The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-07-08

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boat lines now serving the port OF
Wilmington. why have not lower inter
state rates in connection herewith al
ready been put into effect why the
excessively high rates 10 the nrst STA
tons outside Of Wilmington Why Is
the local rate on one commodity from
Win n u prominent Interior
North Carolina points - Genus PEI
100 pounds. while on the same com
modify. handled via the sam. IiES
through North Carolina from VII
mfneton to Richmond, the rate Is pu.
I31, cents? Where Is the JuStlflca'
| ton for simply determinations Sucn
as this. when il lies within the power
OF the Corporation Commission TO al
| Just and enforce the proper appllca-
ton Of all intraState rates:
\, 10 Intra-State Rates.
Mr.. Maxwell states in bis address,
That InJraSIate rates OF moldSScS. LOT
instance. are very favorable and that
Wilmington has an advantage in meet
ing outside competition at almost any
point in the Stat" and that as long
as We can handte shipments through
the port OF Wilmington we should not
care whether there IS q barrel OF mo-
,aSses shipped into the State from
New Orleans Or not. AS far as the
rate from New Orleans is concerned,
Roanoke and %I.ynchburg have q rate
Of 80 cents. the same as is enjoyed
by Norfolk. a water competitive point,
whereas the rate to Greensboro, for
instance, is "A cents in carload lots.
am unable to understand why water
competition justifes q lower rate from
New Orleans to than from
New Orleans TO Greensboro.
The rate on mOiaSSeS from Will
miBgton TO Lynchburs and Richmond
is 1879 cents per 100 pounds. to Dur
ham Is cents. Reidsyille 22A cents,
Wadesbofo 10 cents and Charlotte 20
cents. The first class rate from Will
miagton to Lynehburg is 81 cents
while to Raleigh it is So cents. &C
Durham 81 cents, 10 Reidsville 81
cents. to Wadesboro IS cents, and &c
Charlotte 90 cents. What justification
is there for this lo~erMGate to Lynch
burg and Richmond than 10 Durham
and the other Carolina towns named
This is merely another glaring ineon
!. sist ency in the Maxwell statement a.
: to the r~easenabl or fair basis OF
. which our present intraste rates ar,
. made.
! Prom Mr.. Maxwelfs address. i
' would appear that to eSta bliSh a boa
tne into Wilmington, substantial.
lower water rates from New YOrl
than via the rail lines would ref1ec
: q material reduction in the rates t,
the interior. AT the present time Will
mington has lower rates from the cas-
, and west than any other impOrtan
point in the State. Yet from Nj
MaxWel's statement almost the high
est freight rate territory runs dow
TO within ten miles Of Wilmington.
n am unable to understand from hi
IS theory why lower rates are not re
fected al the present time to point
near Wilmington. If an indeDenden
:. k0at limo Ui1} Tn nth az Vaa.ea tho no r.
to Wilmington have We any aSsurane
that the railroads will permit a re
Election Of the low rates into the in
terror? The present first class "a,
from New York via water to Norfolk
= thence via rail to Wilmington is G
ID cents per 100 pounds. to Acme.
~ point Is miles west or Wilmington
% the first class rate is 80 cents. waer,
10 as to Greensboro. a point in the il
20 terror Of the State. the first class ra,
ad is 81 cents. or IA cents lower tina
81 TO Acme. The first class rate fro
Wilmington to Acme is 26 cents, whit
added TO the New York to Wilmin,
is ton rate would make 80 cents. or
cents less than the established throus
nj rate. May | ask why this inc0nsis
Of ency in the intrastate rates? 1t WOu
hi seem from this condition that. regar
lis less OF hat the Wilmington rate IN;
n be reduced to, the railroads und
to tuS pItocut PoiiCy "Outu not lid
any material reduction to interi
I'll points, except by absolute force. a!
ST especially would this be applicable
ed and from western points.
70. Reduce Intrastate Rates.
'or Mr.. Maxwell almost stated. and
fact did intimate, that he does n
in think our intraState rates unreaso
nd ably high. or that they should be I
no duced, and il his opinion in his I
TX Spect should be given serious consids
ely alton by the Legislature or the CO
,e- pOration Commission, where is t
hope that we shall derive a bene
ME from the low water rates propos
ess to Wilmington? The present II
.dy class rate via rail and water fir,
lig. Baltimore to Greensboro is 3 &c
and from Wilmington to Greensbt
nj is 81 cents. II shipments were ma
by water from Baltimore to Wiimir
AK ton. then reShipped TO Greensboro
his the local rate. it would only allow,
tn competition with the present thrOu
ade rate from Baltimore to Greensbo