The Winslow mail., 1925-07-07
STATE STOCKMEN
WIN IMPORTANT
RATE DECISION

In its decision last week the In
terstate Commerce commission
found that the proposed increases
in live stock rates between points
in Arizona on the one hand and
points in New Mexico and Ell Paso
Texas, on the other hand, had not
been justified by the carriers. 1t
ordered the increases Cancelled.
The increases proposed ranged
from 1 to 73 per cent higher than
the present rates.
In 1913 the Interstate Commerce
commission, responsive to a com
plant filed by the National associa-
ton, established rates between Ari-
zona and California on cattle. The
rates so established were approx
mately 80 per cent higher than the
rates on cattle between Arizona and
New Mexico and Ell PasO, Texas, on
the Southern Pacific and the Ell
Paso & Southwestern.
The Arizona Corporation com
mission, ) following the decision by
the Interstate Commerce commits
sion, established rates on Arizona
state traffic on approximately the
same basis as set by the Interstate
Commerce commission between Ari-
zona and California. This resulted
in Arizona state rates and the in
terstate rates between Arizona anG
California exceeding the rates be.
| tween Arizona, New Mexico and E
Paso by approximately 30 per cent
In 1920 the rates between Arizona
on the one hand and California
New Mexico and El Paso on the
other hand were increased 25 PEI
cent. The carriers then made ap
/ plicatiOn to the Arizona Corpora
tion commission to increase tht
rates on live stock within the state
rs per cent. The traffic manager
of the Arizona Cattle Growers as,
sociation appeared before the Cor.
poration commission in opposition
to any increase in state rates. This
increase sought by the carriers
was promptly denied by the Ari
zona commission The carriers
then appealed to the Interstate
| Commerce commission on the
ground that the Arizona rates dis
criminated against interstate com
lmerce. The federal commission
held hearings at Phoenix during the
early part of 1921 and the Arizons
Cattle Growers association traffic
manager appeared in behalf of tht
shippers and the Arizona Corpora
ton commission at said hearing
and adduced testimony showing the
| Arizona state rates were as higt
without the increase of rs per cen
which the carriers were attempting
to make as the interstate rates aft
er they had been increased rs pei
cent. In disposing of that case the
Interstate Commerce commission
held that ito require an increase
in these rates between points il
Arizona would result in unjus
discrimination against intrastatt
traffic." therefore the carriers
were estopped from increasing the
state rates by the fact that tht
rates between Arizona, New Mexico
and Ell Paso were on materially
lower basis
The carriers published tariffs
to become effective Feb. IS, 1924
in which they proposed to increase
the interstate rates between Ari
IONA, New Mexico and Ell Paso
which rates had defeated their at
tempt to increase the Arizona state
rates. Tie Arizona Corporation
commission and the traffic depart
ment of the Arizona Cattle Grow
ers association secured the sus
pension of the proposed increase
and hearing was held in March
1924. The rates which the carriers
were attempting to increase were
established as early as 1898 am
had the carriers been successful in
increasing said rates it would have
meant an increase in the Arizona
state rates