The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-31
COMPANY CHARGES
RATE IS TOO HIGH
BIRMINGHAM PACKING COMPANY
WANTS RATE ON CARLOAD LOTS
OF STOCK BETWEEN TEXAS AND
BIRMINGHAM REDUCED.

The Birmingham Packing company has
filed complaint before the interstate
commerce commission against railroads
operating between Birmingham and Texas
in regard to the tariff charged by them
for the transportation. Of stock in car
load lots.
The railroads mentioned in the COM
plant are the Texas and Pacific, Vicks-
burg, Shreveport and Pacific and the
Alabama Great Southern railroad.
The complaint sets forth that the pres
emit rates are unreasonable and unjust,
and that 40 cents per hundred pounds
would be a reasonable and just rate.
The following telegram was received
last night in regard to the matter:
washington. August 30.-Following Is an
abstract of the several complaints. filed
today before the interstate commerce COM
mission:
The Birmingham Packing company
against the Texas and Pacific Railway
company; vicksburg, Shreveport and Pa
cifc Railway company; Alabama and
Vicksburg Railway company. Alabama
Great Southern Railway company charg-
ing that rates on stock in carloads from
Texas to Birmingham, Ala, are unreason-
able and unjust, and that fair rate
would not exceed 40 cents per hundred
pounds.
e. P. Peck of Broken Arrow, l. T.,
against the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Railway company, charging unjust and
excessive rates on grain shipments from
the points in Texas imposed by the agent
of the defendant who the complainant
says is a competing shipper, the rates
being to the petitioners disadvantage. The
charges.
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Gray. 1868; D. ]. Meador, 2O37; Emmett
O'Neal 2942.
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1886.
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don, 5O77; Horace M. Hood, 1857; C. B.
Smith, 2119.
For Secretary of state-Frank N. Ju-
liza, 1854; A. F. McGhee 1887 w. e.
Sorsby 2750.
For State Treasurer-Charles A. Allen,
3413; Walter D. Seed. 4757.
For Superintendent of Education-Har-
ry d. Gunnels. 1861.
For Commissioner of Agriculture and
Industries-Samuel M. Adams 1885,
James Crook 1886; J. A. b. Lovett, 25S3;
W. NJ Selden, 1916; John B. Ward, $50;
]. A. Wilkinson, 1881.
For Associate Railroad Commissioners
H. C. Compton, 1898; John G. Harris,
242O; Charles Henderson, PHI; Robert J.
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1910.
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John r. Tyson 1869, Samuel d. Weakley
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ming March 4, 1909-E. w. Pettus, 1891.
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