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Hickory Freight Rates Battle With Statesville Disparity
Hickory merchants argue Southern railroad discrimination raises costs by about ninety thousand dollars annually. Letters to E L Saurono and E L Shuford from 1902 and 1907 describe higher through rates to Hickory, urging Inter-State Commerce Committee intervention for rate equalization and a square deal for local shippers. References to political shifts and immigration policy echo regional tensions between Southern states and national administration.
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E. ¥. Webb
Shelby
N. C
Moore
Washington
Inter-States Commerce Committee
L. Greene
Southern
Inter-State Commerce Committee
Hickory
Statesville
Boston
New York
Chicago
Southern Railroad
Gastonia
Salisbury
Virginia City
Carolina