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For Atlanta and Vicinity—Cloudy
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tonight and Saturday.
The Atlanta Georgian
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SPOT COTTON.
Liverpool, easier; 5.53. Atlanta, quiet;
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steady; 10.90. Savannah, steady; 10^4.
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VOL. VI. NO. 76.
ATLANTA',' GA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1907.
pp rriTT* In Atlanta..TWO CENTS.
I lilGIV, on Trains..FIVE CENTS.
AGREEMENT
YETJREACHED
Governors Give State
ment After Long
Conference.
GLENN AND COMER
JOIN HOKE SMITH
Governors Permit No Inter
ruption but Glenn Talks
a Little.
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At 2 o'clock Friday afternoon the
conference between the governors and
special attorneys at the excutlve man
sion. in progress, behind closed doors
since 9:20 o’clock In the morning/ ad
journed for luncheon.
The vlaltora were the guests of Gov
ernor and. Mr*. Smith at luncheon. I
was announced that ' the conference
would continue Friday afternoon-until
« Wte hour In ail probability. Gov
ernors Comer and Glenn will probably
leave the city Friday night.
A conference of probably far-reach
ing Import to the rate question In the
South, apd particularly to Georgia, Ala
bama and North Carolina, began In the
private library of Governor Hoke Smith
at the executive mansion Friday morn
ing at 9:30 o'clock.
Behind the closed doors Governor
Hoke Smith, of Georgia; Governor Rob
ert Brodnax Glenn, of North Carolina;
Governor Braxton Bragg Comer, of Ala
bama: Railroad Commissioner W. D.
Neabltt, of Alabama; Judge L. D.
■Weakley and Colonel H. O. Selhelmer,
the last two special counsel for Ala
bama In the rate fight there, discussed
the Issues.
-Attorney Genoral Hart, Judge J. K.
Hines and Hon. Hooper Alexander were
present representing the state of Geor-
Governor Comer and party arrived In
the city Thursday, stopping at the
Piedmont. Governor Glenn did not
reach Atlanta until early Friday morn
ing. and he also went to the Piedmont.
At 8:30 o'clock Governors Comer and
Glenn hod breakfast together. Colonel
F. B. Arendell. of The Raleigh News
and Observer, who hpa been In Atlanta
about a week on business, breakfasted
with them. He Is an old friend of
Governor Glenn's, but Is not taking part
In tho conference.
Peculiar conditions exist In the three
states interested In the conference here,
and this may make It difficult to reach
any general ucheme of compromise. The
rates - In Georgta and Alabama were
promulgated by the railroad commis
sion and would be subject to revtalon
or changes by those bodies without leg
islative authority.
Carolina Rate Fixed.
Rut the North Carolina rate of 2 1--I
cents por mile was fixed by statutory
enactment, and can not be changed
without authority of.the legislature.
In Alabama Governor Comer has
ahmed a compromise agreement for •
2 3-4 cent rate on the Southern and
branches, and the Mobile and Ohio.
This compromise provides for 2 1-2
cent 600-mlle family mileage book and
a 2 1-4 cent 1,000-mtle book.
According to the agreement signed
by the governor and the roads, this
rate Is to go Into effect on December 1,
and la binding on all parties dt Interest.
All pending legal proceedings are to be
dismissed.
Governor 8mith’e Position.
As It well known, Governor Smith
stands upon a flat 2 1-2 cent rate for
all lines In this state, with a 2 1-4
cent 1,000-mtle family book and a 2-
cent 2,000-mile family book. The opin
ion prevails in some quarters that the
existing rate, with Its sliding scale of
2 to 2 cents in Georgia, will be rescind,
•d and the proposition of the governor
put into effect.
Governors Glenn and Comer talked
freely Friday morning, bjit not about
any probable propositions or actions of
the conference. In reply to a question
as to whether he could make any
agreement here binding. Governor
Glenn said:
"Not unless the general assembly ap
proved ,U. ,That body fixed the passfti
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Sends Telegram to Wash
ington After Resolu-
. tion’s.
MEN WHO CONFERRED
gar rate in North Carolina at i i-4
cents, and I must stand by it until the
some body sees proper to change it.”
"When does your legislature meet
again r’ he was asked.
