New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-15
TO RAISE FREIGHT RATES.
The SOUTHERN ASSOCIATIONS PLANS.
SHIPPING CHARGES on SUGAR. FLOUR AND

SHIPPING CHARGES on SUGAR. FLOUR AND
OTHER THINGS TO BE INCREASED.
The Southern Railway and Steamship Association
has decided that the system OF rates which the as
ISOLATION has recognized for time Is utterly On
satfsfactory and new schedule will be made up, to
take effect January 49, II the wishes OF the assoca-
fion as a whole carried out.
About sixty members OF the association have been
holding meetings behind closed doors at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel since last Wednesday. II was the
first meeting after the annual reports OF the various
southern roads had been sent out to the STOCK
holders and as the annual statements In the majority
OF cases did not satisfactory results II was I'M
cierstood that there would be much DISSATISFACTION
ex pressed at the meeting. 1t was expected that al
the business Of the association would DC Uahse'eu
in one or two days but when four days went pS
and there WAS still unfinished business before the
association the men who looked for harmonious
gathering were surprised. At the previous meetings
Of the association not more than dozen compuh'es
had been represented but as the rate qucsuo" was
lie thoroughly discussed and radical changes il pos
sible were to be made at the January meeting nearly
everv road IN the association sent representatives
70 the meeting The following railroads and steam
ship lines were represented yesterday: mobile anu
Ohio; Nashville, Chattanooga and ST. LOUIS Newport
News and Mississippi Valley; Norfolk ana western
the Ocean Steamship Company the oio ~,
mnion Steamship Company: Richmond and DahVliie'
ard Florida Illinois Central, Kansas Ciy' memphis
and Birmin gham Louisville and Nashville, Louls'iiic'
New Orleans and Texas. Memphis ana |h"iiosw"'
Merchants and Miners Transportation COMPANY az"
bama Great Southern Atlanta and West f'i''' h"i
1more Chesapeake and Richmond Steamboat Oo"i'
pany, Baltimore Steam Packet Company, cape fear
and Yadk1n Valley, Cincinnati ana NewOrieanS'
Texas Pacific East Tennessee. Virginia ana Oeoreia'
Savannah Florida and Western, seaboard ana ROANOKE,
Western Railway Company Of Alabama, western anu
Atlantic, Wilmington and Weldon.
4. B. Stahlman, chairman Of the associauoh' pre
sided at the four DAYS session. and from the uhe 'e
meeting was called order last "Wednesday un'll the
adjournment last evening the ratio question was Irecly
discussed and the Illinois Central and other prospcr-
Gus companies belonging TO the ASSOCIATIVE" "oie
accused OF doing business in a way that resulted LII
losses to the other companies in the pool IN oIner
words. the system of rates proved SATISFACTORY '"
few but resulted disastrously to the others mem
Der of the association, in speaking OF the meeting anu
the condition of affairs last night said:
There are millions Of dollars invested ~ raivsUs
In the South and from years end to the oIier
the stockholders do not realize dollar Inc Moohe
and Ohio and other companies have not mado oo'iai
in twenty years The properties are good but rates
arc not high enough Railroads build up q communiV'
but the community In most cases In the South oocs
not recprocate. Many roads this year nave oeen
placed In hands of receivers and the ume mas co0
when the companies must have Increased reVehuc'
Rates must be adjusted, and the association has SUP
mitted a schedule to a committee which will no donol
he approved of when the committee meets on teo'
r,ary l. and the new rates will take erect fepfu'
In the carrying of freight certain distances
the rates is 10 be increased 10 10 20 cents per iVo
no,nds: the rate OIL -four Isl TO be Increased Genus
barrel one-tenth OF one mill is the increased rate
nor ION on coal and other freight for carrying IL
mile and the rate for shipping sugar is TO be increased
II is absolutely necessary that most of the roads shou
have Increased revenue In 1893 or before next year
comes around the companies will either be compene.
to retire from business or 10 carry freight AZ iO ve
ont n cnpv OF the recommendations which were sun
mitted TO the committee for final decision o. h wan
learned that the members Of the committee 10 wnom
was granted the power TO decide the rate question:
were ali favorable increase, and that the rec
concentrations Will become law with the assoclauon;
The executive committee OF the association VIII
meet this afternoon at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, but
fta rate question Il is said Will not be discussed