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THE COURANT. __r :.. ~;j ~x~r:_r r*". •. • ~zr~z^z Knt+re& in the Poetojlce ni Cartereville , 6 'a., a* eecend-chut\ matter, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1385. The Editress—Has had a long serious attack of illness, but we are glad to know that she is able to be up in her room. His Salary.— We learn that the sal ary of Rev. G. S. Tumlin. recently called to occupy the Baptist pulpit at Marietta, will he SBOO per annum, and dwelling house furnished. Cotton. —The fleecy staple is coming in with u rush, and our prices compare fa vorably with other markets. The follow ing are Yhe prevailing figures: Goo<l middling ... 0 Middling 8% Strict low middling 8^ Low middling B*4 Strict good ordinary Bl£ G<x>d ordinary 8 Our New Postmaster. — Maj. Wil liam Milner has been appointed postmas ter, vice J. R. Wikle. Maj. Milner will a-sume the duties of the office as soon as his bond, which has been made up and forwarded, is accepted. E. B. Earle has been appointed post master at Adairsville, vice Dyar, removed. Hymeneal. —Married, at the resi dence of Mr. E. A, Adcock, on October 4th, Miss Savannah Adcock to Mr. Eben Wofford, Rev. A. H. Rice officiating. Miss Savannah is one of Bartow’s loveliest girls; Mr. Wofford is a sober and indus trious young man. They have our best wishes for long life and happiness. A Fiuend. He is Doing’ Well. His many friends will be glad to learn that Maj. L. C. Hosts, who recently took charge of the Central Hotel at Rome, is doing well. Ho is a hard worker, and understands his business thoroughly. His tables are al ways well supplied with all the delicacies as well as tho solids, and our people should stop with him when they go to the “Hill City.” ltd igloos. Rev. T. F. Pierce preached two good sermons at the Metho dist church Sunday morning and Sunday night. This is his last visit to our city for this year, lie lias been a faithful and loving presiding elder. A class of eighteen w'ere received into the Methodist church Sunday morning. Two late converts have been refused licenses to preach. Happily Married. —Wc have so far inadvertently neglected to note the mar riage of our young friend, Mr. James M. I loss, to Miss Maggie Helms, of Morris town, Tenn., which occurred a week or so ago. The happy couple have taken up t hoir residence at the farm near Cass Station. Tiiis couple have known each other since childhood, and tho lovo that culminated in their happy union was kindled in tho early days of their youth. To them wc wish a long and useful life. A Peculiar Death.—Mr. John Wis clioimnt, a track boss on the Rome rail road, passed through Cartersville last week on his way home from Calhoun. Ala., where he had been in attendance upon his father’s funeral, who died under the most peculiar circumstances. Last Augu-t the old gentleman caught a pig by the rear legs, and was conveying it to a pen, when the pig kicked Mr. W. in the left side, but no attention was paid to it. The next day Mr. W. felt wealt, so much 80, that he was compelled to take his bed, tfheft lift-rei. aimed up to the time of his death last week. The old gentleman did not sown to suffer much, only from ex cessive weakness. This is the first in stance in our knowledge where a person’s death was caused from a hog kick. They Stagger.— as we predicted, the line of elegant quadruple-plated sil verware, just received at Curry's, lias staggered our people. They ilock there to feast their eyes upon the beautiful dis play. All are loud in their admiration. Those that can afford such luxuries make their selections quickly and satisfactorily, while the more unfortunate ones gaze at the remainder with wistful covetousness. Walt Hsadden seems to have churge of the display, and for the time being the glitter of the beauties has about super seded his earnest attention to the “Liver Compound.” However, he will soon manage to tear himself away from his dozing reverie and start upon the road, painting the byways and highways with well displayed “ads.,” of the greatest family medicine that ever was compound ed for the benefit of suffering humanity. That Petition. —The petition we publish to-day speaks for itself. These good citizens were anxious to allow Bar tow county to select its own judge, In terested parties w rote letters* to Atlanta