The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-07-04

commission the 10th Of June, inviting
the managers of railroads and Steamship
lines interested in Southern and South
western business to meet that commits
sion in New York, on the 22d of June,
in order to devise methods for the adjust
ment md maintenance of rates, n num-
Der Of persons interested met the COM
mission at the Office of W. II. Garrison,
chairman, S Bowling Green, on thnt day.
X. L. Bridgers and y. Pope represent
cd the Atlantic Coast Line; Geo. w.
t1uintard and B. Hascll the Great South
ern Freight Line r;0 Charleston: Henry
Fink and &. L. Evans the Virginia and
Tennessee Air Line and Great Southern
Despatch and Old Dominion Steamship
Company; j. n. Dclinrry, i. NJ. r. Tai
| colt and Sol. Haas the Piedmont Air
Line; Virgil Powers. Vim. Rogers and
Geo YonSc the Great Southern Freight
Line rin Savannah; w. l.. james the
philadelphia and Southern Mail Steam
ship Company, and W. T: Clyde the
Clyde Il Co. Steamship Lines. L. r.
Bridgcrs was appointed Chairman, and
Geo. Hongc Secretary. 1t was stated
that the rates were being gen, rally
| cut, and it was desirable to establish
! rates that wonld be maintained. 4 sub
committee was appointed to report rates
| for the action of the convention.
The subcommittee reported Il resolu-
| tion that with concurrent action of the
Green Line and all competing lines,
they recommend the adoption Of the
tariff and classification of May ~, 1873,
from all Eastern cities to Chattanooga,
Tenn, and to all competing points in
the Cnrolinns, Georgia and Alabama.
On motion Of Mr.. Fink, it was agreed
that the Boston rates of August %, 1874,
| ha n 01pf,fn1 fn r.>1n,,1,;., ri
| and that Charlotte rates be made the
same rs to Columbia and Augusta.
Resolutions were offered and adopted
MS follows: BY J. N. DcBarry that the
acceptance of the rates be conditioned
! upon the action of each Of the railroad
companies and steamship lines compet-
ing for business agreeing to maintain
tho same in good faith, and in the event
of any line declining to protect these
| rates, then the other lines to take such
| discriminative action rs will protect the
same. BY Gen. W. L. James, that nll
deviations, whether by drawbacks or
failure of any of the lines represented to
prevent the uso Of combined locals,
shall not be permitted without the au-
| thority of said commissioners.
Another meeting was held mt the st.
Nicholas Hotel OH Thursday, the oath, Mt
which S. L. Fremont and G. H. Roberts
represented the Carolina Central Rail
road, and NJ. II. Smith the Louisville,
Nashville and Great Southern or Green
Line. 1t was agreed to adopt the follow
ing rates until amended by future con-
ventions: To all points beyond Augusta
the rates and classification of MAY IL,
1873, with the exceptions adopted April
IL, 1875; to Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta, the Augusta rates Of the Boston
convention, August 20, 1874 and similar
classification as beyond Augusta; that no
agreeing line shall disturb these rates,
but shall report violations or cvasions to
the New York commission for its action
the agreement to be binding until one
different be entered into in the general
convention, to meet under the call Of the
Hon. Joseph i. Brown, President of At
lanta convention OF january 30, 1875;
the rates adopted by the convention to
take effect ut once by the lines repre-
scntcd, and by the Louisville line July
l. Each line is to name n representative
to net i'll the interval between the meet
lnSS of the general convention. The
meeting adjourned to meet III Atlanta on
the 30th ultimo, to arrange a. settlement
with the Carolina Nuilroad, which was
not represented IL the New York con-
vention.
The rates from Baltimore under the
new schedule, which goes into effect to-
day, for the six classes Of goods, arc to
Charlotte, Columbia or Augusta, first
class, including dry goods, clothing,
boots and shoes, &C., S1.05; second class,
30 cents; third, rs cents; fourth, 10 cents;
| fifth, 30 cents, and sixth, including flour,
bacon, sugar, molnsses, &C., 40 cents.
Macon and Augusta. SLIGO, S1.30, 81, So
cents, rs cents and 55 cents. 1t is diff
| cult to determine what have been the
lowest rntcs at which freight to those
points has been taken during the war
between the lines, which has been waged
since last February.
During the deliberations in New York,
Moncure Robinson, WIN. Il. Walters and
B. F. Newcomer, of Baltimore, were pre-
sent, in the interest of the Atlantic Coast
Line, which extends from Baltimore to
Augusta md beyond, including the Old
Bay Line, the Soaboard and Roanoke,
Wilmington and Weldon, and Whining
ton columbia and Auonstn Railroads