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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS
10 mu AT, MARCH I. *».
TIE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
(AND NEWS)
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. L. SEELY, President.
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Thn toucblns ape-cb of an aged
waiter kilted the Missouri sntltlpplnx
lasr. Thai waiter la a real artist n t
tbs "touching" game.
Tbe pathos of the plan of railroad
owners that they are being perae-
cutrd la accentuated by llte statement
that J. J. lilll and associate* cleenml
op only IM per cenS on Northern IV
dBo dealt.
Baniag blunders Hrltaln will bar
bar barmaids soon.
Public Printer Stillings drnlrs Dial
fca I* to realgn. preferring to wait and
be banded It.
Mlehigao lawmakers do unt Mud talk
■o cheap now. Tbe telephone comps
alaa hare shut off free use of l hr
Porch climbers, strong-arm men.
ytggemrn. shop-lifters, train rnblira
aad such gentry look like the merest
pikers after reading Inside history on
tome of these twentieth century rap-
tains of Industry.
Street car magnate* are falling up
•—on ttll day*. Police In Jersey Oty
compel conductors to provide sent* tor
passengers.
Arthur Hriabaue will aomt be pre
pared to start a 'Farmers' Column" In
Tba New York Journal He has pi.r-
a farm.
rHaautlful woman must be gening
aearea la Chicago, Nsw York and Phi!-
adel phis when the papers Imre to o'
fer large prices to bring them Into
the llaa-light The paper that tiled
It hare would soon be bankrupt.
Some of tbe doughty bachelor* on
the Georgia press had better look
■harp. An Indianapolis girl kidnaped
a millionaire and married him.
BKVBKI1XK AMONG THB BKqj OF BKFUBUOAMf.
Thu rumor that ooooecta Senator Albert J. Oesaridta with the Repub
lican nomination for tha presidency, la both In lures ting and Important.
' Let us aay In tbe beginning ttmt If this country la to have another
Republican president, The Georgian doe* not know any man In tbe list
whom It would prefer to Ihe brlllsnt senator from tbe stats of Indiana.
The editor of Tba Georgian enjoys an acquaintance with Senator Bev
eridge of many years' deration. It begao In a speech by Senator Bever
idge before Ibe Marquette Club of Chicago. In which he expreased seu-
tlmeata ao broad, so catholic and so lofty In patriotism as to enlist an ad
miration and* confidence which baa never bad cause to diminish In the
brilliant and eventful years which have made lha subsequent public life
of the pnslor from Indiana. Mr. Beveridge Is a typical American. He
began at tbe bottom, and with physical and Intellectual purpose of the
highest order, lie has worked himself up to a pbyijcal. Intellectual and
moral manhood that Is apparently without a flaw. Certaluly no record
in public life Is cleaner and better than his.
Many years ago In the beginning of hla public career Albert Beveridge
lost bis lieautlful and nobis wife who had been tha loving and loyal help-
meet of his earlier struggles.
lata plug at once to national and almost International repute In the
American senate, the young statesman might at almost any time within
these years have contracted a marriage that would bars, established him
/1 In wealth. In family and In Influence In Hu republic. It la Infinitely to his
\i credit that In loyalty to the wile of bla youth, ha haa remained resolutely
single, and neither the arnlle* of tbe daughters of Croesus nor the oppor
tunity of Ingratiating himself with the colossal “Intereau'' that hav4 am
ply "rewarded" »o maity American statesmen, have ever Influenced him
from hla career of probity and of consecration to public matters. He Is to
day a poor man whose Income conalata of hla senatorial salary aud Ibe dil
igent work or hla brilliant pen In the American periodicals and public mag-
agltic*. No harder working mail lives In the senate today than he. No
man whose politics! aud personal Integrity Is more above the suspicion of
wrong doing. Moreovsr. he Is of an Independent spirit that has uixin
more l ban one great occasion flung down the gauntlat to caucus tyranny
aml to the dictate* of tho moneyed Interest*, and ha* defended manhood
and patriotism In Ihe eloquent advocacy of freat cause* that aTe near to
the people * heart*. If Albert Beveridge does uot have the almusl dare
devil courage of Theodore Roosevelt, he la yat built along that resolute
and definite pattern that ha* given him convictions and the unfailing
courage or them. And what be has writ In tb* records of the aenate la
not likely to ever bring to hint a blu«h of shame or a shadow of discredit
before the iteople whom he has loyally and brilliantly served.
