The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-02-19
RAILROAD FREIGHT RATES.
An Exhaustive Report From the Com
merciaI Clubs Committee.
Facts and Figures Showing Unjust
and Unlawful DiScriminatiOns.

cOmbe,ent to examine both 1.-The law
aud the facts" That they have done
their work faithfully, intelIigently
and we'll, their report is the most con-
elusive proof. After their research,
the conclusion they arrived at and
the facts and figures upon which they
base their conclusion, will be found
in the report below.
To the President and Members OF
the Columbia Commercial Club
The undersigned committee ap-
pointed by you to Investigate the
freight rates in and out of Columbia,
beg to submit their report in the
form of petition to the Interstate
Commerce Commission, which en-
bodies all the facts of the case we
have been able to gather in the limi-
ted time for our Investigation. We
also state that a report formerly
made to this club, showing the un-
lust discrimination against COlumbis
IN the way of rate on freight, is sub.
stantially correct. After an inVesti-
CATION of the law and facts, we are
firmly of the opinion that the Inter
state Commerce Commission will
grant US the relief we are justly enti-
fled to, and recommend that the mat
ter be presented to them at once.
Respectfully submitted
@. w. HAYES.
SOUTHALL s. SMISER.
B. A. ROGERS,
Committee.
To the Honorable Interstate Commerce
Commissioners.
J. K. Farrell, w. A. Ruttle, R. G
Cant, r. w. Watkins, N. Holman, j
P. Street, J. Rosenthsll, II. Lazarus
J. J. Hendricks, and others.
as.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Company, The Nashville and Flor
ence Railroad Company, of which NJ
H. Smith is President, and whose
office is in the city of Louisville Ky
The st. Louis, Nashville aud Chatta
nOoga Railroad Company OF which j
w. Thomas is President, and whose
office is in the city ofNashville, Tenn
lst. The petition of the above named
COmplainants respectfully show ina
J. X. Farrell is a farmer and stock
trader, w. A. Ruttle, dealer in coal; X
G. Cant, Groceries,; X. w. Watkins
dealer in boots and shoes; N. Holman
confectiOner; J. P. Street, hardware
and all the rest of petitioners, merchants
and traders and citizens of Columbia
End. That the defendants above
named are common carriers, engaged
in the transportation of passengers anC
property by railroad, between points IN
the state of Kentucky and points in the
states of Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia
Florida etc. And as such common car.
rier is subject to the act to regulate
commerce.
3rd. That the city of Columbia is stu.
ated on the main line OF the l.. IL. n.
Railroad extending from Cincinnati
Ohio to the CITY of New Orleans La.
The said Louisville aud Nashville Rail
road Company owns and operates
branch road, said road beginning a
Columbia Tennessee and terminating
at Florence Ala.
nooga Railroad owns and operates theil
main line from st. Louis Mo-, to Atlantis
Ga, and owns and operates a branch
from the city of Columbia Tennessee tC
the town of Decherd on their main line
4th. That Columbia is South OF Nash
Vile and AZ miles distance from tha
city. Columbia is distant from Louis
Vile 232; Columbia is distant from
Evansville PA; Columbia is distant from
Cincinnati $50. The distance from
same cities to Nashville is AZ mile less
than the distance to Columbia respect
lively. From Nashville to Birmingham
Ala, is 2O9; from Nashville to Mont
gomery Ala, sos; from Nashville tC
New Orleans La, $50. Columbia is a
miles nearer to said cities than Nash
Vile. In word Columbia is AZ miles
nearer to all cities towns and villages
on the line of the l.. u n. RAILROAD
South of Nashville, and also Al miles
nearer to all points reached by the
Nashville and Florence Railroad Co.
and is AZ miles nearer all points in the
the l.. &. n. Railroad Co. Tariff sheets
and arbiLraies.
That Columbia is nearer to all cities
towns and villages in the State of Ga.
reached by the st. Louis, NashVllie ano
Chattanooga Railroad than Nashville Is
that Columbia is nearer UtG the st
Louis, Nashville 81 Chattanooga, to al
cities on the sea coast, to the towns anC
cities of North and South Carolina
Virginia, Maryland and to all points
covered by their South Eastern tariff
sheets and arbitraries.
5th. That said Common Carrier the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Co.
charges on it's winter schedule The fol
lowing rates on coal from the mines a.
Darlington, Providence, and Othel
mines on their line, in the state of Ken
lucky.
To Nashville Tenn, domestic coal
To Columbia Tenn domestic coal
Summer schedule to Nashville
domestic coal per ton. ......:. L I2E
Summer schedule to Columbia
domestic coal per ton......... 1 70
n. B. Part of the summer the rate Il
Nashville is per ton $l.00.
That the said l. 6. N. Railroad Co.
gives the manufacturer of the city o.
Columbia a rate of $l.30 per ton from
said mines in Kentucky, when they
charge dealers and consumers a rate O
$2.lO for precisely the same service.
That the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad Co., charge, from the mines
in and about Birmingham Ala, (sucl
mines being on their main line) to Co
lumbia Tenn, a rate of S2.l0 per ton, OF
domestic coal. To Nashville they
charge a rate of $I.S0 per ton. Columbia
is AZ miles nearer than Nashville u
said mines.
9th. That the Louisville 6 Nashville
Railroad Co., charge on class G. D. +
c being flour in sack, ID grain and bran
f flour in wooden barrels.
Per 100 pounds
G. d.
From st. Louis to Nashville, Tenn, Is Is
From ST. Louis to Columb bia. Tenn, ~ y o
From Louisville, KY, Evansville
Indiana, Henderson, KY, Jeder-
sonyille, Ind, Owensboro and Pa a. a
ducah, KY, to NashvIlle, Tenn, IL ~
From louisville KY., Evansville
Indiana, Henderson ky.s Jener-
sonville Ind, Owensboro and Pa - i.
ducah KY, TO Columbia Tenn y ~
From Sc. Louis Mo-, TO Huntsvtlle
TO Decatur, Florence and Shef' A. "A q
teld, Ala, q