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Sjmopsis of the Railroad Bill P
Passed the Senate
Section 1 Repeals section sos
the act of 1879, (Code 719e) which
prescribes the duties of thecommis
sioners as to making rates of fi eight
and passengers tariff and rules
and regulation to be observed
by railroads in this State, and
provides as follows:
That the commissioners appointed
as heretofore provided shall be au*
thorized to make such just and reas
onable rules and regulations as may
bo necessary for preventing unjust
discriminations in the transportation
of freight and passengers on the
railroads of this State; and to that
end shall be authorized to make such
rules and regulations to designate
and fix the proportion of diffefence
in rates of freight and passenger
transportation to be allowed for
longer and shorter distances
on the same or different railroads
of this State, and to presetibe what
shall be the limits of longer and
shortci distances; tha‘ they shall
be authorized to make just and
reasonable rules and regulations to
be observed by said railroad compa
nies on said railroads in the
State to prevent the giving or pay
ing of any rebate or bonus, direct
ly or indirectly, and from mislead
ing or deceiving the public in any
manner as to the real rates charged
for freight and passengers; and
that they shall be authorized to
make such just aud reasonable rules
of procedure for the hearing and
determining of the complaints here
inafter provided for as to them
shall seem meet and proper: Pro
vided, that all such rules and regu
lations shall be consistent with the
laws of this State and of the Uni
ted States; and provided further,
that nothing in this act shall be
construed to authorize any inter
ference with or regulations of inter
state commerce.
Section 2 Provides that section G
act of 1879 code section 719(f),
prescribing that the commissioners
shall make schedules of rates and
declaring the effect of the same as
evidence,be, and the same is hereby
repealed, and that hereafter section
6of said act and section? 19(f) of
said code of Georgia shall be as
follows: That the several railroad
corporations doing business in this
State are hereby authorized and
required to make each for itself,
as soon as practicable, a schedule
of just and reasonable rates of
charges for the transportation of
pasengers, freight and cars on the
respective railroads in this State,
and said railroad companies shall
from time to time and as often as
circumstances may require, change
and revise said schedules, and
when any schedule shall have been
made or revised as aforesaid, it
shall be the duty of each of said
corporations respectively to cause
publication thereof to be made for
two successive weeks in some pub
lic newspaper pupblished in the
cities of Atlanta. Augusta, Albany,
Athens, Savannah, Macon, Romo
and Columbus, in this Stat*, and
after the same shall be so publish*
cd, it shall be the duty of each of
such railroad companies to post at
all of the respective stations, in a
conspicuous place, a copy of said
schedule to be observed by them
for the protection of all persons
concerned. Any person, town,
city or corporation affected by the
schedule of rates so established
may at any time tile with railroad
commssloners a petition in writing
in which petition the ground of ob
jections to said schedule and rates
shall be distinctly set. forth. If the
ground of complaint is that the
rate in any particular class of
frieght is unreasonable or unjust
said petition must set forth clearly
the rate charged by the railroad
and also the rate which the peti
tion claims would be just and reas
onable to charge. When such peti
tion is made and tiled with the
railroad commissioners it shall be
the duty of said commissioners to
cause a copy of said complaint to
be served on said railroad company
or its agent,and give notice to both
parties of the time and place of the
hearing, which shall not be in less
time than ten days from the time
service is perfected on the railroads.
If at any time before the hearing
the railroads shall so alter their
iates in the matter complain
ed of as to conform to rhe rates
asked for by the petitioner, then no
hearing shall be necessary, but the
petition may be withdrawn by con
sent of parties. The commission
ers shall have power to alter and
amend the rates complained of
whenever they shall adjudge, after
a full bearing, that the same are
unresonable or unjust and shall fix
,45uch rate as to them shall seem
reasonable and just, and from the
decision of the commissioners on
the question of rates made by the
pleadings either party may appeal
to the superior court of the county
i where the complaint originated,
under the same rules and regula
tion as to the manner of appealing
as now provided by law’ in cases of
appeal from the court of ordinary,
and said superior court shall hear
and deteimine such case under the
same rules and regulations as are
now prescribed by law’ for hearing
equity cases in said court; that said
causes shall have precedence of all
other causes on the docket and shall
be heard and determined at the
first term. 'Depositions of all wit
nesses. irrespective of residence,
may be taken in said cause and the
cause shall in no event be continued
beyond said term on account of the
absence of witnesses or counsel or
for other cause whatever. Either
party to such proceeding may move
for a new trial or except to the ac*
tions aud ruling of such superior
court in the same manner as is now
provided by law in other cases.—
Pending the appeal the rate ad
judged by the commissioners to be
reasonable and just shall be the
legal rate and the railroad compa
nies shall be subject to all the pen*
alties provided in section 719, I.
