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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. THE RAILWAYS AND THE PUBLIC; PRESIDENT FINLEY, OF SOUTHERN, TALKS TO SHIPPERS OF ATLANTA Railroad Problems Discussed by High Official. ENCOURAGEMENT GREATLY NEEDED Roads Must Have Credit if Would Secure Capital. * Pre»M»nt W. W. Finley, of the ' Southern railway, who recently auc the late Prealdent Samuel . Spencer, delivered the principal ad- ' dreaa at the annual banquet of the • Chamber of Commerce on Tuaeday . nlctfl. Prealdent Finley 1 . addreee waa • on "The Relation of the Rallwaya to I the Public." and waa heard with the 1 cloeeet attention by the represent.- tlve Atlantan, prevent, many of whom were amimi the heavleet imtrona of the are it t ayatcm. Mr. Flnley'a ad . dreaa. In full, follow f Ur. Tuaatairt.ter awl i < ■ peer me to talk to ym _ lattona lietyeea the rallwaya an<t the pul Yam tloaltlVm htreedy bttitw that thli a aalipet to which I hare derntnl tr . time aud attention. Cordial relatliHM with the imade ahiuf tlielr lines have alwaya tern dealred try the rallwaya. lamrlna aalde I the qneathHi whether railway tuauatera In the pan hare alwaya adopted Ike lost i conrae to aerure eaeh relathtna. tt may In- , i art-eided aa now admitted that the rail- • way. of the ptveent amt of the fatare tauat ! ewltivata the «ood will and en-nperatlon of ! the aahhi. They tenet do thte liy the adop- ■ tlon ami prourahrattmi of eeonanalrally aad ! i camae-retally aouail prlnrlplea ae to the I romlurt of their ttartoew. Their poller • matt le one of frank ptdillftiy, In wblrh I the people depen.lent on e railway ayatem . fae tranapnrtalloa maat he token Inin Ita coandem-e. They matt lie made oenutilntetl with whet the rued le dome aatl with what I It pmpnaea to do. They otuat know the limitation, npon Ita alifitty to meet the demand* mode npon It aatl tho dllflrutllea * that atand In the way of eipanalon of Ita - faftlltlea. and they mnet lie frankly Inform- 1 ed ef the miauna whteh compel (he adnp- t tlon of imllijea that, nueiplnloed. mtiat , peem to fie dictated tty eaprtra or Imlllfer- ■ enev. I rati heat develop thla aahjrrt liy I iwtewlnc traaaportatlon rnndltlnni In the ! Heath im outllnln. the poller of the Month .. ere Hallway Compear la dealt tip with aoait For a clear underatamtln* of praeent £ importation eondltlone la the Month end the laatienitlve neeeaalty for the eaten- a end Improvement of tout hern railway ‘ le nereaanry to take Into ma ke wonderful ripaaalon of the thla eerllnn dnrlna the peat twenty-tire yea re. I ahall. therefore, re view hrlrfly Ike Indnatrtal development of tbe Houtbern atate# alma lkm with aiievlnl ' 1 of Ueorpla aud Ike left-the Iwluetrlea refetvnre to Ihn etete t city of Atlanta. The eloae of the war f ©F 1 Hiw c tlM» Mill r thla aretton. which lo li , to lOilS |ht rrnt of tbe total for the Ird mate*, had twqn practically H rat ray- and lit ItCrt— year* after the close the war—they amounted to lat M per ••eat of tin* total. Thera waa aoine Improve, incut during the next «leeade, but not at the rate of the advantv In other aee- ttana. and In the pro|»ortlon of the Moeth had fallen to «.S par real. In the « de between IW» and 1»0 the real In rial revival of thla aeetlan begiu. and It baa been going on at ao ever lorreaalnt rate alnee that time. The census report on namtfarturea In 1W shown that the In dustrial developmeat of Uie Houth In the flea yearn followlme ifm ara« at a rate •ever before equaled In the history of tills •action. The value of the ontpnt of Mouth- era faetorte* lu inft waa U per rent greater “ of ad lu lion, showing a rate dvnnrr •anted a large pereeatage. - — Hl i, R | . but haa ii the front rank of the advancing column, with un Increase In tbe value of In the atate and ninny of tin lilies eon tribal ed to thla progress. At Iwtng at the head of an Increase 1*® and HMIMM In MOltt lantii „ over 421 per^eent slaee and 7*6 rent alnre lto». The renau* flgur do not lui’lndf what are rlaaslfh-d borbood Industries" or "hand trades." nor