The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1905-11-08

and Nashville to be affected by this or
der are the Alabama and Florala divis-
ion and the Florala branch.
Another thing of general interest
agreed upon by the Commission was an
Interpretation of the Alabama law COM
polling separate accommodations for
white and negro passengers on all rail-
roads in the State. An inquiry had
been put to the Commissioners as to
whether a railroad would be exempt
| from the provisions of this statute
which handled passengers on a coach
or "caboose" of freight train. Inc
| Commission readily decided that the
| law excepted this class of passengers,
which was designated by the railroad
| people as emergency traffic
| The idea of giving special hearing
1 to the cotton interests of the state at
| the December meeting sprang from
| calling the case of Lindsey 81 Co. VS..
Southern Railway. which was petit
| tion for lower rates on cotton over
| the Southern Railway from leighton
| to Huntsville. On motion OF Commis-
sioner Sanders the case was merged
! into a general consideration of rates on
all lines in the State from interior
| points to the mills.
When a series of complaints was read
| from the docket against the Southern
Railway. President Conner suggested to
| his associates that the members agree
! on an early inspection tour of the lines
| of that road. No definite date for the
1 trip was determined upon. but 1t is
most likely to begin In the early part
| of December Whether the Commission
| will arrange the trip before or after
| the next monthly meeting Is not
| known.
Railroad 0mciaIs Present.
Among those having business before
| the Commission and were present yes
| terday were Second Vice-President W.
| A. Winburn of the Central of Georgia
Railway; G. r. Browder, General
Freight Agent of the Southern Rail-
| way; A. r. Smith. Third Vice-President
| of the Louisville and Nashville Rail-
road, and Assistant Counsel George w.
Jones of the same line; Division
| Freight Agent -Lightner and Counsel
| william Bankhead of the Frisco Rail-
road: o. C. Wiley ,Vice-President and
General Manager of the Standard
Chemical and Oil Company, of Troy,
| and Counsel Judge J. M. Chiffon; Cap
| tain A. c. Sexton. Chief Clerk of the
office of Secretary of State; and Major
r. E. Steiner, counsel of the Central
| of Georgia Railway.
After an order was issued calling
upon the Birmingham Railway, Light
| and Power Company 70 appear before
| the Commission and show cause why
| their tariffs should not be submitted,
Captain Sexton arose and addressed the
| Commission on behalf of petition of
| Koon & Co., fruit concern of Vine
mont, for depot accommodations at that
point on the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad. Captain Sexton explained
lucidly the hardships with which tire
| people of Vinemont, especially the ship
90 Y1dn he
ent conditions.
At Vinemont there Is no freight de-
pot and only a shed for the shelter of
the passengers. The freight business
is done through a sort of station at
Holmes Gap, which is a few hundred
yards from the town. The road be-
tween the two places is very rough, ac-
cording to Captain Sexton, and the
grade of the approach is so steep that
IL Is discouraging to conveyances to
make the transfer to and from the de-
pot. On rainy days it is regarded as
almost impossible.
After hearing the talk of Captain Sex
ton. who used to live at Vinemont, the
Commission on motion OF Commissioner
Sanders, ordered that an enclosure of
ample dimensions be erected in the
town at the most convenient point. The
enclosure is to be provided with a shed
and both will protect the freight
against the weather anu uepTeuaLlOHS.
Plans for the enclosure are to be sub
mitted to the Commission at the De-
cember meeting.
Local Fertilizer Rate.
Judge J. M. Chiffon, counsel for the
Standard Chemical and Oil Company, Of
Troy, opened the case of that corpora
ton against the Central of Georgia
Railway and the Louisville and Nash
vile Railroad, in which it was begged
that the Central of Georgia be ordered
to eliminate from certain through rates
between Troy and other points in
Southeast Alabama transfer charge
of IS cents a ton on fertilizers shipped
over that line and the branch lines OF
the Louisville and Nashville.
Under recent order of the Commits
sion. there was a reduction OF 10 per
cent. on the two local rates that called
for a transfer of freight at Andalusia
on Fertilizers from Troy shipped be
yond. 1t was alleged by Judge Chill
ton that the reduction was duly made
on the locals, but that 1t was apparent
ly compensated for by making a charge
of 20 cents a ton for transfer of the
freight at Andalusia from tie tracks
of the Central of Georgia to those of
the Louisville and Nashville. Alabama
and Florida division. 1t is the practice
of the plaintiff to ship fertilizers from
Troy through Andalusia to points on
lne Orancn lines OF the LOUISVILLE ana
Nashville road.
A sample rate was taken at the
hearing such as $40 per ton from Troy
to Opp. The local to Andalusia on
the Central is $1.60 and from the latter
junction to Opp it is so cents. 1t was
claimed that this represents the regular
reduction of 10 per cent. made from
the original some time ago but that
the % cents a ton added for transfer
or reloading charges raised the sum
of the rates just one cent above what it
was before the reduction.
Transfer Track at AndaIusiu.
That this was a design of the rail-
roads was sharply denied by the repre-
sentatives of the road present who said
that the transfer charges were no more
nor less than the actual cost of re-
loading into the Louisville and Nash
vile cars at Andalusia.
Mr.. Winburn, of the Central Railway
said that he would try to get the trans
fer expenses reduced to Is cents IL pos
sible He demurred to a statement OF
President Conner that the two lines
should get together and build transfer
tracks at Andalusia, saying that the
amount of traffic was so limited that il
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