The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-05
We WANT No RULE
SAY The RAILROADS
Give Us Relief the C7y of
Shippers.
The Cooperation Commission Hears from the
Railroads and Shippers Concerning Causes
of Complaint tbou. The lrans-
D~or,a'ioo of Freight.
~por,a'io1 Of Freight.

railroads about handling Of freight and
We're doing the best they could were
heard by the Corporation Commission
yesterday.
The meeting came about primarily be-
cause the last Legislature had amended
the act creating the Commission, the
amendment reading thus: TIE Commits
sion is empowered and directed to make
rules, regulations and rates governing de-
murrage and storage charges by railroad
companies and other transportation COM
panies. To make rules governing rail
road companies in the placing Of cars for
loading and unloading and in fixing time
limit for delivery of freights after the
same have been received by the transport
tation companies for Shipment"
At the meeting yesterday morning be-
fore the full Corporation Commission,
consisting Of Messrs. Franklin Mcneil,
chairman, S. l.. Rogers and E. G. Bed
dingfield, the shippers present were:
Messrs. ]. r. Chamberlain, Z. l.. Harris,
and T. T. Ward. The transportation COM
panies were represented by Messrs. A. B..
Andrews, First Vice-rresident, Southern
INdIINdy, y. vi. DAFT, N1ce-fIeSlQen ana
General Manager. Seaboard Air Line; r.
E. Smith, Assistant to General Manager,
Atlantic Coast Line; N. D. Maher, Gen
eral Superintendent, Norfolk and West
ern Railway; NJ. K. King, General Man
ager, Norfolk and Southern; H. A. Page,
President, Aberdeen and Asheboro; c. H.
Ackert, General Manager, Southern Rail
way; E. A. Mel, General Freight Agent,
+ GnntInr,I I)ni1uor. Il " Data A,li+or
iCarolina and Northwestern Railway; l..
T. Nichols, General Manager, Carolina
and Northwestern; P. r. Albright, Man
ager, N. c. Car Service Associations; H.
w. Miller, Assistant to First Vice-Pres-
ident, Southern Railway; Z. NJ. Graham,
Train Master, Norfolk and Western; A.
". Towsley, Superintendent, Seaboafd
Air Line; G.. G. Thompson. Division
Freight Agent, Southern Railway.
The relief asked for by the shippers
is that embodied in the request made by
the meeting Of shippers and business men
held in Charlotte on April 18th, concern
ing which the following delegation was
appointed to appear before the Corpora
ton Commission in Raleigh on April 20:
Messrs. S. S. McNinch, J. w. Lewis, w
R. Wearn, w. J. Chambers. R. A. Dunn
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NC. Mayer, H. c.. Clark, 2. L. Mona
hon. E. A. Smith, j. Wcddington, j
B. Ross, ]. K. Wolfe. b. D. Springs, Jno
W. Todd, R. M. Miller, Jr., T. ]. Davis
At the session Of the Commission or
April goth, the request from the meeting
was presented, it being that relief should
be asked on the following points and or
practically the lines indicated:
Egro+ Do1ovc in placino GORE oftor q r.
rival at destination. Where cars are no
placed for delivery within the time al
lowed by the railroads for unloadin, thai
the railroads be required to pay con
i~signees the same amount per day they col
lect from consignee when not unloaded il
the prescribed time; in other words that
the rule work both ways.
2. Delays in Transit: That a penalty
be prescribed by the Corporation Com
mission to be paid by railroads to con
signees when shipments are delayed il
transit or between stations longer than the
following, viz: Distances fifty miles anC
under, two days, and one day be allowed
for transportation each additional fifty
miles, or fraction thereof.
8. Refusal to interchange cars: That
the railroads be required to furnish cars
" > oloO oSSSPk NoNl
other cars loaded at warehouses or side
tracks on the road, for delivery at side
tracks or warehouses on the other roat
in Charlotte, within distances of Two
miles, and that the charge for switching
be $3.50 for the whole service; and tina
500 be made the charge for switching
cars between any two points on one rail
road within distance of two miles.
It was agreed that the foregoing so fal
as it refers to time does not apply to ice
fruit and other perishab1es which, OF
course, are always given precedence an(
; quickest possible service.
At a session Of the Commission on
April goth, the petition was fled and
the shippers were represented by the
committee. Other shippers from differ
cnt parts of the State were also pres
ent. The petitioners were represented
by Heriot Clarkson, Esq, attorney al
law, Charlotte, n. c. The testimony OF
the different shippers was taken and
various letters of complaint were filed.
The testimony and complaints filed re-
lated the serious trouble, annoyance and
expense shippers had been subjected tc
on account of the failure of the railroad
companies to provide cars for the move
ment of freight, the delaying placing cars
Tor unloading AFTER ARRIVAL, ana the SLOW
transportation of cars between shipping
point and destination.
This matter was continued for further
! consideration to yesterday and the
! Transportation companies desiring to be
heard further, were requested to file or
. this date, or be present if desired witt
Q such suggestions that they might desire
q to present as to what would be a reaS-
6 enable time limit for the placing Of car:
y and the delivery of freight, and such
r reason, if any, they might have as to why
s the petition should not be granted.
The matter was called yesterday am
e the petition was read. The chairman OF
d the Commission stated that the amend
S nlent to the act creating the Commission
and then the railroad men were heard
Mr.. ]. NJ. Barr, of the Seaboard, spoke
: first. He stated that the Seaboard All
: Line was doing all in it's powo' to move
:. freight and to give proper transporta