Alabama Railroad Commission
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1881 |
| Dissolved | 1915 |
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]
Responsibilities
The commission regulated freight rates on different products.[4][5]
Officeholders
| Years | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Place 1 | Place 2 | |
| 1881 | Walter L. Bragg (D) | James Crook (D) | Charles P. Ball (D) |
| 1882 | |||
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| 1884 | |||
| 1885 | Henry R. Shorter (D) | Levi W. Lawler (D) | Wiley C. Tunstall (D) |
| 1886 | |||
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| 1890 | |||
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| 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
- ^ "Kolb Will Make Race". Americus Times-Recorder. January 21, 1904. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ^ "Ask Permanent Rate Increase". Russell Register. October 29, 1915. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ^ "About Us". Alabama Public Service Commission. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ^ "Rates On Cotton In Alabama Equitable". The Macon Telegraph. March 8, 1906. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ^ "Road Will Raise Rates, Anyway". The Macon Telegraph. May 6, 1905. Retrieved 3 May 2025.