The following changes have been made in the Commissioners' Classification, taking effect on April 10th, 1894: Cotton-seed Hulls, any quantity-Class G, without percentage. Rice in sacks, C. R., 3. Crossties, hewed, Class P, less 20 per cent. Crossties, sawed, cut not more than nine feet in length-Class P. Cans, tin, empty, racked or boxed, or in jackets, C. R., first class; O. R., second class. Cans, tin, empty, to be used for paint and oils, minimum weight, 20,000 pounds, O. R., fourth class. All Circulars and parts of Circulars in conflict with the above are hereby repealed. By order of the Board. A. C. BRISCOE, Secretary. L. N. TRAMMELL, Chairman. Change in the Commissioners' Classification. On and after May 10th, 1894, the following changes in the Commissioners' Classification will be in effect: Oil, in cans, encased in wood, C. R., First Class; O. R., Third Class. On and after same date, all narrow-gauge railway companies will be allowed to charge for transportation of Brick, Class P, with twenty-five per cent. (25 per cent.) added. By order of the Board. A. C. BRISCOE, Secretary. L. N. TRAMMELL, Chairman. HEWED AND SAWED CROSSTIES, ETC. From and after the 12th day of June, 1894, the following changes in the Commissioners' Classification will be in effect: Hewed and sawed Crossties, Class P., subject to Rule No. 12, of "The Rules Governing the Transportation of Freight." Merry-Go-Rounds, carload lots, C. R., Class 6, without percentage. All Circulars and parts of Circulars in conflict with the above are hereby repealed. By order of the Board. A. C. BRISCOE, Secretary. L. N. TRAMMELL, Chairman. Tariff of Southern Railway Company. It appearing to the Commission, by the petition of J. M. Culp, Traffic Manager of the Southern Railway Company, that The East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway Company, The Richmond and Danville Railroad Company, The Georgia Pacific Railway Company, The Elberton Air Line Railroad Company, The Roswell Railroad Company, and The Lawrenceville Railroad Company are under the management, control and ownership of the Southern Railway Company, it is, therefore, ordered: That said railroads shall be subject to Rule One of this Commission "For Governing the Transportation of Freight.” It is further ordered, that the rates on said railroads, above named, composing said system, be made uniform, and that said railroads shall be allowed to charge as maximum rates for the transportation of freight and passengers no more than as follows: Passengers; Class A. (Three cents per mile). * Freight: On Classes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, A, E, G, H, L, N, O, the Standard Tariff, with twenty-five per cent. added. On B, K, M, R, the Standard Tariff, with ten per cent. added. On Classes C, D, F, J, and P, the Standard Tariff, without percentage. On Rosin, Class K, less twenty per cent. * On Coal and Coke: For 50 miles and under, Class L; for 100 miles and over 50, Class L, less five per cent.; over 100 miles, Class L, less ten per cent. * On Lime and Ice, Class L, with ten per cent. added. This Circular to take effect September 1, 1894. By order of the Board. A. C. BRISCOE, Secretary. L. N. TRAMMELL, Chairman. L. N. TRAMMELL, Chairman, G. GUNBY JORDAN, RAILROAD COMMISSION OF GEORGIA, Commissioners. A. C. BRISCOE, Secretary. CIRCULAR No. 239. Changes in Commissioners' Classification. On and after the 20th day of September, 1894, the following changes in the Commissioners' Classification will be in effect: Cane Mills, C. R., Fifth Class. Hard Wood in the rough, shaped for manufacturing, C. R., Sixth Class.. Hay Caps, C. R., Third Class. Bottles, empty, C. R., First Class: O. R., Fifth Class. Cotton-seed Hulls and Cotton-seed Meal, mixed, C. L., Class M. Guano Horns, tin, C. R., D 1. The first paragraph of Rule No. 5 of the "Rules for Computing Fractions" is hereby amended so as to include Class G, and any other Classes containing fractions not heretofore included. BRICK AND LUMBER ON NARROW GAUGE ROADS. On shipments of brick and lumber passing between standard gauge railroads and narrow gauge railroads under the same management, no more than Class P will be allowed to be charged, provided, however, that a charge of three dollars per standard gauge car of 30,000 pounds or over may be made to cover the cost of transfer. Shipments from narrow gauge roads to broad gauge roads, under like conditions, will be allowed a transfer charge, subject to note six of the "Explanatory Notes" of this Commission. Effective at once. By order of the Board. A. C. BRISCOE, Secretary. L. N. TRAMMFLL, Chairman. |