The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30
Reduc- New
Gives New Through Rates

These are governed by the western classification and are the tariffs that will enable the Birmingham district to cope with the stations as far north as Cincin- lati. Heretofore these reductions have leen added to the new rates as gateway charges, buc the new tariff will give a through rate that is considered most ad- vantageous for the shippers in the Bir- mingham territory. These classes include every form of freight sent from this city and on the pig iron alone, according to NIT. Slater, the reduction is $40 ton, the charge q ton at present being $ll.46, and under the new code will be $896. Cot ton linters and raw compressed cotton are among the goods to be especially bene- fitted by this new freight ruling.
 The railroads concerned in this redue- ton of freight rates and the boundaries o4 the terr.tory to be effected by the new tariff are: The Louisville and Nashville, which applies to Birmingham and Mobile with the intervening stations on their llnes the Frisco, which applies to all Ala bama stations on their lines, including Bir. n,ingham, Ressemer and points interven ing. the Alabama Great Southern, which aplies to all stations on their lines, includ- ing Birmingham via New Orleans and Vicksburg, Miss; the Illinois Central Nnlcn dDDl6S tO dll sidlloIS III AldDdHiu including Brmingham. the Mobile and Ohio. whca applies to all stations west of Tuscaloosa to Birmingham, west CT kelerman, west of Mobile, west of Port, Ala, and west of Bayou La Batre to Bir' mingham; the Nashville, Chattanooga snd St Louis, which does not enter this city and which applies 10 all stations Tn Alabama, including Gadsden and Attalla.
 Conceded bv Railroads
 According to a statement made by MT. Slater yes. erday this freight reduction has been conceded by the railroads in question, the Frisco being credited with starting the ball rolling without any ap peal to the interstate commerce commis- sion. The announcement made some time ago that the new tariff was 10 be pub lished at some later time created much interest among the local merchants and manufacturers and the publication, which arrived yesterday, will provide for rev. olution in freight disbursements during March
 Slater Discusses Change
 "It gives me great pleasure to announce this reduction which has been one of tho sole aims of the freight bureau for tho past two years" said Mr. Slater upon announcing the news, and I have no ! doubt that it will mean a new era in freight shipments from this section of the country.
 This win give Birmingham the in struments to compete with. the large | cities along the Mississippi river as | this city has been treated as a basing point just as have the cities 1 re- ferred to.
 'I am expecting the new tariff for incoming commodities from the Pacific coast at any time and this, too. will | be very important ruling for the 1 local shippers It will allow the Bir- | mingham merchants to import through ! the Pacific sea ports much cheaper | than at present and therefore reduce the price ultimately placed upon the goods for the local purchaser. 1 We have conferred with the rail- roads for this change for the better through correspondence and personal | representation and are very much gratlfed that they have acted in re- sponse to our petitions and granted | Birmin gham the privilege that she mer- | it's as one of the heaviest shipping stations in the southeastern states"