The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-07-15
ADJUSTMENT OF
FREIGHT RATES
For the Gulf and South Allan
tic Ports in Order to Pro-
mote Business
IMPORTANT FOR SOUTH
IMPORTANT FOR SOUTH
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, July 15.-(By the
Associated Press .)-Represen
of the South Atlantic and Gulf ports |
weree before ad outlined to che Of
ficials of the railroad administration
today their views regarding rates
and service to these ports. They
contended that the rate to these
ports should be made to complete
with the North Atlantic ports for the
export trade for the middle western
States.
Tomorrow the representatives go
before the shipping board and pre-
sent their plea for adequate tonnage
and fair rates. "A great many peo-i
pie representing shipping interests
are present.
Washington, D. c., July 14.-On
the eve of their big hearing before
the Railroad Administration for an
adjustment of freight rates from the
Middle West to the Gulf and South
Atlantic ports, representatives, of the
mississippi Valley st ates tn Gulf
Estates and the South Atlantic Stat
es launched at conference in the
New Willard Hotel yesterday per-
manent joint conference committee
for the promotion of their common
interests in foreign trade.
The new organatizon will bear
the name of the Conference Com
mittee of the Mississippi Valley, the
South Atlantic and Gulf States and
it's purpose will be to pool the
strength of the three great sections
represented in all matters affecting
their share of the great forthcom-
ing boom in foreign trade. The
conference which was attended by
some fifty representatives of the
commercial bodies of the three sec
itions, wound up lengthy discusson
Icf the situation by appointing a
committee of three TO mature the
plans of the organization. The COM
,,mittee consists of:
| Matthew Hale, of Wilmington, N.
&C., president of the Quasi-Pub1ic
| South AtlanSit Maritime Corpora
| ion, formed by the ports of Winning
iton, Charleston, Savannah, Bruins
lwick and Jacksonville.
;; Col. H. j. Miller of Chicago repre-
lsenting the Chicago Association
: of Commerce and the Mississippi
VALLEY Association.
: John M. Parker of New Orleans,
t honorary president of the Mississip-
, pi Valley Association and represen-
t ting in particular the interests of the
iGulf ports.
, According to the resolution adoptd
3 this permonent Joint conference
1 committee will consist of fifteen
representatives, five from each OF
l ,tle three sections now allied. They
;. will be appointed from the com
: ,nercial organization of the follow
ling representative cities:
e From the Middle West:-One
a delegate from each Of the cites o
iSt. Louis Cincinnati, Chicago, Kan
Isas City, and one from the Twil
Cities jointly-Minneapol and st
e Paul.
g For the Gulf States. One delegat
g from each of the cities of Galveston
: Houston, Mobile, Pensacola and Ne,
a iOrleans.
0 For the South Atlantic states
i One delegate each from Whining gtor
IS Charleston, Savannah, Brunswick
, land Jacksonville.
Il Tonight the committee on organ.
,-I cation, promptly following it's in
n structions, sent out a vigorous LEI
K ter to commercial bodies and cite
lurging cooperation.
@ Congressman Pou, who has bee
ID fighting the pending bill to mcI
ID lrfgidly enforce the prohibitio
,e laws says that he has receive
,s numerous letters from people a.
/. over the country heartily commen,
ing him for his bora stand againl
the passage of the law He sa,
he THAT these comMendatory lette
nj come from the people in. all wall
= iof life
Id Hearings IN opposition to the CO..
ne lfirmation of John Shelton William
ce las EomptroIIer OF the Currency co
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