The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-24

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The following points take the same rate
as Atlanta Athens, Albany. Americas.
Cambridge, Cedartown, Gainesville, CO.
lumbus, Cordele, Ga; Chattanooga, Tenn,
Dalton, Dawson, Elberton, Ga, Eufaula,
Ala, Fitzgerald Gainesville, Lindale'
Quitman. brownsville, Triton, Washing
ton and Valdosta, GOA
In co lnection with this rate reduction
named above. there seems to be a well
defined report out that larger reductions
are to be made by the roads from the
east to the south in order to meet the
competition which has arisen through the
additional business and low rates of the
gulf ports to the coast. The Knoxville
Journal and Tribune prints the following
T., regard to the conditions:
Is the south to have cheaper railroad
rates? A statement has been sent out
from New York to the effect that the
Southern Railway has issued orders to
reduce rates on February /. II there is
anything in this. it has not yet reached
officials of the road along the line.
special to the Cincinnati Enquirer
from Now York MAKES a statement about
way official In part. 1t is follows;
1.-THE southern roads have decided to
reduce rates on February 1. Whether
the reduction is due to the action of the
gulf portE or to the proposed action of
Congress to give the interstate commerce
commission time to regulate rates is not
known.
There will be a considerable reduction
in the freight rates from New York to
all points In Georgia, Alabama and in
termediate states. The cut may extend
to points beyond Alabama. l am not
at liberty to state at present just what
the reduction will be, nor the points
which will be affected. further than Is
indicated in what l have already said, as
the new rate card has not as yet been
fully perfected and corrected. l can
state, however, that the reductions Will
be made and that they will take effect
February ].
Preceding the following clipping Is a
lengthy discussion of conditions which
have come to pass in the south. 1t In
dicates that there is to be n rate war of
great magnitude. The cause of it is that
some Of the Western roads are working
In the interest Of southern ports New
Orleans, Galveston, etc, thus depriving
ne eastern roads Of hauls to New York
and other eastern ports. The Southern
Pacific and its allies are charged by east
ern railroads with having made this
move first.
In order to fight back and get the traf-
flc going eastward instead of to New
Orleans and other southern ports and
tl.ance by cheap water rates to New
York the north and south lines, as well
as east and west lines, will make cheaper
rates, 1t is said.
sent out of New York regarding the
reduction:
While no official announcement has
been made 1t is understood that the
railroads east of Chicago have met the
cuts In rates by lines serving the gulf
ports It Is said the reduction named by
the roads east of Chicago amounts to 2K2
cents per hundred pounds, making the
export rate by way of New York Is cents,
with the usual all-rail differentials Of 2
cents to Philadelphia and cents to Bal
tir1ore These reductions, according to
grgin shil<ers, have already made large
sales for export, and place the Atlantic
ports and especially Baltimore on
fairly favorable basis In competition with
the low tariffs named to the gulf.
L. Sewer of the Queen and Crescent
route and several Of the representatives
In other cities left last night for New
Orleans in private car. They will go
over the freight terminals in that city
In order that the various representatives
may become familiar with them. The
terminals belong to the New Orleans Ter
mina company. and are to be used by
the Southern, Queen and Crescent, Frisco
and Texas and Pacific. The freight facil-
tiles are unsurpassed in that city by any
other road. Those who left here with
Mr. Sewer are w. c. Stephens, CONNER
cial agent Chattanooga; w. j. Cart
wright, soliciting agent, Chattanooga;
Paul A. Wright, commercial agent, and
e. M. Lane. travelling freight agent At
lanta; r. NJ. Steele. commercial agent,
and j. c.. Armstead soliciting freight
agent, Birmingham. In New Orleans the
party will be Joined by L. N. Kelso, trav-
cling freight agent Meridian; A. j. Chap
man, commercial agent, Dallas, and F.
G. Lyons. soliciting freight agent. New
Orleans.
The private car Sennemarhoning Of the
Buffalo and susquehanna, containing F.