The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-01-15

raise the funds to defray the expenses
of Messrs Gamble and Hays, who were
appointed to take the petition to Wash
ington. The committee said, that from
expressions already heard, they thought
they would have little trouble raising
the necessary funds. They further re-
ported that six lawyers had already vol
unteered their services, without fee.
Mr.. Gamble reported to the meeting
that Mr.. Wood, 3rd Vice President of
the l.. 6 n. had sent word that he de-
sired to have a conference with the
committee, looking to the adjustment
of the trouble without legal proceeding.
On motion a resolution was passed,
declaring it to be the sense of the meet
ing, that the committee delay not day
waiting upon Mr.. Wood. That if the
gentleman came to Columbia, the COM
mittee would confer with him and give
him a respectful hearing; but that the
committee would not go to Mr.. Woods,
neither would the committee wait
upon the pleasure or the leisure of the
3rd Vice President of the L. & N.
The meeting adjourned to meet again
next Tuesday night, in the Chancery
Court room, when the committee think
they will be ready to make their final
report, and also ready to make their
start for Washington.
The report of the committee is in
words and figures as follows.
COLUMBIA, Tenn JAN. II. 1892.
To DR.. r. Holding, Chairman
Your committee, appointed to inves-
tiga Q aud report Columbia's Freight
Rates, compared with those of Nash
vile and other cities on the railroads
running through and to Columbia, sub
NIT the following report of facts so far
gathered. Additional facts, of the same
kind, may, we believe, be found, but
our limited time and facilities were not
sufficient for US to report more now.
We report.
l. That the rates on freight from st.
Louis, Louisville, Paducah, and Evans
Vile to Columbia, Huntsville, Decatur,
Florence and other Southern points are
as follows:
CLASS OF FREIGHT
G. ID. +.
From st. Louis to Nashville, per
From rGG St. Louis to Columbia, per
From rOG Is? St, Louis to Huntsville,
Decatur, etc ...................26 p 50
From Louisville, Paducah, etc,
From Louisville, Paducah, etc.,
to Huntsville, etc...............l9 Il 80
From Louisville, Paducah, etc,
To reach these Southern cities, freight
is hauled by Columbia, and some of it
is distributed here for towns that are
further South and yet get the lower
ioll 10 hi of aifrh
going to Florence, Sheffield and Tus-
cumbia. The L. d N. rate sheet is here
with filed and made a part of this re-
port.
2. The L. 81 n. R. r. charges Nash
Vile 15c per 100 lbs, Ohio River Cities
1Sc 100 lbs, on grain shipments to New
Orleans. Columbia must pay the same
Company 25c per 100 lbs. for the same
freight, although Columbia is AZ miles
nearer than Nashville, and 232 miles
nearer than Louisville, to New Orleans
by this Company's road.
8. The City of Columbia gave the n.
81 c. r. r. Co. $4,000 under an agree
ment that this Company would charge
Columbia the same freight rates given
to Nashville. Notwithstanding this,
Columbia pays on grain shipment to
Baltimore, Richmond and Norfolk 1Oc
per 100 lbs more than Nashville, al
though the distance from Columbia to
those cities is not greater than the dis
lance from Nashville to the same
points, by the n. q G. Road. Should
the grain go via Nashville, the distance
is increased only AZ miles.
HI io oh q
of Oranges from Florida, but car of the
same freight, from the same point, over
the same road passes by Columbia and
reaches Nashville for $3.50.
5. From Louisville to Nashville, the
L. d n. r. r. charges OH Nails 12c per
1OOlbs.; on Salt Sc per 100 lbs. From
Louisville to Columbia the same road
charges on Nails &c per 1OOlbs., and
on Salt lie per 100 lbs. We haye proof
that on other articles similar discrimi-
nations are made against Columbia.
6. On Sugar, Syrup, Rice, etc. from
New Orleans to Nashville, the rate
varies from 19c to &c per 100. The rate
on these same articles from the same
point to Columbia is SIC per 100 lbs,
although Columbia is n miles nearer
the road.
Z. The L. & n. r. r. Company charges
43c per 100 lbs. on f. class freight,
BARREL Flour etc. from Evansville and
Louisville to Columbia, but sends the
same freight from the same points to
Montgomery, Mobile and Birmingham
from $50 to 500 miles further and Uid
Columbia, for 40c per 100 lbs.
8. Mules shipped from Columbia to
New Orleans are charged by the L. Il n.
r. r. Co. $50 car, while the same
freight is shipped from Fayetteville,
Tenn, to the same point, UtG Columbia,
at $40 car.
9. A car load of Hogs from Colu m bia
to Birmingham must pay $40. From
Nashville to the same point, Uia Column
bia, the charge is $33. Moreover, Nash
Vile is allowed to "dOuble-deck" hogs,
sheep, etc.; but Columbia can send only
a single deck. Thus Nashville may
send two car loads of Hogs to Birming-
ham for 81 less than Columbia can send
one.
10. Shippers from Columbia pay from
8 TO &c per 100 lbs. on potatoes to Birm-
ingham and other Southern points
more than Nashville shippers are
charged for the same freight to the
same points.
On all potatoes, apples, onions shipped
from Northern points to Mobile, Mont
gomery, Huntsville, and other Alabams
towns, the charges is 10c less per 1OC
lbs. than the charges for the same
freight shipped from the same points
to Columbia. Yet Columbia is from Is
to 500 miles nearer the starting points
than the towns that enjoy the low rates
IL. From Nashville to Decatur, meal
bran, corn, etc. is charged &c per 10
lbs; from Columbia to Decatur tn
charge is 14c per 100 lbs.
II. Rates from Louisville to Nash
Vile are as follows:
CLASS OF FREIGH
LIST. I'd. Sd. 4th
VIII Vile. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. io 80 SO % %
f i1mbia ou.9 ll,o SO 50 4s 40
| more to Nashville.--...t 81 so
From N Y. and Balti-
more to Birmingham,
Fram Y. and Baiti-
more to Columbia..... Lie So
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