The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-08
Important Matters Go Over Be- fore Railroad Commission
THE CONFEDERATE REUNION
Committees Are Named To Arrange Details for Meeting Which Will Be Held on November 13
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Montgomery October 7.-(Special.) )-All of the important matters before the rail- road commission went over today. There will be another meeting tomorrow, at which will come up the case of the Postal Telegraph company against the Birmng- ham Terminal company also the question of transfer charges between depots in Birmingham. The rates of the telephone companies went over to later; as did a petition to make the telegraph companies show cause why their offices are not kept open and why charge has been made for messages that have been mailed
 Cases Go Over.
 Maj. R. b. Steiner said it had been agreed in the case of Wood-Dickinson company vs. Alabama Great Southern, ct als., in reference to switching charges be continued until November Il. This was done by the commission.
 J. S. B. Thompson, in speaking of the case of the Postal Telegraph company Ss Birmingham Terminal company, stat ed that the station was yet incomplete, and would not be ready until about next spring. He said the Western Union had contracts to put up wires for the Termi- nal and the company wanted space for
 
 iness The Terminal company, said MT. Thompson, was doing as directed by the railroad raising the station. This will come up tomorrow.
 Mai R. E. Steiner asked that the com mission extend the time until the next meeting, for the filing Of the rates of the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph company. and the American Long Dis tanee Telephone company He said they ol.fp off n in shape to present to the commission. The commission continued the hearing until next meeting This Is in reference to putting the night rates the same as the day rates.
 The other telephone companies, the Home and the Long Distance of Decatur, will appear tomorrow and show cause why their rates should not be revised.
 Rates Are Filed.
 The Alabaam Great Southern. Frisco, Atlantic Coast Line, Southern, Seaboard Air Line and all other lines which have put into effect authorizing senate bill 16. the commodity rate, have agreed to send their rates to the commission so as to remedy any defects and to have all the rates in shape. to comply with the law as the commission wants to issue an order in reference to the rates.
 Those present at the meeting besides all the commissioners were:
 Southern, J. s. B. Thompson. assistant president; l.. Green of Washington, freight traffic manager.
 Seaboard Air Line, l.. Seiver vice pres ident of Portsmouth, Va. R. F.. Steiner, attorney.
 Union Springs and Northern, William Blount president, Union Springs.
 Alabama Great Southern, R. A. Chad wick, Birmingham. assistant general freight agent Frisco system; D. T. Will COX of Memphis, assistant general freight agent: E. K Campbell, attorney, of Bir mingham.
 Louisville and Nashville, John V. smith, attorney, Montgomery.
 Confederate Reunion.
 Arrangements for the reunion of the Alabama Confederate veterans here No- vember 13 and II are being made, and it promises to be one of the most inter- esting sessions of the old body. Local committees have been provided as fol- lows:
 General Reunion Commttee-From Commercial club, w. E. Holloway. chairman; from Camp Lomax, United Confederate Veterans, Col. c. A. La nier. chairman; from Camp Jeff Falk- ner, United Confederate Veterans. Judge John Purifoy, chairman; from Camp Holtzclaw, United Sons of Con- federate Veterans, John A. Fillmore, chairman
 officers of General Reunion Commit tee-John c. Crommelin. chairman; Mike Mohr, vice chairman; A. c. Sex ton secretary; w. r. Black. assistant secretary w. F. Holloway, treasurer.
 Special ommittees-Finance, Col. c. A. Lanier, chairman; transportation, Col A. B. Garland chairman; invita- tion. Gen. William c. Oates chairman; reception and entertainment of veter- ans. Judge John B. Fuller, chairman; reception and entertainment of Sons of Veterans, A. c. Sexton, chairman; reception and entertainment of mat rons. sponsors and maids of honor, Gen. John w. A. Sanford chairman; information and quarters, W. C.. Fuller, chairman; programme, Col. Harvey E.. Jones. chairman; printing and adver- Using. Dr. Thomas M. Owen, chair man: auditorium. badges and decora- tions. Capt. Paul Sanguinetti, chair man: music. Judge ]. B. Gaston, chair man: parade, Col. w. E. Jones. chair man: horses and carriages, George w. Halls, chairman; military, Maj. $. T.
 
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