The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-07
Atlanta and Georgia Points at
Decided Disadvantage
OPENS UP BIG TERRITORY
Southeastern Freight Association
Announces Rates Which Are Being
Kicked Against BY Geor-
gia Manufacturers.

Atlanta, June 6.-(Special 1.-The South
eastern Freight association today pub
lished Seduced rates on stoves and hol-
lowware from Birmingham to Georgia
points, which give the Alabama cities a
decided advantage over Atlanta and other
, points In Georgia. where stores are man
ufactured or jobbed.
These new rates constitute reductions
similar to those recently made from Nash
vile into Georgia territory, and which,
it was stated. threatened the very ex-
istence of the stove factories In this
state.
Following the reductions from Nash
vile the railroad commission recently put
In a schedule of lower rates on stoves
from Atlanta to sixty-hve points in Geor-
gia. and afterwards issued circulars
granting similar reductions from Rome,
Dalton and Rockmart. where stoves are
also manufactured The reduced rates
on stoves given Atlanta were enjoined by
the jobbers of Savannah in the superior
court of Chathem county on the ground
that the reductions constituted an un-
just discrimination against the stove trade
of that city. This injunction will be heard
on Saturday. in Savannah when Attor-
ney General Hart will represent the COM
mission and contend that the court has
rates.
Opens Territory to Birmingham.
In the meantime, it appears, the rail-
roads through their organization known
as the Southeastern Freight association.
have just now published greatly reduced
rates from Birmingham which will permit
the stove manufacturers there to compete
successfully with the Georgia estab-
lishments in their own territory.
The differentials in favor of Atlanta as
| against Birmingham have been reduced
in this circular to six and nine cents
in some instances, and as low as two and
three cents in others. although Birming-
| ham is III miles farther away from these
Georgia points than is Atlanta. In addi-
ton to Its greater distance from the
Georgia points to which these lower rates
are now made, the Birmingham manu-
facturers have the raw materials coal
and pig iron right at their doors, and
have no freight to pay on them
Rate Cheaper to Augusta.
Under these new rates made by the
Southwestern Freight association. stoves
may be shipped from Birmingham to
Augusta at 30 cents In carload lots and As
cents in less than carloads The rate
from Atlanta to Augusta is "a cents in
carloads and 96 cents for less than car
loads In this case 1T will be seen that
the differential has been put down to 9
and cents. Notwithstanding Birming-
hams greoater distance and her excellent
advantages already stated. In the COM
MISSIONS recent circular the rate from
Atlanta to Augusta was made 20 and
% cents, but as stated. these rates have
been enjoined.
Take the rate to Americas The asso-
ciation has granted new rate on stoves
from Birmingham to Amercus of % and
81 cents. while the rate from Atlanta is
30 and As cents. Again, the differential
Is and cents.
In the case of Savannah and Bruns-
wick. however. there is still greater
reduction. The associations new rate
from Birmingham to Savannah Is "a
and 80 cents, while the rate from Atlanta
to Savannah is 90 and 30 cents. Here the
differentials in Atlantas favor have been
cut to and cents. The rates are prac-
tically the same In the case of Bruns-
wick
All Of which means. II is stated that
the Georgia stove manufactures might
as well go out of business unless the
new rates recently granted by the rail-
road commission are allowed to stand
The belief is expressed in some quarters
that the railroads have undertaken a
fight on the stove business in Georgia,
in which the railroad commission may be
called to take a further hand before II
Is ended