to defeat anything of the kind, as “Bar tow county especially” was unfit to make such a choice. Of course they had a right to push their (!) own choice to the whole county, Tutuam county, we understand was allowed this small privilege—but Bartow people are either so ignorant, so corrupt, or so hopelessly incompetent that she needs a few self-appointed guar dians who dictate officials and appoint judges for her. Suppose it should trans pire that the individual who was allowed to do this w ork is preparing a soft nest for himself- —and w ith his usual dexterity turns up in two offices at one time? —something like lie figured in Washing ton City ill getting people appointed post master merely to slip into a Federal olliee himself. November Court.— The November adjourned term of our Superior Court will convene Monday, Nov. 0, and con tinue two weeks. The following are the names of the traverse jurors—no grand jury to be drawn : PI It ST WEEK. Tints T t otl>ert, II It Maxwell, P i \\ atkins, C T Sheliuan, Jr, .1 W Adams, W 11 Wikle, J A MeCanlcsa, C E Alexander, Jno W ('iiuyua, O 11 Buford, A J Brooks] A K Morrison, .) EStephens, F M Walker, W M K U*e. U Harper, >V 1> Davidson, Juo A Price, Jr, V M Alexander, t> It Foster, J T Lipscomb, Jas G Broilghton. Thoa i. Bishop, Jas M Andarson, 1> It Manning, Jaa M Field. \V M Lanier, J Lumpkin, Jeff M Hall. It l’ Gaines. Jno A Flemming, Wm E Moore, Geo W Waldrop, E B lloleotnbe, Jas Layton, A 11. Morris, SECOND WEEK, I) A Attawajr, II Hammond, CA Wikle. ' \V It Venable, HtchaidC Harris. N W Jarret, S M Itav, W F Atfont, Jas C Towel, C‘C Wofford. W II dodgers, J l> McGinnis, W A Lumpkin, Wiu Erendge, N tl Adams, W B tV Loeke, J J Kennedy. W W Stokes, S T McGinnis, T J McCurimck, Geo W Smith, WiuT McMieken, J N McElvy, J C Milam, A J Nally, Jna l> Goode, J S MeCov, Chas S McCormick, Teos 11 Towel, David M Turner, t Walter White, L J Barret, J S Lipscomb, Jas W Oglesby, J E Blalock, S W Bradford, Parties who have had dental work done at my olliee troui time to time, and still owe me for the same, won't you please come and pay me by or before November 10th, ISBS, and greatly oblige yours, truly, K. E. Cason. P. S. —Those who come first will get a liberal discount. 07-ulo The Petition.— Bartow county, in our opinion, is almost a unit on desiring to have some choice in the selection of a judge for the proposed city court. The following names were affixed to one pe tition. Those persons who desired to pu-h in their own choice, and represent ed* to legislators that Bartow county was unfit to make a selection for itself —will do well to read them over carefully. A similar petition could have been signed by a tremendous majority in every pre cinct in the county. To the lion. John W. Maddox, mem ber of the Senate of Georgia: We, the ! undersigned, citizens of Bartow county, I respectfully and earnestly request and urge you to so amend the city court hill for Bartow county, as to allow the judge j thereof to Ini eleccted by the people. F M Ford, w M Graham, D I fain! ter, Isaac Thompson, W H Barron, II U Muuntoastie, J K Ho wan, J It Andcnsn, G G Mansfield, Thos A Won], A I. ffarron, .John Anderson, J H Harris, W If Terrell, J G Brougton, S Jackson, Jno W Hill, J A Hayes, J l> Wilkerson. Jno A Spencer, W M Satterfield, J <J Harwell, Seaborn T Hicks, J A Crawford, E I) Puckett, FM Walker, i, IS Matthews, JSen Akerrnan, J J Haney. J C Wofford, J C Dodgems, -I M Stephens, 8 W Spencer, S O Bankston, A M Duckett, -J A Baker, A A Dobbs, II C Ford, A Payne, W K Puckett, J M Young, John Smith, J A Gladden Dep Sh’ff J F Duckett, G F Patilio, J A Howard, Ordinary Thos H Baker, It M Marlin, T A Price, I. Biirrough, ft C Rowan, If it Towers, J M Smith, T P Youngblood, A M Franklin, J W Davis, J If Mayfield, J M Davidson, Jasper .Jones, J I) Hollins, DA Poore, G N Mayson, S F M ilam, < C M Bruce, W G Baker, P A F Waie, B A Barton, Tax Col, J N Bur rough, Ghas McEwen, * harles Burrough, H M Smith, W K Harris, J* S Hightower, Jo.