The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-10-27
Sc c. BE A M IAN
co M. MAXW WELL
Will Get Together On Rail
road Rates Both inter
and Intra-State
IN UNITY is STRENGTH.

Washington, Oct. 26.-On the
outcome of meeting in Raleigh
tomorrow morning between repre-
sentatives of the North Carolina
Traffic Association and the State
Corporation Commission depends,
in large measure, the fate of North
Carolina's fight for relief from ex-
listing discriminatory freight rates.
Secretary Beaman, of the Raleigh
Chamber of Commerce, and Secre-
tary arlow of the Wilson Chamber
of Commerce, who are actively
leading the fight for the. CONNER
mercial bodies of the State, left
Washington tonight for Raleigh
and tomorrow morning will ask
Commissioner Maxwell for a confer
ence. Both of the secretaries de-
clared emphatically today before
leaving that they would make every
effort to get together with the Cor
poration Commission in an effort tc
continue the fight, which appears
to have been partially won. on com
mon grounds.
At the present, widely divergent
opinions on the effect of the rates
proposed by the examiner, who
heard the North Carolina case are
held by the Triff1c Association rep
resentives and Commissioner Max
well. The Corporation Commission
believes that the scale of rate:
within the State SO per cent. The
secretaries believe that the propos
ais of the examiner will not affec1
the State rates to any appreciable
extent.
But, irrespective of the correct
ness of either poinion, the detri
mental thing about the whole bust
ness is the lack of cooperation be
tween the traffic representativ i've!
and the Corporation Commission
both parties to the suit before the
Interstate Commerce Commission
against the Railroad Administra.
ton. With the commission deter
mined to file a brief exception tc
the intra-state proposal of the ex
aminer and the traffic representa-
tixes declaring State rates not in
volved, both become easy prey fol
the attorneys for the railroads.
The situation is dangerously com
plicated and fraugnt with grave pos
sibilities. With such widely sepa
rated constructions of the exanin
er's recommendations, upon which
the shippers and the Corporation
Commission and the Railroad Ad
ministration are to base their argu
ment, the Interstate Commerce
Commission and the Railroad Ad
ministration are to base their argu
ment, the Interstate Commerce
Commission, if it follows preceden
in determining the North Caroline
case, will decline to disturb the
', grossly unjust and Discrimination.
sacle now in effect.
The decision Of the traffic reppe
sentatives to return to Raleigh ant
make overtures fer a truce follow
ed the revocation of an earlier de
termination to issue a second state
ment challenging the corporation
commissions Interpretation of Ex
aminer tBurnside's report. This lat
ter purpose was agreed upon be
tween the two secretaries and
Howard Fishback, attorney for sth
North Carolina Chambers of Com
merce, upon receipt of letter from
Examiner burnside in which b
stated according to Mr.. Beaman
that the. state rates are in no wis
! involved in the present case. Cop
les of this letter were sen, it ap
/, pears to Mr.. Maxwell and to MI
Edgar Watkins, of Atlanta, attor
ney for the corporation commission
Both Mn. Beaman and Mr.. Bal
lew are weary of the newspape
controversy. Quite contrary t
their reported comment upon a re
cent editorial in a North Carolin
paper attacking the commission
they expressed regret in converse
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