do they Im-tode the values of anburlutn •Mnnfartures. I am Informed that the total ▼nine of the manufacture of tha city mid —f«hf )KM waa not less than liMH- I5£ IPn. ._»• total value for •Georgia lu that year. The population of yonr city and suburbs la given In a recent estimate at Itf.mn, an Incrtaae- of about 144 per eeot over 1W0. . It la noteworthy that "the period of the greatest Industrial and rommerrlal expan sion In tbe Mouth bus lu*en eontempora noons with the pertml In wblrh the rehabilitation of tbe .railway lines of this aeetlou and their amalgamation Into through systems have Iteen aeeompllahed. I think that a moment's reflection will eonrltire you that this la hot a mere eolnHdence. but baa been the logtral and Inevitable result of the working of economic forces. The tremendous energy of tbe Bontbern rople. awakened by the shock of war and „ie,establishment of new social and coin- mete In I eoudltloua. could never have lieeti developed If clreumscrtbed bv local limita tions or confined to local markets. The ne- caaslty nml the demand of the new life of tbe Mouth wen* for au opportunity to compete for romuien-lal sncceas nml sn- preuincy, not lu the markets of n state, but In tho markets of the world. The op- |M>rftmltv could only Ih» afforded by means of transportation that would admit them Into these world markets under conditions of fair competition. No brokeu lines of ‘ anspnrtatlnn. Interrupted at state lines or upping nt nearby markets, would have ...ef this necessity. Mysteius of transpor tation. strong and continuous from the point of production to the most favored and the most favorable markets of the world, was an essential requirement of their situation. In order for the energies of tbe Month to apply themselves to the innuufie- ttira of cotton roods, the railroads were obliged to put their manufactured cotton irodaots, not Into the liutne markets, but nto the mnrkcta of the North and Weal •nd Into those of Europe and the Orient. In order for the Iron furnaces of the Mouth to lie established, transportation of their product wan neceamry. not to ue|glt- tinring cities nor to newrby markets, but to *> markets of the wogWi It was thus n eondll successful expression of tl ..... intelligence of the Mouthern people that contluuoun linen of transportation rrneblng on favorable terms to the markets of the world should be established. It wus sn economic necessity of the age. Tha fact that the railroad managements of the Mouth hava aeen ami met this necessity should. I submit, be always remeintirred to tlielr credit, and whataver may have l*ec> tlielr shortcomings, this great achievement, ao es sential to Ihn public welfare, should ucver In- forgotten. The Mouth's Industrial development could ..ot have proceeded sn far nor so fast with out exteLSlva> systems of railway Iti the Mouthern states under managements In tlmr ough sympathy with tb* Uotim nsjtlrnlions of Ita people. i needs aud ough ml ... - r You am nU more, or leas familiar with the history of this railway development. You know that before the war the roads of tbla‘ section compared favorably with those in nay other part of tbs Union. You alto know that there was no etnas of prop er! yl bar suffered mere during the war tlmn did the mllwa>s of thla section. Alternately weed and destroyed by tlrst one army ami then the other, when tile war dosed they had little left but their debts ami llidr rights-of-way. The task of rebuilding and of connecting these fedde, disjointed lines with different gauges Into extensive stand srd gauge systems capable of gltliig who did not shrluk from tbe undertaking, cm- of the chief among them Is-lng Unit splendid dtlscu of Georgia, my Intmtibsl predecessor, Mitnud Mpenecr. Hot for the work done by these men and that being car tied on today l»y their aucceasora. with the aid of the energies and efforts of the people, the Industrial development at the Mouth oil auytblng like Its present scale would bare been Impossible. For carrying nnt this work large amounts of capital were required. The