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VOL. VH. NO. 12.
ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 1907.
PRICE:
BELUHd
Council Wants to
Know More About
Franchise.
SEVERAL MEMBERS
CHANGE VIEWS
The Georgian’s Statement
Shows Them New Light
On Proposed Grants.
Council will reconsider Its action In
granting a 33-year franchise to the
Southern Bell Telephone and Tele
graph Company.
"After the disclosures made by The
Georgian,” stated Councilman Press
Huddleston Monday morning, "I fee I
It my duty to ask for a reconsidera
tion this afternoon. The Georgian's
f ures show that we will get nothing
or practically nothing for this franchise.
"As Is usual In such coses, I trusted
to the committees that had this matter
In charge, thinking they would make
a thorough Investigation. I think a
number of other members of the council
acted In the same manner and as there
was no discussion on It when It came
up, certainly no harm can be done If
It Is reconsidered.
“My opinion Is that It should be re
committed to the Joint committees on
ordinances and on telephones. I shall
advocate fixing a maximum rate for
telephones, this rate to be stipulated
In the franchise.
“This will obviate the possibility of
an Increase In rates In the future If
for any reason competition should
c6om In Atlanta.'*
Speaking df tho telephone service of
the Bell, which Is being criticised gen
erally, Councilman Huddleston stated
that the service at his place of busi
ness was fair, but that he heard many
complaints among his friends and ac
quaintances.
Harman Is Surprised.
Councilman C. E. Harman was very
much surprised when he learned
through The Georgian that the 1-2 per
cent of the gross receipts, with
the deductions as provided In the fran
chise. would amount to nothing.
"When this franchise was first read,”
stated the councilman, “I asked In open
session what the city would get out of
the one-half of one per cent, and the
reply was that the franchise was along
the same line as that of the Georgia
Railway and Electric Company."
The Georgia Railway and Electric
Company pays two per cent of the
gross receipts, which last year
amounted to more than 180,000. The
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph
Company proposes to pay one-half of
one per cent, which, with the deduc
tions stipulated In the franchise, will
amount to a minus quantity.
"Must Protect City.”
”1 think,” continued Councilman
Harman, "that the franchise should not
he granted unless an agreement Is
reached that Is entirely satisfactory to
the city. The city's Interests should
be protected,"
Councilman Harman regarded the
telephone service at the main exchange
as fair, and that of the other exchanges
as unsatisfactory.
Alderman Qullllan, mayor pro tern..
Councilman Martin, and Councilman
STEAL GIRL
Ben. D. Massengale
! Fires at Intruder
In Home.
TWO ATTEMPTS
ON COUNTRY HOME
Pretty Young Girl Says She
Never Knew Strange
Young Man.
Continued on Page Three.
Believing that a strange young man
was trying to steal his daughter, Ben
jamin D. Massengale, a carpenter, who
lives on the Marietta road, fired three
times at the stranger Sunday night
and he believes that he hit him.
Miss Klllle Massengale, the daugh
ter, Is Just 16, and one of the pretti
est girls In that part of the county.
The mysterious stranger appeared
first on Saturday night and approach
ed the house, but v.as frightened off.
Mr. Massengale was at home on Sun
day night, however, and when the
stranger made his appearance he was
waiting. The stranger approached the
porch where the girl was sitting and
made an attempt to grasp her by the
arm. As he run, Mr. Massengale fired
three times.
“I don’t know wlo the fellow Is nor
what he wants,” sold the father Mon
day afternoon. "My daughter Is not
allowed to go with young men. None
of us knows the fellow."
NOTICE SERVED ON
OFFICIALS AT MEETING
Birmingham, Ala, Aug. 1*.—The
scene of Interest In the Louisville and
Noshvlllo Injunction case was trans
ferred Monday to Birmingham, where
Governor Comer, spent the entire day
with Attorneys H. C. Selhetmer and
Frank J. White, and Associate Rail
road Commissioner W. D. Nesbitt, with
reference to the next step to be taken
since the Louisville and Nashville ob
tained an Injunction from Judge Jones,
amplifying his original Injunction re
straining the state from forcing the
Louisville and Nashville to put Into ef
fect the lower freight and passenger
tariffs, to which the Southern and other
roads have agreed. They have given
out’ no Information as to the results.
While they were In session a deputy
marshal served orders from Judge
Jones on Messrs. Selhelmer, White and
Nesbitt, forbidding them from Intorfer.
Ing with the Louisville and Nashville,
or taking steps to enforce the lower
freight and passonger rates on that
system. They made no comment.
This new order of Judge Jones was
Issued subsequent to notice that to
day's vonference would be held.
Race Results.
EMPIRE CITY.
First Race—Spunky, IS to 8, won;
Enticin' 6 to 3, second; N'lmporte, i
to 1, third. Time, 1:01 8-8.
Second Race—Nellie Racine, 13 to 1,
won: Mattie H, 6 to 8, second; La Vet-
to, out, third. Time, 1:88 3-6.
SARATOGA.
First Race—Tipping, It to 1, won:
Belle of Iroquois. * to 6, second; Sister
Frances, 1 to 4. third.. Time, 1:38 1-8.
Second Race—Paul Jones, 7 to 2.
won; Paprika. 1 to 3, second; Rocket,
1 to I, third. Tljpe, 5:24.
WHAT ASSEMBLY DID
WITH IMPORTANT BILLS
ADMINISTRATION BILLS PA88ED.
Candler-Ovemreet railroad commission bill.
Felder-Williams disfranchisement bill.
Alexander bill, giving power to summons witnesses In arbitrations.
ADMINISTRATION BILL8 NOT PA8SED.
Wright antl-lobbying bill.
Anti-pass legislation. .. .
Resolution to Investigate ownership of Central railroad.
Bill to prohibit paralleling of Western and Atlantic railroad.
One per cent gross Income tax.
Raising fertiliser tax from 10 to 26 cents per ton.
BUI to protect Income bondholders of Central.
IMPORTANT BILL8 PA88ED.
Hardman-Covlngton-Neel prohibition bill.
Hteed bill restricting sale of narcotic drugs.
Hardman bill requiring registration of trained nurses.
Btapleton bill providing for quarterly payments of Confederate vet
erans.
Bunk bureau bill. a 4 .
Dobbs bill for protection of fruit shippers.
Bill to prohibit fishing on Sunday.
Smith bill for re-organl*atlon natbinal guard of Georgia.
Club locker tax-fixed at 1500 (conference compromise). ... .
BUI giving state board of health 38,600 to manufacture diphtheria
antl-toxtn for free use. B | LL8 N0T PA8 8ED.
Pure'election 'law, n and'biu Il to 0n prohlblt corporations from contribut
ing to campaigns. •
Clean sheet bllL
Railroad domestication bill. ,
Adams bill for Juvenile courts.
Blackburn rural poUce bill.
Lumsden bill to require registration of dogs. ,
Bill giving power companies right of eminent domain over water
ways.
Appropriation bill for 1808 carries34,770.000: J
Common school fund for 1H>8 la $2,000,000. and for 1808 H.350,000.
There were 744 bills and 180 resolutions Introduced In *•» house. 805
house bills and resolutions passed. In the senate, 155 bills Introduced and
N panned. Four revolutions werfe defeated. Elfhty-elght bills read first
or second tlmo only.
CAN THE BELL COMPANY PAY?
That the public asks only what is fair of the Bell Company for the right to do
business in Atlanta, The Georgian submits a few figures for consideration.
• The Bell’s investment in ’phones, lines, etc., is about $80 per local subscriber,
including switchboard cost and other expenses connected with establishing lines.
This makes a million dollars’ .worth of local equipment investment, on which the
company should receive, say 10 per cent, or $100,000 a year.
It costs $1.25 per month per 'phone, or $15.00 a year each, to operate these
'phones, which is a total of $180,000 for operating expenses.
Allowing $100,000 pfir year for interest, deterioration, etc., on equipment
and $180,000 for operating cost, we have a total of $280,000, against a local income
of about $400,000. This leaves a margin of $120,000 a year, which, so far as can be
seen, is mostly profit.
In case there is any doubt that these figures are within the bounds of rea
son, we refer the public to the fact that the competing telephone company gives an
almost perfect service at. $3.00 a month, as against $4.00 a month for the Bell. Now
we see that $3.00 is 25 per cent less than $4.00, the price the Bell company charges,
and $120,000 is 30 per cent of $400,000, so if anybody denies that 30 per cent of the
$400,000 taken in by the Bell company is profit, we simply refer him to the compet
ing company, which sells to the public a service at just about what we have allowed
the Bell company for their cost. Now we doubt that the Atlanta ’phone is in busi
ness for its health, nor must it be forgotten that it has one of the greatest monopo
lies in the world to fight in getting its business.
