Safford Chamber of Commerce v. Corporation Commission

WINDES, Justice.

The Southern Pacific Company, herein designated the company, owns and operates a main line railroad through Arizona and a branch line from Bowie to Globe, a distance of 124 miles. The branch passes through Safford, Thatcher, Ft. Thomas, Calva, Bylas, Peridot, San Carlos and Cutter. Upon application of the company the Arizona Corporation Commission, hereinafter referred to as the commission, on April 23, 1953, entered an order allowing the company to discontinue the operation of passenger trains over the branch line. The Safford, Globe, Miami and Bowie Chambers of Commerce, the…