The daily times., 1921-07-21

New Bern, Wilmington, washing
jton. and other Eastern Carolina
points, This is an independent prop
osition sprung by the railroads. and
! having no relation whatever with the
lVirginia-Carolina rate case, except
, that if tine proposition OF the rail-
roads goes through, the : Eastern
points which have heretofore been
enjoying water rates will be raised
to the rates which are to be applied
generally to North Carolina.
| The railroads state that it will be
their purpose to Immediately cancel
the present rates between points in
Eastern North Carolina, such as
New Bern, Washington, Edenton,
Greenville, Tarboro, Wilmington,
Beaufort, Belhaven and Elizabeth
City, these places now enjoying on
the basis of water competition, rates
lower than those in effect to points
like Goldsboro, Raleigh, Wilson,
Durham, Rocky Mount, Henderson.
and other points in the section lying
in the same general territory, and to
advance the rates to the points along
the coast up to the rates to Colds
boro, Raleigh and other points
named.
i These facts were given me today
by M. r. Beaman, of Raleigh, who
with j. H. Fishback, of Washington,
/ epresents the numerous chambers
of commerce and shippers through
recently decided in favor OF North
Carolina. In February, 1920, there
was a railroad conference at which
this project was taken up, but the
efforts of Messrs. Beaman and Fish
back sidetracked it, but it is now to
the fore again, and it comes about
from the fact that there is no longer
forceful water competition. The
rates to New Bern, Wilmington,
| Edenton, Washington, Beaufort and
other points among the eastern coast
were made on the basis of water
transportation, to meet water rates,
inasmuch as there is no water trans
portation between New York, Phila-
delphia and Baltimore to the East
ern coast of North Carolina, they are
prohibited from continuing these
lower rates to that section, and will,
therefore, publish tariffs to advance
the rates up to the rates that are
made to Central and Eastern Cen
trail North Carolina, such as Colds
boro, Raleigh, Henderson, Wilson
etc.
The railroads have arranged for a
conference with shippers interested
both in these rates, and in rates from
the Ohio. river, the West, and the
territory lying west of Pittsburg,
Wheeling and Buffalo, at. which
time they will give shippers of the
State an opportunity to present their
views concerning these new adjust
ments of rates.
Mr.. Beaman and Mr.. Fishback
are now having series of confer
ences with representatives of the
railroads committee that is at work
on the new tariff of rates that is to
be made effective on September
10Th, under the order of the Inter
state Commerce Commission. which
removed the gross discrimination in
freight rates that existed 40 or more
years against the State with respect
to rates between North Carolina and
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore.
Harrisburg, Pittsburg, Buffalo, and
the East generally, and between
North Carolina and the Southeast in
both directions. The carriers have
promptly announced their purpose to
conform literally to the REQUIRE
ments of the commissions decision,
the railroad committee being at
work to. have the new rate, as re-
quired by the order.
The decision of the Interstate
Commerce Commission radically
changes the existing rates between
North Carolina and the North and
the South. Under the new rates the
great advantages in rates in favor of
the Virginia cities are removed, and
North Carolina cities and towns will
be enabled to draw in good from the
North and East on rates that are
reasonably related to the rates paid
by the Virginia cities.
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