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P3 s THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17. V.>V>. — •k • ^ K VI UJ U4 UJ UJ O LO UJ riwj UJ —J Vi CQ Kt ' I h-rc h a:^4 1; VD VJ > *""" ' E i ULI ^ 1 “O t IX.S « c t I n to CO o ! I r IT rz 1 0 • O) 1 n w t. 1 t! c 1 s . it 0 ^ s "5 1 O; h k 2 JT M - g © - % X l ^ _ Eo K >- L : q l 3* « 3 S . is 1 - a ? vi a? ^ - h = ° On * ©: wl I 86 t x r‘ re s V a “* I>r alt OC! r °p So tb c . a i LlJ h ha gr< me "5 its mi) the pu p *5 ^ ^ thl vei LO w- fro ext h 1 " He l»r tlo ^ pri Vi nil rig cal 6,,t nr, req I pul | Pm . uni © , ’ r ' cor hat In 1 mo LO thu tna In put ^ 1 wh uni | ^ roa Oi ha\ 1 pro I pro are tru the © gre ■ mo; J fie tlm I un<i I and the ves ir © 3= I baa I tber I pro lute | gro I prol k. ^ 9 a * e ■ t'on Hbi | den g 1 pro i BJ ther •11 th * B f thu. RAILROADS AND PEOPLE; RELATIONS TO EACH OTHER; THEIR MUTUAL INTERESTS An Address by President Samuel Spencer, of the Southern Railway, at Montgomery, Alabama. On« of the fairest discussions of one Some striking paragraphs from this ddress follow: “Born and reared In the South, and “Periods of acute political excite- as they do the commercial “The railroad manager’s position— Public sentiment did not “Under theso circumstances,' these Msrgtrs Beeome Nscstsary. “But notwithstanding the public and were* very “With that amalgamation of prop- and Us consequent public good, a great power—exaggerated per- In the public mind—but still years this was a difficult and dlscour- aging task. Investors In Southern rail road properties had been alienated by their enormous linancial losses and a restoration of confidence was neither easy nor prompt. 1 Finsncial Situation Improved, “You are all too familiar with the wholesale bankruptcy and financial struggles and the consequently Impov erished condition of the railways of the South during the 80's and the early 90's for It to bo necessary to do more than to recall them to your memories. Happily the difficulties of that particu Iar period, and of those special condl tions, have measurably passed away. The South has entered upon a period of Increased production In agriculture and In manufactures and of general in. dustrlal and commercial activity such as her best'friends and most enthu siastic prophets had scarcely dreamed of fifteen years ago. The total value of her annual manufactures now aggre gates nearly eighteen millions. The total value of her agricultural products Is now ever seventeen. hun< dred millions per annum. Her rail roads era no longer wgak, disjointed lines, but have been amalgamated into several large, strong, continuous sys tems, so located and so equipped as to serve advantageously the demands of her growing Industry and commerce. “Fundamentally the basis of this Im proved condition of the railway proper ties Is financial credit. With a few minor exceptions substantially all of the enormous Improvements to these properties and their equipments, cost ing hundreds of millions of dollars, In the last decade have been made with borrowed money. The basis of the credit on which the money was bor rowed was the Increased confidence of the Investing public In the,substantial growth and the future prosperity of the South, and In the gradually Increasing earnings of her railway properties. Equipment Problem Presses. “The most pressing problem with every railway property, and every rail way manager of the South today, Is that of providing additional facilities for the safe, prompt and satisfactory movement of the constantly'growing traffic. This has been' the case for nearly ten years, but the problem Is more pressing today than at any pre vious time. “While It cannot In Justice be claimed that the railways have at all times done all that was required by the pub lic, nevertheless, bearing In mind the enormous and sudden growth In Southern products and Southern com merce for the last ten years, and re membering the conditions of the rail way properties at the beginning of that period, tho fact that the products of so marvelous a development have on the whole