I letter still. Senator Beveridge, of Indiana, la a catholic minded states
man who ba* never stooped to sectional bitterness, and who haa not failed
when Ihe occasion demanded It. to remember hi* loyalty to the whole
country without regard to section or to previous division* among It* peo
ple.
If would lie Ulfflciilt to And In tb* Republican rank* a statesman
more Irreproachable or more acceptable than this young, eloquent, enthu
siastic and stainless publicist who In ao much In the public eye. Poor In
IKicket. bin rich In energy, overflowing with zeal, magnlcently equipped
In menial and physical stamina and attainment, and of the broadest spir
it of American public life, he does Indeed offer to hie party as much or
more than any statesman In Its rank*, of those winning, those satisfying,
and thoso Inspiring qualities which make for -success In great political
campaigns.
In the noh-pariUan Interval which punctuates great presidential can
vasses, H Is a genuine pleasure to be able from the standpoint of a well-
founded and lung-tested friendship and observation, to pay a sincere and
disinterested tribute to one who la as much a personal friend as a politi
cal antagonist. Senator Beveridge has been a loyal Republican, but he
baa leaned more and mon\ toward that progressive aud Democratic Re-
pulillcanlam of which ihe President la a type, and whose scope and whose
IHipular vision haa been ao marvelously enlarged by the eloquence of
Bryan and the ceaseless and powerful advocacies of Hearst.
With all lls heart. The Georgian trust* that some great Democrat
may In commissioned by the people to restore tho government to Its con
stitutions! and popular standards.
But we do not hesitate to say that If the fortunes of the coming bat
tle am to follow the Republican standards to victory, we do not know In
all the ranks any leader whose triumph we could acclaim with more of
sincerity end more of confidence than Ihe able, brilliant and widely pa
triotic young aenatbr from Indiana.
I'ulverally of Nebraska deed* liave
been forbidden lo tkale. The order j
ought to be extended to the other!
kind of college skaters.
A New Jersey jery end a Jury of re
porter* handling the trial, have voted
to acquit Thaw. It seems foolish
therefore for the Jury drawn for the
case to keep on wasting its time on it.
Charles T. Woodward, recently ap
pointed supreme court Juatice In
Mol us, sever ha I hla picture taken.
He I* not related to Kvelyn Nesblt
Thaw.
Australia han a board to examine f<- !
mtlo barbers at to tbeli proficiency at j
tho trade. The board that examine*
the customers Is eonoxonl of sur- J
the eu
a (eons.
A CASE OF RAILROAD BAD JUDGMENT OR INCON-
SIDERATION.
We submit to the after reflection of our reform railway administra
tion* a case which come* to ua from a traveler Just arrived In Atlanta.
A few day* ago this gentleman, then In Jacksonville, Fla., wishing to
come to Ailanta. went lo tho local ticket offlee. purchased a ticket, and
wa* told that there were two trains leaving Jacksonville at night, one at
7:4b and Ihe other at 9:10. aud was kindly advised by tbe local agent to
take the P:lb train because It was made up In Jacksonville, because Its
KChedylv time was nearly always made, because Its convtnlences were
just as great as those of tlis other train, and because It* hour of arrival
In Ailanta was more convenient than the other.
