The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-29
SAVANNAH NOW
FAIRLY TREATED
RAILROAD COMMISSION SAYS
1T WILL GIVE THIS CITY SAME
RATES AS ATLANTA.

the Same as Given Atlanta in Cir
cuInrs 301 and 3O2-Not to Become
Effective TIL Litigation Pending
Has Been Determined--wouId Not
Revoke Its Circulars, But Yielded
90 savannah's Right.
Atlanta, Oct. 2s.-The state Railroad
Commission. in an extra order made
public to-day. comedies savannah's
contention that any reduction OF rates
made on manufactured articles or other
commodities should be made to apply
equally from Savannah at the same
time they go into effect from Atlanta.
Savannah has thus won her case be-
fore the commission. which was so
ably presented by the committee Of
seventeen. headed by Mayor Herman
Myers. which appeared before the COM
mission couple of weeks ago, and
made a strong showing in the Forest
City's behalf.
The commission formulated its order
on Oct. 81. but did not make 1t public
until to-day, because It desired first to
confer with Attorney General John c.
Hart. who has been in Washington.
The Attorney General has approved the
legal status of the order.
Would Not Revoke Them.
In this order the commission refuses
the petition of Savannah In so far as
it asks the revocation of circulars 3Ol
and 302, stating that Il considers the
reduced rates promulgated in these or
ders as just and reasonable. but it
goes on to concede Savannahs conten-
tions that similarly reduced rates
should be made to 90 into effect from
Savannah at the same time that At
lanta gets the benefft OF them.
In explaining the order to-day Com
missioner Joseph NJ. Brown said that
It meant reduced rates would be grant
ed on manufactured products from sa-
vannah to Augusta. Athens. Macon and
Columbus and in the reverse directions,
on the same basis az those granted
from Atlanta and to 90 into effect al
the same time.
With regard to the syrup rate. he
5aid that would be made what the
commission considered to be just and
equitable TO all parties concerned.
LitiEntion Holds Them Tn.
The rates from Savannah will not
be made out until after the present
litigation in the United States court.
which has the matter tied up by in
junction, has been disposed Of, but
they viii be made out and promulgat-
ed at the same time that the rates
from Atlanta are put into effect.
Similar reductions will also be made
at the same time for other points in
as pro-rating points.
The commissions order In full regard
ing the Savannah case is as follows:
oct. 21, 1904. In the matter OF
hearing the city Of Savannah on
argument to revoke circulars Nos. sOi
and 302.
AT the above hearing II was in
sisted by the representatives of the
city OF Savannah: THAT said circu-
lars be revoked entirely. 2-That
should the commission decline to re-
woke said circulars that similar rates
be given to Savannah as to Atlanta
and TO be effective at the same time.
After Mature Consideration.
After a full and patient hearing
and after mature consideration. the
commission has reached the conclu-
sion now, as IL did on Sept. Is. 1904.
the same being the late Of the deci-
sion in the matter OF the application
made by Atlanta Freight Bureau
for relief from all alleged discrimina-
tions against Atlanta, that the rates
promulgated by circulars Nos. 301 and
S02 are just and reasonable IN and OF
themselves. and the commission reaf-
firms the conclusion then reached and
for the reasons that rates are In and
of themselves just and reasonable de-
clines the revocation OF circulars Nos.
SO1 and 3O2 as prayed for by petition
ers in the present case.
"It is ordered by the commission
that similar rates to those promul-
gated by circulars 3O1 and 302 be made
TO apply 10 and from Savannah. It is
further ordered that since the en-
forcement OF the rates promulgated by
circulars 3O1 and so2 has upon appli-
cation for injunction filed by Central
Trust Company of New York VS.. J.
Pope Brown, ct al, in the United States
court for the northern district OF
Georgia been restrained, that this or
der be stayed until the rates first
promulgated become effective by rea-
son Of the dissolution of the restrain
ing order.
by order of the board. ]. Pope
Brown. chairman: George F. Mont
gomery, secretary