been successfully moved to mar ket challenges the attentive considera tion of those who Impartially study the railway problem. “In a country so wide In extent and with a commerce so vast It Is no longer NEGRO BICYCLIST T MRS, CJMOWAY James Brown Arrested for Reckless Riding and Held at Station. Just after alighting from a trolley- car Friday afternoon shortly before 6 o'clock at Gordon and Evans streets. West End, Mrs. Emma Calloway, of 156 Gordon street, was struck by a ne gro bicyclist, hurled violently to the pavement, and badly hurt It is announced Saturday morning that Mrs. Calloway’s nose was frac tured, her face painfully lacerated, and that she Is otherwise bruited about the body. She Is also suffering consider ably from the shook. Her condition Is not thought serious and It is believed she will be ablo to be out within a feu- days,.. arrest by Police Sergeant Beavers r Policemen Blackttone and Gower £ Is held In the police station In defa of a cash collateral of 6100. His c; Is set for trial Saturday afternoon 1 fore Recorder Broyles, but may OUR WATCHWORD: IT’S PURE—IT’LL CURE—THAT’ SURE. Paragon Blood Tonic Is a Pure Sarsaparilla Vegetable Preparation. Pleasant Tasting. Not a Cure-All. Sold Under a Guarantee. No Minerals. Agreeable to Most Sensitive Stomachs. *X|iuiej oqi o; jyauaq e pus }iJ9iu jo jj *X|uo oiuoo|9/v\ sdJjsap pue oujoq Xj9ao o;uj odubjjuo s>fse iioCejed ’sp|9ij msu 0)ui jn'o 06 oj piejje aq ;ou paau rio/T uaui ‘/j*unoo umo jrioA ui ^aqdojd b aq oj aACjd noX pue ‘aiuoq umo jnoX ui umou>j ojb noX jj OUR PARAGON COLD CURE For the Cure of Colds, LaGrippe, Etc. PREPARED AND PUT UP ONLY BY PARAGON MEDICINE CO., 27 Inman Building, ATLANTA, GA., U. S. A. Mrs. Calloway. house at 166 Gordon street. They alighted from a car at Gordon and Evans streets and had Just started toward the sidewalk when Mrs. Callo way was struck by the bicyclist Assistance quickly reached her and she was carried to Mrs. Reynolds' home. A physician was hurriedly sum moned and medical attention rendered. The pendulum has swung forgotten. Justice, however, discrimination and without PflMlbla tq doth, transportation serv ice of the, public by Individual enter prises or even-by small corporations. Large corporations and large aggrega tions of capital are essential. "This,fact and the shortcomings nec. essarlly incident lo hurried prepara tions, and overtaxed facilities, have largely deprived these carriers of pop- tilur sympathy, and subjected them to easy misrepresentations and to popular misunderstanding. The outward ex pression of si sc nnd power has Im pressed the popular mind with the Idea that they possessed untold wealth and limitless resources. It made them the easy mark of the political agitator. The result has been-that there has crepr Into tho public mind a different stand ard of Justice fop them from that which governs the property rights of every Individual property holdor in tho land. Statutes havo been enacted 'establish ing principles of liability of a railroad company which do not apply in the case of the farmer, the mill owner or the employer In any other department of industry. Juries have come to think It right to award verdicts for larger damages against railroad corporations than against Individual litigants. "The farmer, the manufacturer, tho merchant, when paying higher wages or higher prices for raw material, obtains os a rule a higher price for his prod ucts. "Not so with the earlier. Ho must, under stress of market competition and the Inexorable decree of publlo senti ment, keep the prices for his product— transportation—at the eame or at low'er figures. “Increased taxes have- also added substantial burdens to the carriers, -the taxes of the Southern Railway Com pany, for example, per mile of road having Increased, since 1898, more than 40 per cent. “Coupled with these increased ex penses there has been a constant re duction In rates, and today the per centage contributed by transportation rates to the cost of whatever the people consume Is much smaller ban ever be fore In history, and smaller In America than In any other country of the world. And yet the loudest cry that Is heard today-from tho public voice, and the most -persistent demand from every quarter. Is for an onforced reduction in railway charges. - “If the process Is carried far enough, mere iitcrease In volume of traffic which has sustained the carriers thus far, will not suffice, and without financial strength and credit the carrier cannot adequately meet the proper require SOUTHERN RAILWAY. The following schpdule figures published only na Information, and are not guaranteed. WASHINGTON. NEW YORK AND THE EAST. 30. 