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RAILROADS INSIST
PROPOSED RATES FI
AtbiiUa, Ga„ Aj>ril 27, 1916.
Mr. O. T. Peeples,
Editor Tribune,
Carter;vibe, Ga
Dear Sir:
In an article under the heading
“How Rahtroads Promise to Remove
•Irritation," ” appearing in the Atian.j
Journal of April 21st, the following ap
peared :
“The shipper in Cartersvllle, Ga.,
now pays a greater rate from Carters
vi'tk- to Macon, Ga., a distance of 13,7
miles, than the shipper An Chatta
nooga, Term., pays from Chattanooga
to Macon, a distance ol 224 mßes.
The railroads, in their petition now
on file before the railroad commission
propose to remove the CartersvilJe
shipper’s “irritation” by railing trii -
-rate 13 |m r cent on shipments 1o Ma
con.
If the railroad commission grants
the petition of the railroads the Car
teravilSeshipper will pay on shipments
to Macon, a distance of 39 jarr ceo
let than the distance from Chatta
nooga to Macon, a rate of 30 per cerr
more than the Chattanooga shipper
pay* to Macon.”
This statement is < ntirely incorrect
and we have addressed a letter to th*
editor of the Atlanta Journal, calling
his attention to the inaccuracies.
Knowing that this is a tn.nti r of in
terest to the jveopie of Cartersville, we
are herewith enclosing a copy of our
letter to the editor cf the Atlanta
Journal and roqued that you make
use of such part of it m you may think
of interest to the readers of your pa
per.
Respectfully yours,
ATLANTA, BIRMINGHAM & ATLAN
TIC RY CO.,
By IC. TANARUS, LAMB, President.
ATLANTIC COAST LINK RAILROAD
COMPANY.
By R. A. BRAND, Fourth Vice-Pres.
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY
COMPANY,
By W. A WIN BURN, President.
GEORGIA SOUTHERN & FLORIDA
RAILWAY CO.
By .1. B. MUNSON, Vice-Rn shlent.
SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY
COMPANY,
By C. R. CAPPS, First Vice Pres.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY.
By J. M. CULP, Vice-President.
Atlanta, Ga., April 26, 1916.
Hon. James R. Gray,
Editor Atlanta Journal.
Atlanta. Chi.
Dear Sir:
In your issue of April 18th you
printed an artic’e under the heading
“Some more comparisons in proposed
new rates,’’ and in your Issue of April
21st. you printed an article under Ihe
heading ‘How Railroads propose to
remove ‘irritation.”’
The first of these articles gives
statements on the authority of Mr.
Harry T. Moore, and the second car-
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| ries figures said to have been given
out by tne Statistical Bureau of the
(ji-oigia Sh-ppers’ Association. Every
nguit- m either of these articles pur
porting to give rates which the rail
roads ,aopo.-e to put into effect in
Georgia aie incorrect, and consequent
ly the comparisons made in these arti
cles with interstate rates are mislead
I mg and unfair to the railroads.
As we have written you previous
communications setting out the poli
ties to be pursued by the railroads in
the -proposed readjustment of Georgia
freight rates, and as you have pub
lished our communications, we will
confine this present statement entirely
to corrections of misstatements made
as to proposed rates.
Thus, in your article of April l 18th,
it Js stated that the proposed rate on
common chairs, i,. C. L. f from Mari
etta. Ga., to Ash burn, Ga., is $1.09 pet
'hundred iiounds. The fact is that the
rate the railroads proix>se to establisli
is 86 cents per hundred pounds, repre
senting a reduction of 19 cents per
hundred pounds from the -present rate.
This article also states that the pro
posed rate on cotton yarn from Car
rollton to Ash burn is 57 cents per hun
dred pounds. The fact is that the rate
the railroads propose to establish is
45 cents per hundred pounds.
This article further states that the
proposed rate on harness <boxedi from
Buf rd to Ashbum is 94 cents per hun
dred iKMtnds. The, fact is that the rate
the railroad- propose to establish is
7-t cents per hundred -pounds.
This article further states that the
proposed rate on overall® (boxed)
from Winder to Ashburn is $1.27 per
hundred pounds. The fact is that the
rate which the railroads propose to
establish is 86 cents per hundred
pounds.
This article further states that thj
proposed rate on granite blocks and
slabs, rough or sawed (boxed), L. C. L.,
from Lithonia to Ashburn is 49 cents
per hundred pounds. The fact is that
(he rate whtiteh the railroads propose
to establish is 38 cents per hundred
pounds.