Acting upon this very considerate Information, our traveler take* the
triilu leaving Jacksonville at 8:10 |i. m.
lie board* that train under the clearly Implied contract that It would
make Its schedule time to Atlanta, barring aay accident lo that train or
to Its engine, and barring any obstruction on the track «» route.
The train starts on time and proceeds smoothly and beautifully on
It* way. It Is making Its schedule perfectly, reaching every station on
time, and giving every promise of landing Its passengers In AUauta at tho
appointed hour.
Suddenly about 30 mile* north of Jesup the train cornea to a sudden
*tnp. As the stop Is prolonged beyond the usual limit accorded to small
stallou*. thoso passengers who are awake look out nf the windows, and
some In ihe sleeper* draw thetr curtains to see tha causa of the delay.
These people are astonished to note that Ibe engtu* from their train go
ing smoothly and perfectly on lu appointed way. Is detached and coupled
on to a train standing on an adjoining track which It subsequently dis
covered to lie Ihe tra'lti that left Jacksonlvlle al 7:4b p. tu. The engine of
(his train list given out and I* scarcely able In make more than IB or lb
miles sii hour. Consequently at this point the 7:4S train I* halted to
nwalt the arrival of the train which left Jacksonville at 8:10, and this sec
ond train carrying perhaps an equal number nf passengers, many of them
sleeping car passengers In two coaches, is hailed. It* head Is cut off and
jmt mi the bwly of the other train, which, with this good enghx'.' tiiiw
goes rejoicing on Its way, while Ihefeld wheexy exhausted engine which
has given out. Is attached to tho train on time which thereafter becomes
a derelict and creeps at a snail's pace toward Macon, arriving there four
hours behind time and at Atlauta about three hours and forty-five nitu-
J utes late
It nisi lie added Incidentally that every man on this outraged and re
tarded train routes Into Atlanta with a sense of wroug and of tudlgoant
protest against Hie railroad management which had, of Its own accord.
kii angled its progress at a way station In order to expedite the progress
of another train.
Now be II understood that this train leaving Jacksonville st 8:10'had
left there under the clearly Implied contract that It would make Its sched
ule (line barring any accidents to the train or obstruction of the road. Let
li lie understood that this train vunnlug on thsae condition*, without any
accident to engine or cars and without any obstruction of the road, and
without any fault of Its own. I* halted and practically killed at a way sta
tion In order that It* perfectly moving locomotive power should be trans
ferred to another train that had fallen late.
Now the queallon Is. was It right either In law- nr In equity to violate
the cum rant under which the passenger* of th* 8:10 train bought their
tickets and begun thslr Journey? *
Would not equity and Juatice both demand that a train that bad been
unfortunate should bear Its own misfortune and await Ita own remedy,
and that Its passeugvr* should suffer the results of tbe unavoidable ac
cident which had delayed them, instead of visiting all Ihe misfortunes of
the Erst train upon an equal number or lunocent passengers In Ihe aee-
iiud and fortunate trslu?
Moreover, having perpe'isted I hie. which was most unquestionable
Injustice, and JuetlfvIhk It under the plea of through service, would It out
have beeu an Imperative obligation that the railroad officials at whose
command this Injustice was worked, should start up a new- engine from Its
aupplj at Jesup and start It uut Immediately to the relief of the triiu
;
whose schedules had been voluntarily destroyed by the offlclala, or. In case
the engine* at Jasup were not available, would It not have been also equal
ly Imperative for the train dlapatchtr* or the matter of transportation to
allr up at Macon, where there wen undoubtedly available engines, a new
locomotive and to start It down to meat and relltve tbe mlatnated train
and at least to dlmlnlab Ha daisy In reaching Ita terminal point?
Aa a consequence of th* other policy, instead of having one tralu.
which was the first train, reach Atlanta late, the road bad v two trains
reaching Atlanta from three to four hours late. Twj sets of passenger*
were thoroughly disgruntled and annoyed, on* set by tb* Irritation of an
unavoidable accident, and thu other set positively Indignant and outraged
by tbe apparent Injustice wfilch had strangled a train moving properly
and aucoeasfully, In tbe interest of another train which had been delayed
under Ihe limitation* prescribed In the Implied contract.