Now, gentlemen of the council, in view of these facts, should not the Bell
company pay something extra for the franchise, since this is the only just way we
can collect proper revenue from that company?
Can not the Bell company, which makes an enormous profit on its business
in Atlanta, pay the city at least $12,000 a year out of its $120,000 for the free use
of the entire city? This is only 3 per cent of the gross income, and is only as much
as is paid in Richmond.
It has been said that maybe conditions are not the same here as in Rich
mond. Yes, that is right—Richmond threatened to cut down the company’s poles.
Let’s not do that here—there is a more business-like way. In most things, how
ever, we have observed that the citizens of Richmond are an average sort of peo
ple, and if we don’t get 3 per cent, won’t Richmond differ from us in being a little
smarter than we are?
Gentlemen of council, won’t you think on these things a little and see if it
won’t be best to reconsider the matter?
CASTRO MAY SEIZE
GUNS FROM BRITISI
TROUBLEEXPECTEO
It Is Feared President Will
Send Troops After
Raiders.
Caracas, Vensxusla, Au*. 10.—'Trouble Is
looked for as s result of the Invasion of
Vcnesuclnn territory by a British force
from British Guinea nml the seizure of
4.000 pounds of bitlatit <tbe gum of the bul
let tree, used for Insulating wire) at the
point of guns.
Venesuela Is expected to take some retal
iatory measures for the Invasion, and Pres
ident Castro Is understood to have already
made, representation* to the English diplo
mat I e representative here.
Unless a diplomatic understanding Is
.pitched shortly. It Is feared Castro will
send an expedition to recover the gum by
# orce or nttark tbe ICngllsli residents.
The pretext for the tingHsb Invasion was
FOUR BLOWN TO PIECES
BY DYNAMITE EXPLOSION
Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 18.—The
punching houie of the Dupont Powder
Company, at Boyles, «lx miles from the
city, blew up' at an early hour thla
morning.
The following men, engaged In
punching dynamite at the time, were
blown to atoms:
WILL REYNOLDS.
GEORGE BACH, recently from Chl-
HARRY HALL, recently from Phila
delphia.
HERMAN SCHLEGEL.
All the men were single.
Thla la the third exploalon In Blr
mlngham powder mllla In three weeks,
with a total loaa of life of alx and
many Injured.
Tho explosion occurred before 18
o’clock. After a search (noting for
several hours, only, the knee cap of
one man was found. The shock was
felt In blrmlnghnm and windows and
chimneys were broken for a radius of
one mile. The exploalon occurred at
the Sterling dynamite plant.
PRESIDENT GOES TO CELEBRATE
FIRST LANDING OF THE PILGRIMS
Oyster Bay, N. Y„ Aug. 18,—The
summer capital was today transferred
to the government yacht Mayflower as
President Roosevelt started for
Provlncetown to take part In the cele
bration of the landing of the Pilgrims.
The president sailed this morning. The
wind and weather permitting, he will
reach Provlncetown Tuesday morning
and review n fleet of eight war ships
before landing.
GEORGIA POSTMASTERS ORGANIZE
ST A TE BRANCH OFNA TIONAL LEAGUE
FOURTH CLA88 P08TMA8TER8 OF GEORGIA WHO ORGANIZED STATE LEAGUE.
TNISWEEK
Governor Smith to
Name Two New
Members.
POPE BROWN MAY
BE CHAIRMAN
Extraordinary Power Vest
ed in Railroad Commis
sion By Law.
POSTAL MAY
ARBITRATE
Suggested That Over
tures Had Been Made
by Company.
Before the end of the week tho rail
road commission of Georgia will be
completely re-organised.
Under the most powerful public util
ity law ever enacted by any state—not
even excepting the famoua New York
measure—Governor Smith will name
two additional commissioners and a
special attorney to represent that body.
Though Senator Peacock made the
positive statement on the floor of the
senate Saturday night that Hon. Jf
Pope Brown, of Hawklnsville., would
not nceept the post If It should be
tendered him, It Is known that Gov
ernor Smith will use all of his argu
mentative powers In trying to move
Mr. Brown from that position.
