The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-15
NEW SCHEDULE LOST
The Corporation Commits
sion Retains Classified
ton No. Is
The Remainder O. the Sess on Was Taken Up
in the Consideration Of Routine Work.
Another Session Today.

The Corporation Commission yes
terdav refused to adopt the schedule
of freight rates known as southern
Freight Classification No. 81, which
the railroads urged should be estab-
lished. 1t also decided that Classified
ton No. %. which is the one now in
force should continue, until modified
or abolished by the Commission
This ends one Of the warmest con-
tests that has taken place before this
body. The complaint against this
classification was started some time
ago by the furniture dealers who 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. y protest
against il was received from the Mer
camille Association of New York. stat
ing that the rate was practically
prohibitive 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, that nothing could bet
ter serve that purpose. They also pub
lished parallel of rates, showing the
difference in the rates given from New
York to Atlanta and those to Chicago.
The convention of the Southern Conn
missiCners at Chattanooga last Au-
gust. passed resolutions against the
adoption of Classification No. %.
The roads. however. stated that
there were doubtless inequalities in
the rates as proposed. but that as
they came to light the proper change
was being made and the correct class
ifcation adopted. They insisted that
all things being considered, there was
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. +. ID. Kyle. for
the Seaboard Air Line Railway, Mr.. j.
NJ. Culp, of the Southern. and Mr.. II.
NJ. Emerson. of the Atlantic Coast
Line Railway Mr.. j. $. White, Sec
rotary Of the State Furniture Dealers
Association. was present. and Mr.. III.
S. Webb, OF Mebane. These gentle
men discussed the measure in am 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
It's decision as above.
Thirty complaints for overcharges,
loss of freight were considered.
An order was entered allowing the
Seaboard Air Line Railway to give spe-
cial reduced freight rates for the
building material for the Raleigh Hos
iery Mills and also for the building
material for the cotton mill at Little
ton.
The matter of changing cotton
piece goods from class to 6, which
came up on the petition of the Viii
mington Tariff Association. was con-
tinued. Mr.. j. f.. Kyle. of the associa-
ton, stated that manufactured goods
had lower rate to Georgia than to
North Carolina. This was denied by
those who represented the railways,
who stated that all things being con-
sidered the rates were as low here as
in Georgia. and that the railroads had
encouraged the manufacture of cotton
by giving the mills lower rates than
prevails in the North and West
The petition of Mr.. j. Elwood Cox.
asking that the Seaboard Air Line nut
in effect lower rates on logs to mills
was considered, and n new schedule
applicable to all the roads of the
State was established.