Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-02-20

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The question then is, who shall carry
the car or goods? IL the railroads over
which IL must pass are in agreement to
treat each other alike, mantle stly il
does not matter 10 the shipper which
road y shall Uass over il the charge is
the same. He would prefer probably
The shortest route
When the goods reach Nashville they
can only reach Columbia by transporta-
lion over the Louisville and Great
Southern railroad Decatur branch.
That road has the key TO the position.
And this further suppositiOn may be
added: That the Nashville and Chatta-
nOoga railroad company and Louisville,
Nashville and Great Southern railroad
company enter into an agreement be-
tween themselves and railroad comps-
lies south OF them whose lines they con-
troll and Influence, and say in effect:
We agree that to all points which are
reached by our lines or through our con-
nections, and which We can control, we
viii charge less rate Of freight on freight
business 10 each other than we do to other
railroads. More especially say the Nash
vile and Chattanooga railroad company
and the Louisville, Nashville and Great
all freight received by either from the
other, consigned from any point north
OF the Ohio river to a point reached by
either or its connections south, shall be
carried for a less rate than il received
from the st. Louis and Southeastern
railway (Edgefield and Kentucky.
Now, Ia the given case Of shipment
from Chicago TO Columbia, Tennessee,
suppose the Louisville and Nashville
and Great Southern railroad charge the
Southeastern railroad an excessive rate
from Nashville TO Columbia, say five,
Ten or fifteen times as much as they
charge the Nashville and Chattanooga
railroad, il received from it, il is mani
fest that they thereby disable the South
eastern railroad company from getting
the freight, though the route is much
the shorter over their line from Evans
vile south. The Southeastern road is
in the pTedicsment of charging so much
FOR thrOugh-rate that the other railroads
underbid it, or Of carrying for nothing.
No limit can be fixed to what the Louis
vile and Nashville and Great Southern
railroad may charge from Nashville to
CO.umuia, except by statutes.
Then, the Louisville, Nashville and
Great Southern railroad would get the
1,
agreed with the Nashville and Chatta-
nooga railroad that the latter would not
interfere with that point. And, again,
the Louisville, Nashville and Great
Southern railroad could, in considera-
tiou Of securing the Chicago fIeights and
the freights from ,the eastern cities, ria
indianapolis, etc, etc, give the Nash
vile and Chattanooga railroad all the
business from st Louis, Peoria and all
points west OF Chicago. By discrimina-
ton OF charges against the Southeastern
railroad, they could exclude it from all
possible chsnce Of doing through busi--I
ness. Once rid OF its competition, they
could raise the rate OF freight on through
business, their lines being longer than
the S1uthesstern's, and they having ab.
s0lute control.
If Atlanta, Macon, Montgomery, Mo
bile, etc, are the destinations instead of
Columbia, Tennessee, the hardship
would be even more marked. The two
companies named cOuldso arrange their
rates, 10 the prejudice OF the Southern
railrosd that when it brings the car or
goods to Nashville, the other could
charge arbitrarily what they please to
carry il over their roads.
The Nashville and Chattanooga rail-
IoAA Ae- al All AZ BtlntuL VIII Tie " est
eTn and Atlanta railroad, by which il
secures ali business TO and from Atlanta
commanding every outlet. So with
Macon, Chattanooga, and several other
points south aud southeast. The Louis
vile, Nashville and Great Southern
railroad, commands Memphis, Decatur,
Montgomery, Mobile, and practically
New Orleans. They could charge, If
they saw fit, pr0hibiiory rate to the
Southeastern railroad.
A clause beginning, "But nothing
contained" " etc, TO the end OF section ., |
i inserted for the benefit OF citizens Of
Tennessee, or local business entirely. 1t
provides. in effect, that railroad compR-
riez -hG'l not be prevented from giving
the citizen, travelling OF shipping from
point TO point in the State the same sd-
yantages A. if shipping goods OF travel
ing beyond it. For instance, man