The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
n. R. CHARGES
ON SWITCHING.
Railroad Commission Re-
Gently Took Up Matter
in Jacksonville

| The Jacksonville Times Union OF ~
cent date contained the following:
The railroad commission OF the
state Of Florida held meeting In the
| board of trade auditorium yesterday
morning at 10 O'Clock for the purpose
] of allowing interested parties hear.
1 ing on a proposed change in the rules
| governing the rate charged for switch I
| ing car load lots OF lumber shipped
to Jacksonville from points within the !
state.
The meeting was held pursuant tot
| the following call issued by r. Hud s
son Burr, chairman of the commits
sion:
ITO Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Company, s. Davies Warfield. n. Ian /
caster Williams and Z. G. Duncan as
receivers of the Seaboari AIR Line
railway. Georgia Southern and Flor
| ida Railway Company, Florida East
Coast Railway Company, st. Johns
River Terminal Company, Jacksonville
Lumber Exchange:
take notice that the railroad com
mission OF the state of Florida will
hold a meeting at the board OF trade
rooms in the city OF Jacksonville, Fla,
| on Tuesday, December s. 1908, at 10
| O'Clock, a NJ at which you and ali
| persons interested shall have a just i
and fair hearing before the said com
| missioners to show cause why the fol-
| lowing should not be adopted as rule.
! 15-A OF the rules governing the trans I
portation of freight, prescribed by the
commissioners:
Proposed Rule.
The charge for switching cars or
| rough lumber consigned to and arrfy' !.
| ing at the city of Jacksonville from
| points In this state to any planning mill !
| in the Jacksonville yards. and thence.
| after lumber is dressed. to any other
| point in the same yards shall not be
more than 81 per car; provided that
when the said switching movement Isl
over the tracks of more than one rail
road, a charge of not more than IS
may be made. This rule shall not be
interpreted as resembling or modify
ing rule Is, except as herein specih-
cally provided
Done and ordered by the railroad:
commissioners Of the state of Florida
IN session at their Office In the city OF /
Tallahassee, Fla. this 10th day of No
vember. A. d., 1908;
Chairman
ATTEST: M
ROYAL C. DUNN,
Secretary"
Rate For Service.
This action on the part of the chair
imam in calling meeting of the com
mission was the result or complaints
fnom the Jaskaony312eu Iix1a1
Tconsidefed excessive freight dZl
for service in switching cars OF IN
Der to and from the mills. ~
A rate of IS is charged by the y,
roads for this service IN Jacksonvs
where the car is only handled q
one railroad, and 50 additional
transfer charges, where it is nee
sary to use two roads in order
reach the desired destination. ~
At Savannah the charges for switd :,
ing service are from 50 to $3.60,
Brunswick they range from 81 TO
while Fernandina enjoys a fat "a
of 81
The various railroads confend8U
that the conditions at these por1n
were different from those existing &C
Jacksonville and that these rates.
which were almost prohibitory. Was
the result of a more animated conpo-
Ii tition at the points mentioned
The commission listened to the con-
teutious Of all interested parties ana
|
before the findings are made public
In the meantime the members OF the
commission will have the matter IN
der advisement.
Those Present
III Chairman r. Hudson Burr and Com
missioner n. A. Bitch and Attorney
> L. C. Massey were the only members
OF the commission who were
II The following oficials represented
] their ,~sspective roads Atlantic Coast
Line, w. E. Kay, counsel; James Men-
: zies. general freight agent: Morton
Riddle, general superintendent, AID
. s. p. Collier, traffic manager.
{ Receivers of the Seaboard Air Line
} railway, Judge George p. Raney.
; counsel; z. ID. Kyle. assistant gem
; eraI freight agent and r. A. Boswell.
superintendent.
| Georgia Southern and Florida Rail
J way ana - st. Johns River Termfnal
Company, &. = L'Engle, counsel; ..
NJ. Grady, general superintendent. and
James Cutler, general freight agent
Florida East Coast Railway, j. Z.
Beckwith, traffic manager.
The Jacksonville Lumber EXCHANGES
| was represented by Messrs- A. L.sLfx.
on, c. r. Miller, T. l.. Keller, w p
Jones, John Stephens, Joe King, Jrs
r. r. King, 8. ID. Gay and c. n.
Darby.