| Show j RAILROAD A complaint from arizona about fares MESA OR ZENOS CITY Mari maricana capa co arizona may 1887 editor deseret news in the semiweekly semi weekly of the ath cinat is a timely article on the interstate commerce law a subject which will bear much more ventilation of the same sort in relation to passenger aratea the situation here in brief is s this from maricopa maricola Mari copa station over the southern pacific railroad to deming is miles to el paso milea from el paso over the texas pacific road to fort worth in an easterly direction miles thence in connection with other roads from fort worth either northeasterly by way of little northerly through indian territory by way of kansas to st louis total distance is 1350 1850 miles thus over the routes mentioned irom from el paso t to st louis you can get a first class unlimited ticket for 10 40 or at ahe RATE W V THREE CENTS PER MILE throughout the eastern states an and d canada the local fare from place to place is alfoot without exception the same seldom or ever over three cents per mile while tor for long distances and round til tickets c bets the rates are much lower this is all quite reasonable but to return to the southern pacific road here is ie where tile the cont contrast between the jewel consistency and the soulless monster inconsistency presents 1 re itself in unmistakable bjoro colors rs and to jump this or mile chasm over this road from Mari Marico cops pato to deming in and aad el paso to a fairer field and at tel the same time to keep down a muttering mattering internal sensation something like a young oung volcano in the shape of f a curse to do this and accomplish it is a hazardous undertaking even for a saint the tare fare f from rom maricola maricopa Mari copa to el paso is to deming 2640 the cheapest fare emigrant being 2500 while for this same road for this same figure 2500 you can go from san francisco to el paix paso 1286 miles and for 1000 more from san Francl francsco co to new orleans 2500 miles sued such is toe the picture I 1 did hope that this interstate inter state law would make some change here in this matter but it does not such are the figures to date so you see to get over this miles to doming deming and back so as to get a look at the country south from there in the sister republic costs as aa much mach as to get back to ogden 1800 miles S K |
