Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16
2DRB|NCADDS To
I. R. R. REVENUE,
IS CLAIM
Freight Bureau Members Hear
New Theory Of Rate
Regulation

n..,r,ns that governmental regu-
-. relieving the railroads OF
s,,r and Injurious practices from
'l s,b ,hey could hardly have freed
.l.oe has resulted in Increased
. for the carriers, Attorney
r,aar watkins president OF the AT
,.a.o B,r Association. in an ADDRESS
. ~. annual meeting and dinner Oh
..,,,ta Freight Bureau at the
n,.sroor+ Hotel Thursday night
fFea Ii', se+ forth the results OF the
cediiS =. the Interstate Commerce
WoLh ;.sior and the various state
Connexions CONNEXIONS in regulating the ROADS
eol COZ nbtainjng rate reductions.
sl ~. tart that the recent agreement.
Ian The express companies ana
tr,+aretate Commerce Commission
.ne ahts,ned for Atlanta a greater
nas IN rates than the Freight
reau ~ local business men nave
asled for. was emphasized by
uockadav. general manager OF
.. carthern Express Company, In
NV sarsss nm the new express rates,
d, 60 - into effect all over the Unit
Al states February |.
60 So, aver Rate Than Asked.
.rhe Freight Bureau has been
..-ttns he declared. "for a rate OF
tS50 per hundred from New iork 70
Atlanta. and under the rates that go
into effect February they VIII get a
rate of sos per hundred. Inc new
,stes based on the block system ana
annroyed by the Interstate com
r,er4e Commission. mean a reducton
ato5 nor cent on shipments of nun
Jrod nounds and more. and in many
Instances where the shipment weighs
less than 100 pounds. the reduction Is
more than 50 per cent :,
Under the present rate, FOR IN
stance the rate on 1o-pound pack,
ace is 81, under the new rates II VIII
BE- IS cents, A..
ur Hockaday also urged upon the
frsss mon Of the city the neces-
/. s.v for securely wrapping their pack
.cs. and clearly and carefully ad-
dressing them.
Roads and Public Must Agree.
No intelligent executive officer oil
railroad" said Mr.. Watkins in his
s,aera desires to return to the Gays
when there we're no laws regulating
his business. and while all regula-
fion has not been intelligent and
haInful. the general results have been
beneficial one Of the greatest bene-
fits is A clearer understanding of the
respective rights of the public and OF
the railroads. a recognition by the
public that there is a private side to
The business Of transportation, and a
recognition by the railroads that thelr
money is invested in a public use.
As commissioners become better
Informed and as railroad officials
recognize more the public character
Of their business, cooperation for the
general good will increase and regu-
lation will become of still more
value"
Mr. Watkins declared that the abo-
lition Of the secret rebate system
has been one of the most beneficial
results Of railroad regulation. but de-
clared there is still the necessity Of
stopping another kind Of discrimina-
ton that is none the less important
and discrimination against
localities.
Should Stop Discrimination.
Unjust discrimination should be
as effectually stopped between locali-
ties as it has been between individ
Uals he said. at was easy to with
draw favor from an individual
sometimes it is easier to extend a ia
vor to another community than tc
take it away from one. Whatever the
methods, the sooner discrimination is
Wholly abolished the better for the
carriers
In his annual report Chairman w
> Parker, of the board of directors
called the attention of the members
o. the Freight Bureau to the various
cases Atlanta now has pending be-
fore the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, and declared that favor
apie decision would result In the say.
ING Of several millions of dollars an
h9aLly to local shippers One case
-Io0e-the petition of the Freight
bureau to the commission to estab.
I.sh no higher rates to Atlanta thar
oUtaln from Cincinnati to Birming
nam from North Atlantic ports anc
INFERIOR Eastern points all rail, ant
sea and rail. no higher than Nash
we Knoxville and CHATTANOOGA
sHnum V-'''''' pe'
"I' FarNer announced that begin
n,4s Friday the board OF directors
VIII audit free Of charge all freigh
ana express bills of members of tn,
. bureau, file all claims and arrang,
, va. All payments be made direct tc
..ssimants This is considered one o.
IN. ne most important steps the direc.
ION ''oo MS olsdiilZa
Continued prosperity for Georgia
p o. lne south was predicted bv Mr.
, ,{dIner He presented statistics tc
go, 80, me remarkable growth of thi,
t II IN the past few years.
Az Of the old members Of the hoa RI
~ directors were reelected as FOL.
I'M I'M > g. Dinkins, Gordon p. Kiser
c'o9ls Hholstin, Clyde l.. King. r, G
81, ,'' p eay, j, l.. Duncan. f NJ Hud
in ! p Boiling II. Jones. f. r. DuBose
Camr MIooley, G. H. Kelly. w. H
" s"p' r" l.. Rhodes. R. Rosenhaun
a. a. Parker, I. A. Hirschberg Chas
q +, ga "a. II. b. Wey, Wylie r West
49, strauss and S. A. Wardlaw.