The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-05

the average rate from the East Is $1.14 Ito Birmingham, Montgomery and Sel-
 ma and s1.05 per 100 pounds to At lanta. Generally Western rates to Ala
 Chairman Conner took lengthy issue on the Western rate claims in behalf of the railroads along the lines arr
 1 the of fse Sianppms There was a brief discussion here of
 the possibilities Of tss Tennesses ss ,sI river T
 said: The Tennessee river should not | be relegated to a log wollow. but should be made to carry freight" The discussion hinged on the claim of the chairman that Alabama is due
 a passing point on the Tennessee river just as there are points on the Ohio are efforts to suppress the Tennessee
 added alxss ii that. when Sns Alabama fails to to
 take adyantage of the ,ya waterway 1t tbs IS
 people of the State"
 You may take that as you please, l Mir. Vandiver," said the chairman. turn | ing to w. F. Vandiver, of Montgomery, who has been in attendance on the meeting since the beginning. Reverting to the estimated per
 mileage valuation of the Southern Rail way in Alabama, the chairman sald ; To be candid, MT. Green, do not bs. lieve the road cost half that amount" MT. POwe on the stand. w. R. Powe assistant general freight agent of the Frisco system, was next MT. Powe said there are differences between Alabama and Missouri rates cheaper rates on hay and live stock in Missouri than in Alabama. The Mis- souri Legislature and Railroad com mission were responsible. Tor tnese effect yet, according to the witness, and the Frisco is not yet certain whether 1t will accept the reduction. gained on the Missouri rates not through the Governor. as has been stated, but through the Railroad Com
 missioner.
 said there have been recent advances in Missouri in rates on melons. farm wagons and furniture: The igsoas rate on ed from g to IA cents.
 few random comparisons were made by the chairman between rates on the Frisco and the Central of Geor. the credit of the Frisco.
 The Commission of Missouri arbi- trarily fixes the amount above the standard tariff on all roads. Iowa chairman wanted to know why there should not be classifications in Ala bama.
 The per mileage valuation of the Frisco Is about s55,ooo.
 The rates on soap, blow handles, cement. cheese. horse shoes, farm wagons, horses. salt fish. oranges, lemons, bananas, glassware of all kinds, grapes, axes and other things were compared on the Frisco and Is applica- ble to the Georgia roads, showing large differences in favor Of Georgia . are lower in Alabama than In Missis- sippi, according to MT. Powe The population along the Frisco In try traversed Is not very agricultural. The Frisco system has as low a fer | tilizer rate generally as any mention ed in the Alabama tariff.
 Motion by MT. Conner. Chairman Conner made the motion that the same classes be adopted on the Frisco system that was moved for the Southern Railway earlier in the meet Mr Powe said the motion if carried | would be disastrous to. his road. The Chairman replied that disasters ferred to what he termed prosperity in other States where the Commission put | in rates under protests of the. roads:
 sea in snssd Gor Indian Territory and other States as compared with Alabama. This road
 has standard equipment. The Frisco | learnings in separate account from those
 of the entire system. The proportion of the domestic business to the whole
 business in the State is about 1e or IS per cent.
 c. B. Compton, General Traffic Mana ger of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, was called next for testi- mony. The chairman reminded the
 witness of a charge of more than 8 | cents per mile for passenger travel on
 branches of the road in Alabama. He called for a reduction to a cent rate
 and MT Compton said he would in- vestigate the conditions.
 | In the hands of Vice-President Finer son, of the Atlantic Coast Line, the chairman placed the petition of Luverne
 Statement by l.. and N. MT Compton here read his argument
 in behalf of the Louisville and Nash vile Railroad.
 'SThe gross earnings of the |. 6 N. | ending June 30. 1903, as set forth in | the report of the honorable Commission of Alabama. are $10,097,672.9b | "Thirty-one and twenty-two hun
 ssssl.assgg95. ssedthss g15 cent of said earnings iS'
 Number Of employees in Alabama,
 "Ayerase wages paid employees per
 ., Total css wages paid emplOyss per day
 Total wagssss gss paid employees per
 Total wages isa paid employees per an- Amount paid for supplies purchased by Louisville and Nashville Railroad In the State of Alabama for year ending | June 30. 1904, $3.314,S35. .oS. State, County and municipal taxes na fd hV the Louisville and Nashville