The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-10-11
LOWER RATE1
RECOMMENDED
System Will be Changed in
Order to Give Fair Rates
to North
AND SOUTH CAROLINA
AND SOUTH CAROLINA


the beginning of the end of the pend
ing fight for better freight rates in
North Carolina. Examiner G. v.
Burnside, of the Interstate Commerce
tentative decision in the case of the
Corporation Commission of North
Carolina against the Director Cen
eral of the Railroads, the Atlantic
ating in the State, and recommend
ed a scale of reduced rates for ap-
plication between North Carolina and
South Carolina, pending a general
adjustment later.
In this report, Mr.. Burnside OBJ
serves that "rates for the shorter
distances between North Carolina
and South Carolina are found to be
unreasonable; and rates between
North Carolina, on the one hand,
and South Carolina, and, the Souht-
east on the other hand, are found
to be unduly prejudicial to North
Carolina, and preferential to the
Virginia cities.''
That is the milk in the cocoanut,
the things the Corporation Commis
sion started out to show the Inter
state Commerce Commission and in
which they were joined by a dozen
or more commercial organizations
in the State with the single purpose
of removing discrimination in
freight rates in order that North
Carolina bushes sinterests would
have a better chance to thrive.
In ana1yzing the scale Of horizon
tai reductions recommended by the
examiner, J. Howard Fishback, who
represented the commercial organi-
cations, made the following illustra-
ton to show how the new rates
proposed by the examiner between
North Carolina and points south
would &c applied. the reduced scale
being in. ended to apply tc distance
in the state of NJlth Carolina rs
well as inter state shipments in
South Carolina
Taking rates from Raleigh, as a
typical shipping point, the reduc-
! tions would be about three cents pei
hundred for forty miles, a reduc-
tion of five cents for eight ymiles
fifteen cents for 120 miles, 20 cents
for 200 miles, fifteen cents for 225
miles and ten cents for distance 225
to 800 miles.
'tIt means the breaking up of al
unjust system of rate making tha
has been in existence for more thar
| forty years. 1t also opens up tt
| ties in commerce by virtue of the
| fact that it gives North Carolina cit
les show against their neighborini
towns in Virginia.
The tentative report and decision
of the examiner is subject to excep
tions which may be taken either b.
the defendant carriers or the com
planning parties, the North Caro1in;
commission or the chamber of com
merce. Upon such exceptions, ora
argument before the Commission i
made and the case goes to the jur,
a second time. In case the carrier
except. Mr.. Fishback this afternoon
expressed the opinion that the In
terstate Commerce Commissio
would go still further in adjustin,
the scale in favor of the N. C. cities
Proceeding with his observations
the examiner after recommendin
scale of class rates for application
between North Carolina and SoutI
Carolina pending the determinatio
of a basis for just and reasonabl
rates for al 1.-The southern territor
involved, says:
!, RATES between North Carolin
and points in the East and Mort
are@hot found unreasonable, bu
rates between certain North Care
lima territory and points in the Eas
, and North are found unduly preju
dicial to North Carolina territory an
preferential of Virginia cities.
"The resaonableness Of rates bt
: tween Virginia cities and the soutI
east is in issue in docket No. $40.