1 | 38. ,0.. i ii. Lv. Atlanta <C. T.). ...... Ar. Toccoa (E. T.). ....... Ar. Snartanbnrg. ........ Ar. Charlotte . . Ar. Washington . . Ar. New York 12:00 nlg't 1:25 a. in. 8:43 a.m. 9:20 a.m. 9:20 p.m. 6:30 a.m. 1 1:60 a.m. 12:07 p.m. 3:65 p.m. 6:40 p.m. 1 8:00 p.m. i 12:00 uoon 3:35 p.m. 6:06 p.m. 6:13 p.m. 6:42 n.m. | 12:43 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 6:03 p.m. 8:50 p.m. 11:00 p.m. 11:96 a.m. 4:30 p.m. 9:19 p.m. CHATTANOOGA, CINCINNATI AND THE WEST. 13. 7. 15. _ Lv. Atlanta. Ar. Chattanooga^ • . ; . . . . 6:30 a.m. 9:45 a.m. 7:40 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 7:10 a.m. 7:6& n.m. 1:00 p.m.; 4:60 p.m. 9:66 p.iu. Ar. Chicago. . . ;H 5:20 p.m. JACKSONVILLE, BRUNSWICK, ETC. 16. *• 10. u. i Lv. Atlanta. . . Ar. Macon . . Ar. Cochran. Ar. Jeiup Ar. Brunswick Ar. Jacksonville 6:15 a.m. 9:20 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 2:25 p.m. 12:15 p.m. 2:40 p.m. 4:l6 p.m. 7:10 p.m. 8:46 p.m. 11:15 p.m. 1:30 a.m. 2:40 a.m. 6:00 n.m. 4:23 p.m. 8:20 p.m. 8:00 a.m. 8:50 a.m. BIRMINGHAM, MEMPHIS AND THE WEST. 23. 36. 37. 25. 87.. Lv. Atlanta Ar. Austell Ar. Tallapoosa AY. Anniston 4:00 a.m. 4:35 a.m. 6:20 r.tu. 7:48 a.m. a.m. 7:35 a.m. 8:55 a.m. 10:08 n.m. 4:25 p.m. | 6:06 p.m. 6:24 p.m. 6:15 p.m. I 7:06 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 11:30 p.m. 12:10 p.m. 1:41 a.m. 1:06 p.m.' 5:35 n.m. Ar. Birmingham. 10:15 n.rn. 12:06 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 1 COLUMBUS, FOHI VALLEY. ETC. a H i 30. | 22. Lv. Atlanta. 4:35 p.ra. II Lv. Atlanta. . Ar. Williamson. . . . .( 6:25 p.ra. ll Ar. Williamson Ar. Fort Valley | 8:25 p.m. II Ar. Columbus. 6:30 a.m. I 7:25 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 1 4:90 p.m. 6:25 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Pasenger and Ticket Office. 1 Peachtree St. Phone 142. Ticket Office Terminal Passenger and Ticket Office, 1 reach tree Street. 'Phone 142. Ticket Office Ter minal Station. ’Phone 4900. RAILROAD SCHEDULES buuuriug the Arrival uuu uvp*iiuiv w / scatter Trains of th. following iyiisruHN a.nu Atlantic! ha rr:;,77T- WLSli-JK.N A.Sit ATLANTIC KAIUoLT' No.—Arrive From- I No.-Uepnrt * • Nsshvllle.. 7:10ami* 3 Nashville. ,, 71 Marietta... S:35ara] 74 Marietta..u-t-j i,m ** Nashvitle..ll:45 anil* M Naabvllle.4:5j p,* i5 Marietta... S;50 pm| 77 Marietta.. G.lj » 1 Nashville.. 7:35 pml* 4 Nashville. g : sa Ln private Investments were f any, railroad companies the demands of the traffic. For many IN OUR STORE has been selected with the ut most caro to secure the best, an-; wo feel confident that our drugs are' pure and entirely reliable. Our prescription department Is In the hands of thoroughly experienced prescriptionists. who execute -all or ders accurately and promptly. If you are particular as to the qual ity of your drugs, medicines and toilet articles, you will do well to try us. Our prices are ALWAYS THE LOWEST. Brannen & Anthony Druggists. _ (102 Whitehall St. “ 1 30 Marietta St., Stores. I ' ■ ( 2 East Mitchell St. Liquors for .Medicinal Use. the pUblli except the- ultimate conservatism and senso of Justice of the American peo ple, and In that ultimate nnd saving conservatism I still have faith. When their attention Is seriously and earn estly directed to the real problem, their conclusion will not only be wise, but will result In the establishment of Just and righteous standards far the ascer tainment and protection sf corporate as well as Individual rights. Defends Mortgage Bonds. The Improvements