The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-26
BARGE Rates Outlined.


A full explanation of what barge rates
are to be on the Alabama and the Tom
bigbee rivers has been sent out in an or
der of the Alabama railroad commission.
The order will be made final after the
regular December meeting of the commits
sion, December 7, if no good reason other
wise is assigned by the river men at or
before the said December meeting. The
action grows out of the controversy over
barge rates as result of schedule re-
Gently promulgated by the Birmingham
and Gulf Navigation company.
By the order barge rates shall be 60 per
cent of the regular state schedules on
these two rivers and their tributaries.
The rates apply only on barges. Barges
must be loaded and unloaded by the ship
per and consignee, consigned by one ship
per to one consignee and one destination
and have minimum of 100 tons Mixed
shipmets may be made If by one shipper
and one consignee.
In cases where shipment is less than the
full weight entire weight may be paid for
and the cargo carried In cases of mixed
difference in weight must be charged for
at the rate of the highest class in the
shipment In all cases where owners own
barges transportation companies shall
pay SO a day rent; where transportation
companies furnish barges demurraSe OF
SO a day may be charged after " hours.
TRANSFORMATION companies must see that
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weather by the use of tarpaulins.
Extra Session Some Time.
Gov. B. b. Conner says that he believes
that things are shaping up for an extra
session of the legislature some time next
spring Further than that he would not
saw, even though he was pressed TO give
an opinion of the things that are doing
the shaping. He said that he had not
made up his mind about the matter, nor
did he know just what would happen. He
thinks that there is possibility of an eX-
fra session; in fact is looking for one but
cannot tell if it will come OF not.
The slpposition is that the governor
has reference to the prohibition laws. 1t
is thoucht that in case there Is not full
upathetic effort to keep the law after
the first of the year he will call the leg
;slst,re to say what is to be done to
strengthen the laws on the books.
/ Names Delegates.
GOV. g. B. Conner has appointed the
following additional delegates to the rivers
and harbors congress in Washington De-
cember g. 10 and Il; w. f. VandiVer ana
w. NJ league Montgomery; w. {. Fits,
Mobile r. A. Mitchell Gadsden; l.. b.
Musgrove. Jasper: McLane Tilton, Pell
civ: T. A. VanHoose, George b. Ward,
birmingham: D. Collier, A. B. Elliott,
Tuscaloosa; r. e. Pettus, Huntsville' P,
r Bush, Gosport; r. H. Cobb, Admission;
II. S. Plowman, Talladega; G. W. Taylor,
Demopolis O. c. Wiley. Troy; S. Fl.
Dent. Montgomery; II. d. Clayton. Eu-
faula; w. b. Craig, Selma; j. Thomas
Helm. L.afayette r. p Hobson, Green's
horo. ]. L. Burnett, Gadsden; William
Richardson. Huntsville; o. w. Under
wood. Birmingham. The last nine are the
! coneressmen from the state. United
states Senators Bankhead and Johnston
are also in the list.
In addition to these long list of APP
| nointments to the Southern Commercial
| congress at Washington December and
s are announced.
| T. A. Thompson, H. S, Kealhofer, Rich.
ard M. Hobbie. G. w. Barnett, B. Frank
| Fl. F. Martin, J. b. Walter M. b. Hough-
| ton. A. l.. Tyson. Montgomery; w. H
| EYtzpatrick, Mobile; Sumter Cogswel
Pell City; H. X. Miner Hawthorn; c. A
| ONeal. Andalusia; C. M. Stegall. Anda
lusia; Henry B. Gray. Emmett Collins
Bret Brown, w. NJ. Cosby. H. c. Clarke
Leon F. Friedman. John Fl. iylor. Sir
| mingham; II. L. Badham. BesrtaKers.r Nr
ray Brown Birmingham; Lo--- Y
mingham; c. w. Hooper, Leang Co.