It Is perfectly certain that Incidents like these do as much to enrage
tbe public toward the transportation lines as any other form or Injustice
or Irregularity which their management may practice, and It la oat of
Just such Incidents aa Ibeae that dsvalopa the spirit of prejudice and III
will which has done In tbe past and Is doing now, so much to handicap
tho later and more laudable efforts of coproratluns to serve the public
Justly and acceptably.
The Grady Ho*pit*l Trustees.
There I* a goad deal more than ap
pears upon tbe surface In the agitation
by Alderman Curtis for a change In
the manner nf electing the trustees
of the Grady hospital.
It la very far front the purpose of
The Georgian to Indulge In any criti
cism of any Individual In connection
wth the Grady hospital. Tbe Institu
tion I* a public one, high, noble and
benefleent In Ita purpose and In Ita
alms, and I* very near to tha heart
of Atlanta.
That there have been rritiefama of
Its management In recent years, nl
one who reads tbe pnblle prints ean
fall to remember. That many errors
either of neglect or of prejudice In
Its management should be corrected,
no public spirited citizen will for a
moment protest. And the fact that
there has been so much of comment
aud of criticism within tbia time seema
to make at least a definite line of poli
cy wholesome and desirable. Agita
tion la the Invaluable hand maiden of
lirngreas, and when things appear to
grow either apathetic or stagnant,
nothing la better than a revolution to
bring about a new deal and to give
things a fresh start from a primary
basis. (
There le no especial objtctlon to hav
ing two or three of the Grady truateaa
from a single ward, provided they are
good men: and under tbe present sys
tem there are four men from one of
the ward* of tbe city and three from
another ward. While there may be
some objection to electing these trus
tee* by wards. It Is quit* probable that
for • .time, at least, the experiment la
worth trying to elect tbe trustees In
thla way so that cltlsana of different
wards In the city can carry their pro
test* to the If especial representative*.
More than this, tbe htblt of putting
Into position men who are already
loaded with public hooora and respon
sibilities, frequently results In trus
tees whd have neither time nor Incli
nation to gtv* to directing tha affair*
of the hospital.
And so, since the ordinance la pi
ed, we trust that the experiment may
be given a fair trial, and that lha may
or will not see lit to veto or Imped*
the revolution In tb* affaire of thla
noble and Indispensable Institution.
QUIETING AN APPREHEN
SION*—The Warrenton New* es
says to calm the apprehension of
Mr. Martin V. Calvin that Mr.
Wataon may lead the Farmers' Un
ion Into partisan politics. In this
connection Tbe News says: “Mr.
Wataon will never lead the Union
Into partisan politics, and our can
did opinion la that th* men who
compose the Farmers' Union have
killed partisan politics so dead In
the state of Georgia that all the
engine belli, gonga and steam
whittles on every locomotive In
the state couldn't summon enough
mourners to hold a constable's
election.”
This Is strongly put, but If any
part of It Is true. It la enough to
add rejoicing to tbs optimism of
thoughtful citizens In this ad
vancing day.
A BOLD, STRIKING PROTEST
AGAINST R. R. SLAUGHTER
To (he* Kilitor of The Georgian:
I have Jum seen your extra, giving
hii account of it wreck at Howells, on
the Southern railroad, n railroad that
hu* befcn known for yearn an the great
bond and slaughter route, a route that
killed Hags, Fey ton. Spencer and many
othern. Including eleven at one time at
17-mllt tank. Junt beyond Howells.
I inn an old railroad man and I tell
you and your readers plainly that an
unavoidable accident on nny railroad Is
aimont. If not quite, a physical Impos
sibility. Homebody In to blame. Reck-
lens employees or Incompetent officials
ore to blame and should be held ac
countable before the courts of our
country for such accidents as they
cull them.
