Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-06-22
LOWER PORT RATES
DECLINED BY BOARD
Commission Declines to Grant
Reductions to Ports Asked On
Iron and Coffee by Two Atlanta
Concerns.

me following are the orders issued by
ne commission in the two cases:
Once OF the Railroad Commission OF Ga
ATLANTA. June nth. 1893.
Fne sssa
II re-. Petition OF Beck & Gregg Hard
ware company for revision OF rates on
srecsaI iron articles from Savannah and
Brunswick. Ca. to Atlanta and other
Georgia cities
upon consideration OF the record in the
above entitled matter. and Of the evil
dence and arguments submitted at the
several hearings had In connection with
this case. and after a full arr pains
taking investigation into all phase OF the
question: the commission is OF the opin-
or that the prayer OF the petitioners
should not be granted. and the same Is,
therefore. denied
BY order OF the board:
5. c. MLENDON.
Chairman.
CAMPBELL WALLACE.
Secretary.
once OF the Railroad Commission Of Ca
ATLANTA. June 18th, 1919
File $50
n re: Petition OF McCord-Stewart Co.,
It nj. for revision Of rates on green eof-
Zee from Savannah and Brunswick. Ga.
g Atlanta and other Georgia cities
r-non consideration OF the record in the
above entitled matter. and OF the evil
dence and arguments submitted at the
several hearings had in connection with
IRIS case. ana after a full and pains
fnking Investigation into all phases OF this
ccestion. the commission is OF the opin-
fon that the prayer OF petitioners should
not be granted. and the same is. there
fore denied.
= 5. G. MLENDoN.
Chairman.
CAMPBELL WALLACE.
Secretary.
II connection with these two orders,
rhnirman McLendOn and Commissioner
III. voting with the majority. have nled
opinions that are printed IN announcer COZ
MLENDoN's POSITION.
Chairman McIyendOn takes the stand
chat the petitioners for reduction OF the
rates from the ports were asking the
state commission to in an indirect man
npr regulate interstate traffic, whereas its
jurisdiction is only in intrastate matters.
Chairman McIendOn holds that the d
cent rate Is reasonable by comparison;
ire Beck a Gregg Hardware company
mnder il demonstrates its reasonableness;
and that the presumption of law is that
* Is reasonable. because IL is cents I'M
7er the rate which the commission itself
Declared TO be reasonable The difference
netween the rate to the ports
and that from the ports Is
not worthy OF consideration as
nrrument he holds. because in thou
sands OF instances the rates and reverse
rates are not the same In fact, he says,
Il Is the policy on both coasts Of the con-
flnent 70 name lower rates 10 the ports
from interior markets than from the ports
II the opposite direction. Not single
citizen OF Georgia. outside OF the Jobber
himself. would profit by the reduction,
says the chairman. because the difference
would be 50 small that the change could
not Be made. Not an item Of special ircan
would be sold any cheaper TO Georgia
consumer he says.
Chairman McLendon takes the position
mat in voluntarily applying the l3-cent
rate outward for manufacturers products.
the railroads have been endeavoring to
encourage Georgia industries; and that TO
'.penalixe'' them by enforcing those rates
IN the opposite direction would be TO put
them on notice that in future they had
better not give any friendly aid.
Neither Atlanta manufacturers nor
Manufacturers at any otner point In Geor-
Ria could survive the application of the
principle that rates should be the same
II both directions. believes Chairman Nc
Iendon.
-Every manufacturing enterprise in
Georgia would receive its death blow"