The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-25
FLOUR SHIPPED AS MEAL. MT. Knox Says Mir. B. B. Conner Is a
 Clever Manipulator. Sent Meat Sacks to Tennessee and Had Flour
 Shipped Back in Them. MR, KNOX SAYS MR, COMER WAS THE BENEFICIARY MT. E. Wilkinson, Who Was Corners Com pettor, Called the Attention of the
 Railroads to the lregularity. Charges That Wilkinson Is on the Other Side Now and Makes Excuses
 For Conner.
AR. KNOX SAYS MR. COMER WAS THE BENEFIT

1 Mfr. Conner had bought in bulk at Car | ter's Creek, Tenn, was placed in these 1 MEAL SACKS branded as above. and i shipped over the Louisville and Nash I vile to Birmingham. billed as MEAL at
 the MEAL rate. and with one exception | at the weight usually applied to MEAL, viz. s2 pounds per sack. In the one ex- | ception referred to the weight given was | equivalent to S6 pounds per sack In | every case. however. the weight at which ' the shipment was billed was less than | the weight usually applied to flour. viz, | 100 pounds per sack. I further stated | that the rate on meal from Carter's | Creek, Tenn, to Birmingham. Ala, was 4 l cents per loo pounds. or cents per barrel lower than on flour, and that. therefore. l the rate was cut cents per barrel by this manipulation. besides an additional | cut by reason of the fact that one of | these meal sacks filled with flour would weigh six to eight pounds more than If 1t had been filled with meal.
 | We have undisputable evidence that this misrepresentation was practiced on nine l cars, seven of which were consigned to Mir. B. B. Conner himself and the other | two to the Birmingham Mills which were being operated at the time by Mir. Conner The details of each transaction are set l out below.
 | B. Conner received from Carter's Creek. Tenn. Louisville and Nashville car No. 6zH. The contents of this car were repre- sented to be 217 sacks of MEAL. weighing 0,S32 pounds. The MEAL rate at that time of i6 cents per 100 pounds was as- sessed on said weight. making the total freight charges 33 When the investi- gation was instituted at your instance it was discovered that the shipment actu- ally consisted of PIT sacks of -four, weigh ing 21.700 pounds and that the correct freight charges at the four rate at that l time, of 90 cents, per 100 pounds. should have been 943.to. The undercharges re- sulting from false classification and false weight in this case amounted to $1007, pounds, or 2S-l00 cents per barrel of i flour.
 On or about September 6, 1892, the Bir- 1 mingham Mills received from Carter's Creek, Louisville and Nashville car 466s, representing to contain 370 sacks of MEAL. weighing 3lO4O pounds. The MEAL rate of 16 cents at that time per loo pounds was assessed, making the total freight charges $64.46.
 | As in the case just referred to it was | found that the shipment actually consist ed of 57o sacks of FLOUR. weighing ST. GOO pounds, and that the freight charges on basis of the FLOUR rate, at that time of % cents per 1O6 pounds. should have been STA. By fake classification and false weight an undercharge was brought about. amounting to $19.54, equivalent to 6 2s-l00 cents per 100 pounds, or 10 5s-1Oo cents per barrel of flour.
 On or about September g. 1892. Mir Co., mer received from Carter's Creek, Tenn. N. c. & St. L. car 5497. repre sented to contain 3F sacks of MEAL weighing 3l,- l 924 pounds. The freight charges assessed l Av, hd all Af at hof 0P IS cents per 10O pounds, were $51.oS. The | shipment actually consisted of 3H sacks Of FLOUR weighing @.700 pounds. which at the FLOUR rate at that time of 20 cents per 100 pounds. aggregated $6s. 90. By false classification and false weight. therefore an underchatge Of $ls.@ was brought about on this car, equivalent to 5 2s-10O cents per 100 pounds. or 10 b6-1Ol cents per barrel.
 On or about September l3 1892, Mir B. B. Conner received from Carter's Creek. N. & W. car 1926, represented to contain 302 sacks of MEAL, weighing N.7s4 pounds and the freight charges on basis of the MEAL rate at that time of Is cents per 100 pounds. amounted to $4445. The ship ment actually consisted of BOP sacks of FLOUR weighing So.20 pounds. and on basis of the FLOUR rate at that time of % cents per 100 pounds. the freight charges should have been $6O.40. An un- dercharge of $15 .95 resulted from the false classification and false weight in this case. The undercharge was equivalent to 5 2s-100 cents per 100 pounds, or 10 56-ltO per barrel.
 On or about September 20, 1892 MT. B. B. Conner received from Carters Creek, N. C. & St. L. car S993 represented to contain 200 sacks of MEAL weighing 1S- 400 pounds, on which freight charges of f$29.A had been assessed on basis of the az Al. loo pounds Tho shipment actually con sisted of 200 sacks of FLOUR weighing 20.OO0 pounds. and the correct freight charges on basis of the FLOUR rate at that time of % cents per 100 pounds should have been $40. so that false classincati tion and false weight in this case resulted in an undercharRe of $10.56, which was or 10 56-lOO 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 referred to above. 1t having been return4 ed from Birmingham to Carter's Creek for another load) This shipment was represented to consist of 176 sacks of MEAL. weighing 1s,1s2 pounds. The freight charges on the basis of the MEAL rate at that time. of 16 cents per 100 pounds, amounted to $15.9l. The ship ment actually consisted of l76 sacks of FLOUR. weighing 17,600 pounds, and the correct freight charges on basis of the FLOUR rate at that time, of 9 cents per 100 pounds should have been $35 20. The undercharge resulting from false classification and false weight in this case. amounted to $s.29. but througi an erroneous calculation the amount was stated at the time to be {s27. The under charge was equivalent to 5 Z7-1OO cents Upper 100 pounds. or 10 54-1OO cents per barrel.
 On or about October II, 1892. the Bir- mingham Mills, operated by Mir. B. B. Conner received from Carter's Greek. N, lC. & St. L. car SS2. represented to con
 tain 36O sacks of MEAL, weighing 31 129 pounds, on which freight charges amount ing to $5299 were assessed on basis of
 the MEAL rate at that time, of 16 cents
 per 100 pounds The shipment actually consisted of 360 sacks of FLOUR, weigh ing 36OOO pounds. on which the freigh, charges should have been $72 on basis of tthe FLOUR rate at that time of 20 cents , per lOO pounds. The undercharge result. ling from false classification and false weight in this case. amounted to S19O1 equivalent to s 2s-1G0 cents per foo pounds Tor 10 56-100 cents per barrel.
 On or about October {. 1892. Mir. B. B ErS-