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THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN. FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 17, 1920
HATE HEARING
S ENLIVENED -
I BY PROTESTS
Petition to Corporation
I Commission From Roads
t For an Increase of 25 Per
I Cent in Charges Is Met by
Storm of Argument from
Shippers
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operating mines and other interests i
dzninst fin ; - . !
. .uv.nae in rates of 25 Ti-r
ent, asked for l,y the railroads of the
tate featured the proceedings vester
flay before the stats corporation com
mission when three adjudications were
prayed for between carriers and pa
ron. Of the three hearing, that of
Z?J Pcr t,pnt increase was the first
and most important to come before
the commission, and it was asrainst
this that the efforts of protectants
wore chiefly directed. The hearing
was conducted by Commissioners 1 A.
Jones and D. 1 Johnson.
The proceedings were opened by II.
M. KennemorK, of the firm of Chalmers.
Stahl, Kennemore :ind Insra:i. who
appeared for the carriers. He risked
for an increase in freight rates of "J 5
per cent, in passenger rates of 2 per
cent and in Pullman rates a 50 per
cent KurcharRo, and based his demand
upon a ruling of the interstate com
merce commission authorizing such in
creases, with the proviso that shippers
seeking readjustments could file claims
agrainst the railroad or railroads af
fected in each instance. The protests
against the proposed raise in rates
came chiefly from the mining: compa
nies of th state in a unanimous dec
laration that the increases would stop
operations in practically all of the
small mines and leased properties in
the state, while at the same time ma
terially affecting the welfare of the
larger corporations. The protests were
made in the face of Fennemore's al
legation that the Cummins-Ksch bill
grave the interstate commerce commis
sion power to increase intrastate rates
in all cases where those rates conflict
with interstate rates.
The first protest was launched by
J. K. Curry, secretary of the Arizona
branch of the American Mining con
press, on behalf of the mines in pen
eral. He laid particular stress upon
Keep Check On Your Picker
With Our Simple Records
Thft cotton grower who has from 20 to 160 acres of seed cotton to
pick should avail himself of a picker's check that is easy to work within
the field. There is nothing elaborate about it, like the systems used
by the big cotton companies who also must have a check on their own
employes and a record for headquarters as well.
The individual grower only needs a form for his own use. Our
forms take, less paper, and therefor cost less, and are still just, as
practical as the more extended checks. Our forms are built on actual
" experience, which is one reason why we have already printed nearly
200,000 of them this season, and also why it is more economical to buy
from us.
"Work printed same days It is received.
Samples and prices on request.
SAM
Phone 32
ME
YER, Printer
Chandler, Arizona
the thought that wlii'e rates miprht
justly be rai.cd in some specific in
stance:', a blanket increase is unwar
ranted anil unfair. This position was
that of ail who spoke against the pro
posed increases.
Oppose Freight Rate Increases
;. H. Powell, general manager of
the Copper Queen branch of the
Phelps-Dodge corporation, protested
particularly against increase in the
freight rates for ores between Bisbee
and Douglas and fluxes between St.
Paul's spur and Douglas, at which
point 'the Copper Queen and Calumet
Arizona smelters are situated. Dowell
also lodged a protest on behalf of the
Phelps-Dodge corporation- with regard
to customs smelting. He declared that
any increase in freight rates for ores
from any mining center to Douglas
must result in putting small mines out
of business. Smelting costs, he said,
had almost doubled through freight
increases already in effect, and as a
result the Phelps-Dodge corporation
paid out $225,000 less for customs ores
in 19111 than in 191S.
a. M. Colvocorresses. general man
ager of the Consolidated Arizona
Smelting company at Humboldt, fol
lowed Dowell with a citation of two
specific hauls upon which increased
rates could not be fastened without
harm. The first was a haul from
Mouse to Humboldt, and the second
was a thirty mile haul of silver ore to
Humboldt. Colvocorcssrs also de
clared that in the case of more than
sixty customs shippers who send ores
to Humboldt smelters for treatment
any increase in freight rates will mean
an almost total stoppage of produc
tion. W. ft. MeRride, general maager of
the Old Dominion Jlining company,
filed two specific protests'. The first
was against a proposed increase of
from $2.T0 a ton to $3.1212 on low
grade ores from Bisbee to Globe. Me
Rride declared that the present rate
is already too high, citing the faet
that the net value of the ore, includ
ing its iron and sulphide content, was
$7.5r, and the proposed rate would take
almost half of this before any smelt
ing process was even started: Such a
tariff, he said, would absolutely stop
the movement of low grade ores and
concentrates. His second protest was
against a proposed increase in the
rate between Globe and Miami, seven
miles. The rate is now 30 cents a ton.
with a large tonnage moving. McPride
contended that this rate is adequate,
and that any increase would result in
the curtailment of mining in the Globe
Miami district. He declared that his
company was already in seriffus dif
ficulties due to increased freight rates
and other costs.
