Alabama Railroad Commission

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Alabama Railroad Commission
Agency overview
Formed1881
Dissolved1915

The Alabama Railroad Commission was an elected board that managed railroads in Alabama. [1] The commission was founded in 1881 was later replaced by the Alabama Public Service Commission in 1915. [2] [3]

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Responsibilities

The commission regulated freight rates on different products. [4] [5]

Officeholders

Years
PresidentPlace 1Place 2
1881 Walter L. Bragg (D) James Crook (D) Charles P. Ball (D)
1882
1883
1884
1885 Henry R. Shorter (D) Levi W. Lawler (D) Wiley C. Tunstall (D)
1886
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
1892
1893 James T. Holtzclaw (D)
Willis G. Clark (D)
1894
1895 Harvey E. Jones (D) Ross C. Smith (D)
1896
1897 James Crook (D)
1898
1899 A. E. Caffee (D) Osceola Kyle (D)
1900
1901 John V. Smith (D) Wiley C. Tunstall (D)
1902
1903 William T. Sanders (D)
1904
1905 B. B. Comer (D)
1906
1907 Charles Henderson (D) William D. Nesbitt (D) John G. Harris (D)
1908
John A. Lusk (D)
1909
1910
1911 Leon C. McCord (D) Frank N. Julian (D)
1912
1913
1914

References

  1. ↑ "Kolb Will Make Race". Americus Times-Recorder. January 21, 1904. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "Ask Permanent Rate Increase". Russell Register. October 29, 1915. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "About Us". Alabama Public Service Commission. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "Rates On Cotton In Alabama Equitable". The Macon Telegraph. March 8, 1906. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "Road Will Raise Rates, Anyway". The Macon Telegraph. May 6, 1905. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
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