The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-04-18
Back from Atlanta

1 6uru0Q from AGlanta, WA6r0 they met
Mr.. L. Green, of the Southern Railway,
with whom they spent the entire day
Friday. Messrs. Wilson, Clarke and
Anderson, the gentlemen comprising
the committee found Mr.. Green cour-
teous and affable and ready to listen to
their requests.
While they did not get Asheville rates
on ell commodities, they still have every
reason to be satisfied with the results OF
their trip. Taken in connection with
reductions secured previous to their
going to Atlanta, 1t Is estimated that
HenderSonvtlle merchants will save
over 100000 each year In freight
rates.
In taking leave of Mr.. Green, G. e.
Wilson, chairman of the committee urged
that gentleman to come to this city and
get better acquainted with Its business
men. Mr.. Wilson is of the opinion that
reductions on still more classes of
freight will be eventually granted by
the Southern Railway.
Following is the letter the committee
brought back with them from Atlanta,
signed by Mr.. Green.
We will establish rates to Honder-
sonville, n. c., on sugar from Charles
ton, S. c., 80 cents and from Norfolk 80
cents per hundred pounds. This will
have the effect of making the rate from
New York 40 I cents, and the rates to
Asheville will be so readiusted as to
make that point the same as to Hender-
sonVille.
With repect to canned goods from
Norfolk and Richmond, the new rates
heretofore arranged for will be on car
loads 46 cents, less care loads 56 Genus
! per hundred pounds, and these rates are
| but one cent higher than the rates from
Norfolk and Richmond to Asheville.
On cement from the Lehigh District
of New Jersey and PennysylYania, from
Richmond, Charleston, Rockmart and
Cincinnati, the rates will be revised so
as to be in no case higher than to Ashe-
vile.
The salt rate from Cincinnati to Hen
dersonville will be made "a cents per
/ hundred pounds in carloads which is one
cent higher than to AsheYille. The
rate on salt from Richmond to Ashe-
Vile and Hendersonyille is 2O4 cents
per hundred pounds.
The new rate on fruit jars from Gin
cinnati to Hendersonvllle will be SO cents
per hundred pounds. To Asheville the
rate Is 55 cents, q difference OF but 3
cents, and this same difference will pre-
/ V0l1 ebS W JoLS AAOLA
Ind. From PittsburR, however, the
rate to both Asheville and Henderson
Vile will be made on the Lynchburg
com biuation and will be 65 cents to
| HendersOnville and 81 cents to Ashe-
Vile, q difference of but one cent.
! will write you later about rates on
drain tile and sewer pipe from Pomona,
N. c., and on sash, doors and blinds and
lumber from other points, a list OF
| which you gave me to-day.
On the nails and wire aud other arti-
cles in the special iron list. the rates
from Lynchburg to HendersonvtlJe
have been reduced cents and will be
26 cents on carloads and 81 cents less
carloads, . difference OF only 2 cents
oyer Asheville.
A corresponding change wilLbe made
In the rates from Pittsburg as soon as
/ that tariff can be revised.
wish to express my appreciation for
the courteous and patient attention
given these matters by your committee
and to repeat my assurances that we
have every disposition to aid in the de-
velopment of the commerce OF aender-
sonviife in every way that We can prop
erly do. Yours Truly,
Freight Traffic Manager.
In addition to the reductions given
above, the Southern Railway had al
ready made the following changes.
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