The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-12
IN ACCORDANCE WITH
RECENT ORDER LIN.
REDUCES ITS RATES
Effective at Midnight Last
Night-NO Change on
South and North
Alabama

The 2K-cent passenger rate was
placed into effect at midnight last
night by the Louisville and Nashville
railroad. After being suspended for
IS months the rates are again reduced
to that lower figure prevailing from
June 1, 1909 until April II. 1912.
The local passenger officials of the
Louisville and Nashville received word
yesterday to lower the tariffs on lines
owned by the Louisville and Nashville
railroad 1t was announced that the
rate to points between Decatur and
Mont gomery will not be lowered That
line, it was announced by the Louis
Vile and Nashville, is only leased, and
although the main line of the Louisville
and Nashville operation, it is not tech
nically the Louisville and Nashville
railroad The opinion is held by the
Louisville and Nashville that the South
and North Alabama is separate and dis
tinct from the Louisville and Nash
vile, and is unaffected by the order
of the three federal judges. Therefore,
no one need be surprised If upon ap-
plication for ticket to Montgomery
shown no reduction.
The attorneys for the state led by
Judge Samuel d. Weakley. believe that
the South and North Alabama case will
be decided during the next few days.
They anticipate that the Louisville and
Nashville will ask for restraining or
der in that case, but it is believed that
the federal judges will not make any
exception of the South and North Ala
bama but will order the reduction on
that division. The attorneys for the
state are of the opinion that the trav-
cling public will be immeasurably ir-
ritated over the technical position of
the Louisville and Nashville in this
matter.
The rates which went into effect at
midnight last night We're first put into
effect by the Conner administration
June. 1909. This was followed by a
threat of Federal Judge r. G. Jones to
arrest every sheriff in the state who
nterfered with an Injunction he issued
against the rates. The court of an
peals reversed Judge Jones on that case
and it was ON April II, 1912. that the
Louisville and Nashville succeeded in
getting the 3-eent fare returned. The
3-cent fare has been charged since that
time.
Want Rates Suspended
The tariff showing the new and
lower rates to points in this state
reached by the Louisville and Nashville
excepting the South and North Ala
bama is on file at the ticket office
of the Louisville and Nashville and
may be inspected by any one Interested
according to announcement of the
Louisville and Nashville officials.
1t is understood that the louisville
and Nashville viii bend every effort
to get Judge Grubb and Judge Shelby
during the latter part of this week to
restrain the operation of the rates
pending an appeal and allow the line
to put the coupons into effect again
which guarantees refund of the diff
ference in fare in the event that the
Louisville and Nashville loses.
The claim is made by the states at
torneys that the coupons are really
about 10 per cent on the loss, as 80
per cent of the coupons would never
be presented by the travelling public
Judge Grubb held that he was not
the court az would not issue any
restraining order or dissolve any order