Arizona republican., 1920-11-03
SHIPPERS CHARGE RAILROADS FAILED
 ID OBSERVE ORDER

Although the Arizona corpora t;o,, commission entered a final order on -aay sS, 1918. commanding the South srn Pacific Railway company and the 1esona 1eIs Eastern to desist on June IS lsAS, Tor charging and collecting for tWo-line hauls on shipments inter nanged by these roads, the order has HeVer been enforced. according to Ro- Eend Johnston, traffic expert for the chamber of commerce and with the ioea of bringing about the enforcement or the rule members of the traffic bu- Ieau are sending to the corporation commission letters urging that the or uer De made effective at once. The lact that the Southern Pacific railroad ana the Arizona Eastern operate as ollIerent lines when according to the oecision of the commission they are one, Is said to be costing shippers hun dreds of thousands of dollars year.
 Tn 1913, according to the records of the commission. the Atchison. Topeka x Santa Fe Railroad company, the california, Arizona & Santa Fe rail- road, the Grand Canyon Railway com pany, the Western Arizona Railway company and the Verde Valley Rail road company were declared to be un- der tho management, ownership or con trol of the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe company; the Southern Pacific company, the Southern Pacific Rail- road company the Tucson & Nogales Railroad company. the New Mexico Ss Arizona Railroad company, the Arizona Eastern Railroad company and the Phoenix & Eastern Railroad company were declared to be under the man agement. ownership or control of the Southern Pacific company, and the El Paso Ss Southwestern Railroad com lpany and the Morenci Southern Rail aAA I~~1 1nrr H~t der the management, ownership or control of the Fl Paso G Southwestern Railroad company.
 The order as affecting the Arizona Eastern and Southern Pacific was never carried out, 1t was said yester- day, although there was indubitable proof that both roads were under the same ownership. and, as result. al interchanges of shipments were charged for on the basis of a two-lint haul, which has multiplied cost for tho shipper continually. and which has now caleld forth the letter to the corpora ton commission.
 These excessive charges, 1t is said have been levied against the shippers of Arizona for more than seven years The letter which has been prepared concerning them follows;
 "Referring to opinion and order il
 
 (pages e-1O fnclusive) beg leave to cal your attention to the fact that the traf flo bureau of the chamber of commerc addressed a letter to your under dat of July 12. requesting that you talk steps to enforce your order. Hearinl was had on Sept. 17. 1920, and as ye no opinion has been rendered as re suit of that hearing.
 we understand that the carriers di not offer any evidence to show that tn ownership of the Arizona Eastern rail road has changed since the issuance O your opinion and order in docket NJ 14. We, therefore, respectfully ask tha you give this matter your earliest con sideration and that you take drasti steps, if necessary, to enforce you order.
 ''It is apparent that the Souther Pacific company and the Arizona East ern Railroad company have treate your order with contempt since Feb ruary. 1a13, with the result that tn people of the Salt River valley hay been compelled to pay this unlawfl