Month needed every ikdlar In thle section for the rehaldll latloil of Ita farms wd Ita factories, t'spl tal for the railways ha«l to lie raised In large proportion elsewhere. This was done through the ability of Mouthern men to con vince the Investnra of the futnre of the Month. Ily far the larger part of the capital thus raised has l»e«*n paid out here lu tbe In the purchase of ~4upjdles of alf^lnda from Mouthern manufacturers to the extent .... K.nith by provU. Ing I letter transportation fadlltlea. the rail wnya have drawn large amounts of ontolds capital to this aeetlou. and. by their dla- biirseiiieuta, hare atnrtdl It Auwlug through the diannels of Mouthern trade. This proc ess Is still golug on mid should coutlnuc for rears to couie, for the presaln Mouth today Is for IriMtcr au« aim trans|Hirtatlou facilities. trans|Hirtatlou— . t ^ ..... ray has for aale, The Houth now haa rates that enable Mouth cm producers to market their products lu widely separated home and foreign markets on such terms that they ran compete suc cessfully with similar products from other bN-alltlca. but It haa not the means of iuov lug those products to market as promptly as Is deslhibte. Every skipper wants low rates, but when rates are so low as to en teritis nt least ns favorable ns those of bis competitors, prompt aud efficient service becomes of more Importance than rats re- dnetlon. Freight rates In tbe Tutted Mtatea are tbe lowest In the world, and, In many cases, when compared with the value of the eomiiMMllty transported, are Inappreciable. TW- Imperative need of the Mouth tmlay la Improved transportation service, and the margin of profit Is now so low that any material reduction of rates would Impair cnrulugs and credit. In the nature -of things, the Mouth can not have both lower rates and In-tter sen lee. The choice must In* made lN*tw*ecn the two, and I nui sure that the Intelligent business men of this section will sgicc with me that linn facilities an- more urgently needed than miv reduction In chargrs. Unless the prosperity of the country Is to In- retanbal large sums should be ex pended for railway extension aud Iwtler incuts, nml the funds needt-d must In* ob tained from private Investors. In the early days of railway construction- when com munities were vicing With each other to secure roads, goreruinental Hid In various forms was given by the nation, by the states, and by municipalities. In almost e'ury state tills policy was pursued to a greater or less extent, some of the states l cities going so far ns to undertake the in*rshlp and o|N*ratloii of railway lines, •fitly experiments lu governmental • the the here satisfactory, either » who had to fimt the bills of transportation, aud all been wild or leased lo prl >• The day of state aid to I lilted Mtates luts passed. these Hues hn\ \ ale corporal lo railways In tin but the m-cesslty f«»r railway ronstructloh which gave rise to It still continues In the Mouthern states. The money that must In* supplied will have to In- furnished by prl Hub* Shall accord •tree of protection under the laws that Is ratten to Investments In nil other kluds of property. We must not overlook the fact that the Investment of capital for oilier pur|toscs very often df|H-nds on the exist ence or promise of traiis|airtntlon facilities The great lend lu the economic situation nt the Mouth todny Is that Its iMstple— not a few here mid there, but thst the whole poo tide should rfeogliUe the fuel that the pe ; ibsl .if rnllroiid construction has not passed. | but l(iat there Is ns much need of eiieour iwpunent -not now In tbe slin|H- of nnsurtsl i<rt»tilrlbt|tiniis. but In tbe moral favor bud • support of the pnhltc—a* there ever was to railroad enterprises. Former generations rsMircd the Inilldlug of railroads aud the slugle track ralln-ads or the Mouth are the result. Thev wen* adequate for their time, but the enlarged energies and productive capacity of the |*coido now can no louger be adequately served by existing facilities, and enlargement and Improvement of exlat- Ing