The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-30
RUMBLINas OF THE RAIL

w. Nj. RnETr, assistant general freight
agent Of the Missouri Pacific, returned from
st. Louis yesterday.
J. A. Soorr, city ticket agent Of the Louis-
Vile a Nashville Railroad, Is back from u
trip to New Orleans.
X. A. WILLIAMS, OF the Little Rock &
Memphis Railroad. left last night for At
lanta, his headquarters.
o. q. PARSLEY, Jr. division freight agent
Of the Kansas City, Memphis a Birming-
ham, has returned from Kansas City.
III. G. TOWNSEND, general passenger agent
OF the Missouri Pacific Railroad, arrived yes
tcrlay and left again last night for st. Louis.
TwENrY students. graduates Of the Mem
phis Medical College, left last night for their
homes In Texas via the Iron Mountain
Route.
ALrcK $. Tuwr,rr, general travelling agent
Of the Georgia Pacific Railroad, passed
through the city yesterday, en- route TO
Atlanta.
CuAmss JoSra, travelling agent Of the
Kansas city, Memphis & birmingham Rail.
road, left last night for a trip through the
Southeast.
THm Interstate Commission say that when
milnuad companies make "a through aud
continuous line and olcr 10 for the use Of
the public they cannot rid themselves Of
responsibility for unjust charges by break
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carriers on the separate ends OF the line.
TnE outlook for the formation Of a Freight
Tmlic Association nt his point Is very
bright Tho recent amendments to the In
tcrstate law have brought railroads niorc
than ever TO a realization that rates must be
maintained. The amcndigcnt provides that
all Joint tariff must be printed aud posted
and hlcd with the commissioners Washing
Ton. No deviation can be- made under ton
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for a reduction. Tho association contcm.
plated will ccntnlizc all action II this Kind,
aud the mutual Interest 81 oil parties be sub
served. A similar association nj New Or.
7 leans has been in successful operation Tor
J somu time. aud there u little reason to doubt
ita success at this point. The parties 90 this
association are the ten roads leading out oi
Memphis aud the Memphis A Cin,innati
Packet Company.
e SECTION 1 II tho In tcrstntc ommerc law,
e NJ amended. reads That the proyis.
= ions Of this act shall apply 20 any
g common carrier or carriers engaged IN
= The transportation ~ passengers or prop.
crty wholly hy milruad. or partly by
railroad and PARTLY by water when both arr
{ used under n common control, management
n or arrangement ior a continuous carriage OF
: shipment, from one state or Territory Of The
I United States or ihc District Of Culumbi,
1 20 any other State or Territory Of the United
= States or the District II Columbia or from
. any place In the United States or an adjacent
3 foreign country 20 any other place IN ~,
United States. aud also 10 the transportation
x IN like manner of property shipped from
any place in The United States 10 n iorciu
country aud carried from such place To
d port OF tnnsshipmont, or shipped from
foreign country 90 any place in the Unite,
states and uarrird to such place from n pOr
10 of entry either in the United States OF III
u adjacent foreign country, provided, however
that tho provisions ol this act shall no
II apply 60 the transportation ~ passengers q
property or Co the receiving, delivering
storage or handling 81 property who'll,
n within Que state aud not shipped 10 or irpr
n a forrign country from ca 90 any stat
IA or Territory ns aforesaid. Tho term "rail
mad IN this net shall include nj
Z bridges aud ferries used or operated h
IL connection with any milroad, and also al
the road In use by any corporation opcml
ing a railroad, whether owned or Operates
he under n contract, agreement or lease, an
IN the term transportation" shall Include al
q iustrumcntnliiics of shipment or carriage
H. All changes made Tor any service rcndcrc
~ or 10 be rendered w the transportation q
.. passengers or property ~ Aforesaid, or
p connection Herewith, or for the receiving
DO delivery, storage or handling Of such proI
crty, shall be- reasonable and Just; and an
NJ unjust and unreasonable charge for sue
he service II prohibited aud declared 10 DO M
w lawful