The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-09-10
MUST REDUCE LOCAL RATES.
The Railway Commissioners Serve
Notice on the Railroads That They
must Cut Local in Proportion to
Through Rates.
Raleigh Press-ViS itor. |


At last the State Railway Commits
sion has taken a hand in the rate war
now being wayed so fiercely between
Southern Railroads. Nothing could
be of more interest 10 the public al
this time than the order issued by the
commission o-day, for it means that if
the war is TO continue in future. the
railroads must put into effect reduced
local in proportion to the through cut
rates. These rates must apply to
freight aud passengers alike as in the
through rate slashes.
The following order was agreed upon
this morning after session lasting
several hours, and it was addressed to
the officials Of the Seaboard Air Line,
Southern Railway, Atlantic Coast
Line and Yadkin Valley Railroads:
1t appears from press reports that
reduced rates have again been ordered
to be put i'll effect from certain points
outside of this State to certain Compel
tive points within-clearly causing a
discrimination and in violation of the
long and short haul of the act, Great
ing the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. Justice to the local business Of
this State requires Of US to take prompt
action. II is therefore ordered by
this commission that all roads doing
business with: the State of North
Carolina shall reduce their local tariffs
of passenger and freight i'll the same
proportion as has been done by them
on their through business. The COM
mission will meet on Saturday, the
18th, to hear any objections to this
order, by order of the commission"
The North Carolina Railway COM
mission is the first to take decisive
step looking towards the protection of
local rates. The Georgia commission
intlmated that it would do as much
when the cut rates were first put into
effect
The S. A. l.. and Southern Rail
way have put their freight cut rates
into effect. The Seaboard's new tar
| if of passenger rates went into ef-
feet yesterday, making lower rate in
the passenger fares than was in effect
| by the tariff previously filed, and under
which, by order Of Judge Simonton
! was withdrawn August 9Th.
No freight tariffs have yet been filed
by the company.
The rate referred to above is re-
ducton of 33t per cent. from regular
tariff rates. The first-class rates from
Baltimore to Atlanta is now - cents:
and from Norfolk 40 cents. The Sea.
board Air Line has also cut the pas.
senger rate from Portsmouth to At
liant from sl525 to So, and has re.
duced its price Of mileage tickets
$1,000 miles, from $50 to $40.
The Seaboard's action was immedi
ately followed by the lines in thu
Southern States Freight Association
which Wednesday filed tariffs with the
Inter State Commission, meeting thu
335 per cent of that company, the re
duced rates to apply only from thu
same initial points as those of the Sea
board, and to be effective only to At
lanta and functional points of tina
line.
The action was decided upon at tn,
meeting Of the executive committee O
the Southern States Freight Associa
ton, held at the Marlborough Hotel il
New York Wednesday. Every lin
in the Ass ociation WAS represented a
the meeting, the traffic managers al
we'll as the presidents Of several com
panies being present. The meetin!
opened at IL O'Clock and lasted unit
until 9 O'Clock at night, with an inter
mission for lunch. The recent decis
ion Of Judge Simonton dissolving hi
temporary injunction against tn
Southern lines was thoroughly consid
cred. There was a long dscussio
over the most advisable policy for til
lines in the Association to pursue.
At the time the temporary injunc
ton was granted the lines in tn
Southern States Freight Associatio
were preparing to enforce cut Of 8
per cent. in rates to Atlanta and con,
peting points with the Seaboard All
Line. 1t is known that the manager
of some Of the associated lines recent
ly advocated the enforcement of thi
cut in case the Seaboard renewed tn
fight, as the most speedy and etfectus
method Of bringing that company t
terms. 1t was greatly deplored by a
members of the committee that an
disturbance of rates whatever shoul
be occasioned just at this time whe
the seasons business was about [
begin. 1t was urged. however. that
would be impossible for the lines i
the Association to attempt to chare
SLOT against rate Of p cents by tn
Seaboard, and it was voted to meet tn
, rates of that line but to 90 no further
The New York Times in speaking {
the meeting said:
1t was limited in Southern circle
that if the war assumes dangerous pr(
portions some Of the lines will |
forced into receivership, but this is n
garded as very remote at present. TT
= proposed 50 per cent. cut has not "
, been abandoned, and in view Of tt
fact that the Seaboard has managed
6 work up such a profitable sympath
: among shippers, the associated line
!, will have to adopt radical measures
meet existing conditions. Some of IL
lines still advocate sweeping cut b,
S there is little likelihood that the Sc;
r board will go much below a so p'
cent. reduction. The situation
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