facilities an- ns mueh needed now In the Inten-st of the people ns the establish ment of mllmnda fifty ycara ago. This en Inrgvuicitt and Improvement of faellltlM can only In* erentiNl If the puldle purpose Is fs- vorable sud the public seutluicut. conlltl and eoNiperatlve. The extent of the Investments In railway property already made lu this section can In-Ft In- realised by vvmpartson with gov ernmental expenditures for river and h*r- l*or Improvctnetits .and for Federal build ings. The total railway capital Invested lu roads south of the INdouuie and Ohio and east of the Mississippi amounted on June Jfi. 156. ncrordliig to the Interstate commerce eommlsslon figures, to ll.C77.OTS.C71. It can be demonstrated that thla sum. vaat as It Is. falls far Abort of representing the total amount that has acnally hecu put Into railways In this section. Hut compare these figures with the total expenditure* for rlv*rs and harbors, cred iting this section with one-half the amounts ^ r-spender! on the Mi«sl«w||ip|, Us Totouiac | the Ohbv-lsnimUry stresias. The tout, from the earliest appropriations to the present day. lueiuding the large amounts rxrrterl hy the Idll that has just passed con gress. Is onle fl44.tr>?. IM, All expenditures c.n public buildings lu this section fraiu the foundation of the government, Ifrlndlng the pureksoe of sites, erertbm of bwlldlnga. and annnsl repairs, amount to nuly t7l.Clg.ClC. These figures show tiuit the railways of this section have cost nearly twelve tlmM as oim-h as all river aud tisrlior Itaprov smeats re than Tl times as tow b as public Has Cured Others | Why Not You? No kick woman can fail to Se fntemkd fn the experience, of others of bet iex, particuUrlf when their ttotf girt* her good new. that she had thought perhaps never to hear. Thousands of rick Indies have written to say that Wine of Gudui has cured them of all their womanly ills. Why not you? “I was rick from female troubles, for 8- yean," writes Mrs. Maggie Van Horn of Revere, Minn. “I had ptCMing down pains and yatn't able to do anything. I could not eat or sleep, and got io weak I could not be up. I often wished I could die. I doctored for five years without relief, till at last, after 1 had riven up all hope, I began to take Wine of Cardui. The firet bottle Ktmed to help, ao I kept on taking it and now I am fat good health. I advise all sick women to take Wine of Cardui for their female troubles, for it it a sure cure." Foe h.ck.chf, headache, irregularities, pain, distress and general female weak, ness, Cardui is strongly recommended as a cafe and reliable home treatment. For Sale by all druggists in $( bottles. IRH BOOK til'll MwSaaasai KnouaXaTonu. U /Vine of Cardui.. of private r.tplfg! for the ronatrnrtion aud operation of rallt ' "" - “ " of puldle money livers and harls contrast. tN-|areeu ... - earrlera hy water ami carriers hy rail. Tha carrier tnr outer not only pays nothing for hit Ingliwuy. but the people of the country tux themsidves inllllous of Uollgra annually for Ita tennnee. ... vehicle nml II — - nor Federal regulation ss to bis charges or his treatment of his customers. The carrier by railway, «>u the other hsud, must con struct bis own highway at enormous ex iienae, must pay taxes to atate. county and municipality, and la lielng subjected to <*oustantfy lurreaolug governmental su pervision aud regulation. I Mi not understand me aa criticising the attitude of the government toward river and bar I Mir Improvements, for I nin heartily* lu favor of the improvement of every Houtb ern harbor and of every uavtgabte stream of tho Houth. Neither do I criticise the reg- ulatlou of railway transportation by law, so far as such regulation la necessary to aaaure equality of treatment and prevent unreasonable or exorbitant charges, and It lo possible thst tMt degree ot regulation might advantageously ha extended to ear* rlera hr water. What I do contend for la a popular understanding of tha fact that rail transportation la. If poaalble. more In to n community In tr— —" hese times IN I •nlv In