Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-09-15
GEORGIA COTTON MEN
FIGHT 3O-DAY NOTICE
Would Allow Carriers to Change
Rate In That Time.
STRONG APPEAL PRESENTED.
Samuel Brown, OF Albany and 3. C.,
Straehan, OF BrunswlcN with other
Southern Shippers, Address Inter
state Body.

Southern Shippers, Address Inter
state Body
Washington, ID c., Sc. Ii The In
tcIo,d,v commerce Cuu.rI~ sion Ntu
ursdal heard argument .,sardaE tar
petitions from various ,ouun cau, ms
roads tor authority to ,-dugr M,r,
ca export cotton upon .,,, ,hau go
DAYS nuICC. II was .t' ulei um,
tina, the lu,l cumnlls-.u had since
tur membership Was Increased An
inter, ,lvd spectator DO. Oh, ucar.aS
Vas Representative Jo.u sharp W.,
hams, Ut Mississippi,
T. j. Freeman, gene cuuu,,! az
IN, Texas aud Pacihc hallway coma
paul. Wa the nrsl Wi,hr,, lie -
Planned Tue old sSs,cn. u vogue. Un
der which ne said thyr. VA, ne pub
il,Hcd export rate To 90" port ut -
port but the lowest commission ut
water and rail- rake Though any putt
lIum aal point liked o., rae liz
contention va, that II JOB. road u,yd
the ialaud proportion % ~, port ol
cNport and added 10 llt each dh}
the water rae TAI IL, foreign d,.u.
nation. che law would TO-, mll, ,uu
pu,l VITA Hut. hu SAID Boa order -
make This plan cfIectNu and 10 meet
commercial conditions the ra,iIuJ l-
should be- aljuNcd To I'll" u thruur
Ji,l OF lading from original dvstiua
huu 20 the foreign pant OF export
l.. Green. freight traffic manager a.
The Southern railroad ana chairman
oi . committee representing tlu In,
suu.l ~ the Ohip and Potomac aui
east at the Mississippi argued mar
Do, engaged cotton fpr eNport We. HI
sblutely limited by their aDilify h. ub.
tain ocean tonnage
Mr. Green said lHo existing rate. ou
cotton to the Nm, lean potts Nrrr
today Nrfy much lower hat they
would BE- bar Tor 'he force ~ com
peti witch the Did System com
pellet
President Horace Smith ~ the
NASHVILLE. Chattanooga ana ~ lnu,
railroad. q member ~ he commission
of which Mr.. Green IL chairman. cor
federated his testimony.
Representative Williams Inquired
Of the commission II II was not ~
the opinion that carriers we're nj
compelled TO publish a rate to lIser
pool. Hamburg of NaVrs because ~
Inc fact that th' ocean steam ship,
Witch form . part ~ the carrier line.
srr not within the jurisdiction ~ the
commission. AMI therefore the car.
rlcrs were MOI compelled ~ furnish
the through rate 10 foreign points
Speaking for The commission. CHAIR
man KNAPP sald hat thcy had held
tha' where . poin' 'hrOgEh % H "a
established tgt~"cn an ihlaBd raj
lire Ant the ocsan line. the carrier
could Nv that entire throssh fais co.
may NE the inishI DropoFti0H
Nr William marked thai fr
vAat~d 80 nave p'opsf unssFs'anf I
Ing ~ The s'ti'uds ~ the oommi ss.Yr /.
on nat qpssiloa
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hanksr cotton fsaisf ard r1f'1l /
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vision - TIE ias l,s safDFc. nrrf /
ts d-ciafsd. v0uld zoe oaiy ihf-,s 80 /
ship sroksf. 0s' - pasin~ss eg' 81.
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insfrss~ the fsfss sss eass~ sYaErs
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