Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-03-26
FREIGHT RATES REDUCED 10 PER
CENT THROUGH NORTH CAROLINA
Interstate Commerce Commission Au-
thorizes Reduced Rates Previous
" Proposed in This State.

commission today to the railroads tra-
yersing North Carolina to put into ef
feet at any time the schedule of rates
between the Ohio river crossing and
North Carolina, which were agreed
upon between the state authorities and
the officials of the railroads. This
will result in reducing through rates
from western points of origin to prac-
tically all the stations in North Caro-
lima approximately 10 per cent. Off
Gals of the railroads concerned, the
Southern, Seaboard Air Line, Atlantic
Coast Line, Chesapeake and Ohio and
Norfolk and Western, declared today
that they hoped to be able to have the
proposed reduced rates in operation
within sixty days.
In it's opinion rendered today, Of
about 1000 words, the commission
goes into the rate situation fully, ex-
planning it's reasons for reaching the
conclusions. 1t o~verrules the objec-
ton %interposed by the Virginia cities
and by the corporation commission of
Virginia to the proposed adjustment,
which was based on the contention
that the changes would rob Virginia
of rate advantages hitherto possessed,
and to which they declared they were
entitled by reason of their location on
strong lines of railroad enjoying a
high tariff density.
The commission granted authority
to establish all of the proposed
through rates by the Virginia cities
route, but ordered that the rates
through the Memphis gateway should
be established as proportianl rates
only, applicable on business originat-
irg in territory west of the MISSISSIPPI
pi river, and so limited in their appli-
cation as to prevent increase of dis
elimination against intermediate
points of origin.
Not Objectionable. !
This ruling is not Objectionable to
the North Carolina corporation COM
mission as it was stated at the hearing
that if it was found inadvisable to put
through rates into effect, the state
would be satisfied with proportional
rates, and the proportional ate propo-
sition was embodied in the application
to the commission.
For the purpose OF rate making at
present ,tht railroads divide the state
into east and west, with the dividing
lire placed at Hi1derbrand on the
Southern railway in Burke county.
The rates through the Cincinnati and
Louisville gateways to eastern North
Carolina are now made up by adding
the rate to Virginia cities the local
rate from Virginia cities to the North
Carolina towns. The rates to West
e1n North Carolina are arrived at By
to the rate from Cincinnati
Louisville to Paint Rock, a sta
icr on the Southern railway on he
tate line Between Tennessee and
Jorth Carolina, the local rate to the
North Carolina cities.
I'm the adjustment proposed the
ates from Cincinnati to North Caro-
ina points will be constructed by add
ne to the proportional rates to Viz
cities certain proportional rates
Virginia cities which are approx
nately 20 per cent less than the pres
Mt local rates. states the commits
IONS opinion. This will reduce the
rates from Cincinnati and
'ouisville to North Carolina points, in
per hundred pounds, on classes
ne to six as follows: 8, 6, 6, 4.
Other Rates Reduced.
The rates from the lower Ohio
yer crossings from st. Louis, and
ON Memphis will be reduced by the
amounts as are the rates from
incinnati."
The commission includes in it's de-
the following table OF present
nd proposed first class rates from
..ncinnati and Louisville over the :
outhern hallway, from Knoxville,
rough Asheville: which is a fair :
.mparison of the statewide reduc-
.ns although the reductions accord
g to classes vary:
East of Knoxville to and including
sheville; Present SO, proposed "a;
iltmore, present 1O4, proposed 1O1;
zalea and swannanoa present 10,
'oposed 101; Black Mountain, pres
it IL, proposed 1O1; Ridgecrest.
-esent ia, proposed 1O1; Old Fort.
.esent 116. proposed 101. Greanlaa .