tbe fall f, twit uulMtuuded fnllb, le Mouthern |wopic. — ly to realise their own beat Interests, aud I believe when once they understand tbe Interdependence of the railways and of to regulate rallwaya may prove to Im an obstacle to their extension and devlopment and may tend to make worse Instead of let ter the condltloua sought to lie remedied. An example of .thin la legislation propdo- Ing to Impose penalties for failure to sup ply ears or to perform other services, with out regard to whether such failure la the result of wtlfnt negligence. Just at thla time, owing to the tremendoue AXpausloa of tbe business of the country, the demand for cars Is lieyond tbe capacity of tbe rail- ways and tbe ear builders to supply, and some states propose, by oo-ealled "reclpro* p * lows ■* “■ * cal demurrage” i and tb «ltkm of rallwaya In favor of shipments wholly with In the tiordera of the state. It must l>e apparent that tho Inevltabla readt of this Avoid Appendicitis It it caused by the clostoing of the bowels and intestines. Keep the di gestion active, the atomach right, the bowels healthy and open with Beecham’s Pills Sold Everywhere. In boxea 10c. and Be. \GRAND Matin,, Today—Tonight. MR. JOHN CORT PRESENTS MAX FIGMAN The Foremost Comedian of tho Amert run State, In Harold Mearath’a THE MAN ON THE BOX” Night, 25c to tl-60. Matinee, 25c to $L Hale Now on. will lie to bring about ft compel It Ion of griN-I and rivalry lietweeii the states to mn- which ran Impose tbe heaviest in-usI- lies and md r •very , p tbe largest supply ot cars ... prompt service, and that penalty Imposed for fsllurr to do tbe lm|Misall»le, must rxNluee tbe ability oi tbe rood to secure more cars and other ueed- rd In-iferments. It must also U- apparent that such a pollry Is In direct violation of the common law rule f — 1 r crimination, which has been I out pels nation m ibe .. , es aud agalnat Interstate traffic. Thla la a mat ter of great Important- to tbe people of Georgia, for liy far tbe larger proportion of tbe shipments originating In thU state are carried across state lines, ao that, while a penalty law In Georgia more severe than those In other states might compel uloerita- t ii it t ton lu favor of sblpmeuts within tbe atate. It would be detrimental to Georgia business Interests as a whole. Advocates of this legislation contend that It la unjust to compel a shipper to pay demurrage charges when ho bolds a c*Mm*. yood tbe time for loadlug or nr while tbe railway can not ue com; where demanded. kiet olir iblpper that does not In-lops reasonable charge for rrier luvatvea two eft- jo. The obHgatlon _ surrender property to him nr to |mv a Ita use. The obllga- and Its oelf-lntereats Thursday, March 21, &00 P. M. Christian Science Lecture by BICKNELL YOUNG, C. 8. B„ member Hoard of Lectureahlp. Mother Church, lloaton, Maaa. Seat. Fraa—All are Wei coma. Friday and Saturday-UatlnM Batnrday John p. nhorru co. iinc.) offers ■run COMIC OPERA 81CCEH8, THE YANKEE CONSUL With Harry Mwrt and a Splendid Company. Night 25c to ILK). Matinee Sc to tl.tt. Bala Now Open for tbe Appearauce . FUIHAY. APRIL 6. MARCELLA SEMBRICH (From the Metrepomaa Opera Hoorn. S. T.) Prlree ,1.00. C OO end MO). BIJOU Tonight—Mallnee Thureday. Firat Tima al Popular Price*. “A MESSAGE FROM MARS" Next Week -AT CRIPPLE CREEK." tlon upon the can are to farnllh fscumrs lor irmNiurisuuu without discrimination up to Its utmost ca pacity to do go. Demurrage charges, while they fall upon tho ludlrldmri shipper who holds cars over time, are lit the Interest of tho great body of shippers, as It la their purpose to preveut tin* conversion of cars from their true use ss vehicles Into wars houses aud to enlarge the annply of cars available for aU shippers. These charges are not remunerative to tbe railways, for, taking latn consideration depreciation. In terest charges and the earning rapacity of a car. It ran In- shown that a road loses money every day that a ear Is being held by a shipper aP present demurrage rates. In this matter and othsm which It Is the relations between