-Juia Moore, ..JasH Williams, John G Hilburn, \ Knight, James Bell, B M Dobbs, G W Maddox, Jas Davis, W A Williams, It F Jones, John H McDonald, •1 M Baird, Geo If Waring, S H Law, G T Smith, John-H Harris, J B Smith, E 11 Earle, John G Dobbs, A K Foster, It W Murphy, W F Lanhum, 8 M Roberts, S F Burgs, A It Hudgins, G W Hays, It D Garrison, J 8 Harris, P M B Young, J F Me < ravey, 11 B Goodwin, Jlcnry Kurrougli, John T Owen, John T Maxwell W W Roberts, Shelf, D LPon J W Guyton, BNMe ( lire, J J Howard, Joseph Shaw, Aaron Collins. VV M Capers, G W Williams, John T Borrough, W T Baker, Thos H Cobb, John II Hardin, J N McKelvy, AT Wooley, Jos T Hargis, A B Stubbs, J B Eubank, J L Smith, J L Burrough, VV A Eaves, S T Underwood, E L Eaves, S T Bigge, . W A Williams, Q W Oglet v, N U Cannon, WII How and, R V Clayton, Gerald Grinin, J M Moon, Attorney, TG Lawhon, VV M Irwin, • G VV Waldrop, A G Williams, G H Tomlinson, Thos, J Lyon, J L Hudgins, G M White, H Payne, G VV White, H J Galt, N 8 Eaves, It N Hudson, ST McGliandlcss, T M Daniel, 8 L Vandiver, VV P Milam, G 11 Cany us, VV J Collins, Joseph G Rogers, And many others. Tho Society Event. —The social sphere of our little city has not received lately the commotion that it did yester day on tiie occasion of the marriage of Miss Sara Parrott, the belle and favorite of this community, to I)r. Win. Pillow, of Columbia, Tenn., the ceremony being performed at the Methodist church by the Rev. Mr. J. B. Robbins, at 9a. m. To the sweet, melodious strains of a well executed wedding march, the wedding party, attended by the attendants and ushers entered the church, which, by the way, was crowded with friends and ad mirers of the fair bride. The ceremony was very impressive and beautiful, and soon thereafter the couple boarded the cars tor their future home in Columbia, Tenn. They were attended as far as Cal houn by the attendants and some friends. The bride was beautifully attired in a rich violet velvet, while the rest of the party were appropriately and elegantly dressed. Attendants Miss Julia Parrott and Col. Pillow, of Columbia, Tenn. Miss Alice Trammell, of Dalton, and Mayor M. L. Johnson. Miss Willie Howard, of Atlanta, and Douglas Wikle, Miss Mamie Wikle and Col. Witherspoon, of Columbia, Tenn. Ushers—W. H. Howard. Jno. W. Akin, Harris Best and Theo. M. Smith. The church was handsomely decorated for the occasion, Mrs. J. A. Baker being the artist. Expensive and useful presents were profuse. The bride, as we have said, was a gen eral favorite with our people, and greatly beloved by all who knew her. The groom is an intelligent and progressive gentle man, and very popular in the community in which he resides. Our Ttvo Sams. —Sam Jones and Sam Small seem to be holding tlieir own in the great tent-meeting in St. Joe., Mo. The St. Louis Globe-Democrat, in a very complimentary article says : The man who wrote the “Old Si M sketches was closely listened to this afternoon as he discussed the lesson of tlia parable of the fig tree. His sermon was not the ordinary presenta tion of the doctrine of seed time and harv est, but an eloquent appeal to mothers and fathers to so <lo tlieir full duty by their children as the result should be something more than leaves. FromJ his newspaper experience Mr. Small was admirably fitted to tell of the temptations that beset young men. He told it in a simple, manly way, and when he spoke of the allurements of political life, and compared the show with actual reality, every St. Joseph democra, and republican who heard his words knew and felt that the picture was drawn by a master hand. There is a large element here that admires Sam Jones’ earnestness) hut do not admire his rough shod way of handling things, while there is also a class that can not be reached by any ordinary smooth-shod rhetoric. By this time the audience at the Tabernacle has heard both Sam Jones and Sam Small, and pretty nearly every one present has been touched by the speech of the evangelist or that of his more literay partner in (lie good work. There was the usual evening service which was much better attended than of previous exercises. The good people of St. Joseph are devoted to the good work now going on, and confidently look for ward to a great revival before the big gos pel tent is taken down. Getting: Back Home.