“Not for mdre than a year.” was the
reply, but he added with a significant
•mile, "I have Authority to Invoke a
special session at any time it may be
come necessary."
"What do you think of Governor
Smith's compromise idea of the Hat
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Resolutions urging the use of Geor
gia mHrble and granite for the new
postoffice building were passed Friday
dt a meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce directors and a copy of these
resolutions was sent by wire to J. Knox
Tnylor, supervising architect at Wash
ington.
It Is pointed out In these resolutions
that, as there Is plenty of niirblo and
granite within a short distance of At
lanta (hat will be more satisfactory
than limestone, the building should be
constructed of this material. The di
rectors also give it as their opinion that
an ideal combination for the building
would be Georgia granite for the ex
terior and Georgta marble for tho in
terior.
The following are the resolutions:
Chamber Resolution!.
"Whereas, The supervising architect
of the treasury department, Mr. J.
Knox Taylor, has intimated that In or
der to keep the cost of the Atlanta post-
office within the limit of a million dol
lars, It may be necessary to use lime
stone instead of granite or marble, and
••Whereas. Within a short distance of
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Race Results.
WAR DEPARTMENT
REVOKES IfS ORDER
AGISM-COLA
Asserts Original Order Was
Based on Information.
Army Posts Advised.
GOVERNOR HOKE SMITH,
Of Georgia.
GOVERNOR ROBERT B. GLENN.
Chief Executive of North Carolina.
JAMAICA.
First Race—Frank Lord. 10 to 1, won;
East End. • to 1. second; Pantoufle,
even, third. Time 1:14 1-5.
Washington, Nov. 1.—The following
order from the war department re
vokes the former order prohibiting the
sale of Coca-Cola In army post ex
changes. By the same order the gov
ernment states that no cocaine or al
cohol was found In the analysis by the
agricultural department.
The report further states that the
original order prohibiting the sale of
Coca-Cola In post exchanges was based
on Information which later, by a care
ful analysis, was proved to be incor
rect.
The following order, reproduced In
full, has been sent to every depart
ment of the United States army from
Washington to the’ Philippines, and
immediately permits the sale of Coca-
Cola at post exchanges: •
October 29. 1907. ■
The Commanding General, Philippine
Division, Manila, Philippine Is-
lands:
Sir—The manufacturers of the bev
erage known and sold as Coca-Cola
.having appealed to the secretary of
war to revoke the Instructions Issued
by the war department on June 17.
1907, directing that the sale of Coca-
Cola by army post exchanges be dis
continued, and the papers In the cas^
including a report by the chief of the
bureau of chemistry, agricultural de
triment, as to the composition of the
iverage, having been referred to the
judge advocate general of the army,
that officer has reported as follows:
' • October 29. 1907.
Fourth Indorsement. War Department,
Office of the Judge Advocate Gen
eral, Washington, D. C.
Respectfully returned to the adjutant
general.
The only legal prohibition In respect
to the sale of beverages at military
posts, or at places within the exclu-
slxe Jurtsdicltlon of the- United Rtstes,
• Is that embodied In , the act of Feb
ruary 2, 1901. which provides that:
"The sale of or dealing In beer, wine
or any Intoxicating liquors by unx
person In any post exchange or can
teen or army transport, or upon any
premises used for military purposes by
the United States, la hereby prohib
ited."
Sec. 38. Art of February 2, 1901 <31
Slat. L., 758).
The sole of the syrup or beverage
known as Coca-Cola was prohibited
upon the representation that It contain
ed 2 per cent of alcohol; Incidentally
the presence of other harmful Ingre
dients, In small quantities, was report
ed, but the prohibition was largely
based upon the presence of slcoho! in
the quantity above noted. .’
The substance lias been submitted
to and examined by the chief of the
Bureau of Chemistry of the Agricultu
ral Department, from whose report It
appears that the beverage contains no
appreciable quantity of alcohol. It also
contains no cocaine, and but a small
quantity of caffeine. The result of the
Investigation has therefore been to
show that the original order of exclu
sion was based upon data In respect to
the presence of alcohol which, upon a
thorough chemical examination, are
EC
Cortelyou Trying to
Devise Means to
Help Situation.
New Orleans, Nov. 1.—Bankers
this city ore In communication with
Secretary Cortelyou to devise means to
handle the cotton and sugar crops. Mr.