the railway aatl thosa ra imports tlon from It should eon- ... the well-eatahtlahed business rule* that govern commercin', transactions of all kinds. There seems to In- an Ides In the minds of some that tbe business of trans portation by roll Is no different from all other farms of human activity, and that the railway corporation Is so different from all other business concerns that they should be hedged shoot with restrictions ** * mixed as lielng fatal ndlvldanl or corpora' „ her business. A railway corporation Is an organisation engage,I lu the production and selling of transportation aud differs from other cor- iioratlona generally lu that It requires a Jarger amount of capita! for the creation and operation of Its plant than la needed In moat oilier lines of business. Kxartly like any other bnstnesa enterprise. Its cap ital can only be secured If those seeking In vestments rah Ik- n-asorably sure of a fair retorn, and tis business cun only In* con ducted sneceasfuH) and ;Jto~gacllltlea ex- the people should realise thst effl dent*railway service Is necessary for their own advancement and that the railway* should not be put In a position where they may simply be tbe prey of those seeking selfish ends. It Is equally ln»|»ortnnt that railway owners and innnngem should under- stand that the prosi*crl|y of n railway can In- |M-rtnaneut only when It la bnllt on the solid foundation of prosperous communities and when It enjoys the good will of all tho ■ whom It i “ •" ,.jrt of evt prealdent to the — .... ---- - lng. a xeslou* devotion to hla duties and that I am determined to have observed the lines of the Mouthern railway, aud. nt n recent gathering of representatives of ‘ ‘ “ sitter departments y. I outlined cleat.* all Its officials and comi r —. reived many letters commending my view aa to the relations that should exist l«- tween the Toads and the nubile. Among these letteik are one from Mecretsry of tie HI 118 »1V8»* «* ... — .. Is In Its dealings with the pnbllo. Is from Judge George \V. Gage, of the circuit court of Mouth Carolina. It Is aa fr“ ..uuacr, VI faery miner, of every manufacturer, aud of every nun In business along Ita lines. The farmers' crop Is of no vdluc to him unless It ntn reach a market. priNlactlou, aud efflclcut mediate locality, aarr to complete and prompt tniusport the turturr aa fertile fields, aud to the man ufacturer at an efficient plant. It I*, there- fort*, to the Interest of every one !u every community to co-operate la orery way pos sible lu every effort to bring Its traaspocta- thru lines to a higher atata of efficiency and to enable them to perform more and licttcr service. Here again Is n reciprocal obligation, and It la the duty of the railway, as It la also to Its advaatage, to eld lb tbs building up of tbe communities along Its lilies. They moat Ik- assured that commer cial and transportation condltloua will per mit. The official* of the road, with tbe op portunity for a broad vlaw of tbe commerce and Industries of the country, must lie on the constant lookout for opportunities to Introduce new ludnatrlea In tbelr territory aud to •uMrftr tha markets of those al ready lo operation. 1 -tan principle baa lieea arted upon by tbe Mouthern Hallway Compauy since Ita organ isation. One of the first acts of Mr. Kpeu- cer waa the creation of a land and Indu nil tha people nloug the line < Individuals. Its services have always lieeu at the disposal of evenr state, municipality, ?gnnlsatlou, or. Individual aud have been Iven without charge of any kiwi. It ' recent utterances before yonr eninloj ,. dleve—that I have determined >lt? Judges a railroad corpora- Atlanta. I lielleve-that to ao say to .x "A com muni tlon by the treotment It Is accorded by the road’s agent there. If railroad agents In aulHvrdlnnte places would treat tbe public like a storekeep«'r <Ioe« when tha public enters a store, the public would rapidly grow to regard kindly the railroad com pany. I am sure the average railroad agent does not realise how much good and how much harm he can do hla