JAMES M. SMITH,
CAMPBELL WALLACE,
LEANDER N. TRAMMEL,

A. C. BRISCOE, Secretary.

COMMISSIONERS.

REPORT.

OFFICE OF THE RAILROAD COMMISSION,

ATLANTA, GA., May 15th, 1884.}

TO HIS EXCELLENCY, HENRY D. MCDANIEL, GOVERNOR:

SIR: We have the honor to submit to Your Excellency the following report of the operations of the Railroad Commission of the State covering the period from the date of our last report to the first day of May instant.

Circular No. 41 of the series of orders issued by the Commission went into effect January one, 1884, and is in the following language, to-wit:

The following changes in the Commissioners' classification, published March 4th, 1880, are made:

The object which the Commission had in view in issuing this order is sufficiently apparent from the language of the circular itself. This remark is also applicable to circulars Nos. 42 and 43, which went into effect on the days named in said orders respectively, as follows:

1. Rags and paper stock of any kind, in crates, sacks or hogsheads, in any quantity, 6th class.

2. Same, pressed in bales, class R.

3. Fertilizers, in car loads of not less than ten (10) tons of 2,000 pounds each, Class M, with 20 per cent. added.

4. Same, less than car load, Class K, with 20 per cent. added as heretofore.

5. Stamp Mill Machinery, boxed, L. C. L., 5th class.

7. All rates heretofore given upon any of the above articles are hereby repealed.
8. Rags, Paper Stock and Fertilizers must be computed as per Rule One.
9. This Circular to take effect January 1st, 1884.

On January 1st, 1884, the following changes in the Commissioners' Classification will take effect:

Cotton Seed, Cotton Seed Meal and Oil Cake, L. C. L., Class R.

While the Brunswick & Albany Railroad, (now the Brunswick & Western) remained in an incomplete state and without connections with other roads, its revenues depended almost entirely upon its local business. These being comparatively small, the road received extra favorable schedules of rates from the Commission. Connections having been made with other roads at Albany, however, the reason which led the Commission to grant such rates ceased in a large measure to exist and the tariffs which had theretofore been allowed were revised by the Commission. We felt it to be our duty to place this road as nearly as possi ble upon a footing of equality with other roads in the same section of the State. To this end, Circular No. 44 was issued, as follows: