Arizona republican., 1920-01-26
HIGHWAY COMMISSION
 REPORTS BIC SAVING. BY RATE REDUCTION.

A reduction in the freight rate on stone aggregate for the county's PTS mile road program, represents, accord ing to figures made public by the Maricopa county highway commission Saturday, saving of S2S4, 4,639.30.
 Here is the statement of the com mission to the saving:
 Entire program
 Two hundred and seventy eight miles of concrete highway, 16 feet wide, 6 inches thick, 1:2:4 Mix.
 Stone aggregate, 942,377s1 tons at former freight rates, s664, ,363.s5.
 Stone aggregate, e42,377.91 tons at new rate just secured by the Maricopa county highway commission, $379,- 724.65.
 Total difference, amount saved by the new rates just confirmed. $2S4,- 639.3o.
 Following is the letter of the San Francisco freight traffic committee, announcing that the reduction had been recommended on stone aggregate Mir. k. Hackett,
 Chairman, Maricopa County High
 way Commission,
 Phoenix, Arizona.
 Dear Sir:
 Your letter, December End. The com rectors, division of Traffic and Public Service, Washington, that authority be issued to cover the publication of the following rates on crushed rock, weight s0,0O0 pounds, as indicated:
 Publish the following rate in A. F.. R. R. Tariff 20-C. I. c. c. 5S.
 Rate Gin cents per ton of 2000 lbs).
 From Tempe, Ariz, to Alhambra, Chandler, Gilbert, Hanson Jet, Helena, Mesa, 50; Mcqueen, Phoenix, Tolleson. Avondale, Buckeye, 60.
 Publish the following rate in P. F. T. E. Tariff No. HE, Agent Gomph's I. c. c. 29S:
 Rate Gin cents per ton of 2ooo lbs)
 From Tempe, Ariz. to Alhambra,
 Route via A. F. R. R., Phoenix, Ariz. and A. T. & S F. R. R.
 Relative to the present rate of 40 cents per ton from Tempe to Phoenix: It will be noted that the committee has proposed that that rate be increased to 90 cents per ton, which is the minimum rate on these commodities, according to the scale on which the reductions are based, in accordance with the committees conversation with you while here. Of course that 50 cent minimum rate is subject to a deduc ton of 10 cents per ton for govern ment work, which would make the net rate on your highway material 40 cents per ton The committee feels that it would not be exactly fair to the car rierS to continue the present cOnmer- cial rate of 40 cents per ton, which would be subject to the 10 cent deduc ton for government work, making a net rate of 30 cents per ton. and at the same time put into effect the heavy reductions in the rates from Tempe to other points to which your highway material will be forwarded. It was our thought that this. was quite well understood at the conference
 The question of rates on cement will be dealt with in another communica- tion.
 Yours truly.
 (Sgd) w. G. BARNWELL.
 The highway commission received confirmation of the approval of the rate reduction through Senator Marcus A. Smith. Here is the letter from Senator Smiths office: Marcus A. Smith,
 United States Senate.
 Washington, D. C., Jan. 19, 1920 Mir F.. Hackett, Chairman, Maricopa County Highway Com
 mission, Phoenix, Arizona. Dear Sir: Mir. Edward Chambers. director. di vision of Traffic. United States Rail road Administration. under date Jan uary 16, 1920, approved the recom- of the San Francisco dis ! trict freight traffic committee as shown 1 in Mir Barnwel1s letter December 9th, 1 and that the rates will be published l in the tariffs at an early date.
 Yours very truly,
 N. D. PARHAM.