In the article printed on April 21st,
figures are given purporting to show
that the railroads are proposing to es
tablish rates from Dalton to Augusta,
270 miles, which will be 42 per cent
higher than the rate from Chattanooga
to Augusta, 309 miles. This is entirely
incorrect. The railroads in their peti
tion specifically state that they pro
!se to observe the long and short
haul principles in adjusting Georgia
rates. Therefore, the statement that
the railroads propose to charge higher
rates from Dalton and Intermediate
points to Augusta than from Chatta
nooga to Augusta is palpably erron
eous. Asa matter of fact, the railroads
propose to revise the interstate rates
from Chattanooga, Birmingham. Mont-
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THE BARTOW TRIBUNE, MAY 4, 1916.
; gomery, etc., to points in Georgia on
1 the same basis that they have a.-ked
. the Commission to approve for appli
, cation within the state, fn other words,
! they propose to make some increases
; in the rates to the depressed rate
j points in Georgia and apply such rates
i us maxima via direct routes not only
j from intermediate points of origin,
: but also to intermediate points of det
i filiation. Therefore, the rates from
Dalton to Augusta will not be higher
! titan from Chattanooga, nor do the
j railroads propose to advance the rates
i from Dalton to Augusta 42 per cent o r
j any amount approximating that i*?r
j cent.
This article further undertakes to
( show that the railroads are iiroposing
rates from Columbus to Athens, a dis
| tan-ce of 205 utiles, which will be 18
j i>er cent higher than the rate from
j Birmingham, Ala., to Athens, a dis
j tance of 240 miles. This statement is
also erroneous. The railroads do not
propose to charge any higher rates
from Co'umbus, Ga., to Athens than
from Birmingham, Ala., to Athens
and, as a matter of fact, the rates they
projiose to charge from Columbus to
Athens will not be as high as the rates
they proiose to apply from Birming
ham, A!a„ to Athens.
'Phis article further gives figures
whiieh purport to show that the rail
roads propose to charge rates from
Cartersville to Macon, 135 miles,
which will be 30 per cent higher than
the rate from Chattanooga, Tenn., to
Macon, Ga., 224 miles. The facts are
that the railroads not only do not pro
pose to charge higher rates from Car
tersville to Macon than from Chatta
nooga to 71 aeon, but propose to make
the rates from Cartersvile to Macon
materially lower than the rates from
j Chattanooga to Macon. The rates
| from OartersviWe to Macon will not be
higher than the rates from Rome to
Macon, which will he lower than the
rates from Chattanooga to Macon.
This article further carries figures
which purport to show that the rail
roads propose to charge rates, from
Lawrence ville to CoOumbus, 150 miles, ■
which will be 43 per cent greater than |
the rates from Birmingham to Colum
bus, 157 miles. This is also entirely
Incorrect, because it does not take into ;
consideration the fact that the rail- 1
roads propose to reviiSe rates from Bir
mingham to Columbus to conform to j
the basis proposed for application !
within the state of Georgia, and the j
rates from Birmingham to Columbus
will not be lower than the rates on
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tance. Asa matter of fact, if there is
any competition between-Lawrenceville
; and Birmingham shippers at Colum
: bus, under the proposed revision the
| situation of the Lawrenceville shipper
win be greatly improved inasmuch as
1 the rat* s from Birmingham to Colum
| | iUS will be increased and Lawrence
j vjile will be taken off of the combina
! tion basis and made not higher than
the rates from Athens, Ga. To illus
! trate, the first class rate from Bir
! minghain to Columbus will be in
creased 12 cents, and the first class
rate from Lawrenceville to Columbus
will be reduced 6 cents.
In view of the foregoing facts the
critical remarks appearing in this ar
ticle concerning that portion of the
petition of the railroads quoted are
wholly unwarranted, as under the
proposition of the railroads the parti
cular adjustments referred to, and hun
dreds of others that now- exist under
which rates from intermediate points
cf origin are higher than from more
distant points beyond and rates from
intermediate Georgia paints are high
er than rates from interstate points
beyo-nd, will be radically changed
through the observance of the long
and short haul principle, under which
each Georgia point, will obtain the full
benefit of its location with respect to
any given destination in the state.
We regret the necessity for further
burdening you with corrections of er
roneous statements appearing in the
“Journal” in regard to the proposed
readjustment of Georgia intranstate
freight rates, but we feel that it is
only just to the shippers of the state,
as well as to ourselves, wherever an
incorrect statement is given currency
in the public press, we shall ask cor
rection of the same.
Respectfully yours,
ATLANTA. BIRMINGHAM & ATLAN
TIC RY. CO.,
By E. T. LAMB, President.
ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD
COMPANY.
By R. A. BRAND, Fourth Viee-Pres.
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY
COMPANY,
Bv W. A. WIN BURN, President.
GEORGIA SOUTHERN & FLORIDA
RAILWAY CO.
By J. B. MUNSON, Vice-President.
SEABOARD ATR LINE RAILWAY
COMPANY,
By C. R. CAPPS, First Vice-Pres.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY,
By J. M. CULP, Vice-President.
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