Cortelyou has Informed local financial
men that he Will investigate the posit
billty of paying out cash at the New
Orleans sub-treasury for money depos
ited by European cotton buyers with
United States fiscal agents abroad.
Several local exporters announced that
they stand ready to do business lmme
diately on. this basis.
Handling of spot cotton continued
here today, although the banks were
closed on account of All Saints Day, a
state holiday. The future trading
branch of the cotton exchange closed
for" the day, but the exchange re.
nrained open for spot business.
May Establish U. 8. Bank.
Leaders in national finance are de
termlned that, whon congress at last
gets around to doing something for tho
currency, It shall, if possible, be In
duced to establish a great central bank
of Issue.
It Is realised that to achieve tills
means a long and hard fight against
the prejudices .of congress, many of
whose leaders arc determinedly op
posed not only to give the banking In
general, but even to making any con.
cession to the demand for a more elas.
tic currency.
Nevertheless, men who have most
closely studied ilnanclsl conditions and
who are powerful In the highest bank
ing circles, are fast becoming convinced
that the central bank of. Issue which
has demonstrated its safety and use
fulness in England, France and Ger
many, is the one thing-short of which
any currency reform will be weak and
Ineffective.
National Banks Reipond. .
Responses of national banks to ill
tre:i“!l.-y department's leeen: upp-ul fm-
more circulating medium, continued to
reach, the comptroller of tho currency
today by mall, wire and by iong-dls-
tance telephone. Up to nobn «eve fa!
hundred telegrams of Inquiry had been
received. Treasury officials, however,
point out thouthere must be no retrac-
lon.
Although tho recent flurry In New
York city Is considered "a closed ,Inci
dent," it le a fact that the customary
exchange of credits and currency be
tween the metropolis and leading cities,
has not yet been restored. The result
has been a curtailment of trade
throughout the country.
Knickerbocker's Ractlvers Work. '
New York, Nov. 1 1.—George L.
Rives, General Henry C. Hyde and
Erneat Thalmann, the temporary re-
cetvera for the Knickerbocker Trust
Company, began their duties today
after Mr. Hives, the new receiver, se
lected to fill the vanoancy caused by
the retirement of Otto C. Bannard, In
a bond of 150,000.
Portsmouth Bank Fails.
Portsmouth, Va., Nov. 1.—The Peo
ple’a Bank, of thle city, failed this
morning. The Institution was estab
lished In 1893. It has a paid-up capital
of 960,000, and Its deposits are estt
mated at 3470,000.
DUEL CALLED OFF;
FRIENDS SEEK TO
ADJUST AFFAIR
Rpeclal to The Georgian.
New Orleans, La., Nov. 1.—The
threatened meeting of Lieutenant Gov
ernor Sanders, now a candidate for
governor, and Donaldaon Caffery, Jr.
•on of a former United States senator
from Louisiana, on the field of honor, Is
not likely to take place. At the meet
ing of the friends of both, at which
both sides contended that an apology
was due their principal from the other,
the matter was Anally adjusted. Friends
of Sanders will not consent to allow his
withdrawal from the gubernatorial race,
which would be Incumbent on him
were the challenge of Caffery accepted.
JUMPED BEFORE*
FLYING TRAIN
New York. Nov. 1.—An unknown man
who had just tom a letter Into small
bits killed himself today by leaping In
front of a fast passenger tratif from
New Haven at the One Hundred and
Eighty-third street and Park avenue
station.
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Submit to Governor
Plan For Flat
Rate.
A plan to solve the pasesnger rate
question in.Georgia and other Southern
states In which legislation has recently
been onacted was submitted to Governor
link.' Sinlih Friday by a largo number
wholesale merchants of Atlanta,
business men who. are wholesale con
Burners of transportation.
And If this plan Is adopted tickets for
Interstate and intrastate traffic will sell
at the same price.
The plan calls for a flat rate on nil
roads of 2 3-4 .cents a mile, an increase
Inside the state, but a reduction for
Journeys which go over the state lino
into other states.
