The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-26
A KICK DOES No GOOD.
The DilleTeRtial Rate on Cotton 10 Re-
main in Force.

The Result Of the Meeting Of the Ex-
ecutive Committee Of the Southern
Railway and Steamship Associ-
alton in Chieago-The Roads to
Northern Ports Protested Against
the Eleven Cents Dinarential and
Wanted t? Make it six.-The Execu-
tive COMMITTEES Decided in Favor of
the Southern Roads.
In spite of the many objections raised
by the railroads runniny into Norfolk and
other northern ports, the differential of
II cents less in the freight rates on cot
ton to the South Atlantic ports will re-
main in force unless there is an appeal to
the board of arbitration of the Southern
Railway and Steamship Association and
an adverse decision is had at their hands.
This, however is not likely.
This, il seems, was decided at a meet
ing of the executive committee of the as
s0oiation held several days ago in Chi
cage. Exactly what the committee did
is not known as the results of its meet
ings are not given to the public. But it
is known that the committee met for the
purpose of considering the matter Of this
differential in the freight rates on cot
ton.
THE DIFFERENTIAL RESTORED SEPT. l.
1t will be remembered that some time
during the cotton season the II cents diff
ferential was removed at all com petitive
points where the cotton is pooled for the
reason that the railroads to northern
ports had not received their full snare of
1t as per the rules and agreements of the
association. This at once gave the roads
10 the North Atlantic ports the advan-
tage, but IL is also rule of the associa-
ton that the differential must be restored
at the opening of the new cotton season,
which was done accordingly on Sept l.
The reasons for this reduction in the
rates to the South Atlantic ports have
been well studied and the necessity for it
Is at once apparent. Vessels going into
Norfolk and other North Atlantic ports
avoid the dangers of Hatteras and have a
less distance to sail. The consequence is
that ocean rates are much cheaper at
those points. The difference in favor of
those ports has been carefully calculated
to be about eleven cents per bale. and the
freight rate to the South Atlantic ports
is made just that much less, until the
roads in one direction get more than their
supply OF the cotton, when a change is
made.
KICK DOES NO GOOD.
When the differential was restored in
in Septem Der the roads to the northern
ports made protest to the executive com
mittee of the association, claiming that 1t
was unjust to them and that the differ
ence should be only six cents per bale In
decision made by Col. Stahlman, presi-
dent of the association, the southern roads
were sustained.
The executive committee of the associa-
ton met in Chicago however, for the
purpose of considering the matter, and
they were in session three days. Whether
that is the only subject they considered
or not is not known, but it is a fact that
their sessions each day were long ones,
and at the conclusion of the meeting the
differential remained as it is now, eleven
cents per bale in favor of the roads to the
South Atlantic ports. Until some of the
railroads begin TO get more than their
share of the cotton, the rate will remain
as il is now.
The roads running to the northern ports,
however, can make an appeal to the board
of arbitrators of the association, but it is
not likely that the decision of the execu-
tive committee would be reversed unless
sufficient and better reasons are given
than have yet been presented.