The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-28

ally for the soil survey OF the state
10 giving to the farmers q better
knowledge Of the soils and their adap-
liability to certain crops.
Your law establishing State 1--we
Stock Sanitary Board and the ofice Of
state Veterinarian, and the appropria-
ton Of 5000 for expenses has been
Of great benefits In protecting live
diseases. and has done great good In
excluding such diseases from our
your increased military sppropria-
great good - And It IL my pleasure to
report TO you that our State troops are
in better condition and morale than
strike In the Birmingham district and
the Eufaula riot have proven that these
troops are OF incalculable beneft TO
the State. I cannot commend them too
factors for the prevention OF crime and
the preservation OF the peace OF the
Railroad LeeisIation.
your law establishing the Rail-
road Commission and giving u power
to exercise certain delegated functions
with reference to rates has been sus-
tanned by the Federal Circuit Court OF
Appeals at New Orleans and will prove
shipper and carrier. This Is some
thing for which the state has contend
ed for thirty years. contest COM
menced by Saptsin, W waiter ~ 4; ne law
Is realized, 1t Will prove one Of the mos.
equitable and far-reaching laws in Its
beneficial results Of any OF our stat
"Your law making passenger rates
q IA cents per mile and regulating
the rate on the Eight Group Acts. COM
prising the ITO articles OF common
new In effect and are not unjust to the
carrier. but q great saving to the con-
sumer, producer and shipper. The
Of the state have been given nearly
the same freight rate on these articles
that has been maintained In georgia,
the carolinas and virginia for many
pioneer movement. It is Travelled
way; and there 10 no reason why rail-
roads should come into our State, where
crossing our State line Immediately In
crease passenger and freight rates.
Any one now shipping bale OF cotton
bushel of corn. OF peanuts. q ton al
fertilizer, of cotton seed meal, a car
of lime or brick. lumber, wagons. In
fact. any article Of common production.
consumption and use can snip same
at less rate than formerly.
some Reduced Rates.
eThe Railroad Commission acting
under a statute you have enacted has
secured reduced express rates 50 tnat
any one shipping coop OF cnicsems
a crate OF eggs, KID or lamp, LruH
or vegetables. now pays less rate.
All this will encourage the consumer
and multiply the number of pFeducers
and proye of great advantage TO SNIP
per and carrier alike: II WI, ,iar 1isp p,n ed
1t is impracticable to manufacture sue.
cessfully raw material such as cotton,
lumber, iron and steel into commercial
L hnU ~ AnIfitahIA
freight rate to assemble the raw ma
terial, and. also an equitable freight
rate for its distribution. Nothing so
scrtption as a high local freight. rate;
It has been the unfortunate policy or
our public service corporations TO
charge high local rates on raw ma
terstate freight rate on raw material;
making It more feasible to ship pro-
ducts Of the State out OF the state
fSctured products from without the
State into the State for local consump-
ton. These things your laws attempt
to regulate In favor OF the STATE, ana:
If carried out in the proper spirit by
both CARRIER and shipper, will work FOR
the good Of all alike:
The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
at New Orleans has decided that an IN
reducing freight and passenger rates
on an ex parte statement OF puDHc
carrier is imprOVloenI ana wrong uidL
II IA safer for all parties concerned that
a trial OF your laws should come to
the Federal Supreme Court through
the State courts rather than through
the Inferior Federal Court; that ready
and quick injunctions on ex parte
statements are reprehensible.
Trial I'm state Courts.
you have wisely provided meth
| cd whereby. II at any time the Legis-
lature or Railroad Commission makes
a rate, either express. passenger or
| freight, that the public carrier deems
unfair and destructive to Its interest.
the question may be taken to the
Supreme Court This has been our
contention as the best method of gov
erning the rights of the shipper and
the carrier and protecting TIM . the ;ndi,
rates are now In force. and most of
the railroads have accepted them and
| dismissed their suits. but the L & N.
| N c. & St. l.. Central and Western
| railroads are still contesting these
rates before the inferior Federal Court.
This, in face of the fact. that the
state administration and the Railroad
| Commits sion have assured these rail-
] roads. through the press and otherwise