The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-18
Pensacola Among List Ports
Now Having Same Rates
as New York for Export
and Import.
YOOM DAYS FOR
SOUTH PREDICTED
Both Class and Commodity
Rates From Middle West
and Other Sections In
cluded in Ruling:

washington, Aug. 17.-That success
has crowned the efforts of the South
Atlantic ports to secure from the rail-
road administration equal rates, with
New York City. for exports and inn
ports between the middle west and
South America, was made clear today
by a formal notice received from the
division of traffic, II. S. railroad ad-
ministration, by Matthey Hale. presf-
dent of the South Atlantic Maritime
Corporation.
That notice reads as follows:
instructions have been issued for
the preparation of tariffs which are
TO provide for a line of export rates
to Brunswick, Ca, Charleston, 5. g,
Georgton, s. c., Gulfport, Miss, Jack
sonville, Fla. Key West, Fla. Mobile.
Ala, New Orleans, La, Pensacola,
Fla. Savannah, Ca, and Wilmington,
~. c.
These rates will be made to apply
from points in Ohio. Indiana. Illinois,
including cities located on both banks
OF the Mississippi river, from Du-
buque. 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 steel articles.
In all cases. the export rates to
South Atlantic and gulf ports are not
20 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 bs sed on sound economic
grounds. For a time il was said that
the railroad administration proposed
to equalize commodity rates alone and
let 1t go at that. but apparently they
have thought better OF 1t and are now
going TO include class rates as well
as commodity rates.
Definite and clear instructions"
said an official OF the railroad admin
istration. shave been issued to Chair
man Johnson. of the western freight
traffic committee, to proceed at once
with publications to provide a line of
class and commodity rates to South
Atlantic and gulf ports. These pro-
posed rates are to apply on traffic
destined to all foreign countries, ex-
cept Mexico and Central America; the
rates applicable to those two countries
will be considered separately. We are
going 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
car ship to South America through
the South Atlantic ports as cheaply
as through New York said Mr.. Hale.
1--WE have many natural advantages
over New York and there is no rea-
son. IL we keep on working harmon
iously together for our common ends
why We should not divert to Whining
ton, Charleston, Savannah, Brunswick
and Jacksonville an immense volume
of exports and imports
THE middle west has assured us
through the Chicago association OF
commerce and the chambers of COM |
merce in other cities that they are
eager to get more gateways out TO |
South and Latin America. They are
tired OF having their goods periodically |
caught in the jam at New York. They |
are tired OF the excessive terminal |
charges at New York. They are tired
of New York; With a 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. by any
means, but the main obstacle-the |
10 existing-has been removed. These |
are going 10 be great days. in my
Judgment. for the New South"