The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-13
COMMISSION HAS
ANNOUNCED RATES
Reduction in Georgia Goes Into
Effect Very Soon
MANY POINTS BENEFITED
Reductions Are From So to $3.50 Per
Carload on a Large Number of
Articles-Fieht On
Stores.
MANY POINTS BENEFITED

Atlanta, May -(special)The rail
rae commission today announced the
revised schedule of Georgia freight rates
which mas been agreed up between tn
railroad officials and the commission.
and which makes material reductions on
| all c'SSSes of feright and many com
noditics between practically all of the
competitive points in the state.
| The agreement as to the revision of state
rates was reached practically without
hitch except as To the stove rates, ami
with regard to that the commission pro-
mulgated today series of rates on stoves
which give the Atlanta Stove works and
the Atlanta iobbers Just what they have
asked for. 1t is believed the railroads
will contest these stove rates in the
courts
The reductions made in Georgia, 1t
is said, will give this state, especially
the competitive points, more advanta-
geous system of freight rates than has
ever been enjoyed in Georgia's history
The reduced rates are made by the rail
roads from Atlanta. Dalton Savannah,
Rome, Macon, Columbus. Athens and Au-
gusta to the following points: Albany,
Dawson, Americas, Cordele, Athens, Au-
gusta. Atlanta. cambridge. Columbus,
Hawkinsville, Dublin Macon, Fitzgerald,
Quitman, Townsville, Valdosta. Way
cross, Triton, Milledgevile, Dalton and
Rome
This as will readily he seen. will mean
raa,,o,io,., 4, nat,, a,.a .. az - ,hoaa
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points which are based on the points TO
which the reduced rates are announced,
so that the reductions will prove a ben
Off and ADVANTAGE ia tho entire state
Tho most numerous of these reductions
annlv from Atlanta II was nnon Atlanta,s
netit;on that the matter was talxen nm
and n uas &c n rasult Of this com
nlaint ON the mari of Atlanta merchants
hat tho reductions we've made
The nov, yates annear In the form of
tahles. tho nrenaratian of which reouired
days and uaai,s og study, calculate and
work II win he nossible therefore, TO
olive o,,I,, q feo, Instances which will indi
oato 10 ratnra Of tho reductions and m
show between What noints thev anplv.
The reductions made can only he shown
ne p az. e',m o', ara tho o,h
rates and for This nurnose the hest lndi-
Ga aict can he given Inv a comma rison of
tbe rates on erst class Freight in which
tl,a roductiors ara peneraIiv ereatest
Observation-Disclosures refnction has likewise
hear made on every other class and ON
many commodities. az stated
ee'
fou1Wlls a,e me iales :, yin ,ao o.i
nis' ciaSS l.e'Snt ~ ~ G. ~ - ai',
me nv ne, laee sna,,, e .-htoh 10 rad,,ot,nns
sue gu I'll, Ha ratta,ed
III a.1a,,t W. ~
49,, q -eo. r,axuso, $50. Anercus
= -
"a so- 70. Rainhrdge. S2-e1. Columbus 20
60 Uaulsinsvilla es-ee. Dublin 67-6e. Ma
con. d1-4e. Fitzgerald S5-e4. Ouitman 81
a. Thomasville, s5-ei; VaIdosta. s5-1 90;
Wavcross. S5-g7. Triton, 1894: Milledgeville
55-5s: and material reductions to prae-
ticallv all of the points named on the
following commodities Agricultural i'm
plements. ale and beer ginger ale; box
and barrel material, paper boxes. building
material, canned goods, crackers, and
cakes, fertilizers, ice, iron, kettles, lime,
live stock, oat meal oranges plaster,