Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16
CURB|NCMDDST TO
R. R. REVENUE,
IS CLAIM
Freight Bureau Members Hear
New Theory Of Rate
Regulation.

DECLARING that governmental regu-
.,f.n bv relieving the railroads or
.,.l,fr and injurious practices from
...5.5 The, could hardly have freed
themselves. has resulted in Increased
rs,..uc for the carriers, Attorney
Edgar Watkins president of the At
r.,ra Ear Association, in an address
a, The annual meeting and dinner of
tho Atlanta Freight Bureau at the
piedmont Hotel Thursday night,
dearly set forth the results OF the
r.or. Of the Interstate Commerce
admission and the various state
commissions, in regulating the roaos
and obtaining rate reductions.
The fact that the recent agreement
between the express companies and
Oh. Interstate Commerce Commission
had obtained for Atlanta greater
rsductioD in rates than the Freight
prresu or local business men have
.,ar asked for. was emphasized by
r Hockaday. general manager of
,ba Southern Express Company, in
an address on the new express rates,
,,Liob on into effect all over the Unit
e5 States February !.
Lower Rate Than Asked.
The Freight Bureau has been
eghftng." he declared, "for rate of
ig5o nor hundred from New York to
Atlanta. and under the rates that go
tr-o effect February ! they will get
r7ta of S2.05 per hundred. The new
rates based on the block system and
approved by the Interstate Com
ynerre commission, mean reduction
ofo5 per cent on shipments of hun
bred pounds and more. and in many
instances where the shipment weighs
less than 100 pounds, the reduction is
more than 50 per cent.
binder. the present rate, for IN
stance the rate on a 10-pound pack
ace is 81, under the new rates it VIII
he As cents
ur Hockaday also urged upon the
business men of the city the neces-
zftv for securely wrapping their pack
yes and clearly and carefully ad-
'ressiug them.
Roads and Public Must Agree.
no intelligent executive officer of
railroad" said Mr.. Watkins in his
snoecH desires to return to the days
when there were no laws regulating
his business. and. while all regula-
ton has not been intelligent and
helpful. 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
he railroads; a recognition by the
uubli, that there IS a private side to
The business Of transportation, and a
recognition by the railroads that their
money is invested in a public use.
AS commissioners become better
Informed and as railroad officials
recognize more the public character
Of their business, operation for the
general good will increase and regu-
lation will become of still more
value
Mr. Watkins declared that the abo-
ition Of the secret rebate system
has been one of the most beneficial
results Of railroad regulation, but de-
-lsred there is still the necessity of
stopping another kind OF discrimina
lion that is none the less important
and us-disCrimination against
.ocalties
Should Stop Discrimination,
Unjust discrimination should be
as effecually stopped between locali-
les aa it has been between individ
uaIsF he said. 1T was easy to with
sometimes it is easier to extend IA
yor to another community than to
take it away from one. Whatever the
methods. the sooner discrimination is
wholly abolished the better for the
arrers\
I'm his annual report Chairman w
A. Parker, Of the board of directors
called the attention of the members
OF the Freight Bureau to the various
asses Atlanta now has pending be-
lore the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, and declared that a favor
able decision would result in the saw
ne Of several millions of dollars an
nuaIiy to local shippers. One case
tone-the petition of the Freight
hureau to the commission to estab-
"So no higher rates to Atlanta than
OBTAIN from Cincinnati to Birming-
nam from North Atlantic ports and
INFERIOR Eastern points all rail and
Ses and rail no higher than Nash
'iae Knoxville and Chattanooga
WIN result in saving of $3.50, 600 per
annum
mr. Parker announced that begin
Wls Friday the board OF directors
Will audit free Of charge ali freight
7"o express bills of members of the
u'Ie7u, file all claims and arrange
nat an payments be made direct 10
.l8'Wants. This is considered one Of
me most important steps the direc-
.,,ll' nave taken since its organiza-
onunued prosperity for Georgia
rp.n Inc South was predicted by Mr.
''fer He presented statistics TO
. remarkable growth of this
ION IN the past few years.
of directors we're re-elected ~ as IA foll
low $. g Dinkins, Gordon p Kiser
, ,,o0ls dholstin, clyde l.. King. F. G.
.o an" ,M,'y, J, l.. Duncan. r NJ. Hud
o'', ho.llng II. Jones. +. r. DuBose
~ 4obley. G, H. Kelly. W. H.
NJ r. l.. Rhodes. r. Rosenbaum,
~ ~, Parker. l. A. Hirschberg. Chas
q F. "1 II b. Wey Wylle F. West,
'' strauss and S. A. Wardlaw.