The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-24
CERTAIN ROADS ARE ALLOWED ID REOPEN RATE INCREASE CASE
l.. & N., Southern and Coast Line, However, Fail to Show Line of New
 Testimony

Montgomery, November 23.-(Special)
 The state public service commission today
 granted the petition of the Atlanta, Bir-
 mingham and Atlantic, the Central of Georgia, the Seaboard Air Line and the Western Railway of Alabama for re-
 hearing of the 10 per cent increase rate
 case, and denied similar petitions of the
 Louisville and Nashville, the Southern
 and the Atlantic Coast Line railroads. | In the case of these latter roads, the
 commission ruled that they had not
 shown that another hearing would be pro-
 ductive of new testimony.
 | The roads whose petition was granted
 will be allowed by the commission to con-
 tinue the 10 per cent increase until De-
 cember 31, but will be required to come
 before the commission at its regular De-
 cember session and show cause why the extension should be for a period longer than December 31.
 | The effect of the decision Is that the I Louisville and Nashville, the Southern and Atlantic Coast Line railroads must
 return to the published tariffs Decem- 1 Der 1.
 | The commissions order is as follows: l Alabama Public Service Commission, Montgomery, Ala, November 23, 1915: | Atlantic Coast Line Railroad com pany, Central of Georgia Railway com | pany, Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad company, and receivers thereof, l Louisville and Nashville Railroad com pany, Seaboard Air Line railway, South 1 ern Railway company, Western Railway | of Alabama.-Petition for re-hearing in l Docket No 945, wherein a petition for in- I definite extension of the 10 per cent in- crease granted on commodities in the eight group acts, without percentage, ex- 1 cept on fertilizer and fertilizer material. Docket 945
 After hearing petitioners in this cause, the commission is of the opinion that it is justified in granting the appli- cation of the following petitioners: At lanta, Birmingham and Atlantic railroad company and receivers thereof, Central ! of Georgia Railway company, Seaboard Air Line railway and Western Railway of Alabama.
 Ut is therefore ordered that an order | in this cause, dated November 3, 1915, l ItGCIIlS as lOllOWS. Ill luG dUON6 CduSS, after giving due consideration to all tes- I timony presented, the commission is of I the opinion that, based on such evidence. | it is not justified in further extending a previous order granting a 10 per cent { increase on certain commodities men, l toned in the eight group acts; therefore, | the petition is denied, and it is so or dered. Will not apply to the petitioners above mentioned, namely: Atlanta, Bir mngham and Atlantic Railroad company,
 Central of Georgia railway, Seaboard Air | Line railway, Western Railway of Ala 1 ha7na.
 | And ii is further ordered, that pre- v,ous order dated December 2, 1914, granting a 10 per cent increase on certain 1 commodities mentioned therein in the I eight-group acts, be and the same is here | by extended as it relates to the carriers 1 hereinabove named, viz: Atlanta. Bir-
 mingham and Atlantic Railroad company and receivers thereof Central of Georgia
 railway, Seahoard Air Line railway and
 the Western Railway of Alabama, until 1 December 31, 1915.
 | And it is further ordered. that the | carriers herinab bove mentioned, viz: At lanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad l company and receivers thereof Central of | Georgia Railway company, Seaboard Air L,ne railway and the Western Railway of ] Alabama. shall individually and separate ly appear before this commission at it's next regular term, namely, Monday, De- | cember G. 1915, and show cause, if any you have, why this 10 per cent increase should be further granted.
 The application of all other carriers in this cause for rehearing is denied. 1 SAM r. KENNEDY, President Alabama Public Service Com 1 mission.
 | "I hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of order as is- sued, this the 23d day or November, 1915. I "ATTICUS MULLIN,
 | Secretary Alabama Public Service Com.