— Our live merchants are all gettiug in from the northern and eastern markets, where they have been having good fun and buying the “largest stocks.” etc. Mr. Gurry, who was accompanied by his estimable lady, returned Monday, also did Mr. Reu ben Satterfield. Albert Seheuer came strolling iu some time last week. They all report lively times in the great trading marts and say, from present outlook, that business will be fine this season. So mote it be. Opera House. Miss Kate Wood will give an elocutionary entertainment at the Opera House, Thursday night, October 14th. This lady has received many encouiums, and we hope to see the Opera House crowded in tne event of her entertainment. The Rome Bulletin says: “The recitations of Miss Kate Wood, of Florida, charmed the audience and were applauded enthusiastically. Miss Wood is mistress of the art of elocu tion, is graceful and natural in her jes i ticulations and possesses a full, clear voice. thf. commission hill. Ir. Felton’* Masterly DefbiiM of tho People. | Atlanta Journal.] Dr. Felton secured the lloor and sent | up a petition oi sixty-two names from Cartersville, protesting against the pas : sage of the bill. Mr. Fite sent up a petition of seventy names favoring it. Mr. Felton said his petition was vvrit | ten, and that Mr. Fite’s was printed, just ■ as 500 otliers had been that were sent up from various parts of the state. The doctor charged tbit there was proof positive that the printed petitions to which signatures were attached had been gotten up by the railroad corporations of the state and circulated by railroad agents, railroad lobbyists, and railroad defenders and employes for the purpose of defeating legislation against the grasping, crushing policy of the railroads. Mr. Flynt arose to a question of person al privilege, and said his petition for the passage of the bill had been signed by about 400 of the best citizens of Spalding county, and the name of a railroad agent does not appear on it. He said it was simply the outburst of the feelings of the people against tl>e injustice that the rail roads suffer. Dr. Felton—ls that petition printed? Mr. Flynt—lt is like the others. At this there was great cheering and immense excitement, but it was a hard matter to tell exactly what it was all about. l)r. Felton’s friends . CHIIERED HIM and Mr. Flynt’s cheered him, and there was a general uproar. Dr. Felton proceeded, protesting that he was the friend of the railroads, and desired to see them multiply and prosper. Pending his remarks the hour of adjourn ment arrived, and he suspended untiltlie afternoon session. Mr. Felton resumed his argument in opposition to the passage of the bill. He supported the amendment of Mr. Harrell because it killed the Senate hill, but lie opposed any amendment to improve it. The best method of disposing of a had bill is to kill it outright. In his opinion a great majority of the people of Georgia did not want the Commission modified in the least. The railroads in Georgia ought to he satisfied with the Commission. Tire present law was drafted by Senator Reese and introduced by Senator McDaniel, now our executive, and approved by Gov. Brown, Gen. A. R. Lawton and other railroad authorities. Mr. Gordon arose and said : “I desire not to speak for myself, but for Gen. Lawton, to repudiate the state ment made by the gentleman utterly and entirely.” Dr. Felton responded: “Very well, I think I have good per sonal authority for the statement that lie approved or rather yielded his consent.” Mr. Gordon —That is exactly what I desire to say is not so. Dr. Felton —Very well; I wanted to lie corrected if 1 was wrong. The Board of Trade of Atlanta had passed resolutions against the passage of tiie Senate bill. Only three men voted against the resolutions, Mr. J. 0. Kimball, Ex-Governor Rufus B. Bullock, and an employe of the Georgia Pacific railroad. Am 1 mistaken in that? lie asserted that the present question was the most important that had engaged the attention of the Legislature since the war; it may he at any previous age in our history, Dr. Felton then elaborated the idea that the General Assembly under tiie Constitution of Georgia was the only au thority which could regulate railroad tariffs —both freight and passenger tariffs —the only authority which could fix these rates; because regulate means to control absolutely, and whenever this authority is taken from the agents of the General Assembly—viz.: the Railroad Commission —and is granted to the courts it is evidently a violation of our funda mental law. The bill does not express the leading thought before us. In my opinion there is only one idea in the bill, and that is