Since this bill was Introduced Gov
ernor Smith has had In mind the for
mer chairman of the commission as one
of the new members. He recognises
the fitness of Mr. Brown for the place,
and Is more than anxious to have him
accept.
8avannah Wants Member.
Savannah Is more than anxious to
have a member on the board. Early
In the session a delegation of promt-
nent citizens from that city wnlted on
the governor to urgo the appointment
of a Savannahlan In the event that the
bill passed with the ■ Increase. For
awhile It seemed that this feature was
lost, but the administration won '
the final session of the body. ..
It le said that the opponents of the
railroad commission Ml! Introduced the
provision for an attorney to the com
mission. at 12,508 a year, as a "Joker,"
but they were dased by the readiness
with which this provision was ac
cepted.
On the whole the governor Is content
with the work of the legislature. The
two supreme measures advocated by
him were passed—disfranchisement and
the public utility bill. While he
would have liked a strong anti-pass
and an adequate antl-lobbylng bill
waied, he feels certain that this lagls-
ntlon, along wlth.ottter Important mat
ters. will be passed at the session of
1908.
It Is admitted that the Candler-
Overstreet public utility bill la one of
the moat far-reaching and powerful
measures of that character ever en
acted Into law. It places In the hands
of five men, who will be In perfect ac
cord with the views of the governor,
tremendous powers.
Tremendous Powers.
They can regulate not only pasoen
ger and freight rates, hut the rates on
street ear lines, the business of cotton
enmprossea, the telegraph and tele
phone tolls and the express business.
They can regulate the charges for
steam heating In cities like Atlanta—
In fact, will hold sway over every pub
lic utility corporation doing business
In Georgia.
And their orders are final. Corpora
tions cannot go into courts over the
head of the commission. Heavy pen
alty Is fixed for such attempts. The
bill alfo provides for action to be
brought directly against the control
ling powers of a great corporation.
To date the only three general meas.
urea have reached the governor for his
signature. Engrossing clerks In the
house and senate are busy, while the
enrolling committees of the two bodies
are on hand to verify engrossed copies
without delay.
The senate work will probably be
completed Tuesday, but It will take
lerk John Bolfeulllet and hie force
four or five days. The disfranchise
ment and railroad commission bills will
probably get to tbe governor Monday
afternoon or Tuesday morning.
NALLY WANTS ALL “
HIS MEN BACK
Consignment of Typewriters
Has Been Received at
Company’s Offices. *
New York, Aug. 19.—Seventy brok
erage houses have signed the new wage
seals while four are still standing out.
New York, Aug. 19.—An optimistic
feeling pervaded the' headquarters of
the striking telegraphers today when It
was announced that the Postal Com
pany would In all likelihood aettle the
strike by arbitration.
The operators ore favorably Inclined
toward the corporation because Its offi
cers, unlike those of the Western Union,
did not hamper them In the organisa
tion of their union.
It was declared suggestions of over
ture hod been made by the Postal's .
officials and that in all probability a
meeting with arbitration In view will be
held within the next twenty-four hours.
President Nelly Talks.
When asked If such was the case.
Vice President Nally said:
"We are seriously handicapped and
are willing to employ the old men ‘
back. In Met wo would llko to have
them return.”
The Striking telegraphers In New
York, Boston. Chicago and other prln- '
ctpal cities in the country, began to- i
day the collection of a defense fund
of 310,000,000.
Help From Europe.
The fund will not bo obtained from
the heeds of great corporations but
from smaller business houses. A like j
fund Is to be raised by the trades
unionists of Europe and the whole will ;
be applied to the service of working
men throughout the country regardlese !
of trade .or occupation.
According to reporta which they raid
had been received from all parts of the
country, the operator! asserted today :
that 89 per cent of the companies' old !
employees are now out, a gain of 1 j
per cent elnce Wednesday. They said
they were satisfied with the situation .
and expected the companies to yield]
within the next ten days or two weeks. '
Speaking for .the Postal Telegraph f
Compapy today, Vice President Nally ‘
Is quoted os follows:
What Nally 8ays.
"It would be foolish for us to say I
that conditions are as good as they .
were before tbe strike. We certainly i
regret that our men left ue, and while It
cannot be anywhere near as disastrous
to us as It must eventually be to the
men Individually, we have, of course,
felt keenly the disruption of organized, ■
disciplined conditions by which our ‘
service had become a smoothly running
machine.