and J. of the code, when they shall
charge higher rates than the rates
so fixed by the commission pend
ing the appeal. In all cases made,
under this section the burden of
proof shall be on the railroad, the
presumption of law’ being that the
commissioners rates are right and
just. The rate adjudged to be the
correct rate by the railroad com
missioners shall remain of force
until set aside by the courts of this
State. But the commissioners of
railroads shall have no power or
judisdiction to alter, change or in
any way interfere with rates made
by the railroads except on com
plaints made, filed and heard as
above set forth, and then only as
to such questions as are made and
put in issue by pleadings. Provided
that when an appeal has been
made to the courts and the case
has been decided by the supreme
court than the decision in such case
shall be legarded as a precedent by
the courts of this State, and no ap
peal shall be allowed on a similar
case to the courts.
Sec. 3. Makes the law applicable
to receivers.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted
that no increase of freight or pas
senger iates shall go into effect un
til thirty days after the beginning
of the advertisement required in
section 2of this act. •
Section 5. Be it further enacted,
that whenever a complaint shall be
filed with said commissioners as
provided in this act, it shall not be
necessary for the complainant to
appear in person or by attorney be
fore said commissioners or furnish
any evidence further than to estab
ish the fact that the rate, charge,
rule or discrimination complained
of actually exists, and a bill of lad
ing or receipt for freights or the ol
der of the company establishing
such rate, rule or discrimination
shall be sufficient proof of the fact,
and when such complaint is filed
and such proof furnished it shall
be the duty of the commissioners
to notify said railroad company
complained of, by serving them by
mail or otherwise with a copy of
the complaint, and at the time set'
for a trial thereof shall proceed to I
investigate and try the same and j
pass judgement thereon and to that
end may require any evidence from
the railroad company as they may
deem proper to a full and fair under
standing of the facts complained of.
Sec. 5. Repeals conflicting laws.
Words of Wisdom.
Simplicity of character is the
natural result of profound
thoughts.
The rays of happiness, like those
of light, are colorless when brok
en.
An open mind, an open hand,
and an open heart will find every
where an open door.
A man’s own good breeding is
the best security against other peo
ple's ill manners.
Scolding and fault-finding have
sent more people to desperation
and destruction than all the great
evils of life put together.
Nothing is easier than fault-find
ing. No talent, no self-denial, no
brains, no character are repaired
to set up in the grumbling busi
ness.
Disappointment in friendship
arises chiefly not from liking our
friends too much, but an over-esti
mate of their liking for or opinion
of us.
One great reason why many
children abandon themselves whol
ly to silly sports, and trifle away
their time insipidly, is t because*
they have found their curiosity ‘
balked.
The difference between war and .
peace has been well defined by one I
of the ancients: "In time of peace
the sons bury the fathers: in time •
of war die fathers bury their j
sons,"
ADRIAN-
(Continued finm Fir ft page.
off!" said Master Block Snyder,
who as jamming himself in “be
tween some boys at the postoffice
door. Every eye was turned toward
the coming hack, and little excla
mations in different styles of rhet
oric without attempt at clearness
in meaning were uttered all around
among the lazy bystanders.
Ata street one block from the
square Adrian alighted from the
hack and walked homeward.
The reader may well surmise the
particulars of the meeting between
mother and son. Having received
a letter frem Adrian, she expected
him home, and had everything in
readiness to make hi tn feel as
cheerful as possible. As she
clasped him—her hope and pride
—in her arms, words would not
flow; they were tuo dry and could
never have expressed what the gush.
ing tears told in brief language.
Adrian went up into the village
the following day, and called to
inform Jones & Carpenter of the
full particulars of the wreck of the
train, loss of the deeds, etc. (He
had wiitten them briefly stating
that he would see them.)
Mr. Jones, a large, fat gentle
man, with a good heart and a splen
did mind sat in his arm chair and
with his arms folded, listened to
Adrian's story.
“Well, said he, your story is very
plausible, and you. shall be given
the full benefit of every advantage,
but we will, as much as we dislike
to do it, be compelled to require
you to give bond for appearance,
etc., under charge of larceny after
trust —"
*TIow dare you Col. I had not
expected such dastard—”
“Be calm, Mr. Sterling. I only
state what is the better course for
us all, both that we may be safe,
and that you may have the better
opportunity to prove before the
country that you are inno
cent, which I believe to be true.”
“Then why do you—”
“Oh it cannot be helped. My
partner insists, and you will be do
ing the right thing to simply give
bond and arrange to prove the case
out as it is."
Adrian knew that this would be
fair, and was really the right course
to pursue, and although his blood
had been heated at the mention of
a criminal charge, he became more
cool and submitted gracefully, duly
giving bond. *
During the day, as Adrian was
walking along the street in the
village, he met the man whom he
had seen climbing the fence the
evening before. The fellow passed
him only glancing corner-wise into
his face as he walked briskly by.—
He seemed afterwards to avoid
Adrian whenever he happened to
see him in any portion of the town.
All at once, as this man lit a cigar
and leaned back against the wall
of the piazza of the hotel one eve*
ning, our friend, who was passing
towards home, looking into his
face, remembered, at a glance the
man who had traveled on the
car with him on the unlucky night
of the cyclone.
"Why,” thought he. “does he
not speak to me?” and as he walk
ed along he attributed the action
of the man, Wilberly, (as he had
known him) to the feeling which
had been shown him by x great
many since he arrived—disdain
towards one suspected of crime.
Adrian felt that he must see his
Ellen, and hear from her lips the
loving welcome that his heart
yearned for. Writing a short note
asking to be allowed to call upon
her that evening, he sent it by
Block Snyder, who, wc will see,was
as ready to make a nickel as to
quarrel with the printer’s devil.—
That distinguished young gentle
man pulled his left suspender over
his arm as be strode in at the gate
of Bi of. Estes' yard. Ellen was at
the door. Block Snyder handed
her the little note acccmpanying it
with the following touching query:
“Isn’t you very glad Mr. Ster
lin' has came back, say Miss Ellen?”
“I suppose I am,'’ (reading on to
herself.)
“I jest guessed you wuz. 1 don't
bleeve nothin o' that ar stealin
business, do you s'Ellen?"
“Why do you nor? ' ’
“Jest koz.”
“Well, I must say your conclu*
sions are spoken in language rather
questionable of meaning, my
dear Mr. Snyder.”
“Don't yon please talk to me in
those language. I never studied
my Gormin $ lessing yistiddy," and
he gave utterance to a series of ha
has calculated to arouse the dormant
energies of any one's laughing or
gans,* while Ellen retreated into the
house to write an acceptance.
Adrian called, was received in a
manner something between conven
tional civility and extreme stiffness.
He could not quell a chill of anger
that a v ose within him, as she to
whom he had given ail his
heart coldly motioned him
to a chair. He sat down and
buried his face in his hands. We
leave him to his thoughts, as the
woman in whose constancy he had
ever trusted stood by nervously
watching his changing countenance.
(concluded next week.)
A Fine Onion Crop,
Mr. R. 11. Shirly of ChuMo dis
trict, a subscriber of the Courier,
yesterday brought us a very tine
onion, of the red Weathersfield
vciiety, as a sample of his ciop.
It measures 14 inches in circumfer
ence, and we suppose would weigh
three quarters of a pound. Mr.
Shirly informs; us that he planted
about one acre of seed (not but
tons) in March last, aud that he ex
pects the yield will be 250 bushels,
and would probably have been
twice as much but for an imperfect
stand. He brought jn 15 bushels
yesterday and sold them readily at
$1 per bushel. glad to
note his success. It proves that
there are crops far more profitable
than cotton, if our people would
only give them proper attention.—
Rome Courier.
Lynciibl kg,Va., Sept. 18.—Spec
ial reports to the Advance just re
ceived from the bright tobacco
belts of this State and North Caro
lina, agree with few exceptions
that the crop is a failure. The
estimates range from 20 to 40 per
cent loss on weight and color.
The plant, owing to drouth, is far
ing badly, and is being cut to save
the total loss. In some districts
no rain has fallen for a month or
six weeks. —Rome Courier.
The Pickens Marble Quarries.
Elijay Courier ♦
Several days ago we had the
pleasure of visiting the works of.
the Georgia Marble Company near
Tate’s Staipn in Pickens county.
To begin,; there are three quar
ries; first is the Cherokee 100 feet
by 80 feet, and by going down
one floor, 4 feet of marble; second,
the Creole, which is rather dark, is
75 feet square —one floor yields
over 22,000 cubic feet; third is
Etowah, a beautiful pink marble,
100 by 80 feet —one floor yielding
32,000 cubic feet. The marble is
quarried by means of channelers,
which are little locomotive engines
mounted on a track; and is arraugs
ed to move itself and Tun the chan
nelers. Some of the engines have a
channeler on each side which cuts a
channel about one inch wide and
four feet deep. Each machine
will cut a channel from 80 to 100
feet long and one foot deep in a
day. The blocks of marble are
drilled under with a small steam
gatting machine, which drills a
hole two feet deep in 8 minutes.
The marble is then lifted out of
the quarry by large steam derricks;
and is placed in a little hand car
and carted to the mill. Here are
five gangs which run any number
of saws almost. The saws are set
bo as to saw it from one half inch
to several inches thick. The saws
are thin bars of iron, and the saw*
ing is done by sand being thrown
upon it, and letting water run on
it. They saw down Bto 12 inches
in 24 hours: capacity now is about
2500 feet per month. More gangs
are being erected and the number
will be increased as the demand
increases.
The marble is then carried to the
dressing room, where all the rough
edges are chiseled off, and it is then
placed upon the rubbing bed. This
is a smooth iron wheel 12 feet in
diameter, and runs horrizontal like
a mill stone. Sand and water is
dropping upon it continually, and
the marble is laid upon it, where it
is soon rubbed smooth. This is a
great improvement upon the old
way of rubbing. The marble is
then carried to the polishing room,
where it receives its polish. It is
now being done by hand, but a pol
ishing machine will soon be put
up.
Fast-Living Americans-
“Well, Rober*, an’ 'ow did yon
like Harnerica?"
“Oh, Hilliked it well enough,
ye know, only they live soblarsted
fast over there."
“Do they, though?"
“Aye, an' they do that. W'y
bland me if they don't live so fast
that when they send a man to
prison for ten years hi* serves limit
'is tbrm in seven, ye kn«w.’’ —Chi-
cago N ews.
How Philosophers Are Maae.
“Good gracious, Dusenberry! I
didn't know until to-day that you
had been married three times.”
“Yes, Bromley. I have taken
all the degrees. The first wife
knocked all the romance out of
me; the second taught me humil
ity—’'
“And your present wife?'
“Abide a philosopher out of me.
I I can bear other people's troubles
■ with a great deal of self-complac
ency. —'’[Philadelphia Call.
Kot Expecting Ca-llers.
“■Bridget, did you hear the door
bell? 1.
Yes'in."
“Why don't you go to the door,
then?”
“Sure, an' it's nobody to sec me.
I'm not expectin' callers to day.”—
| Chicago News.
Was Going to BaEasy.
The druggist had tilled the pre
scription while the man walked up
and down the store and drummed
on the showcase with his fingers,
but as he was pasting
the lable and directions on the bot
tle he gave a sudden start.
“Anything wrong?” asked the
q uic k- eved c u sto m ey.
“N-o-a. That
“I ou have made a mistake in
the compounding and got in poison
of some serf!”
“No, I haven’t. 1 thought I
had left out the tincture of opium,
but it’s all right—all right. I
knew I hadn't made any mitsake.”
“Oh, well,” said the customer as
he received the bottle, “I wasn’t
going to kick about it anyhow. I
am getting it for a neighbor!”—
Detroit Free Press.
■How To Treat Children.
The Princess Alice of England
was a high minded and practical
woman, with a warm heart and
much good sense. She was espe
cially wise in training of children,
us her “Memoirs” testify.
“You are, indeed, right in say
ing," she once wrote to her mother,
Queen Victoria, “what a mistake
parents make in bringing up their
daughters with the sole practical
object of marrying them off. It
seems that this is the leading char
actcristic of English education
among the upper classes. It shall
be my endeavor to bring up my
girls in such away that they shall
not regard marriage as the one
thing needful in their future, and
that they may feel themselves equal
to employing their lives just as use
fully in other directions. Marriage
for marriage's sake is sur cl J’l the
greatest error a woman can commit.
I never forget anything you tell me,
and as you say, nothing is more dis
advantageous to children than to
make too much of them. They
ought to be unselfish, unspoilt, and
easily satisfied.
“Up to the present this is the
case with mine. That they occupy
a more salient position in my life
than is often the case of families
of our rank is simply because I
have never been able to employ
persons enough of a responsible
kind to look after them; upon
tin's account certain things remain
undone unless I do them myself
and the childien would suffer were
they not done. I certainly do not
belong by nature to the class of
women who are wives avant tout;
but circumstances have compelled
me to be a mother in the true
meaning of the word, and I had to
school myself to it, I assure you,
many small sacrifices proving una
voidable. But child worship, or
having one’s children always about
one without intermission, is bv no
means the right thing; and women
are-intolerable who continually talk
about their own children. I hope
lam frqjj from these faults—at
least 1 try to be so; for I agree with
every word you say, and so did
Louis when I read him your let
ter."—Christian Index.
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