The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-30
FREIGHT BUREAUS OUTLOOK.
,rs FURTHER CONTINUANCE TO BE
DECIDED NEXT WEEK.


o,e Year Instead of Three-SOme
n or the Matters That Have Been Be
core the Bureau Since It's Organi-
zatiOn.
r-,,a committee of directors Of the freight
q Can which was appointed at meeting
Il IA a snort while ago for the purpose of
i l.sof-ing a renewal of subscriptions for
i ,.,t organization, is at work. One of the
n -,,r,bars of the committee said yesterday
,b,t he was well satisfied with the pro-
,rsss of the work. He said he finds some
lhieotlons to a continuance of the bureau
8 b.t a majority of the members favor it.
The plan is to make the term Of extension
of The organization one year. The pres
4 emit term expires on Dec. 81. 1t was de-
c.jed that there was no need to have it
4 extended for another term of three years,
which is the time the bureau has been in
existence.
The subscription committee will make its
report to he board of directors before the
annual meeting of the subscribers, which
will be held Tuesday. At this meeting a
definite decision for the discontinuance or
extension of the bureau will be reached
A synopsis of the work done by the
freight bureau during the last twenty
seven months is interesting. There have
been many measures striven for by the
bureau. some of which it has been success
full in achieving, some of which were only
partially gained, and some of which it
was altogether unsuccessful in securing.
Some of the matters taken up by the
bureau are:
Winter Tourists Rates.-From the north
and east, beyond the Potomac river, to
Savannah, on parity with rates to Jack
sonville and Tampa, steadily contended
for though not yet secured.
Fish Rates.-Heavy and sudden advance
in fish rates reconsidered and cancelled.
Acid PhOsphate.-Ield in class with fer
tilizers, against movement of interstate
railroads to have it placed in lower class.
Empty Spirit Barrel Rates.-Conformed
to a schedule prepared by the bureau, saw
ing 30 per cent. in freight to naval stores
producers.
Intra-State Rates on Spirits of Turpen-
tine and Rosin.-Reduced 10 per cent. upon
petition Of bureau.
Switching Charges.-In and around the
city have been considered
Demurrage Rules' of Railroad Commits
such changes as gave relief to business in
a more liberal construction and Uniform
enforcement, allowing consignees longer
time in which to unload cars.
Passenger Rates on the Charleston and
Savannah Railway Discriminating
against Savannah and favOring Charles
ton revised, partly removing discrimina-
ton. The case was Appeared 10 interstate
commerce commission for removal of all
Determinations against Savannah.
Refusal of Plant System to Transfer two
Loaded Cars-From its city depot to a
private wharf made cause of complaint to
railroad commission, which decided rail-
road should make transfer. The refusal
involved the value of private wharf prop
erty for steamboat landings and other pur-
poses where competition might occur with
railroads in subsequent movement of
freight by water.
The bureau, upon petition of fertilizer
manufacturers and dealers, secured a re-
duction of 1872 cent in intra-state rates
on fertilizers
Cement Rates to Atlanta-Lower from
New Orleans than from Savannah; the
bureau effected change to advantage OF
Savannah.
Columbia Street Railroad Case-Involv-
ing the question of what constitutes
street railroad, and unreasonable freight
transfer charges, divided the railroad COM
mission as per their majority and minority
decisions.
Bonding of Steamships of Merchants
and Miners Line-Efected by correspon-
dence afforded relief and economy to inn
porters through Baltimore to Savannah,
and into the territory reached via rail
lines to interior Georgia, Florida and Ala
bama points.
Rates on Oat Meal and Similar Products
Reduced by Reconsideration to advantage
of intra-state shippers, removing discrim-
inatiOn faVoring Interstate shippers.
BY efforts of the bureau, drummers
baggage was given by the railroads a
more favorable construction of baggage
storage rules. 1t also secured for travel
ing statesmen privileges to ride on the local
freight trains of all railroads in Savan-
nahs territory securing to them double
facilities for reaching their customers
1t urged the amendment of railroad COM
missions freight rule 6, by which rail-
roads at competing points were permitted
TO name same rates on cotton TO SaVan-
nah and Brunswick as were charged TO
ports out of the state, without correspond
ingy lowering rates from intermediate
points. This amendment is thought a De
cided protection 10 Savannah If enforced
at all times by railroads.
Among other cases taken up by the bu-
reau, some successfully, others not, are the
packing of shoes from northern and east
ern points for southern territory, the in
Gucing of the interstate commerce com
mission to meet here, the cotton exchange
petition for a % per cent. reduction in cot
ton rates, the shipment of Georgia cotton
10 Wilmington through Savannah, and the
rate question in connection with alleged
Determinations by the Louisville and
Nashville railroad on it's Pensacola and
Atlantic division. The disparity between
interstate and interstate rates on fertil-
zers was brought before the interstate
commerce commission, but has not yet
been decided.
Yes said a prominent cotton factor
Yesterday, Il have been approached by
the committee. Two of the members call
Cd on me this morning to ascertain wheth-
er ! intend subscribing to the bureau for
another year. did not want to do so,
Us am not in favor of its continuance.
Inc gentlemen put it in such a way, how
ever saying that it was for the good of
many in the city that they were at work,
tIldt refusing was difficult. If l were sure
olal 81 majority of the business men OF
Sa'annah are being aided by the bureau
would not hesitate to subscribe again.
90 not think any concession has been