Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-05-11
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REIMBURSEMENT
OF ITS RATES
ORDER FROM COMMISSION
The Question Was a KROtty
Problem

Atlanta, Ga, May 10.-An order is
sued recently by the state railroad
commission bids fair to play a prom;-
nent part in the reduction of railroad
rates in Georgia.
The order was issued as The result
of a complaint about freight rates
from Richland in Stewart county, and
the indications are that it will have
far-reaching effect in connection with
rates to other Georgia points which
are now, or may be in future, similar
ly situated.
Richland is what is known as a
common or competitive point since it
has now two railroads, the Seaboard
Air Line and the Georgia, Florida and
Alabama
Case Heard Last Fall.
The Rochland board if trade com,
planned to the railroad commission
that the present rate adjustment OF
the Seaboard Air Line railway is
such as to discriminate against THAI
point, when compared with the rate
to Dawson, Americas, Albany ana
Columbus.
The case was bitterly fought by the
Seaboard, the Atlantic Coast Line, the
Central of Georgia and the Southern
| railways. Although the Seaboard is
the only one of these roads which
touches Richland, the timers partlci-
pate in te freight traffic to that pint
The hearing was had before the
commission on November 8, 1911, and
! that body has been working on tho
case ever since with the result that it
decided Thursday that the Richland
| rates are unjustly discriminatory
| against that point, and ordered the
| Seaboard to submit new adjustment
of freight rates to Richland on the
| following basis:
Same as Other Points.
l. On traffic moving through AL
bany, delivered to the Seaboard Air
Line railway at that point destined to
| Richland, the rates must be no higher
than on similar traffic destined to
Americas.
2. Likewise traffic moving through
Columbus, delivered to the Seaboard
Air Line railway at that point, should
move at no higher rates to Richlanl
than those charged to Dawson, which
is considerably beyond Richland.
| 3. Traffic moving through Americas
to Richland should be charged for at
no greater rates than are effective
to Dawson on the same class of traffic.
While the commission simply orders
| the removal Of determinations, it is
apparent that the carrying out of its
orders will mean material reductions
| in the rates to Richland.
For example the present rate from
Atlanta to Richland on agricultural
implements is $50 per car; to Ameri-
| GUS btO pei Gal anu W Dd sun goo
per car. The railroad commission g
order would give Richland the Daw-
son rate, a reduction of nearly 40
! per cent.
Farm wagons from Atlanta to Rich
land cost $50 per car; to Americas
| SAC and to Dawson $3S. Richland
| would get the Dawson rate.
Stoves, Atlanta to Richland are $6S
! per car; to Americas $50 and to Daw-
son $48. Richland, would get the
Dawson rate.
Bagging from Brunswick to Rich
land is S64 per car; to Americas $40;
to Dawson $40. Richland would get
the Dawson rate.
Canned goods from Brunswick to
Richland, $500 per car; to Americas
| $50; to Dawson $50. Richland would
get the Dawson rate.
On account of the effect of the de
cision probably at other points as well
as at Richland, it is not unlikely the
| railroads will fight against making
the reductions.