Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-25
GET WHAT THEY ASK
PINE BLUFF COTTON SHIPPERS
GET BETTER REBATE AR
RANCEMENTJ.
Iron Mountain Traffic Manager Granes
the Concession Which Was
Iron Mountain Traffic Manager ersnss
the Concession Which Was
Asked.
MEETING OF THE COMMISSION

At Il meeting # the railroad com
mission al Little Rock yesterday tine
application Of the local cotton ship
perS for a flat rate on cotton to con
centrati0n points was withdrawn as it
had previously been learned that such
Il rate csmld not be granted to Pine
Bluff because it would be discrimina-
ton against the shippers at other
poinIs in Arkansas, and the local rep
resentatives did not present their
claims. On the contrary they did ask
for better arrangement for the pay
ment of rebates on cotton shipped into
this city and aalt and Traffic Manager
promised them that should be arr
ranged to the satisfaction of all. The
meeting of the commission was held in
Pulaski courthouse.
When the application of the local
shippers for the flat rate was read a
protest from the leading merchants OF
Little Rock, Atheimer, Danviile,
Haynes, Russellville, England, Dar-
danele, Ola Lamar Ozark, Conway,
Morrilton, Clarksvile, Prescott, Maga-
zine, Wimot, Portland, Monticello.
Texarkana, Newport, Des Are. Van Bu-
ren, Bonneville, Mariana. Fort Smith.
Waldron Mansfield and Plumerville
was made
In view of this condition of things.
and the understanding on the part d
the shippers through the statements
of Traffic Manager Smith of the Mis-
souri, Pacific and Division Freight
Agent Watson of the Cctton Belt, that
the rebate would apply to all bills OF
lading, the Pine Bluff shippers with
drew their application for the rate,
and there will be no change
The following delegation of Pine
Bluff shippers was present to urge
their demand for the rebate: P. p. Byrd
Of the ]. b. Speers Co, e. c. How
ell Of the Mammett Grocery company,
J. w Wilkins of the Southern Grocery
company VIM Simpson of the j. B.
Speer, Co.
Mr.. Byrd spoke for the shippers and
said that the agents Of the Cotton
Belt and iron Mountain at Pine Bluff
would not allow rebate on b,ils OF lad
ing for outbound cotton on any but
such as took the Boston rate, refus.
ing to allow the refund claims on ex-
port. New York or Philadelphia bills
of lading In view of this fact, which
against the Pine Bluff shippers, they
had demanded the establishment OF
the flat rate by the commission. to
take place of the present railroad
rate Since the concentration scheme
was put into effect the roads have
allowed a rebate on outbound cot
t1.H where it equals the amount re-
ccivei, that the rates from the orig
mating point TO the concentrating
point and from the concentrating
Point to the point of destlna-
ton may be cqualizeu. This refund,
of course, varies with the distances,
and in some instances, where the
shipments are heavy, is NJ small item.
Traffic Manager w. C. Smith of the
Missouri Pacific, headquarters at Chi.
cago, explained that this was due to
a misunderstanding on the part OF the
local agents. and that there was no
ruling to exclude any bills of lading
from the benefits of the rebate. He
further declared that it was not IN
the province of the commission to reg
ulate the concentration of cotton,
which is purely an interstate matter.
He said he did not know of any rea.
son why concentration rebate claims
should be delayed by the proper au-
Confined on Page Five.