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Page 2 “Mos as Good The Southern Israelite We have never ceased to believe that the public is fair. But we do believe that the public needs to understand. p. s. Arkwright as Gittin’ Hit by a Street Car” T HAT was the way an old Atlanta darky described it when he received what was to him a fortune in the will of the old Marster he had served for years. Humorous perhaps, but it showed what sort of reputation this Company has built up over the years of its history as a re sponsible concern which pays its honest debts. If through our negli gence, you are injured or your property is dam aged, we will make it good to you—freely, will ingly, and without com pulsion on your part. But there is one misconcep tion about accidents and claims we would like to dear up. Some people think that whenever a street car is involved in an acci dent in any manner, directly or indirectly, innocently or other wise, the Company must pay — arbitrarily, and whether we were at fault or not. Everybody knows that when two automobiles crash, the driver who was reckless or careless or negligent is the one who must pay. But some think the law is different where street cars are concerned, that negligence has nothing to do with it, that we must pay even when the other party is entirely at fault. The law makes no such un just discrimination against street cars. Here, as an illustration, is an incident that happened recently. A street car had just started after taking on passengers. Behind it was an automobile which had stopped when the street car stopped. When the auto driver started his car again, he became confused and shoved the accel erator down harder than he in tended. The auto leaped forward and crashed into the rear end of the street car. Although he ad mitted these were the facts of the case, he still thought the Company should pay him for the damage to his car. Legally and morally, he had no rightful claim for damages, and we were com pelled to tell him so. Failure to understand this ele mentary principle of the law sometimes cost us valued friends. We dislike particularly to lose a friendship simply because of a misunderstanding. Georgia POWER COMPANY CITIZEN WHEREVER WE SERVE