The Brunswick news., 1919-08-19
So. ATLANTIC
PORTS SECURE
EQUAL RATES
Railroad Administration Issues
Formal Notice for Preparation
of Tariffs Effective & tOnce
PLACED ON EQUAL BASIS
WITH NEW YORK CITY

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To Great Extent Result OF The
Efforts of The South At!anfic
Maritime corporaiion-Cives
Impetus to South American
Trade
That success has crowned the ef-
orts of the South Atlantic ports to
ecure from the Railroad adIninis-
ration ecual rates with New York
Iity, fCl export and imports be-
ween the Middle West and South
America was made clear yesterday
y formal notice received from the
cad administration. by Matthew Hale
resident CT the South Atlantic Mar
time corporation who was in Pruns-.
lick recently in the interest Of that
operation and who has given out
he following statement relative to
his important matter.
"IEstructions have been received
for the preparation of tariffs which
are tC provide foT line of export
rates to Brunswick, Ca. Charleston,
S. c., Georgetown. s. G., Gulfport,
Miss, Jacksonville Fla, Key West,
Fla., Mobile, Ala. New Orleans. La,
Pensacola, Fla. Savannah Ca. ana
Wilmington, N. ca
These rates will be made t, ap-
ply from points in Ohio, Indiana IL.
linois, including cities located on both
banks of the Mississippi. river, from
Dubuque, Iowa, to St. Louis. Missouri,
inclusive; from points in the southern
peninsula OF the state of Michigan
upon all export traffic; also from
points in Pittsburg and Buffalo dis
tricts and from Johnstown, Pa, on
iron and aeel articles.
IN all cases, the export rates to
-
South Atlantic and Gulf ports via
South Atlantic and Gulf Ports
are not TO exceed the domestic rates
to the ports via which traffic moves =
The point OF this is that the rail-
road administration has decided that
the pleas put up by the South Atlantic
ports for equal treatment with New
York are based On sound economic
grCunds, For time it was said that
the railroad administration proposed
to equaliZe commodity rates and let.
it go at that but apparently they
have thought better of it and are now
going TO include class rates as well
as commodity rates,
Definite and clear instructionssf
an official OF the railroad administra
ton said. have been issued to Chair
man Johnson of the Western Freight
Traffic committee and Chairman
Wright Of the Southern Freight Traf-
fic cCmmitte 10 proceed at once with
publications. to provide a line of class
and commodity rates to South Atlantic
and Gulf ports, These proposed rates
are to apply to traffic destined to
all foreign countries, except Mexico
and Central America; the rates ap-
plicable to those two countries will
be considered separately, We are 60
ing to keep right after this question
and you may rest assured that every
thing will be done to have the rates
effective at the earliest possible date,
This means that shippers located
in the great industrial Middle West
can ship to South America through
the South Atlantic ports as cheaply
as through New York. further stat
ed Mr.. Hale. I'VE have many natural
advantages over New York and there
is no reason, if we keep On working
tremendously together for cur COM
mon ends, why we should not divert
to Wilmington. Charleston. Savannah,
Brunswick and Jacksonville an i'm
mense volume OF exports and i'm
ports.
The Middle West has assured us
through the Chicago Association of
Commerce and the Chambers of Com
mefce IN Otner clt1eS tnat Lney are
eager to get more gateways cut to
South and Latin America. They are.
tired of having their goods period
ically caught in the jam at New FORK.
They are tired Of the excessive ter
minal charges at New York. They are
tired of New York. With fair chance
at their business. made possible by
the forthcoming reduction in freight
rates. we can make the five ports
boom.
THE fight is not all over bg any
means, but the main obstacle-the
discrimination in freight rates hith-
erto existing-has been removed.
These are going to be great days in
my judgment for the New South.