The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-11
CONSUMERS FAIL
TO GET BENEFIT
Selma And Montgomery
Are Not Benefited By
Freight Rate Cut
[ State Capital Ruraaul

MONTGOMERY, May 10-The
ultimate consumer Of coal in Selma
and Montgomery has; SO far failed to
reap the benefit in lower prices Of the
fuel from the reduction on freight rates
from the mines, put into effect March
1, 1924, by order of the Alabama pub
lie service commission, it was stated
Saturday by ]. H. AkIredge, examiner
for the commission.
Mr.. Aldredge stated, that he had sent
inquiries to the commercial organiza-
tions of various cities. in Alabama to
see if the retail coal dealers had passed
the benefit of the reduction to their
consumers. From returns received from
Selma and Montgomery and from his
conversation with consumers in the lat
ter city, Mr.. Aldredge stated he was
convinced that the people in both these
cities had not been aEael to buy their
coal any cheaper on account of the
reduction in freight rates. The freight
rates reduction from practically all
mines, in Alabama to Montgomery
would be around "a cents per ton, Mr..
Aldredge stated.
Athens, Ala, according to Mr.. Aid
redge, reported that the consumers there
had received the benefit OF a reduction
of 30 cents per ton OF coal at the mines.
fmade BY the mining companies, and fur
ther reduction by the dealers there
amounting in all to rs cents per ton,
which includes this reduction in the
initial price Of the coal and the reduc-
ton in the cost of transportation.
From the three cities of Florence,
TIscumbia and Sheffield, it was re-
ported that 40 cent reduction per ton
in coal had been made by the dealers,
which was a trifle more than the aver
age reduction in freight rates. Freight
rates ON coal to Birmingham and Mo-
bile had not been reduced at all by the
commissions order and hence no in
quiries We're made of those cities.
Gas For IngIenOOk was re-
ceiyed Saturday by the Alabama public
service commission from the Birming-
ham Electric, company to construct
facilities for the delivery of gas to
InglenoOk, suburb of Birmingham.
Commissions Issued-The following
commissions have been issued by Secre-
tary OF State s. II. Blan:
Notaries public, b. M. Bains, Jr.,
OneOnta, Blonnt county: p. e. South,
BlOuntsville, Blount county; Coy Payne,
Skipperville, Dale county; j. Il. Wiki
inson. Hartford. Geneva county; b.
G. GaSque, Birmingham. Jefferson
county Claude 4. Estes. BirminFhsm.
Jefferson county; g. T., McRae, Fair
Florence, Lauderdale. county; Louise
Passo, Mobile. Mobile county Annie
G. Ryan. Montgomery, Montgomery
county; William ]. Fuller, Montgom-
cry, Montgomery county; NJ. N. Man
ming. Talladega, Talladega county; G.
c Patrick, Bull, Tuscaloosa county.
Notary public and ex-Officio Justice
of the peace, Williamc b. Gross, pre-
cinct 81, ScOttsboro, Jackson county.
Files Expense AecOunt-Return of
expenses in the campaign closing. May
Is, with the democratic primary of that
date was received Saturday at the Of.
flee Of the secretary of state from
Fleetwood Rice. candidate for judge of
the sixth judicial circuit. The $104 fee
to the state democratic committee was
the only expense returned by the candi-
date.
Goes To COnvention-Geor W. Ell
Ellis state treasurer. will leave Sun
day for Atlanta to attend the South
ern Baptist convention.
To Review Case-The supreme court
of Alabama on Saturday received rec
ord in the case of Clarence Bailey
against the state. appealed from the
Montgomery circuit court, where Bailey
was sentenced to hang for first degree
murder. Bailey was convicted for
stabbing to death James Culpepper,
fellow convict at Kilby prison. the
tragedy occurring November IA, 1923.
He was sentenced to hang January IL,
1924, but appeal was taken to the high
er court The case will be submitted
next week to the supreme court, which
starts work on the cases of the third
division which includes Montgomery
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