The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-31

ASKED TO SUPPORT
EXPRESS RATE BILL
TO FIX INTERSTATE
CHARGES AND MAXIMUM
CHARGES
NO ACTION AS YET
Matter Will Be Placed Before
Transportation Committee
Soon.
NO ACTION AS YET

requested TO lend its approval to O bill
10 fix the basis of intrastate express
charges and rates and the maximum
charges OF express companies doing
business In South Carolina, which Is
now before the Legislature.
letter from the Columbia Chamber
OF Commerce with reference 10 Ire
matter Will be placed before the trans
portation committee of the chamber OF
commerce at the earliest opportunity.
Mr.. Porter A. Wh9ley, Secretary, An.
son. s. G..
Dear Sir: am enclosing COPY of
a bill which has been introduced in
the legislature by Representative
Dixon from Fairfield. concerning the
intrastate express rates in South Caf-
olina.
You will doubt less recall the fight
which was waged by this Organization
last summer on the change OF express
rates from the old mileage system to
the present block system. The en-
closed bill has been endorsed by the
Columbia Chamber OF Commerce of
passage OF this bill that every city in
South Carolina will be materially
benefited by virtue of this change In
rates.
You will note the bill provides for
minimum rate OF SO cents for the
3 sub-blocks surrounding the main
sub-btock In which your city Is located
and that for each sub-block beyond
this tho rate iB to increase 5 cents
| for each gub-block, instead OF the
present rate. which provides for an
increase Of 5 cents for the fret and
second sub-block and 10 cents for the
third sub-block. t
Please place this matter before your
board OF directors and request them to
endorse IL and forward copy of your
resolutions to your ursrepresentatiye in
the general assembly,
These rates virtually Jaifect every
section OF South Carolina ana your
local merchants' will be materially
heneflttednin the event we are able 10
secure, tho passage Of this bill. - 2, ;,
Il shall await with interest your
decision In. this matter. /, l., -, -
2eta'.yHr You're very tuly. ~. -.
s@sSo ,y,gi' i. II. w Hoisombs, -
A. bill to. tx the hasis OF intfsstate
cxpress charges and rates and tho
maximum charges OF express .coili.
nnnies doing tuslneaR 10 South. Caro-
SeGtion l.. That for the pufpos6s OF
rates to ,ba. charged and objected On
intrastate shipmepss by expfesb con-.
papiea within South Gar0lina the State
10 hereby divided into blocks aid Sub.
blocks conforming 10 those establish
~. ~ tfa EAsasafsss tsaRiiitS7ce Cofl-
mission OF the UMIted States, the main
blocks being formed by the intsFsec-
tsons OF parallels OF latitude and lbn-
gltude and ali the nxiu blocks being
divided into 16 suh-bloeks.
Sec. 2. That the maximum charge
for the transportation Vf articles OF
merchandise by express companies on
lntrastate shipments shall be as fol-
Iowa: Flrst.class rate so Genus per
hundred pounds with minimnn
charge OF 2s cents for any one ship
ment 10 Gny point In, the 6 sub -blocks
Immediately surrounding and incIud7
Ing the sab-bioclS CT origin (which
shall be known as the home sur,
block' the Raid3 o. blocks forming q
square. the home sub-block being the
Central subtbloek OF said aeuare, That
the rates shall increase s cents Per
hundred npounaa for every sub block
removed beyond the seit square of
flrst 9 SUBJ bebiocks, That foodstufss and
soft drinka ahatis take 60 ,ner cent
OF the fret class. rate. md perishable
goods shipped In ice shall be charged
for at the net rate OF contents, not
Including the Ice. Thht empty pack
ages. commonly, called temples" ,shall
he returned ~ q charge net exceeding
10 cents each. ,,s
Sec. 5. That any shipping point To-
Gated Immediately adjacent to or ct
the intersection OF any psrallel OF lat
itude and longitude fuFni;r q block.
within this State. shall tale the low,
est rate applying to or trr M any. one,
OF ths sasis adtoluing spb-blocks tio-
catee At such intaFsectiona. ~ :,
( Sec.s4 That aas BhiepipE point ,ta-
GATED In n main block, Within this
State, extending sepproximately more
than half way In she Atlantic ocean
shalt have rate as from the nearest
suh-tlock Ia the adjoining main block;
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