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TO PUT ALL TOWNS
. ON SAME RATE BASIS
Local Stations To Have Sams Freight
Rates As Larger Cities
TO BASE RATES ON MILEAGE
Railroad* Istue Statement In Regard
To Proposed Revision of Freight
Sates In Georgia.
Atliinln, flu. -(Siionlal)—lixplaln-
iim the tiopBBHliy' for the 'revision ot
frciiKlit rales in (leot'Rla which the
railroads have proposed and the gene
ral elfee.ls of the revision, the fol
lowing statement, addressed “To J,lie
People Served by itin Uuilronds In
Georgia,’’ Inis been Issued hy Messrs.
K. T. I.amb, president of the Atliintu,
UirniliiKhniii amt Atlantic Hallway:
R. A. Brand, fourth vice president of J
the Atlantic Coast l.ine; \V. A. Win-
burn, president of the Cent rat ot
Georgia;. .1. ft. Munson, vice prestdonl
of the Cieorglu Southern and Klorldn;
C.. It. Cupps, first, vice president of
the Seaboard Air l.ine, and ,1. M.
Culp, vice president of the Southern
Railway:
"Beginning on June 'JO, the Rail
road Commlsston of Georgia will have
n public hearing on Ihe petition of
the Railroads for a Revision of
freight rates within ilie state.
“A change In the ItASlS underly
ing the present system ot rales,
along tins lines proposed by the car
riers, appears inevitable. The cur
riers are not unmindful of the more
or less drastic nature ot the propos
ed revision. They also thoroughly
realise that their prosperity depends
upon the prosperity of Ihe communi
ties they serve. They nsk the sup
port of these communities In the ef
fort to briny about this apparently
necessary change with fair regard
for all the interests involved.
"Since the beginning of 1 railway
operation In the snulh there has ex
isted in that section wliut is known
as the ''Busing Point System,” under
wlitcli rates to certain points called
•'Rasing; Points'' are lower than to
other points less distant, even though
the less distant points aro interme
diate on the same route. To Illus
trate, Atlanta and Cordele are ‘'Basiny
Points." The rates front Atlanta to
Cordele are lower than rates front At
lanta to points between Macon and
Cordele through whiclt passes traffic
from Atlanta to Cordele.
"Even when thn tony and short
haul principle is not involved,
charges are frequently less for a like
distance from basiny points to local
stalions and between local stations
Until between the basing points them
selves.
t Only 6(J Basing Points.
"With approximately 2,000 railroad
stations within the state, only about
CO are basiny points.
“Public discontent with this system
of charges turn beau expressed with
increasing force for many year's and
is now crystallized into an imperative
demand for revision.
“The basing-polnt system has been
condemned by the Federal Congress,
by tho Railroad Commission of Geor
gia, and by the authorities of other
states, fir July, toll, in its decision
respecting a complaint against long
and short haul discrimination, tho
Georgia Commission declared that
“the basing-polnt system is wrong tn
principle.”
"Obviously, therefore, the basing-
polnt system cannot survive. /Us
abolition as to interstate traffic is
rapidly taking place under the 1010
Amendment to the Act to Regulate
Commerce. The most important in
terstate jartffs were revised in con
formity with the Federal Law effec
tive .limitary I, 191(1, and the dispari
ties in favor of the basing points
wholly removed or greatly reduced.
“Thip revision was not at the In
stance of the carriers.
"Tlte petition whiclt the curriers
have presented to Ihe Georgia Com
mission, copies of which will be
furnished on request, represents the
views of the railways with respect
to a fair substitute for the. existing
system ot rates.
Rates On Mileage Basis.
"It is not possible tu this brief
statement to set down in detail alt of
the proposed rates or any great part
of them, nor to explain in detail basis
upon whiclt they have been made;
however, the following general state
ments nre made for information ot
the public:
“1st. The proposed rates are on a
mileage basis. They contain no dis
criminations as between the old
“Basing Points’’ and other points.
“2d. The proposed rates to the old
“Basing Points” are generally higher
than the present rales, while tho pro
posed rates to the other points are
generally lower than the present
rates. The roads could not make tho
rates to all the 2,000 stations in
Georgia on the basts of the present
low rates to -the (50 “Basing Points”
except at a great sacrifice of reve
nue. We do not believe that (lie
Georgia shipping public will, nsk that
our revenues be depleted, as the con
tinued development of the Southern
territory is dependent more largely
upon the prosperity of the railroads
than upon any other agency, and un
less tho railroads earn revenue suf
ficient to enable them to develop and
extend their pro'porlies business de
pression Is Inevitable.
“3d. For long hauls (distances
rover 180 mile*)' the rates generally
represent reductions, except to the
old "Basing Points.”
Reasons For Increaoes
"fill. For short hauls the proposed
rates generally represent advances,
We have asked for these advances -In
the short-haul rates: Y-.V,
(a) To partially compensate for
substantial reductions tn rates for
long hauls, and even greater reduc
tions made necessary by the observ
ance of the long and short haul rule;
and
tit) Kocuuse of, our conviction
that, due lo the Increase In number
of jobbing points,,the average length
of our short, or second, hauls,will be
materially reduced; and that, owing
to the shifting of trade to primury
markets, nuo.li hauls will, In muny
cases, he entirely eliminated.
“8th. On certain articles which
are given commodity rates the pro
posed basis mentis a reduction in the
freight rates otr both short itnd long
hauls, except to tho old "Basing
Points.”