"We did the beet we could—cut out a
lot of branch offices and took operators
from the relay wprk by opening direct
circuits from New York to San Fran
cisco and other cities—and got the bus
iness out of the way, but It was slow
and unsuccessful."
Actors' Union To Help.
Harry Devos, of the Actors' union,
has pledged the support of that organ
ization to the strikers, saying that It
would do batter than It did for tha
striking cool miners, for whom 325,009
was raised by entertainments.
A large consignment of typewriting
machines has been received at the main
office of the Postal company. The
furnishing of typewriters Is one of the
demands made by the union, and It Is
Continued on Pegs Three.
tlefore adjourning Haturdny afternoon the
postmasters of Georgia of tbe fourth cists
completed tbe organisation of a stats league
and eleeted officers for the year
The result of tbe election was: H. It.
I’ope. of llncbanan. president; W. T. Kitch-
.•nsT of Mitchell, vice-president; Mrs. Belle
Wright, of powder Springs, secretary end
treasurer: E. A. Hollis, of Reynolds, sod I.
M. II. Pwteber. of fbttla, members of tbe
ezeentlve committee: J. Edgar 1’iicit, of
Cummlng. sml F. M. Barfield, of plnebnret,
dclegatea to the nezt national convention
of the league, with J. L Rlnckman, of
Hamilton, and E. A. Hollis, of Ueymdds, as
alternates. .
After the organisation took place resolu
tions were mused tha-llng ttlc press of
Atlanta for the publicity given to the meet
ing of the league and to Pnstumater B. F.
Blodgett, of Atlanta; I'oatmiister Walter
Akerman. of Carterarillt; .Senator A. H,
flay, lloustoim Harper of the Ptedmout Ho.
In tbe afternoon the visitors went to tbe
Atlanta noatofflce, where Postmaster Blod
gett and his assistants showed them all
through the office and they wore gtveu
every omx’rtontty to see how malt was han
dled In a big. modern poatoffhv.
A constitution for the league wss pre
pared and adopted, and the league adjourn-
Atlaat* tad 7 m**r of iheu> declared that It
ha-1 oat only bseu Interesting bat Instruc-
Growth and Progress of the New South
The Georgian hare records each day soma
economic fact In reference to the onward
progress of tha South.
BY
JOSEPH B. LIVELY
Special to The Georgian.
Huntsville, Ala., Ang. 18.—The stockholders of the Rowe Knitting Company will
hold a inerting In thin city this week for the purpose of Increasing the capital
stock, taking an the matter of doubling the rapacity of the mill nml considering
other Important business. It la stated that W. I. Wellman, treasurer of the com-
[way, hie secured a majority of the stock and Is snzlous for the ezpnualou of tbe
enterprise. •
As reported last week. Messrs. J. Fred Houston * Co., new operating 6,838 spin
es st Cumberland, X. C„ will Imlkl another mill. The firm has engaged Houston
1th provide
dth about
three sod
rlnkler eyt-
main building will be one story high, 7»ii« feet. ;
adding another story In the future. This structure will be equipped w
5.000 spindles, thus doubling the firm's output of U to 11a single, two. i
four-ply cotton-weaving yarns In skeins, warps, tubes and cones. A sprli
tent will be ■ pert of the new plant. Messrs Ileus ton * Co. have tlielr offices it
708 Provident hntldlng. Philadelphia. Ps. They have^ recently complete,! improve-
mints at Cumberland st s cost of $30,00). Including the betterment of tbe water
power plant by tbe Installation of two bortsontal turbines.
The Manufacturers' Record of April * gave particulars of the organization of
the Gray Yam Mills of Woodruff. 8. C., the company's purpose being to build a
lO.OOO-spfndlr mill for manufsrtnnng Xos. 3" to 8) cotton yarns. Luring the poet
week It was announced that the company has awarded contract to Mesers. C. K.
Willard A Co., of Spartanburg, K. C„ for the construction of n ilain to develop
power, which will probably be transmitted by electricity, f,,r operating the pro-
Keifplsat! The mill building will In- three stories high. »iE$ feet In iFxe. rfan.
ami sjieelOrations are being furnished by J. E. Slrrlne, of Greenville, 8. C-. who wss
engaged or the erehltect unglneev In charge. W. II. Gray Is president of the Gray
Yarn Mllla, which la capttallzsd at $1»,0W.