not expressed upon its face. It is not a question of who shall regulate rates; it is not a question ot arbitrary power. Though not apparent in the bill, the question is : Who shall govern Georgia? Who shall make her laws; who shall reap and enjoy the truits of the labor ot the country, the honest toiler or a few railroad magnates? [Applause.] You know, who have watched this question, that the oppression by the rail roads is like starving the ox that treaded: out the grain, while a few favored men fatten on the products of the threshing tloor. Will you supply the people with the lees of the wine press while you give a favored few the spieed-wine of the vintage! The tendency of wealth is to organize into railroad corporations. What is wealth ? It is not the gold or silver of the banker. It is tho product of labor. The friends of the bill say that there are $70,000,000 invested in railroads in Georgia. Why do the railroad olllci&ls return tlieir property to the Comptroller- General under oath then at only $52,000,- 000. It is said that in the United States there are seven billions of dollars invest ed in railroads; that they disburse annu ally $250,000,000 and that over one mil lion of men are 1*011116010(1 with them. This chartered, aggregated, organized and concentrated wealth rivals the Fed eral government in Its [lower and patron age. Never before had there been such a de sire in Georgia to build railroads. What stands in the way of their building? Mr. Gordon —Ail that stands iu their way is the passage of this lull. Bass it and they may be built. Mr. Felton—The gentleman has said just what I wanted him to sa". If the Commission has made the Central rail road too poor to pay for the tallow to grease the wheels of its rolling stock, why such a spirit to invest in corpora tions that leads to poverty? [Laughter and applause.] The railroads are the modern Colossus. They differ from the ancient Colossus in this, that while it only straddled the harbor of Rhodes, they straddle tiie United States of America, and all commerce, all law, ail labor, and all government must slavishly and humbly pass under it? straddle. [Laugh ter and applause.] Wealth and patron age is power. I assert that these charter ed companies are dangerous to public liberty, their very existence a threat to constitutional government. What is their watch word ? Consolidation. The friends of the hill say they want consolidation. Tiie great syndicate of which Mr. Gordon is an honored, valu able and highly esteemed member (Cen tral it. R.), do not desire competition. The very apprehension or suggestion of competition acts upon them just like a red fiag acts in tiie arena upon a Spanish bull fight. You just mention competi tion, you just suggest competition, and the Central, w ith lowered head, tail up in air, and, with a bellow that weuld shake the woods of Bashan, rush to tiie contest. [Applause.] Their object is to swallow up the shor ter lines. I charge that the trunk lines of Georgia do not desire the building of new roads in Georgia, except as feeders. They wish to suppress them to prevent competition. Holding a paper in his hand, DrTTTeJ ton remarked that it was tiie most strik ing document it had ever been his mis fortune to read. It was a circular issued by the Railway Shareholders Assoc ion of Wall street, N. Y., of which Gcil E. l\ Alexander was was SIOO,OOO capital stock in the associa tion. They received daily, monthly or annual contributions from railroad men for the object of preventing unfriendly legislation against their interests. ’Miey say in this circular they intend to have the press and lawyers to defeat unfriend ly legislation and prevent the building of competitive lines. May this not ac count for the wonderful newspaper Hop in Georgia? I imagine the Central rail road is a component part of that very as sociation. [Applause.] They consider everything unfriendly that restricts them from their chartered privileges. They have done more to suppress railroad building than all other causes combined. An attorney of the Central railroad takes the position that tiie pool is l ight and competition is wrong, The East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad finds united opposition from this railroad, because they f ;ar competition. Mr. Speaker, your won town has tiie reputation of