The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-06-18
WILL OPPOSE
PETITION 7 0
INCREASE RATE
A., 3. & A. SEEKS TO CANCEL
SPECIAL COMMODITY RATE
WHICH WOULD AFFECT BIG
LOCAL PLANT.

The Brunswick Board of Trade has
received official notice that the A., b.
| & A. railroad has made application to
| the Georgia railroad commission to
cancel special commodity rates on
! logs from MunSon and other points
on the line to Brunswick and apply
| i'll lieu thereof the commissions re-
vised class = rate to this business.
This means an increase in the rate
! on the commodity III question and vi
tally effects the Brunswick Veneer &
| Package company, which uses large
numbers of these logs at their Bruins
wick plant. The News is advised that
this is the second time the A., b. &.
! A. has increased its rates on the raw
material used by this Brunswick com
pany and it is safe to predict that the
Brunswick Board of Trade and other
business interests of this city will
protest to the railroad against the
proposed change.
Mr.. A. l.. Church of the Brunswick
Veneer & Package company was asked
for an expression on the subject yes
terday and he was very careful in
what he said on the situation. He
did say, however, that the A., b. &
A. people ought to keep the faith made
with his company when the company
erected its plant il. Brunswick and
confirmed the statement that this is
the second time the line has increased
this rate on logs since the Brunswick
plant has been in operation Mr..
Church very naturally feels that the
people of this city ought to stand be-
hind him in the matter and it is more
than likely that the Board of Trade
will call a meeting in a few days to
discuss the matter with view of for
mally filing objections to the proposed
| Increases with the Georgia railroad
commission.
The following letter addressed to
the Brunswick Board of Trade from
the rate expert Of the railroad com
mission on the subject is selfexplan-
atory:
/ Board of Trade,
Brunswick, Ga.
Gentlemen:
BY direction of the commission |
beg to hand you herewith COPY of an
pllcation made by the A., b. & A. rail
road to this commission for authority
to cancel commodity rates on logs
from A., b. & A. stations, Munson,
Ga, and east to Brunswick, Ca, and
apply in lieu thereof the commissions
revised class p scale The application
| is self-eXplanatory.
THE commission begs to request
that you have this matter submitted
to such parties as might be interested
IN the same, and request that thew
communicate their views to the com
mission with reference to the applica-
ton. Yours very truly,
%. p. WEBSTER.
Rate Expert"
Inc letter from the A., b. & A. Off
Gals to the railroad commission ask
ing for authority to make the change
is as follows:
TO the Honorable Railroad Commits.
sion of Georgia,
Atlanta, Ga.
Inc Atlanta, Birmingham g. AT.
lantic railroad, e. r. Lamb, receiver
by Z. b. Kealhofer, it's general freight
agent, respectfully petitions your hon.
orable commission that it be hermit.
Ted to cancel its local freight tariff
NO. l327-B, publishing rates on logs,
from A., B. & A. stations, Munson
"a, and east to Brunswick. Ga. and
apply in lieu thereof the commissions
revised class p scale.
AT the time this tariff was nublish.
ed the commissions classification
CLASSIFIED logs, carload, class p per
car OF $4,000 lbs, and until the com.
MISSIONS classification was revised
eIectlVe July 1, 1914, providing for
Class + per car Of 10000 lbs. on logs.
the rates as shown in tariff 1227, y
were lower than the commissions
rates for the same distances. The
proposed basis, i.e., revised cIass %
scale per car 10000 lbs, will result in
lew slight advances, and are so i'm.
material that we desire to cancel the
eariii ana clear our records. Attached
hereto is statement showing tbe
present rates on logs, and old class p
scale, and the revised class p scale
Respectfully submitted.
"A, b. & A. RAILROAD
e. T. Lamb. receiver Nv e u