The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-06-21
SHIPPERS CONFER
IN OPPOSITION TO
FREIGHT INCREASE:
ENTER WARM PROTEST
The Commission Has Received
Notice that Increases Are
Proposed by Railroads to All
North Carolina Points in
Western Rates From Cincin-
matt and Louisville.
ENTER WARM PROTEs'
(By Max Abernethy)

(By MAX ADorn6Lny) .t.
Raleigh, June 21.-The State Cor
poration Commission has called a
conference of shippers Friday to con-
solidate opposition to the railroads
proposals for drastic increase in west
ern freight rates to and from North
Carolina points.
Notice has been received by the
Commission that increases are pro-
posed bS the railroads to all North
Carolina points in western rates from
Cincinnati and Louisville. The ad
vance proposed to Asheville is s cents
first class to $1.55, and it is proposed
to advance these rates to all points in
the zone from Winston-Salem to
Durham $1.75. Points east of Dur
ham are to be raised to $1.8,5, which
would be At and 81 cents over the
present rates. The advance to Will
mington proposed is 81 cents, to
New Bern 6 8 cents, and to Washing
ton, 64 1-2 cents.
has called here Friday it is expected
that representatives of various ship
pers' organizations in the State will
be present to give consideration to
ed advances. In announcing the con-
ference, the Commission says:
''The Corporation Commission has
received from a committee of traffic
officials representing the Asso. rail-
ways of the south full details of pro
posed readjustment of all interstate
freight rates to and from all points
in North Carolina, together with an
invitation to the Commission and
representatives of shippers organiza-
tions to attend a conference with rail-
road officials in Washington on June
rs, to consider the proposed revision.
The Corporation Commission is to-
day sending out invitations to repre-
sentatives of shippers organizations
in the State to conference in the
Office of the Commission in Raleigh
on Friday of this week, for consider
alton of procedure relating to the
proposed readjustment.
1t is pointed out that the first part
of the proposed readjustment sub
mitted covers rates involved in
fore the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, upon which a decision is
now expected daily. It has already
been decided, at previous confer
that no negotiations would be under
taken with representatives of the
carriers respecting these rates, but
that reliance would be had upon the
determination of all questions with
respect to these rates by the Inter
state Commerce Commission, and
further appeal was made to that
Commission for a speedy determina-
! cases.
After making it plain that the
proposed readjustment asked for by
! the railroads is Constructed upon a
j. basis so far out of line with the fact
ors on which the rates now in effect
/. have been built" the Commission S
notice to the shippers closes with:
| 1.-The plain purpose of this pro-
posal is to deny to North Carolina
any of the benefits of it's proximity to
trunk line territory, with which it is
now in close and unequal competi-
tion, and to raise the whole level
+; of our rates to and from the West
to the level of Georgia and other
Southern States, four and five hun
dred miles removed from trunk line
territory. If such proposal is serious
ly pressed by the carriers it will
bring before the Interstate Commerce
Commission for determination the
most important freight rate contro-
versy we have ever had"