The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-20
HATT|ESBURG LOSES IN
RATE CASE LITIGATION

with the New Orleans and Northeast.
ern line from Meridian to New
Orleans, operate solid through trains
service between Cincinnati and New
Orleans.
The Xazoo and Mississippi Valley
railway runs from Memphis along the
Mississippi river through ViclIsburg
to New Orleans, and is owned and
! controlled by the Illinois Central
railroad.
The New Orleans and Northeastern
railroad, in conjunction with is con-
nections from Cincinnati participates
in transportation of traffic from Gin
cinnati and points bas:ng thereon 10
New Orleans at lower rates than ap-
ply from same points of origin 70 Hat
tiesburg, although the traffic Is hauled
directly through Hattiesburg 70 New
| Orleans.
The Illinois Central, in conjunction
with the Gulf and Ship Island, hauls
traffic from st. Louis and points north
thereof to Gulfport at lower rates
than apply from same points of origin
to Hattiesburg and this traffic from
New Orleans to Meridian and to Jack
son at lower rates than apply from
New Orleans to Hattiesburg, and this
traffic is hauled directly through Hat
tiesburg.
Hattiesburg therefore complains
that traffic from the north and west
is hauled through Hatiesburg to New
Orleans. Gulfport and Mobile at lower
rates than apply at Hattiesburg, and
that traffic through the gulf ports %
Mobile, Gulfport and New Orleans is
hauled north, northeast and northwest
through Hattiesburg at lower rates
than apply at Hattiesburg. It com
plains that it is not given the benefit
of its proximity either to the gull
ports or to the Mississippi river land
ings, and that it is especially discrim
, mated against in favor of Jackson
Meridian and Gulfport.
In point of population, number ant
character of industries, volume OF
business, etc, Hattiesburg is sub
, stantially on a parity with Meridial
and Jackson. Tt is located in an eX
: tensive and valuable lumber producin!
, territory, and since 1894 has grow
from an unimportant local station II
an important railroad center, at whicl
= extensive and important commercial
q. industries are located and at and II
, the immediate vicinity of which
+ large and important tonnage of oul
, bound freight originates.
a Complainant alleges that no recogn1
r tion of the growth and importance o
q Hattiesburg or of its proximity to tn
. gulf and to the Mississippi river ha
+ been accorded by the lines reaching
4 Hattiesburg and by the carriers ser'
G Ing Ile leIIllOlS III WhlNH llh'uiSN''-
e competes with other places which ar
accorded more favorable rates.
: Complainant alleges that Gulfpor
has not now and never has had an
= line of water transportation to NeV
n Orleans and that no freight is move
on the Mississippi river and. throug
. the gulf to Gulfport. but that defen9
t. ant, Gulf and Ship Island railroat
!. and it's connections principally tn
Illinois Central railroad) have az
z corded Gulfport the same rates a
!, appIv at New Orleans and at M
. bile. 1t appears that a close traffi
e alliance and agreement exists betwee
V the Gulf and Ship Island railroad an
:. the Illinois Central railroad unde
N which northbound shipments origil
ated by the former move under joi1
Is ARRANGEMENT over the lines of the la
a ter and the Illinois Central joins
t. rates to Gulfport the same as thos
ID applied by other lines at Mobile al
II at New Orleans. Complainant
g. Ieges that there is no actual or ST
m stantial competition by water fro
the west to Gulfport.
Id The railroads leading to the gu
It. ports when built were obliged to col
IS. pete with the rates via the Missi
ne sippi river, and, for competitive re
W sons, the Mobile and Ohio and 9th
S3 lines established at Mobile the san
rates inbound and outbound that a
il piled at New Orleans. The rates
Ia, and from New Orleans were esta
re lished in competition with the steal
w boat rates on the Mississippi rive
". and, following the precedent alreaC
Sc set by the steamboat lines, rates
ol Vicksburg and important landings b
On tween Vicksburg and New OrleaI