being bottled up. [Laugh ter.] It is hermetrically sealed. Your senator says they have not only scaled you up, hut they have stolen the only’ river that God has given to Columbus. [Laughter.] Bottled up! Who bottled you up, Mr. Speaker? Will you just tell me who killed Cock Robin? [Laughter.] The president of the Central railroad bought the Georgia railroad, leased it for 99 years, which is equivalent to a sale, for $(100,000 per annum, 14 per cent on the capital stock of the road. The Louis ville and Nashville railroad offered $55,- 000 for the bargain, and the Central took it. Am I not telling the truth ? Does that look like driving off foreign capita! t Foreign capital controls the lease of the Western and Atlantic 'railroad ; for eign capital is largely invested in the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia— ail since the creation of the Commission. Wall street, which is ever seeking to humiliate labor, to make money dear and the products of labor cheap; Wall street, the headquarters of the Railway Share holders’ Association never invests in a Georgia railroad without expecting to make the farmers of Georgia foot the bill. (Applause.) I like the Central railroad. I am its friend. If it was oppressed I would come to its relief. Tiie Central has purchased the Mobile and Girard, thq Columbus and Rome, tiie Montgomery and Eufaula, tlie Elberton and Madison, the Savannah, Grillln and North Alabama, the Savannah and Mem phis, the Augusta and Knoxville, the l'ort Royal; the Georgia, the Brunswick, the Atlanta and West Point, the St. Mary’s and Western, the Macon and Au gusta, the Western of Alabama, the Gainesville and Jug Tavern, the Walton, and the Macon and Western raidroatls It strangled them. Port Royal was one of the most prom ising towns in South Carolina, with a raagnificant harbor. Where is L’ort Roy al to-day? The Central found it necessa ry -to bottle up Port Royal. The com presses are there but no cotton. The warehouses are there but no cotton. The railroad is there, but I am told that occa sionally a lazy train drags its slow length along over that once magnificent road. The harbor is there, but I am tokl that only now and then the sail of a second class ship flaps upon the lazy bosom of that magnificent harbor. lam told that the bats arc there, that the owls are there and that the lone fisherman spreads his net where once proud ships ploughed the waters. lam told that the olive and the vine have ceased their production, and why ? Beeause the Central has found it necessary to bottle up Port Royal. [Laughter.] 1 predict that there will be some sort of strangulation before the Georgia Midland readies its destination. When l think, about this I try to just imagine how the midwives ot old Pharaoh looked. You recollect Pharaoh OKDERED HIS MIDWIVES to strangle every male child born into the world— strangle it at its birth—and I have attempted to imagihe how these old hags, sitting around the couch of suffering, must have watched anxiously lor the opportunity ol obe dience to the despot who had issued the cruel order. And 1 have attempted sometimes to imagine how these Central railroad a'uthorites— most clever and excellent gentlemen that they are—would look, spectacles on nose, and down at the end of the nose, and sit around the labor coach of some new born railroad project, and I have attempted to imagine my friend (Mr. Gor don) as he would sit there iu this grave nnd dig nified— (Here Wie laughter drowned the speaker’s voice and the most uproarious cheers andsliouts rent the air. It was a full minute before order was restored, Mr. Gordon joining iu the laugh, j The doctor proceeded: | | Watching the favorable opportunity—and just > before the cries announcing that a man child is ! born into the world—these modern railroad ac- I eeuchors have done their work, aud the project 1 >3 strangled at its birth! There is one opportunity for you, Mr. Speaker. | i Laughter. 