The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-07
RATES ON SMALL FREIGHT UP.
scrTRERN FREIGHT ASSOCIATIONS
NOTICE TO THE ROADS.

s The Effect of the Order to Double the
Former Charge ON Single Inter-
state shipments and on High
CInSsed Articles to Treble and
QuadrupIe It-GeOrGia Shipments
into south Carolina, Florida and
Alabama VIII Feel the EHect-In-
terror Shipments in Georgia win
sHu sIOve at the 20 Cents Per 100
rounds Minimum.
Members of the Savannah Freight Blu
reau have had their attention directed to
recent notice sent cut by the Southern
Freight Association authorizing railroads
uslng the Southern freight classification
10 advance the minimum charge on small
single shipments as follows:
THE minimum charge on single ship
ment Of one class from one consignor to
one consignee shall not be less than the
rate on 100 pounds of the class 10 which
the shipment belongs; provided the charge
shall not be less than 80 cents"
Upon interstate shipments the least eff
feet this order can have Is to double form
er charge of % cents. md.
in case of hlgh-classed arti
cles, treble and quadruple charge.
This applies to shipments from Georgia
into South Carolina, Florida, Alabama.
etc. aud from these states INTO Georgia
Shipments between points in Georgia VIII
suA move at the 25-cent minimum. and
actual weight, rate.
No notice has yet been received as to
whether all the railroads will use this au-
thority and regulate their freight charges
accordingly AS showing the effect of
such a change. few classes of goods
that are shipped from Savannah are cited
a shipment of bacon from this city to
Vaudeville s. c., under the present rate
would go at Is cents per 100 pounds. the
minimum charge being Is cents. With the
change now authorized the lowest charge
will be 50 cents. Now 167 pounds can be
shipped for % cents. On the new basis it
will be double that On any shipment
under 933 pounds the freight cost will be
greater.
Gunpowder is an article of which nu-
merous small shipments are made. This
Is now charged as double first class, or at
~ cents per 100 pounds to Estill, S. c.
Under the present rate IS pounds or less
would be carried to that point for d
cents If the railroads use the authority
granted by the association, which is re-
Sarded as highly probable, the freight
charges would be IS cents. Cutlery. which
Is iirst- is now Al cents per 100
pounds A shipment of 50 pounds or less
would now cost 70 cents. Under the con-
templated change the freight would be
80 cents
Shoes, of which small shipments are
sald 70 be numerous are now Al cents per
~ pounds. An ordinary shipment of
about 40 pounds to Hardeeville, s. c.. I'M
DER present minimum rate, would cost %
cents pht under the changed status of
rates would cost double that amount
Shoes shipped from here to Newton, Ala.
4or another instance, now go at 81 cents
per IOO pounds, and 40-pound case would
cost but 81 cents for freight With the
proposed change in force the freight could
Iot De less than the 100-pound rate, and
the cost would be 81 cents.
Other lines are cited to show that on
small shipments the increase in freignt
costs would be greatly increased The
matter VIII doubtless receive the attent-
ION OF shippers who are interested and
united stand may be taken by the freight
bureaus of the South against tbe new
movement to increase the charges on
small single shipments. Less than four
years ago there was a similar step taken
by the railroads but the protests were
so numerous and determined that 1t was
soon abandoned.
Hound trip tickets to Tampa will here
after be sold with a thirty-day limit, in
stead of final limit until Oct. 81.
Mr.. Robert S. French, contracting
freight agent of the Chesapeake and
ONO is in Savannah for a day or two.
shipments of dynamite, gun powder,
shells and cartridges continue heavy on
The roads running through Savannah.
The Plant System has issued very
complete little map of Cuba Jamaica and
Porto Rico. with general map of the
West Indies.
The Western Maryland has begun work
IN its repair shops at Hagerstown, Nd,
and will soon construct a round house
large enough TO accommodate all the loco
motives used on that division of the road
Three prominent railroad men from
charleston were in the city yesterday.
They are Mr. j. w. Morris. division
freight agent of the Atlantic Coast Line.
Mr. w. A. Pelot. soliciting agent of the
Seaboard Air Line, and Mr.. S. c. Black !
travelling freight agent of the South Caro-
lima and Georgia
The passenger department of the Plant
System has announced weekend rates
from principal points on it's line to Ty5ee.
81. Simons and Cumberland Islands, to
take effect on Saturday, June H. and CON
tinue until Aug. 20.