to tho railway are required not solely for the profit or benefit of the owners of the property, but are almost always rendered neces sary by the demands of the public for proper service at tho hands of quast-servant, the common carrier. The railway owner and officer has little choice or option as to whether such Improvements shall be made, when the pressure for additional facilities la as great as It now is In the South. “And yet, with this Irresistible press, uro upon us, the public mind has been so warped, or the subject has been so little studied or understood by some who attempt to discuss IL that the Is sue of mortgages solely for Improve ment purposes has been seriously con demned as a stock-jobbing, stock-wa tering process, adopted for private gain, and to extort additional interest charges from the public. "The fact Is, every dollar of the pro ceeds of mortgage bonds Issued by the railways of the South must bo spent for Imrrovements upon Southern prop erty, for the necessary and better ac commodation of Southern traffic and development, by far the greater part going directly to pay Southern labor for permanent and Immovable struct ures upon Southern soil. "Unfortunately the question of rates has gotten Into the very vortex of acute political agitation. It has been seised upon by many who seek political office as a means of securing popular favor. In the public mind It haa thus become, to a targe extent, a political question, and not one to be decided on economic principles or controlled by commercial laws. “With Industrious effort the fmpres slon has been made that the carrier" Is subject to no-restraint In the making of rates, except such as Is Imposed by statute law, and that It can and does act arbitrarily In fixing the charges for the services which It renders. Noth ing could be further from the truth. “The steady decline of rates, ever since railways werq inaugurated, while their power and financial strength has Increased, I. of Itself alone a signifi cant, It not a convincing, fact, “While much of this steady decline has undoubtedly been due to competi tion. and to other causes beyond the control of the carriers, a much greater portion haa been due to their voluntary and wise efforts to foster new traffic and encourage the development of new territory and new Industries, and to' widen the markets for the products originating upon their respective lines. “The cotton mill Industries of the South, which now- represent an Invest ment of nearly $950,000,000 and whose products nnd a market not only In every state of the Union, but in Europe and the Orient, could not have been de veloped, and become prosperous as they have, if the transportation rates for those products had been arbitrarily made even on the same relative basts as those still charged In New- England nnd'ln England upon exactly the same articles. •The much greater distance of the Southern mills from the Urge consum ing markets hadrto be overcome and It was overcome largely by relatively lovrir rater of transportation. Rates are Right ‘ ’ •Theories have been '.propounded from many sources, high and low, for PAUL BURKERT Fixed over 2,000 Umbrellas last year. Let him fix yours. 1 Viaduct Place.’ KJ 9 Depart to— * Macon 12:01 n m Savannah ... 8:09 a Macon 4:0u i,'m Savannah ... 0:i,*> Jacksonville 8:3u p'!£ Macon ATLANTA A.Mi Whfci FUIK ItOAD. Arrive From— I Depart To- •Selina 11:40 am ('Montgomery 5:29 dm JMontiomery. JrtJ pm ;Mont*’m*r/.i2:45 IS •Selina 11:35 pmrSelma 4:2) n n LAQrange 8:» amlUKlranie.... 6:3»> pS •Montgomery. 3:40 pm| # Montg'in’ry.U:15 Am •Dali/. All other trains dully except Suu. '/il trains of Atlanta and West I-olot Railroad Company arrive at and <l**parc from Atlanta Terminal station, corner of Mitchell street and Madison avenue, GEORGIA kAlMtUAD. Arrive From— Offusta 6:00 am . <:45 .. 7:46 _ .12:10 pm Ington.. Depart To- •Aaglists 7:4.*, flm Litbonla io : og am •Augusta...... |:3>) m Conyers 5:00 pm Covington.... 6:10 pm — /Ington.... .... FUI tngasta 8:15 pm •Augusta 11:43 po •Dally. All other trains dally except Sua* H^AboARD aIr Line rail\> ai. Arrive From— I Depart To— asblngtoh... 