The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-27
MR KNOX SAYS MR. COMER WAS THE BENEFICIARY
MT. E. Wilkinson Who Was Corners Com petitor, Called the Attention of the
 Railroads to the Inegularity.
Charges That Wilkinson Is on the Other
 Side Now and Makes Excuses For Conner.

MEAL, weighing 34olo pounds. The NEAL rate of 16 cents at that time per tv pounds was assessed, making the total i freight charges &l.46.
 As in the case just referred to if wa. found that the shipment actually consist ed of Sao sacks of FLOUR, weighing N. iVoe pounds. and that the freight charges on basis of the FLOUR rate at that time or p cents per f00 pounds should have been VA By false classification and false weight an undercharge was brought about amounting to sls.54. equivalent to 10 2S-100 cents per 1O0 pounds. or I0 5s-10o cents per barrel of flour
 On or about September 9. 1892, Mir. Co., mer received from Carter's Creek. Tenn. W. c. St. L. car 5407. represented to contain ST sacks of MEAL weighing M. 924 pounds. The freight charges assessed on basis of MEAL rate at that time of IS cents per 100 pounds, were $51os The shipment actually consisted of s47 sacks CT FLOUR weighing 34. 700 pounds which at the FLOUR rate at that time of 2o cents per loo pounds. aggregated $e9. 70. By false classification and false weight. therefore, an undercharge of S1s32 was brought about on this car, equivalent to , S-100 cents per 100 pounds, or 10 56-I0o cents per barrel
 On or about September ls. 1892. Mir. B. l A AK. N. & w. car 1928. represented to contain BOP sacks of MEAL. weighing 27 .7s4 pounds and the freight charges on basis of the MEAL rate at that time of 16 cents per 100 pounds. amounted to s4445 The ship- ment actually consisted of 3O2 sacks of 1 FLOUR weighing 30,290 pounds, and on basis of the FLOUR rate at that time of D cents per 100 pounds, tho freight charges should have been $6O. 40. An mn dercharge of .95 resulted from the false 1 classification and false weight in tbia case The undercharge was equivalent to 5 2S-l00 cents per 100 pounds, or 10 56-lC0 per barrel.
 On or about September 2O 1892. MT. F. B. Conner received from Carter's Creek, N. c. & St. L. car 5993, represented to contain 200 sacks of MEAL weighing 1S.- 400 pounds, on which freight charges of &9.44 had been assessed on basis of the MEAL rate at that time of 16 cents per 100 pounds. The shipment actually con sisted of 200 sacks of FLOUR weighinp 10000 pounds, and the correct freight charges on basis of the FLOUR rate at that time of 20 cents per 100 pounds should have been $40. so that false classification and false weight in this case resulted in an undercharge of $10.56, which was equivalent to 2S-1o0 cents per 100 pounds or 10 56-100 cents per barrel
 On or about September 2, 1892 Mir. B B. Conner received from Carter's Creek N. c. & St. l.. car 5993 (the same car reterred to above, 1t having been return led from Birmingham to Carter's Creek for another load) This shipment was represented to consist of ITS sacks Inf MEAL, weighing 16.192 pounds. The freight charges on the basis of the MEAL. rate at that time, of 16 cents per 10o pounds. amounted to $59i The shin ment actually consisted of 176 sacks of ln fvIaf CnA
 the correct freight charges on basis of the FLOUR rate at that time. of 20 cents per 100 pounds should have been S35, 20 The undercharge resulting from false classification and false weight fin this lease, amounted to $9.29. but througa an erroneous calculation the amount was stated at the time to be $9.27. The under charge was equivalent to 27-1O0 centa
 per 100 pounds, or 10 64-1OO cents per barrel.
 On or about October Il, 1892, the Rir- mingham Mills, operated by MT. R R
 Conner. received from Carter's Creet M c. St L. car S32. represented to con tain 36O sacks of MEAL. weighing s1 12O pounds on which freight charges amount- ing to sozsS were assessed on basis of the MEAL rate at that time, of 16 carts per 100 pounds. The shipment actuaiiv consisted of 360 sacks of FLOUR. weioh. Ing S6,O0O pounds, on which the frei9n. charges should have been SIP on basis of the FLOUR rate at that time of 20 cents per 100 pounds. The undercharge result. ing from false classification and false weight in this case, amounted to S19o1 equivalent to 5 2S-1C0 cents per 100 pounds Tor 10 56-1O0 cents per barrel.
 On or about October f. 1892 Mir B. R Conner received from Carters Creek N IC. & St. L. car 5l5l, represented to con- tain S64 sacks of MEAL. weighing ss, ASS pounds, on which freight charges amount ing to $53.58 were assessed on the basis of the MEAL rate at that time of Is cents per 100 pounds. The shipment actually consisted of 36i sacks of FLOUR, weigh Ing 36.fOO pounds, on which the freight charges should have been SIP so on basis of the correct FLOUR rate at that time of % cents per 100 pounds. The under charge of $l9.22 was equivalent to 2S-lt0 cents per 100 pounds, or 10 56-10O cents per barrel.
 On or about October 6, 1892. Mir. B. B Conner received from Carter's Creek K. c. F. s. & M. car 1143O, represented to contain l50 sacks of MEAL, weighing lS.- sOO pounds, on which freight charges amounting to $22.0S were assessed on basis or the MEAL rate at that time of IS cents per 100 pounds. The shipment act
 ually consisted of l50 sacks of FLOUR. , weighing 15,0OO pounds and the freight
 charges, on basis of the FLOUR rate at that time of 20 cents per 100 pounds, should have been 5000. So that by false classification and false weight an under charge of T.92 had been brought about This undercharge was equivalent to 2s-lOO cents per 100 pounds or 10 5e-10O !. cents per barrel.
 During the time these shipments moved
 in 1892 and for a while thereafter the
 meal rate from Carter's Creek to BIr-
 mingham was l6 cents per 100 pounds. and the flour rate was 20 cents per 100 pounds. The present meal rate from Car ter's Creek to Birmingham is 13 cents per 100 pounds and h> UT ate r cents per 100 pounds, showing a reduction of cents per 100 pounds in each commodity.
 I also stated that an investigation of this. matter was brought about at your request-you being at that time a com petitor of Mfr. Conner In the Birmingham market, and you having complained tc our Birmingham representative that MT Comer was able to undersell you ir that market. My understanding is that you stated at that time that you could buy flour as cheap as MT Conner could. hut that for some reason you were not able to sell 1t as cheap as he. and that | you asked the. representative of the Louis I)vile and Nashville Railroad company to make an investigation. Such an lnvesti-