It alBo calls for the Issuance of inter
changeable mileage .books good on any
roads and good both Insido and outside
the stnte for 2 1-4 cents per mile. Il
addition to tills,' It provides for a mile
age book of 500-mllo denomination,
good on the road Issuing It and Insido
the state for any member of a family,
at a cost of 2 1-2 cents a mile.
While this action has been taken by
the big wholesale men of Atlanta—the
men who have many traveling men on
the road and who pay the railroad fares
of these men—It Is understood that
such a proposition will bo considered
favorably' by the railroads and will be
accepted by them.
The plan was submitted at this time
because of the conference of governors
of various states now being held at the
capttol.
The following is the communication
submitted to Governor Smith:
The Merehsnts’ Letter.
Atlantn. Ga., Oct. 31, 1907.
Hon. Hoke Smith, Governor, Atlanta,
Dear Sir—Observing by the public
pye;s that a conference between the
governors of several of the Soutlie
states is about to bo held In Atlanta b
consider matters relating to the conduct
of railroads, and it being reported that
the matter of passenger fares Is one to
be considered, we, the undersigned
merchants of the city of Atlanta, inter
ested In the continued prosperity of our
state, beg to present to you the follow.
Ing views:
1. We are In full accord with you
that the relationship between tho rail
roads and tho publlo requires vigilant
railroad regulation.
2. We believe that It Is of the ut-
perlty of our state that the railroad
service be Improved and that their pub
lished .schedules should, be.maintained..
3. The question of reduction in pas-
_nger fares, affecting as it dot
great body of people, Is a very fru
source of agitation, and we deem It of
tho utmost importance nt this time to
allay unfavorable criticism of corpora
tlons, in so far as it may be done with,
out Injury to the public good.
4. We believe that It would be ad
vantageous If at your conference some
agreement could be reached that would
be equally acceptable to the state au
thorities add to the railroads. In the
settlement of the question of passenger
found not to exist to the extent sup.
posed when the matter was first sub
mitted to the secretary of war for ad
ministrative action. As the legal rea
son for the establishment and enforce,
ment of the prohibition no longer ex
ists. It Is recommended that the order
of exclusion be revoked.
GEORGE B. DAVIS.
Judge Advocate General.
The acting secretary of war concur
ring In the vlewe of the Judge advocate
reneral of the army, dlrecte. that any
instructions heretofore given prohibit
ing the eale of Coca-Cola at army poet
exchangee be revoked. Very respect
fully F. C. A1NSWORTIL
The Adjutant General.
(Seel.)
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e comn^id to your favorable con
sideration the basis of adjustment of
this particular matter as recently
reached by the state of Alabama, vis.:
(a) A straight local passenger rate
. two and threa-quartsr cents per
mile; this rate to apply both on Intra
and Interstate business.
<b) Mileage books In denominations
of one and two thousand miles, re
spectively. at a rate of two anil one-
quarter cents per mile: the sanv to be
Interchangeable among the different
roads In this territory, and to be good
both Intrp and Interstate.
(c) A mileage book of the denomlna.
tlon of five hundred miles at the rate
of two and a half cents per mile, to be
used by families, or members thereof,
the same to be good only within the
state, and only on the line laming the
same.
The following are among the ilgners
of the communication:
Those Who 8igned.
L. H. Beck, president Beck & Gregg
Hardware Company; A. M. Robinson
Company, by J. N. Robinson, president;
M. C. Kiser Company, by Gordon P.
Kiser, president; Dougherty-Ward-Lit
tle Company, by W. A. Ward, secretary
and treasurer; Arnold Hat Company,
by C. L. Arnold; J. K. Orr Shoe Com
pany, by J. K. Orr: Dobbs & Wey
Company, by H. B. Wey; Frank E.
Block Company, R. D. Spalding, John
Silvey Company, by W. A. Spear; At
kins. McKeidln & Brown Company, by
L. W. Brown, secretary and treasurer;
Grainllng-Spaldlng Company, by R. D.
Spalding, president: John A. ISoebfing
& Sons Company, by A. M. Whaling,
8. A.: W. W. Stovall & Co., by W. W.
Stovall, president: Oglesby Grocery
Company, by J. O. Oglesby, president;
W. L. Peel; Old Dominion Guano Com
pany, by R. J. Maddox, treasurer; In
man, Akers & Inman, Southern Spring
Bed Company, Atlanta Milling Com
pany. Southern Furniture Company, J.
