The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-08
ORDER WAS MODIFIED
DEPoTs ELIMINATED BY RAIL
 ROAD COMMISSION.
It Was Decided at Meeting Tester day That It Would Be Unjust
 to Force Roads to Maintain Depots at Small Stations.

The Alabama Railroad Commission met yesterday in its office at the State Cap. itol and was in session from E untii o'clock in the afternoon when 1t ad' journed until this morning. President John V. Smith and Associate Comrnis- sioners w. C. Tunstafl and A. l.. Canee were present and disposition was made of several cases on the docket or the Commission.
 | The most important business transact ed by the Commission yesterday was a modification of its general order provid- ing for the maintenance of railway de- pots at certain stations in Alabama.
 The order was modified upon the peti- ton of B. M Stayks, Division Superin- tendent of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company and the following sta tions were eliminated from the provisions of the order: Flint. Holmes Gap. Gar Thorsby Pelham, Speigner. Coosada. Adger. Johns, Brookwood. Oxmoor ana Sloss.
 A further modification of the order was nance of but one waiting room in the de pots at Bangor. Blount Springs. Morris, Boyies. Siluria, Prattville Junction and Village Creek. stations on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
 Superintendent Starks of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad was also granted ninety days in which to comply with the order 50 far as 1t referred to the station dt INeW SdSLfe anu IOuT uOueho III "hte h to comply with the order so far as 1t referred to the station at Oneonta.
 A petition from the Western Railroad of Alabama to eliminate Mount Meigs and Robinson Springs from the provis- ions of the order providing for the main tenance of depots was granted and there will be no improvements at those points.
 The case of w. D.. McCurdy of Lowndesboro. against the Western Rail road of Alabama was dismissed. the complaint of Mr. McCurdy having been withdrawn. He complained against the rate on corn from Selma to Lowndesboro.
 The case of D. S. Thomas of Oakman, against the Southern Railway was con- tinued owing to the absence of MT: Thom- as and the representative of the rail- way Mir. Thomas petitions for the build- ing of fence along the right of way of the railroad company in Walker County.
 communication was received from the officials of the Nashville. Chattanooga and St. Louis Railroad Company refus- ing to comply witE an order of the Com mission directing the construction of fusal of the railroad company to comply with the order of the Commission was given the Attorney General and the State Solicitor for that Circuit in accordance with the law.
 The matter of a depot at Elamville on the Central of Georgia Railroad was con- tinued until April 15 when the members of the Railroad Commission will go to that point ana inspect tne premises.
 The case of G. T. McElderry against the Southern Railway was dismissed. the complaint having been satisfied. The complaint grew out of alleged excessive freight rates on fertilizers from Talla- dega to points on the Southern Railway.
 Considerable testimony was taken in the case of the Anniston Manufacturing Company against the Southern Railway: The complaint is against rates on coal from the Birmingham district to Annis- ton. The Southern Railway was repre- sented by T. c. Powell of Washington. D. C., Freight Traffic Manager. and James M. Weatherly of Birmingham; the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Com pany was represented by. c. B. Compton of Louisville. General Traffic Manager and Captain J. M Falkner of Montgom- cry; The Anniston Manufacturing Com panv was represented by its manager. D. c. Goodwin and by Samuel Blackwell of Anniston.
 The case was not completed when the Commission adjourned until today. The Eastern Railway of Alabama filed its tariffs with the Commission for ap- proval