Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-05-05
Creighton Puts
Move In Motion
Sends Petition To |. G.. G.. Asking
Changes In Rates Between
South And Southwest

Motion for immediate revision Of
freight rates between the south
and the southwest was filed with
the Interstate Commerce commits
sion by William S. Creighton OF
Charlotte, on behalf of the South
ern Traffic league, the membership
of which embraces shippers from
all southern states.
Mr.. Creighton, who is secretary
treasurer of the North Carolina
Traffic league, forwarded the mo-
ton to Washington.
The following IL state regula-
tory bodies and shipping interests
in the south concur in and support
the motion as made:
Virginia State Corporation COM
mission, North Carolina Corpora
ton commission, South Carolina
Railroad commission, Mississippi
Railroad commission, Railroad and
Public Utilities commission of Ten
nessee, American Cotton Manufac-
rurers association, North Carolina
Cotton Manufacturers association,
Cotton Manufacturers Association
of South Carolina, Southern Furni-
ture Manufacturers association, R.
J.. Reynolds Tobacco company,
Charlotte Shippers and Manufac-
turers association, North Carolina
Traffic league. Atlanta Freight
bureau, Georgia Cotton Manufac-
turers association, Jacksonville
Traffic bureau, Chattanooga Manu-
facturers association.
The motion was made in a 80
page brief, which was summed up
IN the following pertinent facts:
"1.-Prior to the establishment
Of prescribed rates of July IA, 1928
the rates on southern manufactured
products to the southwest were in
a general way fairly related to the
rates from competing official pro-
ducing points, distance considered.
"2.-The commissions decision
reversed the situation outlined in
the above paragraph, and placed
southern producers. at a disadvant-
age in competing with official ter
ritory producers, although neither
shippers nor carriers advocated such
changes in relationship.
"3.-Southern shippers and
southern carriers protested against
the establishment of relatively
higher rates from southern shipping
points than from official territory.
"4.-The record in the original
proceeding did not warrant drastic
changes in relationship of rates
from official and southern terri
tories to the southwest. In fact,
the examiner in the original pro-
posed report found that the record
did not justify the commission in
prescribing rates from the territory
east of the Mississippi river to the
southwest.
"5.-Southern shippers were de-
MED the opportunity to offer testi-
mony in these proceedings under
Section ; of the act with respect to
rates from southern territory versus
official territory.
"6.-The prescribed adjustment
tends to destroy opportunity of
southern shippers to marker their
products in the southwest in COM
petition with shippers in other ter-
ritories.
"7.-There has already been a
delay of about four and one half
years since the proceeding was first
reopened for the purpose Of consid-
ering rates from the south to the
southwest and any further delay
is unwarranted.
"Wherefore, the Southern Traf-
fc League, Inc, respectfully moves
that an order be entered reopening
this proceeding for the purpose of
considering this motion; that up :.
r~eopening, an order be entered vac
ating and setting aside Finding y,
with respect to rates from THE
south to the southwest; that a fur
Their order or orders be entered as
will accord movant immediate re-
lief from the present highly unsat-
isfactory adjustment of rates from