J. & J. K. Maddox. Furman Farm and
Improvement Company, by A. D. Adair;
A. D. Adair Sc McCarty Bros., by J. D.
McCarty; Marietta Fertilizer Company,
bv J. R: Porter, treasurer; A. P. Mor
gan Grain Company.
Atlanta Paper Company, by I. Lleb-
man, president: Pittsburg Plate Glass
Company, by R. 8. Wesaels, manager;
the Coca Cola Company, by Aaa G.
Candler, president; the Georgia Granite
Company, by W. H. Patterson, presi
dent, and many others.
It will be seen from this that under
the plan proposed passengers will save
a quarter of a cent a mile on Interstate
Journeys and as many of these an-1- ng|
ones in the South the saving will
dbnsfderabie.
IS
Certificates Accepted
Without Least
Hesitancy.
CHAMBER ADOPTS
' RESOLUTIONS
Clearing House Action
,Works Without a Hitch
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That the action of the Atlanta Clearing
House Association in issuing clearing
house certificates to relieve the strin
gency In the money market is meeting
with the aprpoval of the merchants ami
business men of. the city generally Is
evidenced by the acceptance of these
certificates at their fnce value by prac
tically every business house In the city.
The bankers naturally expected that
me people, not understanding tM ax-
act purport and tho real value of the
certificates, would protest or raise-ob
jections, but from the first—from
Thursday morning to Friday afternoon
—everything has sailed tut smoothly ns
If there was no financial trouble in New
York or anywhere else.
"This Is explained.” stated Colonel
R. F. Maddox, of tho Maddox-Rucker
Banking Company, "by the fact that
the people of Atlanta know that what
has been done by tho Atlanta Clearing
House Association- had already been
dono by the clearing house associations
all over the country.
"Tho very fact that Atlanta was the
last big money center that issued these
certificates and had to take‘the pre
cautionary steps necessary to supply
an elastic currency with which to tide
over the emergency and move the cot
ton crop, was calculated to create ad
ditional confidence In the strength of
the local banks.
"When the solid strength and tha
combined resources of Atlanta’s seven
l-lv 1-links nr.- pul behind every certifi
cate, together with the fact that for
every certificate Issued to tho
amount of one dollar unem-
cumberea security is given to
one and a half times that amount, there
can be absolutely no doubt that the
certificates are as good as any money
ever made—In fact, the certificate! are
money."
Merchants Indorse Plan.
Tha merchants, practically without
exception, liavo Indorsed the plan pur
sued by the Clearing House Associa
tion, and the certificates are being ac
cepted for the purchase of any mer
chandise of whatever kind, for the pay
ment of debts, taxes and board, and
are accepted by the banks on deposits.
■ While the Clearing House Associa
tion'decided that 22,000,000 of these
certificates could be Issued, it is not be
lieved that the full amount will be Is
sued.
•The total.” stated Colonel W. L.
Fasl, "will not reach a million. The
certificates come back to the banks and
are re-issued and so It is not neces
sary to Issue tha full 12,000.000."
Small Amount Issued.
No definite figures as to the amount
of certificates Issued could be gath
ered, but it Is estimated that the.
amount now out la not more than 320,-
000.
The certificates are not only accept
ed at their face value by all the busi
ness houses In Atlanta, but from all
over the state has come requests from
country and email city banks asking
for shipments of the certificates In
stead of currency.
The certificates are already loosening
up the money market and the cotton
market will be moved, it Is thought,
with little trouble, as far as the finan
cial situation ta concerned.
"It is a splendid, a wise move.” stated
Mayor Joyner Friday morning, "and
I wish to Join the merchants of tho
city and the Chamber of Commerce In
congratulating the clearing house as
sociation for adopting this splendid
method of relieving the situation. I
would not exchange 31.000 of certifi
cates for 2999.90 of cash."
Recall 1893 tseue.
recalled that In 1193
condition- t-> th,.s» prevailing now
cesaltated the Issuance of clearing
house certificates The banks were
authorized to Issue 3500,000 of certifi
cates, hut found It necessary to Issue
only 3129.000.
After the stringency was relieved the
certificates began to come back In. and
every single on- was returned to the
banks but one 320 certificate. All ef-
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