The lives of our people are In the
hands of boys, Just because they come
cheap, flpencer. one of the grandest
men that Georgia ever produced, was
murdered by kids. It seema that rail
roads have n total disregard for law
or life. For Instance: The new road,
belonging to the L. A N.. between Car-
tersvllle and Knoxville, Is unsafe and
all kinds of freight trains ure run over
It on Hunday.
I was a railway conductor for twen
ty-one years, was never In a wreck In
my life. I really don't know how one
feels when thus endangered.
There Is no possible excuse for hav-
Ing them. I lay It down as a broad
fact, without fear «»» any kind of con
tradiction. that when a wreck occurs
on any railroad, some person or persons
are to blame for it. one night In 1801
f left Hlrmlnghsm. Ala., with a mani
fest freight train for Columbus. Miss.
At Jefferson I asked for orders. 1 re
ceived orders as follows. No. 38 wa
a passenger. I was on No. 73, a freight
”No. 38. Eng. 880. will wait at Parrish
until 3: IS a. tn. If necessary, for No
74.. Kng. 874."
Now listen: At Corona, Ala., the pas
senger train received the following or
der:
"No. 38. Eng. $90, will wait at Far
rtsh until 3:15 a. m.» If necessary, for
No. 73. Kng. 674."
All that saved life and property that
night was. fortunately, I got there at
3:11 a. m.
Suppose I hail not? Mr. Editor, slay
ing people as the railroads are doing Is
murder, pure end simple. Death and
destruction are tn Just such orders as 1
received at Parrish. For the last twen
ty days I huve been employed by an
Atlanta man. a man who stands high
financially, socially, who holds Impor
tant positions In your municipal gov
ernment. a professor of religion, a Hun
day school superintendent, to aaslst In
building a railroad for him out of
Greenville. 8. C. That man has a road
with not a foot of safe track on the
whole line, just because he has a pet
who Is superintendent, and neither of
them knows anything about construc
tion work.
A standard railroad gauge Is four
fest eight and a half Inches. The rail
road out of Greenville. 8. c„ Is frmo
• feet f inches to 4 feet m i-; if
people are killed there, who is lo
blame?
This blind. Ignorant work, by Incom
petent officials and reckless employee.-*
ought t«t he stopped. Tha people ought
to demand It,
The railroad commissioners of th**
different states ought to enforce the
law. If the railroad commissioners
have no railroad ability or Judgment,
then the governors of the different
stales ought t<> appoint men who have
It can be syopped. Why Is It t^hs*
to* Georgia railroad, or roads ‘ m
•corgi* south of Atlanta are not fitt
ing people? Because railroad men are
at the head of them and experience*
employees are executing strictly busi
ness rallwav order*.
Just a ve® few railroad- arc runim*;
human bulitier I* tv-, and they can be
•nd ought to be stopped. Thera Is no
excuse for this railroad murder.
D. O. WHITE.
THr MONE-T"CURSE.
Is this th, liberty for which our tether*
fought?
I* tht* th, glorious government they
•ought
When fleeing from th* tyranny of
king*?
Is this th* fruit of all their sufferings’
Where Is th* sptrlL now that stirred
their breasts?
Are all th* mighty Intellects at rest ?
I* all ths lav* of country In us dsad.
That lavs of money rule* us now In*
_ stead?
A tyranny of trust* ha* nesr despoiled
Th* land for which our father* bled
and tolled.
They cry pro,pertly throughout the
land.
But who I* prosperous? Let u* under
stand:
Observe the fact* presented to our
view.
!■ that • prosperous nation where the
few
With hellish scheme* and power to exe
cute
Have left the many all but destitute?
Where Ilfs’* n*c*mltle* are held so high
That many must reduce their food eup-
»ty?
