The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-12-11


thc paper ana Wiii reed 4 % yen."
AZ this point the speaker read an
editorial from = rensscoia Journal 81
he CAV whcn fhs nsnt was o..
TO CONTROL COMMERCE.
-NoE. ny friends" hs continued
There De- 80 doubt bot shat the ma.
uicirai deek and belt hne for pensa-
cola Il the proper instrument wath
which 90 control the conmercs 81 vour
part. 90 course. TIE upporeuts - this
uaorement would arrus that you wiil
not obtain revenue sufflclsnt 20 main
tain = terminal such 81 you win build
and you wiu md almoat every one
contested vita q railroad advanriuE
tllia arEu menL 30 later than last
Friday there came into my once
man Who a connected With q rail-
read operating into your city aud
Hfen I showed him the Invitation ~
your association 20 come here to- tmht
e. address yuu upon this al-tmportanf
subject ne arst statement thar hs
made 20 me was that " - physical
'mpossihi.sy % build = municipal dock
ana belt lire probably.
Nos. my friendE. let ~ snalyre ths
Eituatiun. are you Eolng % 81 down
and wait until scme ore comes alonE
and guarantees sou an absolute 2 per
cent Investment before you develop
something that 40 my mind, even
Z though it does not pay you in q direct
say win Do 60 Indirectly and Win
eventually be placed upon a hasis that
I VIII Be- 3 very prchtabio Investment
{ from a direct point Of view.
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT.
7 want 20 ask you 70 you pro-
Ercsslvc citizens. Who have built 20
many modern once buildings In your
/ eity, bad an absolute Euarantes that
7 they would De a profitable inycStrnenf
a' the start. No, they did nsf. Tfey
I we're progressive enough 70 invest
/ their money snd take their chance and
I this e. what you have got % % IN
drVclaping the terminal situation. No
aoubt you VIII meet With obstacles b.
Z the railroads, but you have got % DO
here what we have done in Mobile
I So IN and dEht-and you wiii eventual
Y iE win. because tho railroads are be-
SHINING 20 recognise that eur inter
I state commerce commission iS roinx
I O. deal fairly With them and fairly
/ with the peopie
TO illustrate this statement "a ycu.
I after the interstate commerce ccm-
Y mission had ruled in our aver IN the
I Mobile docks case arafnat the South
I ern and the Mobile and Ohio roads
and compelled them % issue through
bills - ladinE 20 All reputable steam
ship lines and further ordered Their
Go make shinaldo delivery 70 al ter
( minals located ~ Mobile whan yea
sells could not be accommodated a,
their own docks. They Immediately
prepared 20 appeal this case 70 the
courts. hut. upon second thought and
after invssti gazing the matter thor
ouZhlv they concluded 70 Issue the
through bills 81 iadinE IN accordance
with the ruiings Of the Interstate Com
merce Commission and today Mobile
b. enioying the pleasure u having ths
railroads entering her port issue
through bills 81 iadinr 70 al reputable
steamship lines.
RAILROAD FRIENDSHIP"
"Now am roing 20 rccite 20 you
the experience that my associate, Nfr
Horace Turner. and myself. had with
the railroads when We underfook "a
build the Turner Hartwen docks Al
our port.
when We nrst began The devslop-
ment % THIS splendid terminal the
Mobile and Ohio aid southern were
very friendly and when the property
was about developed We we're an
pros ehed ~ the of1cials % these two
reads 20 either sell the property 20
them o. 70 lease q fer q terra % years
/ with their option 10 purchase. After
negoiiating Cor some time and not
being willing % accept What me rail-
roads offered us, negctiations were
broken on and the hrst move that We
discovered was being made By thers
two railroads vas 70 impose an ad-
ditional burden upon ell freight NOV
Ing over our terminals ~ virtue ~
their changing their tariff for ship
side delivery. Let me eEpiAin ths
meaning % shipaide delivery.
The tranic men % al railroads en-
terinH q seaport agree upon couipeti-
tive business % make q rate upon az
freight moving through The zeaports q
thipsids. N ether words. they agree
90 include IN the through rate the Cos,
~ DELIVERING this freight AlongHide the
ship. which includes switching charges
end wharfage and they agree that no
natter "a what dock the vessel may he
hcrthed the read recslving thia freigh;
az its destination the railroad siil de-
Z lihNF THIS car 81 merNnanoiAa atouA
side Of that vessel and - u goes 10 .
dock other than their own they aEree
O. pav the switching charwe and wharf
aEc out o. the through rate. The Me-
bile enc Ohio and Soutaern reads IN
changing thesr tarin. after they had
broken or negotiations wfth ua q
limit ahipside delivery 70 only decks
reached BY their rails. wouid necea
sariiy place a. additional burden On
any commodity ever their reads
snouid b ba routed ovor cur tsrminai
The uniF recourse wa had under the
circumstances was 20 APPEAL - ths
Interstate Commerce CoInm ission
which - did through the Chamber
o. Commerce 81 Mobile"
Al this pCins the speaker took 40
TIE decision ~ the commission. ia
support ~ his o.mrsnv. and osntsrel
hit remarks NOR directly uron ths
sItuarou On Pensacola, 80 reported
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