The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-12

70 secure such changes In, the present freight
ra'es as would protect the South Atlantic
pofts from the diversion of the legitimate
ttaInc that belongs othem. and at which meet
Ing our railway and steamship comuaufes
were represented the committee repres Mt
ing TINS BODY did concur in a resolution
hereto appended. unanimously adopted
pIeuglng themselves to secure the support
and cooperation of the Savannah Board of
tra9e lot the commercial he'd .es Of Charles
tOn N tnelr contention-for securing such a re-
vision In railway freights as will prevent the
diversion OF the traffic that legitimately be-
long 10 the south Atlantic ports even to APP
peahug the matter for final aroitrament TO
the highest tribunal; therefore be it
-, Resolved, That the Savannah Board of
TRADE, IN lndorsing the action of the com
mlttee, hereby accepts and confirms as its
OWL own act the pledge given by the said com
mlttee for themselves to the commercial
Doales OF Charleston through their represen-
tauVes at this conference, and this body
moreover declares that it is ready. to iaEe
any 1urther Joint action that may be deemed
necessary to obtain the relief sought from the
present railway rates, so damaging in their
enects to the South Atlantic ports
Resolved, further, That copy of these res
buttons Ge forwarded to each of the CONNER
clal bodies OF Charleston participating in the
conference on r rlday, the 9TH inst, and a CODY
pc Also sent TO the Savannah Cotton Elk
change
SAVANNAH AT a DISADVANTAGE.
In a speech of a few minutes. which
was telling and to the point, MIR Williams
showed how unjust was the discrimiua-
tlon against the South Atlantic ports
made by the com bination of the railroads
He told how the ditferential rate on
cotton between the ports of the South
Atlantic and those of Virginia was re-
duced last December from II cents to 6
cents per hundred, and by this com bina-
ton of the railroads formed, he thought.
IN order to keep in the pool those compe-
LIlve lines running to the Virginia ports,
cotton could be taken from Augusta, for
instance, to Norfolk, a distance of 500
miles, Tor just cents more than 1t could
be brought to Savannah, distance of
only lo2 miles. In this way, he said.
The ports OF Virginia were drawing
continually upon the produce that come
WITHIN SaVdnnah'S territory. He said
that from Sept. l, 1898, to June s, 1894,
Norfolk had received 486, 74l bales, against
2l5s45S for the same period of 1929.
Comparisons made with regard to other
ports showed similar proportion of in
crease. due TO the reduction of this diff
ferentiaE
He said he had not looked closely into
the matter with regard to other products,
but 1t was fact. nevertheless, that SINH
lar and proportionate reductions had been
made on rates on other classes of freight.
which was equally to the disadvantage of
the South Atlantic ports. He said an APP
peal should be made to the Southern Rail
way and Steamship Association. and if
redress could not be obtained there, the
matter should be carried to higher tri-
bunal. u.s.
Mr. Williams speech was a strong and
clear exposition of the matter He was
frequently applauded by his hearers. The
resolution was adopted by unanimous
vote of the meeting.