Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-09-17
JACKSON
Cotton Scale Adopted.


After sitting continuously from 1880
o'clock in the morning until 6 o'clock in
the evening, with an hours recess for
luncheon, the railroad commission has
adopted scale, but not that originally
proposed by Chairman Lee.
At the outset of the proceedings Chair
man Lee directed the secretary to read
the proposed cotton rate schedule, as fol
lows:
Rates on cotton proposed to be en-
forced in Mississippi, per bale:
From 10 to 20 miles, As cents.
From 20 to 30 miles, so cents.
From 80 to 40 miles, SIS cents.
From 40 to so miles, 60 cents.
From so to 60 miles, IS cents.
From 60 to 20 miles, 20 cents.
From 70 to so miles, rs cents.
From so to 80 miles, so cents.
From 90 to 100 miles, 90 cents.
From 100 to 10 miles, IS cents.
From ITO to 100 miles, $1.00.
From 100 to 14O miles, $1.15.
From 140 to 100 miles, $1.20.
From 100 to $50 miles, S1.25.
From $50 to 200 miles, $1.30.
From 200 to $50 miles, $1.35.
From $50 to 300 miles, $1.40.
From 300 to $50 miles, $1.45.
Said rates not to disturb any floating,
rebilling or compress rates now in effect.
After every man present who had 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 MIR. 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 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:
miles and under, so cents per bale.
10 miles and over 5, so cents.
Is miles and over 10, so cents.
20 miles and over Is, so cents.
25 miles and over 20, so cents.
80 miles and over 25, so cents.
IS miles and over 30, 20 cents.
40 miles and over 35, IS cents.
As miles and over 40, 90 cents.
so miles and over AS, 95 cents.
SIS miles and over so, $1.00.
so miles and over So, $1.O5.
IS miles and over so, $1.05.
20 miles and over IS, $1.1O.
rs miles and over 20, $1.1O.
80 miles and over IS, $1.15.
IS miles and over so, $1.15.
80 miles and over So, $1.2O.
95 miles and over 90, $1.2O.
100 miles and over 95, $1.2j.
10 miles and over 100, $1.3O.
12O miles and over 10, $1.35
125 miles and over 100, $1.4O
14O miles and over 100, $1.45.
$50 miles and over 140, $3.50
$50 miles and over $50, $3.50.
40 miles and over 100, $1.55.
$50 miles and over 40, SLIGO.
100 miles and over $50, $1.65.
200 miles and over 100, $1.70.
21O miles and over 200, S1.75.
220 miles and over 210, $3.50
225 miles and over 22O, $1.S5.
$50 miles and over 225, S1.S5.
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$50 miles and over 240, $1.95.
26O miles and over $780, $1.95.
270 miles and over 265, $500
PTS miles and over 27O, $2.05.
200 miles and over $50, $2.05.
300 miles and over 300, $2.10.
$50 miles and over 300, sails.
At the conclusion of the reading Judge
Longstreet, representing the Illinois
Central; S. T. Prince, the Mobile & Ohio,
and other counsel gave notice that the
adoption of this scale was not in order
or legal. as it was altogether II new
proposition, opening up another line, of
which they had not receive legal notice.
Notwithstanding these protests, the scale
was adoDt cd nv the votes of two commits