Arizona republican., 1920-01-22
FINAL ORDER FUR
 NEW DEPOT ID BE ISSUED SHORTLY
Railroads Ordered to Sub init Plans For New Sta- tion by Feb. 16-Final Order to Be Made Soon After That Date

Final orders for providing Phoenix with adequate depot facilities to replace the present wholly made quate, insufficient, inconvenient and unsanitary' facilities now in service, will be issued by the state corporation commission soon after February IS. 1920, according to a commission am nouncement yesterday.
 The first order for the investigation October, finally coming to a hearing of the depot facilities was issued last on January 2. 1920. As a result Of that hearing, Commissioner F. A. Jones handed down a preliminary opinion and order to the effect that the pres ent depot service was wholly made quate, insufficient. inconvepient and unsanitary,' and the commission yes terdsy ordered the representatives of fhe Arizona Eastern and Santa t'e railways to appear before the com mission at 10 a. m., February Is, 1920
 10 submit for consideration a plan or plans for a passenger station or stations suitable and sufficient for the eity of Phoenix and vicinity. together Wtth estimated cost. proposed location. and such other data and information a $ may be deemed essential or desir- able in the premises
 Yesterdays order is directed to Wal ter D. Hines. director general; the Arizona Eastern Railroad company.
 
 Railroad company, Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix lines, and all others in- terested.
 Final Order Coming Soon
 Commissioner Jones says that upon submission Of the depot plans as or dered. or at the end of the period ter minating February 16, the commission VIII enter it's final order disposing of the terminal proceedings.
 At the hearing on January ?. the railroad companies and various local interests were represented L. H. Chambers appearing for the Santa Fe lnes, Leon $. Jacobs for the Arizona Eastern. and also for the railroad ad- mlnistration; Mrs. George O. Miller for the Woman's club, Hall Bradley of Glendale for the general public outside of Phoenix, Clyde M Candy for the attorney general, and D. R. Johnson as rate expert for the corporation com mission
 Commissioner Jones. in summing up the need for better terminal facilities here, said yesterday that early relief should be afforded
 TO the credit of the railroad off cials present" he said "as well as counsel, nothing was stated in justifi- cation of the further maintenance of existing facilities except that the con tTol of the railroads was now in the hands of the United States govern 'iN''N. shitu tiiht tHe IdliIcaOS d1d not know what the future held in store for them
 Tt was urged on behalf of the rail- roads that the matter might be de- ferred until congress defined tho the railroads were to be restored to their owners on March 1 as definitely announced by the president of the n1ted States. Regardless of how the railroads are to be operated in the future. it is clear that the fast-increas- ing passenger traffic of Phoenix can not be accommodated by existing fa- 
 The commission announced that it is prepared to consider proposals for i'm proved terminal facilities. either singly from the separate railroad interests involved or jointly by all concerned.