The border vidette., 1923-03-24
GOOD NEWS.
Cattlemen Win Fight for Reduced
Rates Into Northwest States.


road rates on range cattle from
Arizona points to north western
states will be reduced. The date
of the change of rates as order
ed by the Commission is set for
May 10, 1928, and means that
northwestern buyers Of range
cattle will be able to receive the
benefits OF these sweeping rate
reductions, this spring.
Ira ffic attorneys for the Ari.
zona Cattle Growers Association
went before the Interstate Com.
merce Commission on January
"a, 1923, at Washington, and
convincingly proved to the Com.
mission that existing rates on
range cattle into the states of
Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho,
Montana, Oregon and Washing.
ton, via. the Salt Lake line from
Arizona points we're prohibitive
and caused the loss of former
sales of Arizona cattle to buyers
in these states.
A few years ago over so per
cent of the spring cattle sales
we're made to range men of these
northwest states. These buyers
once looked upon Arizona as the
breeding country for their range
herds and came in the spring of
each year, buying trainloads of
young cattle and taking them
into the north west country. Dur.
ing the high price period the
freight rates scared beyond the
possibility of the northern buy
ers to so continue coming into
Arizona for stockers and feed
ers. AS a result less than 10
per cent of Arizona spring cattle.
movements now go into these
states.
The only route left possible
for even this 10 per cent move.
ment was through Denver and
here is where one big hitch came.
Immediately, in such travel thru
Denver, our Arizona cattle had
to compete against cattle from
New Mexico and Texas, going
also to northwest ranges.
The Arizona Cattle Growers
Association in the case contend.
ed that Arizona cattle should not
have to go through Denver to
reach Wyoming. Montana, Utah,
Idaho and other states, and thus
compete against states much
closer to Denver than Arizona
herself. The relief was seen for
Arizona by getting an establish.
ed rate over 10th the Southern
Pacific and Santa Fe roads into
Daggett, California, at which
point the Santa Fe lines cross
the Salt Lake line. This route
was termed the Daggett Gate
way, and is now SO established.
It means, for example, range
cattle at any point in Arizona,
sold to buyer, say at Butte,
Montana, instead of being rout
ed through Denver, will after
May 10, 1923. travel%west to Dag
gett and thence through Salt
Lake and on into Butte, at a
very much reduced freight rate.
From Phoenix, Arizona, to
Butte, Montana, by way of Den.
yer, is 1904 miles, while going
via Daggett and Salt Lake it is
but 1898 miles, or 6O6 miles less
by this western gateway. The
present rate for that run via.
Denver is $3O5, per 36ft. car,
while the rate for the same car
through Daggett-a much closer
route--$357.
After May 10 the story will be
different and much to the benefit
of Arizona cattlemen and the
northwestern buyer, for the COW
man of this state can now look
forward to building up our past
good trade with the men of the
northwest country.
Here is the rate that will be in
effect soon as compared to the
present prohibitive tariff. that
has stopped the northwest trade.
AS stated above, from such a
point as Phoenix to Butte the
distance is 1898 miles by way of
Daggett Gateway. The new rate
effective after May 10 of this
wear for that distance will be
2O4 per Soft. car, or an actual re-
duction of $l53, from the present
rate through Dagget, and an
actual reduction of $151 even by