6:90 am Birmingham.. 6:50 : - mlM' dN< *•1.4' , 9:45 smlMonros 7:20 an, 7:00 to 4:0) poi the adjustment of rates on a basis of allowing the carrier to earn- a fair In terest upon the cgsh Investment or upon a fairly ascertained value of the property! Such theories seem fair and equitable and plausible until they are examined. Montgbmery has three line* of rail way to the sea coast at Savannah. You all know that tho rates by all must be the same. Is It supposublo fur an Instant that the cost of these several lines was the same, or that their value Is the same today? “If the rates of transportation should be adjusted' Tfy ebtno arbitrary power, so that each should earn only a certain interest upon, Its cost, or ascertained value,• would -not -thoge rates be differ ent from each other? If they were dif ferent, could the line having the higher rate secure any traffic? progress and prosperity Is considered, and the place of commercial shprema cy she is rapidly attaining Is contem plated. Justice, I think, requires the ad mission that on the whole the work of tho railroads has been* well and ef ficiently done. It Is said that railroads havo the power to make or mar the fortunes and destinies of localities and sections. If this be true, what Is the lesson to be drawn from the great and unprecedented prosperity of the South ern states? Primarily due to the oner gy, Industry and Intelligence of the people, it must be admitted that It has not been prevented, and, In view of Its amazing proportions -which are ex? citing the wonder of the world, it can not Justly be claimed that It has boen •If It qpenred no traffic, what would retarded, by Inadequate or Inefficient become of the arbitrary dictum that It should earn the Interest on ltg coat or value? V* , V:.- , “Each patron of a road can, In the nature of things, only get a partial view of the situation. -He la apt to aee only the*thlnga’Whlch affect hla own locali ty, or hla own business. When the schedule of passenger trains do not happen to be tho moat convenient for hla particular station, when there Is a temporary deficiency of freight equip ment for hla business, when there Is an unaccounted delay to hls shipment* when there la Home inadequacy of depot accommodatlona or facilities near hla home, he sees It and finds It diffi cult to understand why It la permitted. The railroad manager, on the other hand, Is In an entirely, different situa tion. Forced, by the obligations of his position, to consider the needs of a arger territory embracing a wide di versity of Interests, with the-obligation to reconcile as far as possible the con flicting claims of persons and of locali ties, he must take large and compre hensive views of his public duties and obligations. Hls obligation Is to utilize tile means at hls disposal, which are often limited, so as to do the best, un der all the circumstances, for every in terest. He would have been more than human If in some Instances—If In many Instances—he had not failed, and little can be the wonder that those whose attention Is confined to their own locality and their own Interests have found occasion for Irritation and dissatisfaction. It was likewise to be expected that this dissatisfaction would be fomented by those having an inter est in creating friction and Inflaming the mind of the fmVHc against the car rier. Strife Stirrer an Enemy. But when the story of the South’s transportation facilities.. I do not fear the verdict of a calm and dispassionate public sentiment. ‘ “The interests of the railroad and of its patrons are identical. One cannot prosper without the, other. The rail road must do justice to the people. The people should do justice to the railroad. “The man who would sow dissension between them and embarrass their co operation by misunderstandings, fric tion and antagonism is a public enemy. While the railroads may be In a sense at his mercy, he should not be tolerated by the people, for the oppression he seeks to bring upon the railroads must reflect itself upon the fortunes of the people long after the disturbing cause has been forgotten. The cardinal point to be appreciated and remembered Is that a railroad will destroy Itself unless It fosters traffic—unless It adopts such a policy toward its patrons as will en courage and increase permanently the movement of business. On the other hand, the people will be the first and the greatest sufferers if by hostile ac tion they limit the capacity of the railroads to serve them.” ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE. GEORGIA. FULTON COUNTY. Ily virtue of an order of the court -of or dinary nr said county, granted nt the Jnn* term, 1906, will be sold at public outcry on the first Tuesday In December, 1906, be fore the court house door of said county, within tho legal hours of sale, the follow ing property of tho estate of Koweim R. Peyton, deceased: First. All thnt tract or parcel of land ly ing nnd being In the city of Atlanta. Mug a part of lnud lot No. 78. of tho 14tb dis trict of originally Henry, now Fulton coun ty, Georgia, being n part of block No. 166. and known ns tho northwest half of city lot No. 3, commencing nt the line of the .Tame* Camptiell property on the east side of Luckle street, nnd running In a southern direction -44% feet, more or less, to th« Thomas Donnau fence, thence cnstwnrdly with wild fence 102 feet, more or les*. to a cross fence, thence northwardly with said ith said fence westwardly 38 feet, them* north following fence 8 feet, still following line of fence sD feet to Lnckle street, the point of beginning. Second. One promissory noto for the sura of 1500, with Interest at 5 per cent from date, dated May 1. 1906, due on or lafon* Mny. 1, 1908. payable to It. .R, Poytoo, and sign ml by A. D. Johnson. Third. Ono promissory note for the sum of $115 “with interest,” dated December 2. 1901.’ and due one day after date, signal by 8. F. Tolnnd. Terras calh. * * * - * Kohl- for the purpose of paying debts nnd for distribution. ALBERT BOVL8TON. Administrator. 522 Pmdentlnl building. ELLIS, WIMRISII & ELLIS, Attorneys wiM.nnry of said county, granted nt the June term. 1906. will bo sold nt public out cry, 011 tno first Tuesday In December. 1906, before the court houso door of *aid Ithoda v*. icjivu,. ui-LOimji iirnit, that tract or parcel of land In the city Atlanta, being part of land lot 45, in the 14tii district of originally Henry, now Ful ton county, Georgia, situate as follow*: Fronting 47 feet, more or less, on the north side of East Fair street, find «v tondinifbnok north home width at front ft feet, beiug the southern portion of tb* irty conveyed to Atlanta Building and Association by F. M. Coker by I Mny 27, 1882, and recorded lit book page 520, August 18, 1882, Mug be tween Grant and Forbea street. Terms cash. . , . Sold for the purpose of paying debts ami for distribution; ■* ’• -v < ALBERT BOYLSTON. • - -Administrate- ANOTHER RELAPSE London. Nov. 17.—Dispatches from Constantinople declare that the sultan has suffered a relapse and the doctor has been summoned again to hls bed side. Work Delivered as Promised. > Not much to make a fuss about it*s true, but it means a “whole lot” to us. : : : ; Trv us and see if there’s anything in it. Others have. They think so now. GEO. STEIN CO.. Commercial Printers and Manufacturers of LOOSE LEAF DEVICES. Joth Phone,. 68 S. Pryor St.. ATLANTA. GA. awnings] TENTS UPHOLSTERY AVAIER $ V0LBEP3 130 ' So. Forsyth St. —HUT"-— *^~ FLOOR PAINTS. For veranda floors, for kitchen floors, for any kind of floors.'Dries hard, durable; both Lucas and SenoursY Georgia Paint & Glass Co., 40 Peachtree. and W14I8KEY HABITS cured at home wife* ■ ■ ■■ ii i■mi n.m.wooLUiY.m.n. F Atlanta, Un. oficel04N.m«» , i'<'- Stephens to Build Home. Special to The Georgian. Gainesville, Go., Nov. 17.—Hon. Hen ry H. Stephens, representative-elect the next house of representatives from Hall county, has sold hls home ph** consisting of 100 acres of land, to Mr J. K. Peck, of Big Hickory district, f " 81,500. Mr. Stephens has a considera ble tract of land left, upon which he will likely build and Uvo.