The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-02-17
LUMBERMEN TO
FIGHT INCREASE
ANNOUNCED HAT RAILROADS
ARE TO INCREASE THE
FREIGHT RATES.

| Another big lumber fght-one that
will rival the famous war of several
years ago between the railroads com.
ing into this section and the Georgia
lumbermen, led by H. H. Tift-will
| probably be started in the near flu
ture, or just as soon as the roads op-
Grating south of the Ohio and east of
the Mississippi rivers put into effect
the proposed increase in freight rates
charges of | per cent per hundred
weight on shipments of lumber.
1t was rumored Tuesday that the
transportation lines operating 10th
north and south of the Ohio river
crossings would put this rate advance
into effect on April Is and that tenta-
tive schedules had already been ar
ranged. This territory includes the
lumber sections of Georgia and the
lumbermen will undoubtedly issue a
call to arms as soon as the advance
is announced officially, and begin pre-
parations to make fight against it.
Some five years ago the transporta-
tion lines entering this section made
an advance of cents, which was
fought ly lumbermen throughout the
state. The fight was led by H. H. Tiff.
OF Triton, one of the biggest lumber
dealers in the south, and was finally
won by the lumbermen, who, Besides
having the rate placed back at the
original figure secured over $4,000. 900
as return for overcharge in rates
while the case was being argued.
This case was only settled the first
of last year, and the news that the
transportation lines intend increasing
their rates so soon after losing the
recent big fight comes as surprise.
The fight recently waged against
the transportation companies by the
lumbermen was first won by the lum-
Der dealers before the interstate COM
merce commission, and then the deci-
sion was upheld by the United States
supreme court.
The present lumber rate from this
section is from 10 to "a cents per 100
pounds, which was recently held in
the case of Tiff VS.. the transportation
lines as high enough by the interstate
commerce commission and the su-
preme court. The proposed advance
of l cent per hundredweight would
mean an increase of 5 per cent, which
totals very high in large shipments
such as are sent from this state.
Having heard nothing officially from
the transportation lines as to Hhe
proposed increase the Georgia tiealers
have not yet begun their fight but
will do so as soon as the rates go into
effect. Memphis dealers have already
started efforts to prevent the roads
from putting the new rates into eff
feet.
The dispatch announcing the con-
templated increase follows:
Memphis, Tenn, Feb. 15.-An ad-
vance in freight rate charges of 1
cent per hundredweight on shipments
OF lumber is contemplated by trans
portatlon lines both north and south
OF Ohio river crossing, according to
an informal announcement made here
today Tentative schedules have
been arranged, it is stated to become
effective April Is. Between points
south of the Ohio river line gum and
cotton wood lumber will probably be
exempt from the increased rates, but
north of the river it is proposed that
the advanced rates apply to all lumber
shipments.
Concerted efforts to prevent the
railroads putting the higher rates into
| effect is planned by local shippers. 1t
is estimated that the advance would
increase the cost of transportation
from 80 to 45 cents per 1000 feet