The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-13
Charleston Business Men Complain of
Unfair Treatment.
THEY HAVE DEMANDED REDRESS
Bnt the Carrier Companies Have NOT
Oven Taken the Trouble 60 benS
the Truth of Their Charges
Norfolk Absorbs the Trade


,.,.~-.., t.. h.s line ou freight business
,-.rf,ft where the steamship
'.''"0 .t.f vffn the railroads. 10
'.. t .,.t he steamship line had
r.r t9rious classes of freight.
TWO I'.. ...,l,.,~,d fo cover the mt
.ro4f
''.. t,~.,, .-ied fo and out what the
". ,,.,as the insurance and
,.. fnat some Interior points in
W. e..tr y,or. subject to the insured
... vnr. ofhar. ycre known as
.......-.t ,,.irts
.,- >-.v.brr,. v.ae very undetermined
,. ,r,. ,.t,t and Commissioner PrOutv
.-..... troi,. g., viii, the enquiry. els it
u-t r.t ,.,,, b.vo ineurel
hol l".. .,.,... .,o,rt. ID. ordor
.a .rc tr.,rsrrc charges TO tho
- ..t,o $50 rotn hfrhcr than
...,.., .,t,.,. y,itb.,,f b. oppcar.
.-, .,s..
ro st.r THE RATES.
t,..,,o.s. ,r,fo.fo1 chat this WAS not tho
,.,. srei,, ,rroo1 to have
...l. .,,, .to,,ehi,. romp4uy or IFS rail
...l.,,.,. f-rrf.b thc commission
r p,,t- f-.iobf schedules from
,.1,.1 Tho ~aa1 freicht rates to compcH-
,,,o and nom competitive points could re
rg1-oe ONT
a.. ~l.',,,r, eai5 in conclusion that
Ina ....,.,te7 f-eirbf NOT only from thc
.-..,r b., >orfb Atlantic points hut had
g .,rs.ger.bfe amount of business. prime
Dnsuv hacking house products from
west 0f the Mississippi through Norfolk
to mo Maine coast This was '.' H',.es
longer thau tho direct rail routes. but
mo rail and water route was able 10
compete for the business nt % proht'
FOR SELF PROF H'.IivN. ,..,
Tho last witness in the case was JONI,
Freight and ii'n7i pc. l'lli'n "' ,.... ,,--
ION Mf. H'iI." '@ .'..'' en-
N IN'. pfIor l' liNll- pm. ,,...,l
Doc mad been c1lle. .'u "i.n ''i'' ..,,.tl -''
sLfah- n.p l"Il' ~, t,, ,.i5 ,,,s 81
I Nr '""i ' -t...-.. t.-o,,.rt
h'..' iI .,,... 90 a., ,,,.rob.,ts
ano", .s ,tc community fo rct
...,,.tt.,cd r9ir treatment
"'' ..,~..t. ,..ooi.uc io canroc.
'." ....r ,-.i.ht r,tes =, and from tho
80.
,,.+roes filed with the commission
COW ~ % memorandum from his bureau
... --...il,.r, rr.fgbt Association. in
,,..,., tbo discrimination AGAINST Charles.
t,r Was noinfod out and redress asked.
~ sr,t,b elfl tho railroads had never
taKon the trouble even 20 deny the truth
90 Charleeton's allegations.
SIR Smith gave 20 number of instances
n which the through rates on freight
from chicago io 'hai''7'1" e,,
~ 81 cents hI-ne' 'l.. 'ne
Chicago t0 Norfolk with the local rate
from Noll1.k ~ l.I ..., .- ..'..'
UNI Ain ''E-' W ~ ',.,....,..
N',' .'' '''. ...... .,,,,..',l a.,
take advantage of this combination rate.
'.. I''. '''7 l'l, ,3,-
-Nlpn'N'' TOD ''.' '''''' 'l'
won rare ol 'l'''E up "i 49,.
N'Ns'i'o- ",." ,.,..,,...' li.,,.' ,rlo
result wae. ho said. that the Norfolk
merchants bad only absorbed 400 the dis
tfhutve trade in certain western come
moditIcs around Charleston. but could
undersel the local merchants foo char
lesion ITSELF As to the compilation of
rates. mr. smith said There was no sN-
tenn or method in dei'fminihs lh'm a.
far as Doe could discover Rates on some
articles to Whmlneion were hieh'r imam
to Charleston. in other cases charleston
had Tho advantage lu hlieon important
c0mmodiiio-. rates 90 'h'rIc9jon were
meh.f MAN I' wilmington "' I'7@ ''''"
or I''' l' niiI'@''" "'i' ''"''
IMAM To NIimlntioh.
NJ 'n N' SnI'h urge" '"' "'J".
oft ih' rates Tor i'"h- ln inc immediate
VICINITY ol 'hiiI'. ION h.lhs haseo "n mo
ai'r Io OBJ" virginia cill'- commissioner
FrouN asked 90 Tine interior town. do
question Noui" noi IrDI Do 400 equal lh-
l1.u'e lo nave 'hc western corn ln'y
were 'o CON 'In' hfui.i dI low through
ial' q" n'I '" ana '''. p'Ch 'o 'o
Tea l' Oh. L.'iIr 'l lIl. inferior ''""'
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