The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-09-17
Cotton Scale Adopted.

proposed by Chairman Lee.
At the outset of the proceedings Chair
man Lee directed the secretary to rea'
the proposed cotton rate schedule, as fol
lows:
Rates on cotton proposed to be en-
forced liz Mississippi, per bale:
From 10 to 20 miles, AS cents.
From 20 to 80 miles, so cents.
From 80 to 40 miles, So cents.
From 40 to so miles, 60 cents.
From so to 60 miles, 65 cents.
From 80 to 20 miles, 70 cents.
From 70 to so miles, rs cents.
From so to 90 miles, so cents.
From 90 to 100 miles, 90 cents.
From 100 to 40 miles. 95 cents.
From 10 to 100 miles, $1.OO.
From 120 to 14O miles, $1.15.
From 40 to 100 miles, $1.2O.
From 100 to $50 miles, $1.25.
From $50 to 200 miles, $1.3O.
From 200 to $50 miles, $1.35.
From $50 to 300 miles, $1.40.
From 800 to $50 miles, $1.45.
Said rates not to disturb any floating
rebilling or compress rates now in effect,
After every man present who h:d any
thing to say, whether railroad traffic
man, lawyer, planter, merchant, cotton
buyer or commercial league representa-
tive, had placed his views before the
commission, and the matter came down
to a vote, it appeared that Mr.. Lee was
the only member of the commission who
would vote in favor of the proposed
rate scale, Commissioner Webb declining
to vote for any change, and Commission
er Scott produced a scale of his own,
which he offered as a substitute for that
of the chairman.
Mr.. Scott announced that his scale
was intended to cover continuous mile
age over two or more lines on uncom-
pressed cotton, which scale the secretary
read as follows:
5 miles and under, so cents per bale
10 miles and over ), so cents.
Is miles and over 10, so cents.
30 miles and over Is, so cents.
rs miles and over 20, so cents.
80 miles and over 25, 60 cents.
35 miles and over 80, 20 cents.
40 miles and over So, IS cents.
AS miles and over 40, 90 cents.
so miles and over As, 95 cents.
SIS miles and over so, $1.00.
60 miles and over SIS, $1.05.
65 miles and over 60, $1.O5.
70 miles and over 65, $1.1O.
rs miles and over 20, $1.14
so miles and over rs, $1.15.
S5 miles and over so, $1.15.
90 miles and over IS, $1.2O.
95 miles and over 90, $1.2O.
100 miles and over 95, $1.25.
10 miles and over 100, $1.30.
100 miles and over 10, $1.35.
125 miles and over 100, $1.4O.
140 miles and over 100, $1.45.
$50 miles and over 14O, $3.50.
100 miles and over $50, $3.50.
ITO miles and over 100, $1.55.
$50 miles and over 10, SLIGO.
100 miles and over $50, $1.65.
200 miles and over 100, $1.7O.
21O miles and over zoe, Sits.
22O miles and over 21O, $3.50.
225 miles and over 22O, $1.S5.
$50 miles and over 225, $1.S5.
24O miles and over 23O, $1.9O.
$50 miles and over 240, $1.95.
26O miles and over $50, $1.95.
27O miles and over 265, $2.0O.
275 miles and owe 270, $2.05.
300 miles and over $50, $2.05.
800 miles and over 300, $2.10.
$50 miles and over 300, $2.15.
At the conclusion of the reading Judge
Longstreet, representing the Illinois
Central; S. I. Prince, the Mobile & Ohio,
md other counsel gave notice that the
of this scale was not in order
or legal, as it was altogether a new
proposition, opening up another line, of
which they had not receive legal notice.
Notwithstanding these protests, the scale
was adopted by the votes of two commits
;iOners.