The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-02

cinc using Columbus, Ky, as a basing point Mir Kealhofer also insisted that Cariro, Ill., Is used as a basing point for rates to Montgomery although there is no business at Carlo except the flour industry.
 The witness presented a list of towns, among them Fort Deposit. Greenville, Evergreen, Brewton and Bay Minette, on the Louisville and Nashville which are enjoying the same rates as Montgomery from certain Ohio and Mississippi river crossings on cer- tain class rates, although on number of commodities the rates to the smaller
 point are higher.
 Testimony was also given by MT. Kealhofer that there is material cost for boat transportation between New Orleans and Mobile and that, therf fore. there should be discount to t q claim that low rates to Mobile fl St. Louis are justified by water conr@ petition between Mobile and New Or leans.
 No Regular River Service. Asked by Commissioner Clements if
 there Is regular service between Mont gomery and Mobile on the Alabama ! river. the witness said there Is no reg uiar service on account of Montgomery l shippers not being able to compete | with Mobile on the Alabama river for distribution trade.
 The witness told of the export traf- 1 fic through Pensacola and Mobile, showing that there is a lower rate | for export on grain from the West to 1 these ports. It was testified that in | Pensacola no other ships are allowed 1 to use the Louisville and Nashville | wharves than those of the steamship | line owned by the Louisville and Nash l vile, provided there is a chance for such other ships to compete with the ] Louisville and Nashville line.
 l Discussing the general plan of rate- | adjustment for the Southeastern terri | tory, Mir. Kealhafer drew a compari- son of through rates from Louisville and St. Louis to Eufaula. with t~s rates to Augusta Ga. Savannah, Ga.. and Brunswick, Ga. indicating that Eufaula is enjoying such a rate on | grain and other essential commodities | that this local station Is able to com | pete with port points on the Atlantic | coast trade far into the interior or
 Georgia. Eufaula is also, Mir. keai- hofer said, enjoying a nice trade on the Chattahoochee river.The belief was ex- 1 pressed by the witness that with this as parallel Montgomery has right | to claim a better position in the gem | eral rate adjustment of the Southeast | ern territory.
 1 Claims City Is Ignored. l It was also claimed that Meridian | is enjoying railroad rate advantages | similar to Eufalua and Augusta. An other allegation by Mir Kealhofer was that when there is a change in the rate adjustment affecting Eufaula on | one side of Montgomery and Meridian on the other Montgomery is fgHofed, situated midway between these zcnes. "In fact" said MT. Kealhofer, Tit | sems that the rates to Montgomery are made and altered by agreement | AN.a H .A- A-m |. l. .-t.m .mwrv~. | The story of how the distributing house of the International Harvester Company was driven from Montgomery into Birmingham was narrated by MT. Kealhofer. The reason assigned by him was that Montgomery was not | given the mixed carload rate on aari-
 cultural implements and gasoline en- l zines such as was conceded. to Birm- ingham and other points.
 Checking of Fxhsbtts.
 Judge Edward Baxter asked for the tpefniissioh fo both sides of the hear ing to check the exhibits fied
 The compliments said they had no desire to check the exhibits of the railroads and expressed the fear that | such a process might delay the deci- | sion of the Commission. An intenion
 to delay the decision of the Commission was dIsciaimed by Judge Baxter.
 Commissioner Clements said the mid
 dle of June should be allowed for the
 checking of exhibits and that hear
 ing of oral arguments would be sci
 later. It was believed by Conmissfon'
 CT Clements that such checking would
 not do any harm and might be of
 great benefit to the Commission fl eliminating the unnecessary contested
 points.
 ~ It was agreed by both parties anc
 so ruled by the Commission. that the
 compliments should have until May
 20 to prepare their brief, in the in
 terval checking exhibits of the de
 fendants. For the same purpose, thu
 defendants are allowed until June 10
 Then for any further answer the com
 piainants are allowed until June Is.