principal. Yours truly. iHIgnedl "GEORGE W. GAGE.” Judge Gage la right. A railway Is s store keeper with transportation for sale. If Iti business Is to lie successful It must lie man aged much the-same aa that of a store keeper who has other commodities for sale. A reputation for fair dealing and for Ibe absolutely equal treatment of all custom era It as neceaaary to the lastlug success of the seller of transportation aa It la to the seller of dry goods or groceries. It la true that the buyer of transportation Is often limited to one seller, while the buyer «f dry goods or groceries can go to x rival store across Tbe street, hut. In the lou, tbout charge ol __ N*en a direct benefit to tbe 8outh and haa benefited the railway only ludlrectly through tbe building up of the localities traversed by It. It naa tieen conducting a great educational work. and. In orasou and out of oeaooa. It has been bringing the ad vantages and opportunities of the Mouth to the attention of Investors, home-seekers a mau of Industry or a man with large or small capital can find In tbe Mouthern states are better understood today, both In tha Northern states and In Europe, than ever liefore. Every man Induced to locate on a Nonthern farm or lit a Southern factory be comes a missionary and assists In briar*— more from where he came, ao that results of this work arc cumulative awl are yearly becoming more and more apparent. The Interest taken by the Houtberu states lu securing desirable Immigration Is wel corned by tbe Mouthern railway, and wc stand ready to co-operate In this work to the extent of our ability. In oar co-opera tion with the states, as with Individuals, It tuts Ik-tii and will continue to be our uni Ity to go to that locality. It never has Inn-u, nor will It 1n», our (Nillry to endeavor to settle In stiy community it class of people not desired by those who are already then-. In this work the managers of tht-*road art- uot thinking of the Immediate returns from tlon umy seem to In- the Imlldlng up of In dustrial towns and distributing eenters, Imt the work done for the fnrmlng eomniunltb-s la at leaat equally Importaut, especially when the lnter-dci»eudew-e of towft and country are nmsldered and It Is rememlN-r- t*d thst a well-settled rural district Is a constant aotm*c of tabor supply for the town and furnishes customers lor Its shop* and that a prosperous town affords n home market for a large proportion of the prod ucts of the nelghlMtring farms. lu this connection 1 may well refer to the revolution In Houtheni r Is now In progress and that Missllde by Improved trausi •"DPlj-lu*_M*i »‘Hh OMUtaatlj grin.In, lioui- market, that artre formerlr Vrnii.l A crurrelloti ago ■ Flo-- ■ uuge ni a Imurjr la nunr pari, of tn. I ailed Hl.il,-a. earl/ frail, and erretn. Iile, for Nurilirru market, were grown lu hot bonae, and wild at Mire, that mil iin iu iM-roud t.e reach of all Inn the arealthr. rodajr Florida oraagea rau be iuiuglir ail orer the North, nml earl, Houtbern tegw.,. Idea nud beniea aad Georgia iieai he. .mil wairnnetoaa bare I’ooie to be reganlul „ almoat neeeaaarlea of Rfe aad eon Tie Ihojsih Ilf Ibe worklngmau of Boatoa nr min,mi buy tbe hot houae pri few >e Houib. Thla reeult baa heea Ur almut by the derofcmneat of Iranaportntlon. aud If there la ol jredae ago. The retail la that tbe North la , tnliutlug inllllonaof dollara aarb year to ■ rower, of rgely brouslit . _ through rail uaportntlon, aud If there la one inn who, wore than any otbar, la ettally I lu eearytblug that wUI coutrtlmm lo the Improvement of tbe railway ayatema of ihia aeetlou be la a Southern farmer. I have apokea at leagtb of tbe eonnei tloa betareen railway dereiapateat aad eounuer- ehil derelonoieut aad ot the rhaiarter of 4 railway lu Ita deuUoga with bayera «f trail*- port a tlon awl hava explained the attitude of the Houtbern Hallway Company so fully because I l*llcrr that the Interests of ii** railways nud of tbe public are ao Intimately Interwoven that the moat lni|»ortaut work that can be dona today la tbe brltigin| - alMiat