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Which Broiler Producer lives
Along Southern Railway?
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The happy man, of course! He’s been paying less for his grain since
Southern’s reduced freight rates on hauling grain—as much as 60%
—went into effect several years ago.
The gloomy man isn’t as lucky. He lives along the Louisville & Nash
ville Railroad. The L&N followed Southern and reduced its rates, too.
But then it raised them an average of 13% except where it faces direct
competition with Southern. This means that along the Western &
Atlantic Railroad the broiler producers are paying about 13 per cent
higher freight charges to get their grain than if they were on Southern.
Contrast this with Southern’s policy of applying its lower grain rates
to every station and shipper on its lines that can use them—whether
or not there is competition from any other railroad.
Rafes A Boon To Georgia
Southern’s reduced grain rates have cut broiler production costs
one cent per bird. With Georgia raising 443 million broilers last year
this could mean savings of almost $4Vfe million per year if all of the
broiler producers were located along the lines of Southern Railway.
Comparable savings are being made along all of Southern’s lines in the
cost of producing broilers, cattle, hogs, eggs and milk. Agricultural
economists estimate that the savings from Southern's rate reduction
to livestock and poultry producers and consumers, in Georgia alone,
total $6 million to $7 million annually.
Georgia Com Growers are Helped
Southern’s lower grain rates have opened up a vast market for
Georgia corn producers located on Southern. Millions of bushels of
corn now move out of Georgia to consuming areas, and they bring
a higher income to Georgia growers because of our low rates. Dealers in
corn say the rates mean 10 cents more income per bushel for Georgia
corn growers.
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Friday, February 3, 1967 Griffin Daily Newt
L&N Opposed to Lower Rates
Southern Railway spent millions of dollars and fought a long, hard
battle to give Georgia's poultry, livestock, com producers, and con
sumers, the benefit of lower freight rates for grain.
L&N didn't turn a hand to help. It stayed “neutral," on the surface.
But, behind the scenes it worked to keep the rates from being cut
It’s a far cry from grain to sand, gravel and crushed stone. Here,
too, L&N and its associated railroads—Atlantic Coast Line, A&WP,
Georgia, Clinchfield and Seaboard Railway—are trying their best to
block efforts by Southern to cut in half the shipping cost of these
basic construction materials. Right now, the L&N and its parent, ACL,
and their cohorts, are in a Federal Court trying to overthrow a decision
by the Interstate Commerce Commission giving Southemthe right to
reduce these rates. Should they succeed the cost of highway con
struction, home building, school and other construction will be
materially increased.
Southern is a Builder
Southern pioneered rate reductions in many of the items which
Georgians use in their businesses and in their lives every day.
Wherever its lines go, Southern Railway helps communities grow—
with the lowest freight rates and newest and most efficient equipment,
and with intensive industrial and agri-business promotion efforts—
all from a sincere desire to increase its usefulness to those it serves
which, incidentally, is the most profitable course for us.
Southern’s high bid of $995,000 annually for leasing the state-owned
Western & Atlantic Railroad means that all our resources will be put
to work helping all the communities along the W&A to grow and pros
per as they have not done before. And, yes, the broiler producers will
get that grain rate reduction.
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