The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-11-20
SCHEDULE LOST
The Corporation Commits
sion Retains Classical
ton No. Is.
The Remainder Of the Session Was Taken up
in the Consideration Of Routine Work.
Another Session Today.

The Corporation Commission yes
terday refused to adopt the schedule
of freioht rates known as "SOutnrrll
FREIGHT Classification No. p, when
the railroads urged should be estao-
lished. 1t also decided that Classl1lca-
tion No 25. which is the one now in
force should continue, until modlfled
on. abolished by the COMMISSION.
This ends one Of the warmest con-
tests that has taken place before TINS
BODY. The complaint against TINS
classification was started some ulne
ago bv the furniture dealers VINO al
legged that it disseminated IN rate
ON manufactured articles from this
State. Petitions were received from
the Chambers OF Commerce in the
cities of FAYETTEVILLE, Charlotte and
Wilmington. urging against the adop-
| ton of the classification. A protest
aoainst it was received from the Mer-
camille Association Of New York. stat
mo that the rate was practically
nr0hibitive on certain manufactured
articles. shot and pig lead. They stated
| that if the purpose was to prevent the
shipment Of these articles into South
ern territory, hat nothing could bet
! ter serve that purpose, They also pub
| lished a parallel Of rates, showing the
difference in the rates given from New
York to Atlanta and those to Chicago.
The convention of the Southern Com
missioners at Chattanooga last Au-
gust. passed resolutions against the
adoption of Classification No. u.
The roads,. however, stated that
there were doubtless inequalities in
the rates as proposed, but that as
they came to light the proper change
--.. >a.,-, ,,o1n nrl 4bD n,.nn aloe
ifieation adopted. They insisted that
all things being considered, there vas
no discrimination against southern
points. and that the best thing would
be done in all cases.
At the hearings yesterday the roads
were represented by Mr.. J. II. Drake.
the general freight agent for the
Southern Railway, Mr.. f. D.. Kyle, for
the Seaboard Air Line Railway, Mr.. }.
NJ. Culp, of the Southern. and Mr.. II,
! NJ. Emerson, of the Atlantic Coast
Line Railway. Mr.. j. S. White, Sec
rotary of the State Furniture Dealers
Association, was present, and Mr.. II
S. Webb, of Mebane. These gentle
men discussed the measure in an in.
formal way before the Commission
and a letter, urging adoption Of the
schedule was read from Mr.. Henry
Page, of Aberdeen.
After taking some time for consid
GRAFTON the Commission announced
its decision as above.
Thirty complaints for O~vercharges
loss of freight were considered.
An order was entered allowing tn
SeabOard Air Line Railway to give spe
cial reduced freight rates for TIL,
building material for the Raleigh Hos
iery Mills and also for the building
material for the cotton mill at Little
ton.
t The matter Of changing cotto1
l piece goods from class ) to 6. which
; came up OF the petition of the VIII
/ mingtOn Tariff Association, was con
/ tinued. Mr.. j. f. Kyle. of the associa
/ ton. stated that manufactured good
had a lower rate to Georgia than t
q North Carolina. This was denied b
l those who represented the railways
who stated that all things being cor
S sidered, the rates were as low here a
S in Georgia. and that the railroads ha
v encouraged the manufacture of cotto
n by giving the mills lower rates tina
e prevails in the North and West.
e The petition of Mr.. j. Elwood Co,
asking that the Seaboard Air Line pr
d in effect lower rates on logs to mil
d was considered, and a new schedul
applicable to all the roads Of til
State was established.