Humor 4n His Protest
G. II. McDowell had referred to the
small mining companies in conectlon
with increased rates, as "sick babies."
Georire D. Morris, general manager of
the Gila Copper Sulphide company,
said his company was not only a "sick
baby," but that it had "one foot in
the trrave and the other on a banana
peel." He protested especially against
the increase in the haul from Christ
mas to Hayden. which is marked at a
raise of from 22'2 cents to 30 cents.
He raised a laugh -when he tokl how,
when his company was notified of a
raise of 25 per cent in rates above the
original 22V? cents, with the, notation
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STARTING TODAY-FRIDAY, AUG. 17-24
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For instance: The list price on a 30x32 non-skid tire is $25.50. Buy one at
this price and we will sell you an additional tire f or $1.00. This applies to
all makes and all sizes.
Another instance: The motorist using 35x5 cords which list at $84.50 buys
one at this price and an additional one at $1.00.
No co. D. No Charges. No Deliveries. Mail Orders filled when cash ac
companies orders.
During our last sale many motorists were disappointed on account of waiting
too long to take advantage of this exceptional offer.
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that the new charge would be 30 cents,
sent a letter to the railroad showing
that 2," per cent of 22 1-2 cents is about
o'i cents, and that the whole charge
thtrefore should be about 2S cents. The
railway replied that a mistake had
been made with regard to the tariffs
consulted by it and would be corrected.
Tie mining company was notified
again that it would be assessed 30
cents a ton. and the figurvs were
again sent to the railroad. This re
received an answer that a mistake had
been made a sec ond time. Another no
tification was then received by the
mining company with the brief com
ment that although the tariff should
not be 30 cent according to the fig
ures, nevertheless the railroad com
pany had decided that such a tariff
should be assessed.
After asserting that he did believe
the railroads were sincere in their de
mands, he took up a discussion of the
freight rates out of Thoenix with ref
erence to the increase. His company,
he said, maintains its own commis
sary, where goods are sold at cost to
the members of the camp, which in
cludes about 400 people. He said that
an increase on all commodities out of
Phoenix to the camp, especially one
as high as 25 per cent, would so raise
J living conditions that demands for in
creased wages would follow, and that
tht old vicious circle of costs and wages
would continue.
Percy Williams of the El Tiro Leas
ing company, Silver Bell, presented a
long and interesting digest of the costs
of bringing a ton of ore to a smelter,
the smelting and the final returns. He
showed by his digest of costs that the
ore of his company, containing 130
pounds of copper, to the ton when
mined, meant a profit of only SO cents,
but the value of his figures was in
showing the amounts paid to railroads
by the smelters in all their operations
the freight paid for fuel oil. for in
stance, and for supplies, material and
other necessitiees dependent upon
shipping all o fwhich charges must
be assessed against the ton or ore
treated. The conclusion of his digest
was that a blanket increase in rates oi
25 per cent would take away the SO
cents profits now enjoyed by his com-
pany and leave in its stead a deficit of
45 cents.
Oppose Other Increases
Mr. Steinrll of the United Verde
Copper company spoke against in
creased rates on mining timbers te
tween Flagstaff and Williams and
Clarkdale. At this point l-'ennemore
interposed a protest of his own
against the filing of exhibit's at this
on the ground that he was asking for
a blanket increase and not increases
in specific cases. This ended the
morning session.
In the afternoon 11. A. Xickcrson of
the Saginaw-Manistee Lumber com
pany urged the keeping down of rates
on logs between Bellemont and Wil
liams. K. R. Kountree, traffic expert
of the Douglas chamber of commerce
and mines, took up the question of in
creases in freight rates into Douglas;
C. S. Brown of the Arizona farm bu
reau examined increases n farm prod
ucts, and then C. K. lilaine, traffic
expert for the Arizona Tacking com
pany, began an attack on the proposed
increases from a new angle.
He did not protest, he said, against
a specific increase in rates, but he did
protest against an increase which was
based upon "an average of averages,"
and which placed upon Arizona ship
pers burdens which should be carried
by other states, which, he alleged, are
getting lower rates in the majority of
instances, than this state, and he
asked for a justification in tariffs for
this reason.
Switching Rate Attacked
The next hearing was that of the
petition of the Shattuek-Arizona com
pany of Cochise county for a reduction
in switching charges from the present
rate og $6.50, assessed by the El Paso
Southeastern railway. The mining
company, was represented by T. O.
McGrath, and the railroad by Eugene
F"ox, genral traffic manager; L. V.
