Arizona republican., 1921-08-11
Cite Arizona Eastern
 Road For Contempt
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has violated the law of the state and the orders of this commission.
 It is hereby ordered that the Ari- zona Eastern Railroad company shall forthwith re-establish the daily pas senger train service between Phoenix and WinkeIman, and
 It is further ordered that the said Arizona Eastern Railroad company through it's proper officials and rep resentatives shall appear at the hour of 10 a. m.,s Aug 27, 1921, at the office of the commission in the cap- itol building in Phoenix. and then and there show ca use, if any there be, why it should not be adjudged in con- tempt for violation of the orders of this commission.
 By order of the
 ARIZONA CORPORATION
 COMMISSION.
 Previous 70 the issuance of the or
 der the commissioner directed the
 following letter to the office of the attorney general:
 To institute Action Hon. W. ]. Galbraith, Attorney General.
 State House,
 Phoenix, Ariz.
 Dear Sir:
 We are enclosing herewith copy of a communication from the general manager of the Arizona Eastern Railroad company dated Aug. 4. in which permission was requested to make certain changes in their train service, together with a copy of our response thereto of Aug. g. On receipt of the request we i'm mediately got into communication ( txx- n 1axx ence, Winkelman and Hayden, from whom protests against the curtail- ment of passenger service between | Winkelman and Phoenix were re- ceived per copies attached hereto. In addition to our written notice tc the effect that the request could no' be granted until a hearing had beer l.he1d at which the people would be given an opportunity to be heard, the company's repres sentatives were givef the same information by telephone Nevertheless, we are now informed that effective this date the curtailet service was placed in effect. The pa | irons of the line will suffer great in. convenience by this unauthorized ac. l ton of the company and you art hereby requested and directed to irn. | faediately institute such action al may be necessary to cause the com pany to immediately re- establish th' service until such time as the com mission may act in a proper and law l fui manner following hearing. AMOS A. BETTs. 1 Commissioner 1 The following are some of the pro tests on which the commissioner act ed docketiug the hearing and in tele phoning to the company of his actior l the first being a resolution of protes I by the Florence chamber of com merce:
 A Protest from Florence Whereas, Through indirect sources I information has reached the Flor l ence chamber of commerce that tn 1 Arizona Eastern railroad intends t l apply to the Arizona corporatio l commission for permission to operat l it's train service between the cities { l Phoenix, Florence and Winkelma upon a three trains a week schedule | and,
 Whereas. It is self evident that such permission be granted said rail road, it would work irreparable in fury to the business, property an l livelihood of the citizens of the dis trict and Pinal county in general and,
 Whereas. The said Arizona Easter rAilroad has in the past several year enjoyed the fruits of highly profit able business and now should be, an is, in a financial condition well abl l to weather the financial depressio which has temporarily attached l business in general in these part I and well able to pass through the SC I called storm. as other business coi
 porAtions as we'll as individuals a,
 doing at this time; and,
 Whereas, The town of Florence