Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-01-20
REPORT OF THE CORPORATION COM.
 FOR PAST 6 YEARS


 Barnum, Amos A. Belts gives re- view of the work of the corporation commission with receipts and dis bursements since 1915. These figures may prove interesting to our readers. MT. Belts said in part:
 "In compliance with your verbal request, it affords me pleasure to give you below a statement reflect ing in part the savings which this Commission has effected in behalf of the people during the last two years, together with the receipts and ex- penses since July 1, 1915.
 The largest single item is that of railroad rates, fares and charges. In this case, all of the railroads of the State with the exception of four of the short lines, applied for an increase in freight rates and charges of 259o and passenger fares of 209o. The ap- plication was denied by ehis Commis , sion in every respect. The Carriers then applied to the Interstate Con- merce Commission for authority to make the iscreases on intrastate traf- fife on the grounds of discrimination. The case was heard before an Exam iner in Phoenix on January 31st and February 1st and 2nd, 1921. It was argued before the full Commission in Washington on April 21, 1921, the writer representing the Commission. In view of the Commissions action in previous state cases, all of which had been decided adversely to the States, it was not expected that we would win the case. However, we did sue ceed in securing exceptions on ore, live stock, sand and gravel, milk and cream. These commodities constitute a very large portion of the business of the State and the exceptions were greater than many other of the more than twenty States that had similar cases before the Commission and these great industries have been saved an advance of 2596 in their freight rates.
 The saving to the Maricopa County Highway Department, in it's road building program alone, amounts to approximately $1,50000 a month.
 The sworn testimony of the repre- sentatives of the Railroad Companies at the hearing before the Interstate Commerce Commission was that the denial of the application by the Ari- zona Commission was depriving them of revenues amounting to $132,5OO.oo per month, therefore in the ten months intervening before the Federal Com mission assumed jurisdiction, the saw ing amounted to $1,325 100000.
 On January 6, 1921, we handed down our decision in what is known as the Two Line Haul Case, our Dock ct No. 1162, in which we found that the Arizona Eastern and Southern Pacific Companies are owned and con trolled by the same interests and that for rate making purposes, they shouid be considered as one line. This order abolished the arbitrary charge of 1oc per hundred pounds or $2.0O per ton, applicable to a two line haul. Wlth- in the last ten days, have made in ouiry of several of the Traffic Bureaus of the State, the Traffic Man agers of which are entirely familiar with this case and have asked for estimates of the saving that would result fro mthis order. These estl" mates run from $25O,0O0.00 to $5OO,- OOO.OO per year. For the purpose ot this statement, we will use the mini mum estimate.
 In June of 1920 in our Docket lolo' the American Railway Express Com pany applied for straight increase of 269o on all of it's express rates within Arizona. Two hearings were held in this case, one in the fall of 1920 and the other in the early sum mer of 1921 and after full considera- tion, the application was denled Tn toto.
 This case was also taken to the In terstate Commerce Commission and a hearing was held before an Examiner of that body on December 9th and 9th' 1921. Briefs must be filed on or De- fore January 18th and oral argument before the Commission in Washington will be held at later date, probably early in February.
 In the hearing before the Federal Commission, the representatives o1 the Express Company testified under oath that the denial of its appllca' ton by this Commission was deprlv, ing it of revenue to the extent ol sS3 100000 annually. For the slxteer months, which have elapsed, the say inp would amount to $116,666'e6'
 In the Western Hay and Gran II Case, Docket No. 1929, heard II Washington during the latter part O August and the early part or oep tember, Lawrence G. Wilson, secre tarv of the Arizona Farm Burea' and I were present and represente' the State of Arizona. IWenty-I" of the Western States were reple
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