The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-04
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Refused Order for Trains to Stop at
 Glen Allen.

AFTERNOON SESSION.
 Refused Order for Trains to Stop at
 Glen Allen.
 At o'clock promtply the Commits sion re-assembled with President Com ct was proceeded with, the case of the citizens of Glen Allen against the Fris- co Railroad being taken up.
 This was a petition to have the fast passenger train of the Frisco Railroad stop at Glen Allen. T. H. Aldrich, a mine operator, of Winfield, presented a counter petition which asked that the train be made to stop at Winfield instead of Glen Allen. He made a speech that reflected on the size of Glen Allen, even suggesting that 1t would be hopeless if free fertilizers were bestowed upon the farmers there.
 The chairman good-naturedly ob- jected to this statement.
 MT. Aldrich said that Winfield Is four times as large as Glen Allen and that the train should be made to stop there. Personally 1t would bring great conveniences to the miners who were working under him.
 Counsel John H. Bankhead, Jr., of Jasper and General Agent A. c. Lightner appeared representing the Frisco Railroad. They pleaded that on account of the schedules for connec- tions with other roads at Memphis and because three other passenger trains stop at Winfield and Glen Allen the through passenger train should not be made to stand the burden of an extra stop. President Conner re- minded him that the people of the country should be given just as much consideration as people of the city.
 After considerable argument by MT. Bankhead and General Agent Light ner, the Commission unanimously vot- ed to dismiss the petition because they were powerless to act. The act of the last legislature which author ized the Commission to order trains stopped at any point provided that within ten days following the passage of the bill the Commission should name the stations that were to be af- fected. The station under considera- tion was not named and upon the opin- ion of Commissioner Sanders that the body had no Jurisdiction in the prem ises the petition of the citizens of Glen Allen and that of the mayor and aldermen of Winfiel were denied.
 The chairman added that he would like to issue a general order for better passenger service in the section In which those stations of the railroad lie.
 Returns to Fertilizers.
 The Commission devoted its hearing to the question of fertilizer rates dur ing the remainder of the afternoon.
 Mir. Green, of the Southern Rail- way, was recalled to the stand. He was recalled especially for a cross-ex- animation by President Milton H :. Smith, of the Louisville and Nash vile Railroad.
 Replying to a question of Mir Smith as to whether in making tariff charges, the witness does not always make a careful study of what to do in order to increase and promote the traffic of his road. the witness said he did. MT. Green also said he did not believe that there was a tariff rate in existence which represented all that the traffic can bear.
 Mir. Green said that he considered an agreement among the railroads to make uniform charges a violation of the sherman antitrust law. He said that if the Southern Railway makes lower rate in a competitive sphere than does the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, the patrons of the latter are discrim- mated against. He also said that even if the same rates are charged by com peting lines. there Is always possibili- ties of competing in other ways, chief Iy in transportation facilities.
 Further replying to Mir. Smiths in- terroEatories. MT. Green said that it was a fact that the Southern Railway was made up of great number of bankrupt corporations, and that the component corporations were originally sold at one, two or three bankrupt sales, all of them. In capitalizing the railway company. the owners of these bankrupt corporations were given shares of preferred stock with the homes that some time they would be able to get some returns. He said that if is of frequent occurrence for the railroads to make agreements such as with the furnace operators of the Bir- mingham district to haul the Iron at a low rate, so as to put it, say, into Lou isvilIe at the price 1t can compete with other shippers. If Tn such agreements. however. the roads and the companies find that in order to successfully com nete fine traffic must be assessed more than it can bear, they get together and mutually agree to retire from such traffic.
 MT. Conner and Farmers.
 President Conner asked the witness why he did not arrange conferences with the farmers of this nature, to which it was replied that the witness would be always willing to confer with the farmers. They had never come 10 him with any complaints.
 Answering Mir. Culp of the Southern Railway. the witness said that the pur- nose of maintaining division and trav- aIino freight agents Is to keep in touch S,itS the Individual shippers and small bodies to attend to their wants. He had never invited conferences with the farmers, saying that the mine opera tors had come to him. ..
 asked Green .nare was not recently in Birmingham a pool arranged by various railroads in this State by which the iron and cotton tonnage of the State was di- vided on a quota basis rms .,,n was an
 President Conner said he believed the renort. as he had received a complaint from a prominnt merchant in syla- oauga that he could not get the Louis. vile and Nashville Railroad to naai