Evening star., 1897-04-06
THE RAILROAD FIGHT
Troubles Between the Seaboard Air Line and
the Southern.
Interstate Commerce Commission t0
Inquire Into Them at Savannah
Other Work Laid Out.

The long-pending troubles between the
Seaboard Air Line and the Southern Rail
way Company in reference to the running
of the trains OF the former company over
the tracks Of the latter between Atlanta
and the junction Of the Southern and
Louisville and Nashville tracks at Mont
gomery, Ala, the action of the Southern
preventing the Seaboard from having a
through route between Washington and
New Orleans will come up for investiga-
ton before the interstate commerce COM
mission during it's southern trip. which be-
gan Saturday night.
The calendar of cases which will be
heard by the commission is a long one and
will claim the attention of the members
during the whole of the next three weeks
or lorger.
Their first session was held at Savar-
nah yesterday. when they took up sew.
eral cases of the Savannah Freight and
Transportation Association, which allege
unjust discrimination in rates on cotton
and various kinds of freight, also IN pas
sci ger rates, against the Louisvile ana
Nashville and connecting lines, the Florida
Central and Peninsular and connecting
lines, and the lines OF the Plant system
and connections.
At the conclusion of the hearing Of those
cases the commission will hear testimony
and argun ent involving the refusal or
the Central railroad of Georgia and At
lanta and West Point roads, both under the
control of the Southern, to haul passengers
for the Seabcard Air Line, and which pre-
vents the Seaboard from enjoying the bene-
fits of through traffic arrangements be-
tween this city and New Orleans 1t is
further claimed, but of this the commls-
sion will take no cogniZance, that IL the
Seaboard can get through line even from
Portsmouth, Va, to New Orleans, II can
make an arrangement with the Southern
Pacific for running its cars through 10
San Francisco.
Other cases to come up at Savannah will
be those Of Holmes & Co. of Hawkinsville,
Ga relative to barrel rates to Hawkins
| vile, and the matter of charges on export
| and domestic transportation by the Mis-
sCuri Pacific and other lines at Savannah.
| At Jacksonville there is to be tried case
involving the long and short haul clause OF
| the interstate commerce law, which in this
| instance applies to rates charged on Vege-
| tables carried from Hampton, Fla, to New
| York and other northeastern cities.
Following this will be the hearing On
| April II of two cases at New Orleans rela-
| tive to freight rates to and from Biloxi.
| Miss, and On the 18th four cases on rates
,, on domestic and export traffic by some of
| the lines centering in that city.
| At Austin, Texas, on April 16 there Will
| be taken up various cases of the railroad
commission of Kansas and the business
| Mems League of St Louis, to be followed
! on April 10 by those of the Cattle Raisers'
| Association of Texas, to be heard at Fort
| to be in Dallas, where it will hear some
| cases sent to 1t by the Dallas freight
| bureau. April 23 the commission will, at
| Memphis investigate the cotton rates in
! force on the Kansas City. Memphis and
| Birmingham railroad; at Nashville, on the
| 26th, it will hear the complaints of Phil
| lips. Bailey G. Co.. of Nashville. and ID. X.
| Spillers & Co. of Gallatin against several
| lines. and at Louisville, KY, on the 9th,
| it will investigate two cases brought be-
| fore it by the railroad commission of Ken
tucky.