The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
HEARING IS SET
 CEMENT RATES
September Docket Of Util- ity Commission Is
 Announced

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Aug. 23.- Hearing on cement rates, as partrof the general freight rate investigation being conducted by the Alabama Public Ser vice Commission, is docketed for Sep tember 2.
 The September docket of the com mission announced today, shows the fol lowing other cases docketed for Sep tember 2. Complaint of the Florence Chamber of Commerce against the Ala
 bama Great Southern railroad ct al. involving rates on black strap molasses in carloads from Mobile to Florence, with petition for reparation. A petition of the Louisville and Nashville railroad for authority to cancel provisions of
 the terminal tariff permitting use of team tracks at Woodlawn for loading or unloading carload freight inter- changed with connections at Birming- ham, A petition of all steam railroads of the state for authrity to establish minimum weight not less than 90 per cent of the morked capacity of the car, except that where cars are loaded to their visible capacity actual weight shall govern carloads. A complaint of the Florence Chamber of Commerce against the Southern and Northern Alabama railroads, against carload rates on Irish potatoes from Florence to Birmingham, with petition for reparation.
 A petition of the Florence Chamber of Commerce involving rates on lumber from Littleville to Florence. Three com plaints of the Florence Chamber of Commerce involving rates on coal to Florence, Sheffield and Tuscumbia, the first involving such rates from stations on the St. Louis-San Francisco, the second rates from Central of Georgia stations, the third from mines on the Louisville and Nashville railroad and also on coke from ovens on that rail- road.
 For Wednesday, September 3, there is docketed petition of the Alabama Power company for certificate of con venience and necessity for an electric transmission line or lines to connect with the petitioners line to be built from Hpgood to Decatur and a distribution system at Leighton. Town Greek, Hillsboro, Trinity, Cherokee and Court land. A petition by the Alabama Power company for an electric transmission line from Selma by Uniontown and Faunsdale to Demopolis is also set for September 3.
 Other cases docketed for that. date are: Petition of the Louisville and Nashville railroad for authority to dis continue passenger service on trains A and 45 between Camden and Nadawah; of the Cromwell Hardwood Lumber company against the Louisville and Nashville railroad against rates on logs from stations of the Mobile and South and North Alabama division of the Louisville and Nashville within eighty miles of Montgomery to Petition of the Louisville and Nashville for authority to discon- tinue its agency at AHenton and sub stitute in lieu a caretaker.
 For September 8, there is docketed the petition of c. T. Davidson for ap- proval of sale and conveyance of his utility property at Helena to the Ala bama Power company and two citations by the commission, one issued to all gas public utilities, the other to all water public utilities, proposing certain uni form regulations to govern the opera tions of such utilities.
 Hearing on rates on brick and clay products, as part of the general freight rate investigation, is set for Septem- Der 15.