of closer rdntloua of uiutusl l*-*-i will ami c-operation between them. I lleve that It Is my dnty lo tbe ralhvay » gle dealing t _ tribute' to this work to tha heat of tny ability, bveanoe I am canvluccl that the prosperity of thla section as it whole of ,-acb commnntr * ‘ " |»euda n|N)u tbe of all questions clUtiea. I have ‘•option of a rail business Institution. _ economic aud commercial 1 the conduct of baalnera of all other kinds, and to direct attention to the danger of legislation that may lumper railway devei- * »*—• *—-— Id serv- ir development of Indus! inortn •trial lively south of the tiorder stntes. nml when few farraera thought of marketing any- thing but cottou. The tynutheru fanner atlll tons almost n complete monopoly of the cotton production of the world, bt * mil be Is farming. Tha Hoathern towns are dty and tndlxidnal In It d«- s Just sod proper solution •lr«Nrtlnff transportation fa- tried to make plain my con- opuieot or compel discriminations I'reoent tsndeociet In lilies sr# _Jocall toward nndcrtaklng to ragalats all the tie- tails of tbe business of transportation by rail by otatnte law* regard leas of whether or not the stntutaa come Into cooflb t with the Immutable laws of economics ami trade. This Is not n new proposition, and lessons ao to the futility of attempting It muy l» * * t, ‘* f the |Mst. Ever learned from the hli alnee the day when IBS tSinnte’st«NN| u|m Hie coast of Britain awl forliade tho tide to rise there have been men who have indie* ed that tbe laws of nature nod of economics could he repealed or modified by leglslsthc acta. Attempts bare been made to tlx lo Inw tbe prices of commodities and the tvage^of lalmr and to prescribe lmp«»sslhie conditions for the coudnct of hnalness. but every such attempt has ewled In failure, and thr failure baa geserally Inn-ii attendeil with conseqnencea more disastrous tli;io the wetting of the royal rul»ea that followed King t'anme'a mandate to the tide. .The transportation problem rau not ■olved lu prejudice or psaalmi or In tnlaumlerstaudlng of the condlttou* tUst surround It. Its Jnat solution calls for m**«l* era tlon and Justice on tbe part of tin* i*ro- ■ le and n fall underatamllng and coopers- Ion iN-tweeu our atate and national govern- menta and the rallroatlo. In such an effort to work out omVesafully the problem, wlilro I* the greateat buolncsa and governuic-iitsl problem of the times and which can only to solved on principles of construction, and not deal rut tlon, and In full recognition of tie* high and Jnat purposes of ImiHi aides. n»av Go*l 8|nnn| the rallronda and the people ef the great athte of Georgia. One word In conclusion. It has heema* imnular to discredit the purposes of tb- rullrond manager. Wbfltever he announce, a |Ndley luteniled to Improve the relations between tbe carriers ami the public nui founded upon broad and Just principle*-, there are those who question his slun-rlM. Au effort la made to make of him a tliti'g fi|*art from the goo»| awl patriotic men or the community. I appeal again"! am h * aeiitlroent to the aenas of right aud Justb-e of the Americau people. We. who arc ‘•till ing to Improve condition* and to perform well our nubile duties, must l*e admit t-»l «•» your confidence and uphold by your cuej ur- ngcuicnt. The task at beat la ham. H'* conditlona that surround us are most trying. We can only succeed If tbe sincerity and honesty of our pnrpoaca are recofnl«c-l nr tbe people, xml we are upheld liy their gen erous favor and co-operation. _ »he mind of every railroad man. for tbe railway can no more afford to per- wit pa a* raters ami shippers to lie dealt with unjustly or to lie treated dtaeonrteoax- ly than the merchant can allow hla clerks to treat Ms rnstomers with Incivility. In truth, the fhet that • Imyer of t reus port a- tbm often baa no ebolce lie tween oellera *hst be abenhl lie treated with ronobleratlen. While II Is tnra. as Jmlge Gage polats oat. that a railway la a merchant with trans ports tlon for ante. 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