Georgia Sages
Delinquent*, l«w*r#I,
"Our next Issue.” wrote the editor
of an exchange, "will be exceedingly
Interesting, aa It will contain tfc* names
of all our delinquent subscriber*.” But
whtn the lime enme to send out th,
next Iseue It wae discovered that there
were no delinquent subscribers. They
bad all paid up! In-a. time when >
Ihlak not we propose to test tbe efllc
vy of tbe above.—Jonas County New*.
Editor Greene Is a fearless man.
he feres forth In this new venture
flushing th* delinquent subscriber from
his loir and la successful othtr Georgia
editors wilt rise up and call him biassed.
Bern* Beund Doctrine.
Either run a town with a vim or Just
salt out and loaf. On* thing must be
done run th* town for all that It Is
worth, get up steam aad keep It up. -
Fort Valley Leader.
That la tb* kind of doctrine that
spells thlqga Aq an evidence of good
faith and to show that he ts more than
a mere advisor. Editor Sbtrard wheel*
In aad glva* Fort Valley a real, alive,
alert newspaper every week.
Burdens, me.
Th* black man's burden—Foraker.
—Charleston News and Courier.
Tbe white maa's burdea—Tillman.—
Chicago Tribune.
Tillman's burden—Roosevelt.—Mobile
Register.
Roosevelt'* burden—th* whole bunch.
—Pensacola Journal.
Tb* bunch’s burden—Koraker. Tin
man and Rooaavalt. — Tbosnaavllle
Times-Enterprise.
Burden, burden, who'* got tht bul
ls?
Ga#Fgia Weeklies.
Don't complain If Th* Progress Is
not always flush up to th* high stand
ard of your Meal. Charitably remember
that no editor Is capablt of getting
up quit* as good a paper as you could
yourself.—Pickens County Progress
It Is probably no new thing to pass
boqneta to tho country weeklies, but
aa a simple statement of fact the week
lies of Georgia preserve ss high a
standard of brightness, enterprise and
character as any In th# Union. The
country editors ar* th* first and high
est expression of a community'* growth
and general merit.
Want trS* Chief?
Atlanta's Bsnquo's ghost ts her po
lice department.—Oconee Enterprise.
To an outsider It cartalnty seems, by
a perusal of some Atlanta papers, as If
most of th* population Is In the race
for chief of police. But the "boys" of
the press hav* to have their amuse
ment and just now It is at th* expense
of the police department.
Here’s e Pessimist
The onlylnffer of-friendship that the
writer regards a* an honor nnd of
which h* feel* proud I* thst of a child
who Is too young to hare an ax to
grind.—The Jacksonian.
What kind of pessimism I* till* from
Editor Andrews? If he reels Ilk* that
sure enough, lie might even expunge
Ihe children by remembering .that the
young folk er* mighty fond of sweets
end er* pretty cunning about getting
them, too.
“They Bay."
Don't repeat Idle gossip about your
neighbor. "They say" and I don't know
myself, but "they say."—Talbotton New
Era.
Correct you er*. If there Is any
thing In this world more deadly tu
character, mors Insidious in uddermln-
Ing fair name* it is that monstrous
"they say."
KODAKS
Amateur Finishing
SUPPLIES
A. K. Hawkes Co.
The Kodak House,
Two A !« Whitehall 8trest.
Stores j 12S Peachtree Street.
A SENSIBLE SUGGESTION.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Why doe* not some one Invent, for
the us* of consumptives In public
placee. a nice metal shoplpng bag ial
uminum would be light) for holding
paper handkerchiefs thaCcould be ,-« r .
rlsd horns and burned after using, made
with a division, one for holding ihe
unused and the other for holding the
ones that had been used? They could
be made os costly and *s ornaments!
as desired, and could have a place f„ r
purs# and common handkerchief he.
sides the juiper one. I have seen Jap
anese ones that wuuld answer, font,
omn tissue paper would answer, hut I
think something as soft and (Inner
would be better. For men something
In the shape of a pocket-book would
do. Home kind of disinfectant might
be used In manufacturing the paper
"OLE MISS."