Morris, general superintendent. who
was operating witness for the railroad;
J. L. Stewart of the legal department,
and W. C. Barnes, freight traffic man
ager. The third hearing was of sin
gular nature. In this proceeding the
Santa Ke railroad, through G. H. Baker,
assistant general freight agent, asked
for a charge of (l a car for loading and
unloading cattle in transit for food and
water or other purposes in cases where
no attendants accompany the shipment.
There was. he explained, formerly a
charge of $1.25 for this service, but in
issuing a printed tariff on cattle ship
ments the publishers unaccountably
left out this service charge, so that the
petition of the railroad company was,
irrreality, a reduction in charge instead
of an increase.
As the charge is to be assessed only
when the shipment is from or to a
public stockyard, defined as a stock
yard where there are federal inspectors
and which are under the control of cor
porations other than the carrier, C. K.
Blaine protestd on the ground that it is
discriminatory, a protest which was
met by the assertion that as there! were
no public stockyards in Arizona a
protest on grounds of discrimination
in intrastate rates could not well be
supported.
WEEK
AUTOMOBILES STOLE!
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Three automobiles are stolen in
Maricopa county each week, data com
piled by Sheriff John Montgomery
shows. " The percentage of recovery is
exceptionally high, however.
Total thefts for the first eight and
one-half months of the present year
are placed at 102, an average of three
for each 7-day period for the fi'rst 34
weeks.
Recoveries during this period total
95. In other words, approximately P4
out of every 100 cars stolen have been
returned to their owners. This is prob
ably the biggest percentage of recov
eries ever known in the valley.
Value of property represented in the
102 stolen machines is given an ap
proximate value of $140,000. The value
of the seven cars still missing is fixed
at approximately $6,500, so the per
centage of recovery fixed on the value
of property involved is still higher.
There is still a possibility that some
of the seven stolen cars still missing
ultimately will be returned to the own
ers. In some instances, cars have been
recovered three and four months after
they were stolen, and Sheriff Mont
gomery is hopeful that some if not all
of the machines will be located and re
stored to the rightful owners.
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About 50.000 persons in the United
States have been arrested for violation
of the prohibtion law.
TO OBSERVE CITY'S
50TH ANNIVERSARY
1 FEBRUARY I4TH
for cotton picking in the various areas
of the state. Cotton picked thus far
has been unusually free from debr'.s
that would naturaly result from the
occurrence of rain. The cutting of
grain has made good progress in the
northern part of the state where the
length of stalks would justify cutting,
but in Coconino county stock have
been turned into a number of fields
where shortness of stalks would not
permit harvesting. In the Parker sec
tion milo maize and sudan grass are
about ready for second cutting.
.
Most of the automobiles, imported
to Japan
origin.
in 131S were of American
Owing to an error in letter writing
it was stated that the semi-centennial
of Phoenix and Maricona counv would
be held Feb. 12, "which also is admis
sion day," J. H.MeCintoek stated yes
terday in making the correction. Ad
mission day falls on Feb. 14, which is
also St. Valentine's day. The colonel
as chairman of the committee ro'-om-mended
admission day as the best day
for holding the semi-centennial cel
ebration and the recommendation has
been acted upon favorably by the board
of directors.
Feb. 12 was the day Governor Saf
ford fifty years ago signed the bill
treating Maricopa county. In the lat
ter part of February, 1871. Phoenix
was incorporated into a municipality,
although it actually began on its pres
ent site Oct. 20, 1920, v.-hen citizens
in mass voted to move the town from
the old ruins east of town.
Too many things are going to hap
pen this fall; therefore, the joint fif
tieth birthday of Phoenix and the
county will be held, as recommended,
on admission day. The legislature will,
be here then and it is possible thV
legislature will ester into tlje cere
mony by reason that it was that body
which fifty years ago passed the bill
that chewed off a large chunk of Yav
apai county and named it Maricopa.
FRAMK LLOYD STUCHAL
VIOLINIST AND TEACHER
241 North Fifth St. Phone 2345
SCATTERED SHOWERS
DURING WEEK NOTED
Telegraphic reports from cattle re
gion observers of the weather bureau
state that the weather o-cr the dis
trict during the last seven days has
been cool, attended by scattered show
ers, but with a sufficiency of sunshrtie.
The heaviest showers fell in the vicin
ity of Prescott and Seligman, where
pastures were freshened up and the
water supply slightly replenished.-
The Pinedalo. Williams and Tinto
districts affected by heavy showers of
the week previous, show marked im
provement; water continues plentiful
and cattle generally fat. Viewed from
car windows and from main traveled
roads, pastures over the state generally
appear short and overgrazed, but some
distance away and remote from tanks
and water holes they are generally
abundant and in many places hav is
being cut for winter use. In the Colo
rado river bottoms, covered this slam
mer by high water, an abundance of
pasture and browse Is available and is
being grazed by stock shipped in from
points outside the state..
Absence of rain in the agricultural
sections of the state has been favorable
for farm work of all kinds, particularly
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