The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-15
showed that the years work had beer
successful in all counties.
RATE SCHEDULE PRESENTED

tors of the Birmingham district Mon
day presented the public service
schedule of proposed rates on coal
and coke shipped from mines in the
state to all consuming centers. The
railroads and operators were in
agreement on the proposals, except in
a few minor instances. No represen-
tative of the pubic appeared to pro-
| test.
| The schedule proposed a large num-
| Der of decreases in rates and the
public service commission stated that
| practically all sections of Alabama
will receive the benefit of the reduc-
| tions. However, in a few instances
increases have been proposed. ]. M.
Dewberry, chairman of all the rail-
roads in submission of the coal and
| coke rate case, said towns for which
| increases have been proposed have
received unusually low rates and that
/ the increases would put them on a
parity with other cities.
Although notice of the proposed
schedule had been given to all clties
and commercial organizations of the
state and no one appeared to pro-
test against the proposals, the COM
mission announced that two other OPP
/ portunities will be given for oppo-
| sition. The commission will go to
Birmingham Wednesday and Will
| hold sessions for two days. Any per-
| sons who do not desire to have the
proposed schedule in effect have been
| invited to appear before the commls-
sion and submit evidence and argu-
ment in opposition. When the Biz
mingham hearings have been con-
cluded the commission will return TO
Montgomery. but will go to Albany
Decatur Monday, where the case Will
be opened for one day.
The coal and coke rate has been
pending before the co omission for
| many months. A citation was first
issued to the railroads to show why
reasonable" rates should not be
established on the Two ~omlnodities.
When the general citation as issued
| to the railroads to justify all rates
between points in the Alabama coal
and coke case was combined with the
general investigation. J. w. Dew
berry al oeared as the representa-
| tive of the railroads in the hearing
and submitted a general statement in
support of the rates which the rail-
l road proposed. s. L. Yerkes of Biz
| mingham came for the coal opera
tors and stated that the schedule
would not be acceptable with minor
amendments.
ROADS TO SUBMIT PLANS
/ Railroads operating in Alahama
notified the public service commits
| sion MONDAY that they dc ignated
|
| them before the commission June Z
and propose plans for the establish
| ment of cotton concentration priv
| ileges on cotton shipped from one
| point to concentration point and in
| tended for resnipment to a consum-
ing point in Alabama. The commits
sion bagan an informal Investigation
at the request of the Alabama farm
| bureau federation AMI at confer.
ence last week gave the railroads
until June to make a PROPOSE.
The farm bureau contended that
| consumers of the cotton in other
| state had an Unfair advantage over
Alabama in that they could concen-
| trate their cotton and reship 1T to
points of consumption, on through
rates while consumers in this state
were not accorded the same privilege.
Members of the committee, which
will appear for the railroads at the
conference with the farm bureau fed
Grafton and with the public service
commi ssion are: c. ID. Quinn, F. D..
Mcconnell, F. G. Browder. Clyde
Austin. H. D. Pollard. f. G. Evans. G..
steiner, George w. Jones and Sid H.
| Smith.
FIVE CONVENTIO. SCHEDULED
Montgomery will be the host of
five conventions during the week.
| The Alabama farm bureau fedora
| ton, State optical society and the
Alabama Association of Realtors, be-
| gan their annual meetings Monday.
| The Alabama Bankers association
| will hold it's annual convention here
Friday and Saturday, while the Ala
bama Association of Insurance
Arents will meet in annual conven.
| ton Wednesda-'.
TV- STILLS DESTROYED
| Reports of the destruction of two
! stills in Tusc, loosa coui.y and one
| in Shelby county ere received by the
state law enforcem >nt department
| today. One person was arrested in
| shelby on a charge of distilling.
| state officers worked with federal
| agents in the +. ids.