GEORGIA’S MODEL PRISONER.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Will you allow a word In your w idely
read columns In behalf of a man uho
wears the gqrh nf a convict?
Twenty-nine veers In panel servl-
tlide—In coal mines. In convict camp‘.
In prison walla, in brick yards—and not
a mark or a scar on his body to ,ho»
for any sort of disobedience to prison
discipline. Through all these years h>
has been humble and submissive i..
prison rules and r- gulatlons and lias
reached a position of trustworthiness
among his keepers aa that he has been
a "trusty” for many year*. During hi.
Imprisonment he has professed faith
In Christ end his walk In the prison
and testimony to the [hiher of Christ t..
save, demonstrates Its truth.
Such is the record of n colored pris
oner. Tom Childs, now In the camp at
ths Pslmer brick yards, in Atlanta. He
was sent to prison on a murder charge
A man was killed and Tom was there,
but denies complicity In It. Two ef
forts have been made to secure his re
lease. but without avail. When Mr.
Ed Cox was In charge of this prisoner
Tom's fidelity was such that Cox tried
to get him out, but died before he suc
ceeded.
Tom Childs, though a negro, and
now 40 years old. hu won his right to
liberty and to dls outside of prison
walls by his fldelity. submlsslvene**
ami obedience to his hard lot. as well
aa by twenty-nine years of servitude
for ths slate In expiation of his u» n
or some other man's’crime, anil the
great stats of Georgia ought to say
"It Is enough; loose him and let him
W. O. BUTLER.
Logenvllle. a*.
A WISH.
"I wish." sntd Tripp.
ttll... I...I Ik. -.1- W
I kmivH
.J ClOffP
Ur dAg-goDf
Or make th* thing atnj blown!."
—BirluuiK'R.
NEED OF BETTER 8ERVICE
FOR THE TERMINAL STATION.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
1 notice through your columns that
the Georgia ItaEway and Electric Pow
er Company contemplates extensive
Improvements In the schedules and
service In Atlanta. I am ear* the trav
eling public will be under luting ol>-
, ligations to your valuable medium It
' you will advocate * better service to
and from the Terminal Station.
It Is a surprising fact that not a
schedule has been arranged to conform
to llte change In the location of Ihe
. Terminal Station from th* ofcd union
Where labor 1s oppressed end strike* I‘••P 01 t" the present site on Mitchell
abound.
Is that where true prosperity le found?
These trusts must die or liberty give
place
To virtual slavery of the populace.
They rob us of ten millions, then do
nate
One million to uplift end educate
The poor. It quells the public animos
ity.
We rise aad prslt* their noble gener
osity:
While they etlll snickering In their
sleeve.
Prepare new plana by which they may
deceive.
These swollen fortunes are but monu
ments of shame
To our fair country and to freedom's
name.
How can w# point with scorn lo them.
If we
Accept from these men gifts, ts char
ity? —J4. C. P.
Atlanta. Ga.. Feb. >7.
TO ASK FOR DISMISSAL
OF PONTOTOC INJUNCTION.
Dpeclsl tn Tbe (teorgtsu.
Jackson, Miss.. March t— Assistant
District Attorney Fletcher haa gone to
Wuhlngton to argue before th* su
preme court of the United Slates a
motion for a dismissal or the celebrated
Pontotoc Injunction. This Injunction
was secured by Ihe M.. J. A K. C. road
against the order of tlie railroad com
mission directing the building of a de
pot In a certain locality at Pontotoc.
