The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-06
LEAVE DEMURRAGE
 FOR NEXT MEETING
Alabama Commission to Take
 Up Switching Charges
10 AIR TELEPHONE RATES
Aabamians Consulted With Member of Kentucky Railroad Commission Yesterday to Get Information
 On knotty Points.

Tine Alabama railroad commission ac- eordng 10 announcement last night by M. D. Nesbitt, will hot consider at it's meet ing tomorrow the irritating question of demurrage.
 NIr. Nesbitt made the announcement, too, that on October the National Asso- citation of Railroad Commissioners will go into this question of demurrage in an exhaustive investigation. MT. Nesbltt considers the meeting of the eommlssion- CTS of the several states, called espeei- ally for the consideration of demurrase and kindred subjects, of great impor- tance. The meeting will be held In Washington. The entire membership oi the Alabama commission will attend.
 Mr. Nesbitt stated that after the meet ing in Washington the Alabama coiamis- sion would again take up the subject of demurrage in Alabama. Already all evidence has been taken.
 Take Up Switching Charges.
 The first matter to come before the Alabama commission will be the consld- eration of the switching charges Of the Birmingham Southern. Concerning thls matter several railroad officials were In consultation yesterday in Birmingham. As Is known the Wood -Dickerson Lum- Der company has petitioned the Louisville and Nashville railroad anent the charges made by the Birmingham Southern for switching, and this quetsion was dis cussed yesterday After the meeting Col. H. l.. Stone of Louisville, general coun- sel for the Louisville and Nashville, stated the meeting was called simply Tor the discussion of this matter, that t was discussed, and that for the public there was nothing. George w. Jones, district counsel for the road, was also present at the meeting.
 As is known, there has been for several weeks an agitation before the commls- sion relative to the increased rate charged by the Birmingham Southern for switch ing cars. The rate formerly was S2.o0, and is now $5 per car.
 This will be the first matter touched upon by the railroad commission tomor- row. It is expected that Colonel Stone and other counseors of the road will att tend the meeting.
 Telephone Rates to Be Aired.
 AHOlnef very lllDOIlulil llIittI tbl-tt5 before the commission will be the col- sderation of the rates charged by the telephone companies doing business n tine state. The officials have been cited to ap- pear before the commission. One Siie&s ance in particular is that the Southern Bell Telephone is reported to have in- creased its night rate to the same figures as the day rate. This matter will be thoroughly investigated and the officials OF tI,n xtrf1I bn r11 tn friA a reason why the increase was made.
 Another important matter is based n the recent petition of the Farmers union for a better rate oh compressed cotton. Mr. Nesbitt was unable to state positively whether the officials of the telegraph companies had been cited to appear be- fore the commission or not. As Is known, the commission has been petitioned to ill., Vestigate the matter of mailing telegiams. According to the complainants the tele- graph companies have no right to ,:al a telegram and exact the same rate as when they were able to flash the message over the writes. But as stated, Mir. Nes- bitt was una ie to say whether this nat ter would be taken Up Q, the meeting this week. He was in doubt as to whether or not the officials had been cited to appear before the commission.
 Yesterday, at Mr. Nesbitts residence,
 
 sentative of the Kentucky railroad ce.n- mission and two cf Al3baGas commis soners, Mir. Nesbitt and Maj John Harris.
 It seems that Kentucky has had the same j,D5iens to solVc :hlt a:e confront ing Alabama. Kentucky is about one year further E .aa 1ced than .A.a. -,'a. T. to prepare themselves for the issue through the experience of Kentucky, the u.eei.ng Nas afrarged py tae Al"ba na commission. .J, ch valuat,e lrformoton was ,a'a,d ay tEe Alabama '.n;=s'.n President lie 6eraon was a"ab.c. on ac- count c. hds's1ss. to attalId .'' CT a. count n' an n portant engag Sea' T.. .. .;clord Itesi...,.f of the Ksa:tcsy com. ni:str VI. at. a3!e to cert