The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-21
RATES WILL TUMBLE
=. = N. AND PENSACOLA WATER
Linz WILL SLICE THEM.
DIFFERENTlAL VIA PENSACOLA
FROM NEW YORK WILL BE PUT on
BY THE l.. & n. AUG. 4.

Section Are Put on the Defensive
by the Notice Sent Out by the
louisville and NnshviIIe-Execu-
tive Board of the Southeastern
Freight Association VIII Meet
Soon to Take Action-Business OF
other Lines Is Threatened--L. a. N.
Asked Authority of Conference
Committee, But 1t Wasn't Granted.
President Egan of Central on the
Question.
A serious condition confronts the
railway and steamship lines of this
section. They have been put upon the
defensive by the action of the new At
lantic ard Gulf Steamship Company,
running from New York to Pensa-
cola, and the Louisville and Nashville
railroad. The Louisville and Nashville
railroad has notified the chairman of
the Southeastern Freight Association
that rates showing a differential of Is
cents a hundred on first class and
scaled down to cents hundred would
become effective from New York, via
Pensacola. All the territory in the
southeast reached by the Louisville
and Nashville and its closely allied
connections will be affected by the re-
Nashville.
1t has been reported that the differ
entail via the Pensacola line would be-
come effective tomorrow, the authori-
ty of the commissioner for the New
York Freight Transportation Bureau
being given for the date, but President
John M. Egan of the Central railroad
said yesterday that such was not the
case, but that the differential would
become effective on Aug. l, such having
been the notice received by the lines
comprising the Southeastern Freight
Association.
Atlanta, Macon, Augusta, La.
Grange, Columbus and many other
places in Georgia, besides many in
Alabama and Florida, will be affected
by the reduction via Pensacola. The
new steamship line will get the bust
ness, too, unless the other lines in
terested take some action that will re-
suit in the restoration of the rates or
the reduction of those through Savan-
nah and other ports like Charleston,
Jacksonville and Brunswick to meet
the competition through Pensacola.
President Egan was asked what the
lines would do. He answered that he
did not know, but that the situation
needs and will receive prompt atten-
ton. Chairman Scott of the Executive
Board of the Southeastern Freight AS
ISOLATION will probably call a meeting
within the next two or three days,
when some action will be taken.
The Atlantic and Gulf Steamship
Company" said Mr.. Egan, found that
it would have to have heavy differ
entail in order to get any business.
There is some very close association
between the new steamship company
and the Louisville and Nashville. The
railroad is decidedly interested, for at
the recent meeting of the Conference
Committee of the Southeastern Freight
Association in New York the applica-
ton for the differential on behalf of
the new steamship company was made
and argument was offered by an Off
cial of the Louisville and Nashville.
The new company will have but two
vessels, and that will mean a poor and
infrequent service. There will be one
ship every ten days. 1t will take six
days to make the trip from New York
to Pensacola"
Mr.. Egan said that the Conference
Committee had not granted the appli-
cation for a differential The Louis
vile and Nashville, he said, was not
bound to stand by the decision of the
committee, as since the decision against
pooling, line is free to follow it's own
preference.
The establishment of the new steam
ship line has been looked for some time,
and the Morning News has given an
account of the two vessels, the Mae and
the Evlyn. that are to be operated upon
it. The line will be operated in con-
nection with the Louisville and Nash
vile for points as far north as Nash
vile and for points on the Atlanta and
West Point as far as and including At
lanta. To all points reached by the
Louisville and Nashville and its allied
roads the new line will have the follow
ing differentials over the rates pub
lished by water and rail lines now in
operation: