Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-05-12
APPROVE PROPOSED ACT
TO REGULATE COMMERCE
Railroad Commissioners Adopt
Resolutions Before Ad-
journment Thursday

Before final adjournment Thursday
morning the newly created organization
of Southeastern Railroad commissioners,
composed of members from nine south
eastern states, to be known as the
Southeastern Association of Railroad
Commissioners, passed a number Of reso-
buttons, the principal one being an in
dorsement of an act to regulate COM
merce offered by Senator Sheppard, Of
Texas
The resolution follows:
Resolved, That we approve the
amendment of lac act to regulate COM
merce offered by Senator Sheppard, of
Texas, having for its object the reserva-
ton and confirmation of the right OF
the states to regulate intrastate COM
merce and we reaffirm the action of
the National Association of Railway
commissioners on this subject at its
1914 session
An important section Of the act re-
ferred to follows:
THAT nothing in this act, nor the ex-
ercise of any authority by the interstate
commerce commission by virtue there
of, shall absoIve any railroad or other
common carrier from obeying any rate,
rule, regulation or practice of any
state with respect to the transportation
of passengers or property, or the
receiving, delivery, storage, or handling
of property wholly within the state
and not shipped to or from foreign
country, from or to any state or terri
OF lnlaSS until
common carrier shall have secured the
Judgment Of a court of competent juris-
diction holding such rate, rule, regula-
| ton or practice imposed as aforesaid, tc
be unreasonable"
GAMBLER is PRESIDENT.
At the beginning of the Thursday
morning session the association effected
permanent organization, naming C..
Murphey Gambler, chairman of the Geor-
gia commission, president.
The other officers are John G. Rich
ards, South Carolina, vice president; ] :
Prince Webster, rate expert of the Geor-
gia commission, secretary, and j. P.
Darby, secretary of the South Caro-
lima railroad commission, assistant sec
rotary.
The association also passed a number
of other resolutions relating to the pur-
poses of the new organization, the prin-
ity in the classification of articles OF
freight, etc, as incorporated in the res
olution touching on this matter:
The resolution follows:
Whereas it is apparent that uniformity in
classification Of articles of freight, uniformity
in rules of packing. descriptions, demurrage
storage, switching and uniform carload min
lima requirements greatly to be desired
throughout southern classification territory,
therefore, be il resolved:
First That il is the sense of the railroad
and corporation commissioners of the several
states embraced in this territory that such uni
fOrmity is practicable should be agreed upon
and he prescribed by the various commission
ers of the several states embraced therein.
Second, That for the purpose Of investigating
the ACCESSIBILITY and practicability of such prop
er uniform classification descriptions, rules of
packing demurrage, storage, carload minima
requirements, etc, each state commission shall
appoint a member Of a central committee, said
committee TO be called together by the presi-
dent of this association at a date as early as
practicable That IL shall be the duty of said
committee, after carefully considering the
dtions in the several states, TO report to this
association, at n meeting to be called by the
president recommendations touching a uniform
classification and uniform rules respecting the
subjects enumerated and other rules and sub
jects touching services rendered to the public
hy railroad companies.