Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-07

to the rates on Louisiana products from New Orleans to Birmingham and Chatta- nooga, compared with the rates to Merid- ian, Selma, Montgomery Memphis, Nash vile and Ohio river points.
 By independent action, and under pro- test of competitors, the rates to Ohio river points were arbitrarily reduced some time ago by the Louisville and Nashville Rail- road company. By similar action on tbe part of the Mobile and Ohio railroad the rates from St; Louis and Cairo 10 Meridian have been reduced to Mobile basis. These changes have occurred since the adjust ment by the association of the rates 10 Bir- minglam and Chattanooga, and in justice tQ dealers in New Orleans apd those clties the present rates to Birmingham and Chat etanooga should be modified.
 understand that the rate on sugar in ar loads Is as follows: To Birmingham, 3 cents; Chattanooga, B; Selma aud Mont- oinery, 25; Memphis, 10; Nashville, khen fH barrels p, in hogsheads 19 cents.. On molaSsss: To Birmingham, 30 cents; 'hattan ooga, ,s33; Selma and Montgomery, P; Memphis, 10; Nashville, g cents. AOn rice: To Blrmipg gham, 30 cents; Chat nooga, 3S; Selma and Montgomery, 20; Rmpbis, 10; Nashville,S22 cents.
 h coffee To Birmingham, 33 cents; attanooga, 40; Selma and Montgomery, Memphis IA; Nashville, 23.
 he distance from New Orleans to Bir- ngham is 34S miles; to Chatta1 ooga, to Nashville via Mobile and Decstur, miles; to Nashville via Illinois Central Lrtin) and Nashville, Chattanooga and Louis, 635 miles.
 he cities of Selma, Montgomery, Nash and Memphis compete in the distribu- of Louisiana products with Birming- and Chattanooga, and 1t therefore s proper that the rates from New Dr. to Birmingham and Chattanooga on commodities should not be greater ha ratas frOm New Orleans to Nash has been claimed that the rates to ville are controlled by water compe- \ If, however, the present low basis slhville IS necessary to meet water etttion, reduction in the rates to njgham and Chattanooga is necessary ble dealers iu those cities to meet He competition.
 from the necessity of a reduction rates to protec. the interests of in Birmingham and Chattanooga IS in New Orleans, the interests of n and Crescent lines warrant the on of Nashville rates to Birming- Chattanooga, as said lines are eX- pm participating in the traffic to
 my information being that the open from New Orleans to Nash
 e basis of published rates and divisions are the Louisville and via Mobile and Decatur and the
 ltral via Martin, and the Nash
 anooga and St. Louis road.
 iie and Ohio and Illinois Central
 siguified their concurrence in
 bn of the present rates to Bir-
 nd Chattanooga; the representa-
 Louisville and Nashville has
 he opinion that the question
 ealt with by the Southern Rail.
 amship association.
 he policy of the New Orleans
 sstern Railway company and
 ms, the Alabama Great South
 company, to follow the pre-
 lished by some of the associa-
 n arbitrarily reducing rates
 eavoring to secure the con-
 her lines interested in the
 am therefore bringing the
 notice of the commissioner
 uest that he will take the
 unity of laying the subject
 e committee. 1 sincerely
 committee will promptly
 auitable adjustment of the
 to hear. .frsn carly