The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-07
The Commission Bows to Court Decree. JUDGE PARDEE'S OPINION
 CHANGED THE PLANS 4 ! The Decision Removed All Dis
 criminations.
  slessr.. Henderson and Nesbit sitting Asa Commission Yesterday. Di- fected the Recall of the or der sent to All Traffic
 Managers.

Probably before the close of the week the Railroad Commission of Ala bama will have prepared and filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission at Washington a formal complaint against the recent rate advances from the Ohio and Mississippi river cross ings. The commission decided upon this course at a special session lasting through most of yesterday.
 The complaint will be made on be- half of the shippers of Alabama. The protest Is against the enforcement of the general advance of rates which was horizontal through Classes B. c, D and F, being chiefly grain and grain products from the West.
 At the meeting yesterday, held in the Capitol. were present Chairman Charles Henderson and Associate Com missioner W. D. Nesbit. At the end of their session they announced that data was being prepared to go into inc complaint and that as soon as they thought 1t complete the document would be filed with the national tri- bunal.
 The commissioners announced also that on account of the decision of Judge Pardee. of the Circuit Court or Appeals rendered yesterday. they had withdrawn their request of the rail- T0AQ1 entering AldD&HlA bo hObAAJ ehO Interstate Commerce Commission that they would IeIt into effect the tariffs which existed prior to August 1. The trafic mauagers of all lines affected by the request wired yesterday their rep1ies to the commission. They took the position in every instance that as Judge Pardseis decree dissolving the injunction of Judge Speer did away with the cause for the request of the Alabama Commission the matter would there drop.
 eve considered that Judge Pardee's decision changed the situation" said Chairman Henderson. Tt served to remove the discriminations against the Alabama shippers which prevailed un- til Judge Pardee acted. Therefore, as our quest was based on this discrimi- nation and this has been removed, we will consider the matter dropped. But we will file formal complaint direct with the Interstate Commerce Commits sion. This will be done as soon as cer- tain data which We are now compil- ing can be Incorporated in the papers.
 While Judge Pardee's action was ad- verge in a general sense to the ship pera' interests, 1t is believed that Il rrtsrs-slS Alneaae& by the Alabama naer' rhants and iobbers. All agree that ad' vances of rates are not so dreaded by jobbers and wholesalers as discrim' nation. The curious complications which resulted for few days in Geor- gia shippers getting low rates on food and grain products while cities across the line in Florida, Alabama and South Carolina paid the advances called forth general complaint iron competitors in these outside States.
 Four cents more a barrel on floui would not couture the wolf to the dool of the consumer but that much eff ference in rates enjoyed by competing iobbers in Georgia nettled the Alabams and Florida shippers. It was certainly not in the science of rate making al practiced by the carriers in the cast sna they exerted every effort at theil command to bring the shippers of all States to an equality. But Judge speer's injunction for the time beint