The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-01-05
TRAFFIC CLUB is TO LIMITATION TREATY
JOIN NATIONAL BODY ALMOST COMPLETED
Will Give Pensacola Opportunity
for Much Publicity
Throughout Country.

Members OF the Pensacola Traffic
and Foreign Trade club met yester-
day at the rooms of the Chamber Of
Commerce, the president, Roscoe Wal
lace presiding.
One of the important features of the
meeting was the decision, by unani-
nous vote. to join the National In
dustrial Traffic League. the greatest
traffic organization in the United
States. This will have the effect of
giving to Pensacola members many
advantages, not only through the OPP
portunities offered in traffic service,
but in the splendid publicity which
will be one OF its results.
Chief among the matters discussed
were freight rates. as applied TO va
rious commodities, and 1t was brought
out that through the Traffic Bureau
OF the Industrial Commission. there is
possible an adjustment Of rates on
coal shipped from the Alabama and
Tennessee mines to Pensacola, which
are not entirely satisfactory at this
time.
Alabama and Tennessee mines to the
gulf have recently put into use
method OF handling coal for export,
effective December 16, 1921. Former
~ coal from Alabama was put through
the tipple at Pensacola for $500 per
ton: the new plan is to put the coal
into Pensacola for $125, plus twenty
five. cents charge for tipping. But
this arrangement when put into eff
feet proved that the coal people would
have to pay S2.e0 per ton TO Pensacola,
plus twenty-five cent?, looking for
refund of the smaller charge which
would be made upon the presentation
OF receipt for tipping to the mate,
master captain, engineer or some re-
sponsible person. showing that the
coal had actually been dumped in the
ship, and that the ship was destined
for some place outside OF Pensacola
harbor.
Objections to this were that the
character Of the arrangements caused
the coal people to put out twenty-five
cents a ton unnecessarily, and make
II obligatory to do great deal of
clerical work to get back the money
thus paid out. Another objection was
that the coal for boats operating in
the harF5or was at a net rate of SIPS,
The traffic department has handled
this matter and has received assur-
ances from the railroads that this
tariff will be withdrawn, and that
other satisfactory arrangements Will
Tie made.
Ii was brought out at the meeting
through representatives Of the South
ern Paving Construction Company
that through the offices of the traffic
bureau OF the Chamber OF Commerce
that firm alone has already been saved
between $4,000 and $4,000 year, in
the reduction in rate arranged for
with the Louisville and Nashville rail-
road company. on creosote oil from
New Orleans TO Pensacola.
The meeting was an interesting one
and at its close Mr.. Wallace pointed
out that the organization was formed
TO be of real service to the business
men Of the community. He said that
he felt that already it's worth had been
proved, and that If the various COM
mercial interests of the city would
take advantage OF the opportunities
It offered, it would mean the saving
OF many thousands of dollars to PEN
sacola.
He urged that every member make
It his special business TO bring others
into the organization, because he be-
lieved that in the union of forces. and
a better understanding OF traffic
problems. would come greater prog
ress and more financial profit along all
lines represented.