rates. charges. tolls, rules and regulations, the effect of which will De to make further advances for services rendered by telephone companies within the StzIe. and
 IL Further Appearing, That the in- crease and changes made and sought 10 De made have been arbitrarily eI- fected in a manner wholly contrary 10 the laws of Arizona and contrary to the practice of federal state and other regulatory commissions in that the public has been given no OppOr- runiry 10 be heard or 10 advance rezS- ons for the general belief that the changes and charges made and sought 10 be made are unIuStified,
 IL is Ordered and Notice is Hereby Given 10 All Telephone Companies Operating in the SIzIe- That all changes heretofore made or that may hereafter De made in the rates. tolls rentals. charges clssSilc21iOuS- rules reSulzdOnS or contracts relative 10 or affecting any rzte- toll rental charge. classification or service the result Of which has been to advance or increase the charge or charges paid for tele- phone service in and between points in the state Of Arizona be and they are hereby suspended, sbTOgzted an- anuuIled. and
 IL Is Further. Ordered That the legal rates and Charges for telephone service within the state are hereby declared to De the rates an1 charges as legally filed with this commission in compliance with the orders of this commission and the laws Of this state BY ORDER OF THE ARIZONA COR
 PORATION COMMISSION,
 AZ STELZER-
 Secretary
 Dated al Phoenix, Arizona this 70-h day Of January, 1913
 The attitude Of the Mountain States TeIeDhone compzny. according to F. s Cundift, manager Of the local office will be 10 disregard and ignore the commissions order until 1t has been passed upon by the courts
 Upon reading n the Review the other morning that the corporation commission had made this order, l in mediately called up headquarters in Fl PzsO to find out what course to pur- sue" said Mr Cundif1 T was advised that until the courts had acted b. is suzuce Of . restraining order against us- or we have instructions which VIII serve to guide our course. the com pany xin consider Postmaster General B1rleson to be it's director and shall eonti1ue to make the charges. clasSifi- cations and JO be guided by the rules and regulations he has ordered put in