Th* case has been In the legislature
and th* state and Federal courts and Is
a very troublesome proposition.
street, although a year hoe elapsed
•litre the completion of the Termlnel
Station, and sttlt a greater myatery
that no coniplatnta have arisen from
the traveling public on this subject,
they seeming to feel so grateful In se
curing this grand Terminal Station
they have been footing It for some
blocks, unmindful of the fact that the
situation could he so easily remedied
by the street railway If they were at
all mindful of the wants and comfort
of their patrons.
I live at Grant park: we have four
car lines and n Ju-mlnute schedule,
but It takes exactly 4.> minutes to make
the transfers nr walk several Mocks to
the Terminal Station, with heavy lug-
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
1778—hr. Tlioniftft Ariic, rotnpoiitr of *■
llrltnnnl*." <11*1.
IWl-Jmuve MaUteou. of Vlrgiiiia. !•«■
iBooroiRry of •liito
U1J— F. A. Mmnv>r. who Unit
ih«* rtortrliit** of nnlmal tiiugnrilsui.
tlletl.
1&JS—CiuliolN*
KrkWimI.
cOUiirlpAtinn |irnpo«H
1844—Kir*t «f Th«* Toronto Uloln*.
1330— flobrrl Htrpbi'u»oii »ont tho ffr»f Sm-**
motive through tho Britannia tubular
bridge orur tho 3irual atrolta.
1833—fqffrrMtu Itavla. of MlRalaal*|i!. I**-
. ram* mcrotary of wnr.
1856—forant (tertian thontrr, London, do*
ntrojrari l»r flrr.
1861—tlancrnl llanurpgard took rommond
the troopa nt Clinriatton.
1868— IrnpaaiMimonf »*ourt ronvrnrd to «
I'rralU+flt Johnson
IfTtvFlret mooting of tho Frfnra Rdw*
Island logtalaturt*.
1 $96—Mrs William K Vnndarbllt nmir
an alwolutf* dlvorro (nun hrr buabni;
“A GROUND HOG CA8E. n
To the Kdttor of The Georgian:
I have for never*I yearn been
to *•* you editor* right on the ground
hog quentlon. Hut It uceniM a ground
hog vane. Wa don't need the wisdom
gage, und In bad weather thin It an un-. of the ground hog to tell uh that win*
neceaaary hardship upon thin claan of
cltlsena. who ate numerous. Out of
taveral linen not a alngle car from this
section of ih*> city run* nearer than
three to live block* from the Terminal
BUtIon. Thin should be remedied.
The IMne street car runs up Mltchall
stroet to Whitehall, returning down
Whitehall to Mitchell and thance to
Grant park. Thin car could, without
any dlnan-angement of schedule, pro-
csed down Mlt« hell to the Terminal
Station, three blocks, thence Vaik to
Broad, returning on outward trip down
Broad to Mitchell, oyt Mitchell; to Ter
minal HtatlAn. front Terminal Station
out Mitchell to Grant park, ar^d would
give terminal facilities to thla section
of the city and be a great convenience
to the traveling public and Inconven
ience no class of citizen*.
F. W. KDWARDY.
Atlanta. Ga.
ter Is not done on the first day
February, a* wc know that February
1* the worst month of the winter. N«*.
sir; the ground hog don’t come out un
til tha tth of March at 9 o’clock h. m.
and if he sees hla shadow he goe* back
for three weeks more. At least, tins
Is the story told me by my father, who
was born In 17*8 In the old Dutch Fork
In South Carolina (not a Dutchman,
however.!, and I think this place wa-
headquarter* for a great many of the***
old sayings, some of which were re
markably true. Air. Msrbury to the con
trary, notwithstanding.
tiHave been a reader of The Georgian
for a short while, but am much pleased
with Its clean management end nm
banking heavily on It to help us drlra
om the whisky curse from our midf.
Tours, with miny wishes for success
8. M. BUCHANAN.
South Atlanta. Ga.. Afarch 33.
TROYAt,
Made from pure grape cream ,
of tartar, and absolutely free from lime,
alum and ammonia.
aovat east** eowot* co, niw york.