Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-03-31
SHIPPING INTERESTS
ORGANIZING To RESIST
BIGGER FREIGHT RATES
$50 Representative Business
Men, at Macon Meeting,
Plan Flight Upon Proposed
Change in Interstate Rates
By ROGERS WINTER.
Journal stan Correspondent.

MACON, Ga, March 30.-More than
$50 men, representing practically all
lines of manufacturing and mercantile
business in Georgia, assembled in the
Hotel Dempsey this morning and laid
plans and perfected organization for "a
statewide fight against the revision of
Georgia intTa-state freight rates, pro-
posed by the railroads in petitions now
On file before the state railroad CON-
mission.
The meeting was called by the Macon
chamber of commerce, through it's traf-
fic department, of which b. Gillian is
manager. and was thoroughly satisfac-
tory both in points of attendance and In
evidences of an aroused interest among
shippers generally.
Atlanta was represented at the meet
ing by Harry T. Moore, traffic manager
OF the Atlanta freight bureau; Charles
H. Kelley, president of the bureau; H f.
Choate, of the ]. X. Orr Shoe company,
and F. NJ. Marsh, of the Atlanta Table
company.
w. w. Horne, of Atlanta, secretary of
the Georgia Manufacturers association,
was named temporary chairman, and B.
Gillian, traffic manager of the Macon
chamber of commerce, was named tenn
porary secretary.
S. Guyt McLendon, rate attorney for
the Griffin chamber of commerce. opened
the discussion with general remarks
| touching both the revision Of Georgia in
| tra-state rates proposed by the railroads
operating in this state, and the revision
of interstate freight rates in the south
eastern territory which went in effect
last January l.
PLAN OF ACTION.
After considerable discussion as to
the best plan of organization a com
mittee was appointed to formulate defi-
mite recommendations along this line,
and the committee retired at once and
very soon returned with a report sug-
costing organization as follows:
Four officers, to-wit: Chairman. vice
chairman, secretary and treasurer.
An executive committee of twelve to
he In general charge of the campaign,
This committee also to name the four
cfficegs. ~
Four secondary committees to-wit:
First, committee on statistics to COM
pile data showing the effect of the pro-
posed revision on the various lines of
manufacture and merchandise!
Secord, committee on publicity to Sc
cure the cooperation and support of
the newspapers in arousing interest in
the campaign.
Third, committee on ways and means
campaign.
Fourth committee on legislation TO
look after any matters of this nature
which n light develop.
Lastly, the organization committee
recommended the appointment OF nom
mating committee Of seven to prepare
and submit list of twelve for the exc
cutive committee, and submit nominal
tions also for the four secondary COM
mitJees
As a substitute for the report of the
organization committee, resolution was
introduced placink the campaign in the
hands of the Georgia Manufacturers as
ISOLATION, with the request that the as
ISOLATION call on other organized bodies
for such assistance as it might need.
This resolution met with vigorous oppo-
sition and was not encouraged by w. w.
Horne, secretary of the Georgia Manu-
facturers' association. 1t was voted
down and the report of the organization
committee was adopted.