"On certain other articles given
commodity rates the proposed basts,
in some instances, means advances
both on long and short hauls. In
sttili cases the roads have proposed
these advances for the reasons that
Hie rates in Georgia on such articles
aie substantially lower than rates on
Ihe same articles between oilier
points in Southern territory; and, as
n matter of fact, rates on some of
the articles are actually lower than
the rates on the same articles in the
territory of except tonal traffic density
north ofi.tlte Ohio and Potomac Riv
ers served by, tho Pennsylvania Rail
road, Baltimore Ohio Railroad, and
oilier carriers of great financial
strength.
"There is no transportation reason
why rates on commodities in Geor
gia, lower than on interstate traffic
between points In Georgia and in
other states, should exist.
"Bill. In addition to the proposed
readjustment of class and commodity
rates, the Railroad Commission of
Georgia is also aslthd to adopt the
Soul hern Glassification, with certain
exceptions, ' to care for articles of
thn gross or heavy type, such as
brick, clay, sand, marble, granite or
stone, fire-proof tiling, etc., in lieu of
Ihe present separate Georgia Classi
fication.
Uniform Classification.
“The carriers, through a special
Committee known as the Uniform
Classification Committee, whose en
tire time 1s devotbd to classification
work, huve since 1008 been actively
engaged in formulating a Uniform
Classification.
“More Ilian 73 per cent of Ihe de
scriptions of articles, methods of
packing, cat-load . minimum weights,
carload mixtures, and rules in the
Southern Classification were adopted
by the Southern .Classification Com
mittee on tlte recommendations of
the Unlforfn Classification Com
mittee, and these descriptions, car
load minimum weights, etc., are the
same as applicable in the Official
and Western Classified ion territo
ries.
“There Is every reason why a
state classification having Intrastate
application should be uniform with
the general classification used on
traffic into and out of said stute.
The necessity for uniform classifica
tion has been recognized and urged
by the National Association of State
Railroad Commissioners, various
trade and industrial bodies, and the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
"‘The adoption of tlte Southern
Classification would have the effect
of changing 'many ratings In Geor
gia on articles not covered hy com
modity rates and not assigned to the
Exceptions to the Southern Classi
fication. Some of tlte changes would
mean reductions and others advances
In tho present ratings In the Georgia
Classification, but would result In
ratings, descriptions ot artifcles,.
methods of packing, carload mini
mum weights and carload mixtures,
and rules being uniform with those
generally applicable between points
in the Southern territory.
“A .great many erroneous state
ments as to the effects of the propos
ed adjustment have appeared in some
Georgia newspapers. While wo do
not believe that the Georgia press in
tends to distort the facts, it is not
Improbable that other erroneous
statements will be published, due to
lack of proper information. We,
therefore, ask the shipping public to
call upon the representatives of the
carriers for’ any information that
they desire, which will be gladly and
promptly furnished,"
Will Furnish Information.
In order that any shipper may be
able to secure authoritative Informa
tion in regard to any feature of the
proposed. revision a committee of
traffic representatives tuts been
located at Atlanta with headquarters
at the Piedmont Hotel. This com
mittee ts composed of. the following:
C. ft. Kealhofer, general freight
agent, Atlanta, Birmingham and At
lantic Railway; - C. McD. Davis,
general freight agent, Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad; N. ft. Wright, general
freight agent, Central of Georgia
Railway; ,1. M. Cutler, general froight
agent, Georgia Southern & Florida
Railway; G. s, Rains, general freight
agent, Seaboard Air Line; Randall
Clifton; assistant freight truffle
manager, Southern Railway.
Tilts committee or any member of
it will be gtfcd to promptly reply to
requests for information from any
Georgia business mun.
Notice!
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To Our Customers
We Are Laundry Agents. Our Prices
Are Less, and Work Is
Better
Collars, 2.1 -2c cut to
2c
Shirts, 10c cut to
5c
Undershirts, Sc cut to
. 3c
Drawers, Sc cut to ...
3c
Socks, 5c cut to
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Handkerchiefs, 3c cut to
lc
Counterpanes, 15c and 20c
10c
We Also Do Cleaning, Pressing, Dying, Altering, Etc. at
Reasonable Prices. Hats of All Kind Made New.
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Atlanta-Hampton Springs
, Pullman Line Changed
To Atlanta-Albany Line
After April 29th present, Atlanta-Hampton
Springs Pullman sleeping car line will be changed
to Atlanta-Albany sleeping car line on the fol
lowing schedule:
Leave Atlanta
Leave Cordele
Arrive Albany
Leave Albany
Leave Cordele
Arrive Atlanta
SOUTHBOUND
A. B. & A.
G. S. W. & G.
i G. S. W. & G.
NORTHBOUND
G. S. W. & G.
A. B. & A.
A. B. & A.
.19:30 P. M.
5:30 A.M.
0:50 A. M.
10:15 P, M.
11:55 P. M.
0:10 A. M. I
Prsscngeys leaving Atlanta at 10:30 p. m. and Albany
at 10:15 p. in. may occupy}sleeping cars as early as 9:00
p. m. Passengers arriving in Atlanta at 0:10 ft. ni. and
Albany at 0:50 a. in. may remain in sleeping cars ns' late
as 7:30 a. in.
Secure further information from W. W. Oroxton, Gen
eral Passenger Agent, Atlanta, Ga.
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