The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-28
SPECIAL MEETING
RAILROAD COMMISSION CALLED
 TOGETHER YESTERDAY.
Uaderstooa that the Meetinx Had Nethng to Do With Recent De- cision of United Ststes
 Supreme Court.

For the purpose of putting matters in shape for the next regular monthly Commission on April 6. the members oi that body yesterday responded to 2 call of Chairman Charles Henderson fer special meeting In the efices al the Capitol.
 While in session yesterday the Com, mission received the notice of the re- ceivers of the Seaboard Air Line Rail- road that they would, on April i, put fn the uniform passenger rates of the
 three classes like the Southern Rail- way, the Alabama Great Southern and other lines which formulated the agree eastern uniform passenger rates. These uniform rates, which are to apply on April 1. are the 2-eent rate mileage tickets of 1000 miles, I'd cent rate for family books of 500 miles and the regular 2 l-2 cent rate for single trips.
 Another action of interest taken yes terday by the Commission was tn ( fixing of April next, or the first Tues day after the first Monday in April as the date for a special hearing of the Commission to be devoted exclusively to the application of the Southern Railway for permission to take off the
 local passenger train of that system
 between Selma and Akron.
 There have been a number of pro tests filed with the Commission by
 citizens living on the line of the Akron and Selma branch against the removal
 of this train. These protests are to be given consideration as we'll as the arguments of counsel and represents
 lives of the railroad in favor of the removal.
 The railroad officials are ready to
 admit that some inconvenience will
 be caused by the removal of the pas senser train. but they submit that the
 with them for long time and declare
 they can show results of operation to
 prove their statements.
 An important announcement was
 made by Major John c. Harris. an As-
 sociate member of this Commission,
 who says that prior to the next meet ing of the Commission in Aprsl, he win take a tour of inspection on the Tennessee River whicf. like the Ala hama and the HiEbee Rivers and tribu- taries, come under the supervision of that body, He will take general look at the trade conditions along the river. the volume of traffic already developed and capable of being devel- oped and the general shipping facili- ties along the river route.
 The report of Major Harris will be Joined with mat or Cnatrnan K1enueF-
 son and Secretary S. P. Kennedy of
 the Commission, and presented to a near meeting of the body for the pur- pose of consider.ng what is an equit- able basis for fixing tariffs on the wa terways of Alabama. Tn determinine
 this equitabieness, the Commission ls
 disposed to allow just as low rates aa
 possible to enceuFage traflc opera
 tions on the rivers in the future, and at the same time do justice to the
 shippers who are dependent upon the
 steaHhoats for the life of their busi' ness.
 Major Harris. while in NVrth Ala hama. said yesterday he will also make a trip of inspection on all the lines of the Rirmingham Railway
 Light and Water Power Cempany. The Commission has supervision over the Birmingham street railway corpora
 ten just ae they have ever the rail- roads. The corporation in Birmingham carries on quite a volume of freight business of on intsr-urban character.
 All members were present at yester- days meeting, including Chairman Henderson and Associate w. D. Nesbitt and Major John C.. Harris. Messrs. Henderson and Nesbitt returned yes- terday afternoon to their homes. and Major Harris Is expected to leave to- day.