1 The good Kook tell us that Pharaoh got in a terrible rage one day and called up two i>f these celebrated aceouchers and was about t# execute them forthwith, and they would have been exe cuted for a refusal to ol>ey his command, but they replied: “We cannot carry out your order, because the Hebrew women are not like other women. They are-L-i-v-c-l-y 1 [Great cheering.] I hope Columbus will be lively. [More laughter and cheers.] Take a look in the newspapers at the advertise ment of a patent medicine man. You see the picture of the man before taking and of the man after taking. Take a view of the railroads be fore the establishment of the Commission, and of them since—photograph it—and Ido not fear the results. [ Applause. | Before the Commission was established in Georgia the railroads universally charged 5 cents per mile for every pas senger. It is fifty miles irom Carters ville to Atlanta. Every passenger was charged $2.45; $4.90 for the round trip. Now, by order of the Commission, the passenger coine3 from Cartersville to At lanta for $1.45; $2.90 for the round trip— a clear saving to the passenger of $2.00 the round trip. It is a hundred miles from this city to Macon. The charge for each passenger on the Central Railroad before the Commission was established was $5.00; SIO.OO for the round trip. Now he goes from this city to Macon by order of the Commission for $3.00; round trip SO.O0 —a clear saving of $4.00. So, throughout the State. Every pas senger on all railroads save two cents per mile by order of the Commission, and yet the railroads are reaping to-day im mensely more 'revenue from passenger tariffs than they did while charging the extortinary rates, which was their cus tom before the Commission was created. But let us examine very briefly the facts in reference to freight charges be fore and after the Commission. The Centra) Railroad, on the Savannah division of that road, charged for carry ing 100 pounds of first class matter ten miles, G 5 cents. On the Atlanta division of that road, where it had competition, it charged 30 cents per hundred for the same service. Now, by order of the Commission, the railroads of the State charged for the same service 1G cents —a good paying price—on which the Central Railroad has made millions of dollars for investments outside and inside the State of Georgia. But let us present in more impressive form the great saving to the people. The Central Railroad, before the Com mission was created, charged on a car loud for 10 miles, where there was no competition, $l3O, and where there was competition, SOO. Since the Commission the charge in both eases is $32. Let me give you some of the rates of freight from Cincinnati, Louisville, Evansville and Cairo, per 100 pounds-, to Atlanta. On bacon it is 30 cents per hun dred; on grain 27 cents per hundred. To Savannah from the same places: Bacon 2G cents per hundred; grain 23 cents per hundred. To Charleston, S. C., from the same points: Bacon 20 cents per hundred; grain 23 cents per hun dred. So that a hundred pounds of bacon is carried at this time from Cincinnati to Savannah or Charleston for 10 cents less than if it stops in Atlanta. The Central Railroad hauls bacon and grain, which is shipped from*;i icinnati or Louisville, at the following prices: 9 cents per hundred for bacon and 8 cents per hundred for grain ; but if the bacon is raised in Fulton or DeKalb counties, and brought to Atlanta by the farmer, the Central Railroad charges the farmer 28 cents per hundred for shipping this bacon to Savannah. If corn or wheat raised in Fulton coun ty is shipped to Savannah the Central Railroad charges 20 cents per hundred. If an Atlanta merchant desires to ship one hundred pounds of bacon to Griffin, 40 miles from this city, he pays the Cen tral Railroad 13 cents. For a hundred poumis of grain to the same place he pays 8 cents. It a hundred pounds of bacon is shipped from this city to Macon the Cen tral charges 17 cents for the service. The Georgia Railroad hauls a hundred pounds of bacon brought here from Cin cinnati or Louisville to Charleston, S. C., and receiving for its pro rata share five cents. But on a like service on bacon shipped from Atlanta to Augusta the Georgia Railroad would charge 25 cents. Tho Georgia Railroad charges the fol lowing rates to the points named : Bacon. Grain. From Atlanta to Decatur 6 ceuta 5 eeutg. “ “ “ Stone Mtn... 8 “ (i “ “ “ “ Madison 15 “ 9 “ “ “ “ Greensboro... 17 “ 10 “ So then we have the wonderful fact developed that the railroad monopolists of Georgia will haul a hundred pounds of bacon from Atlanta to Savannah, if it comes fromV'incinnati, for 9 cents, but if it is raised in Fulton county, and shipped to Stone Mountain, 1(1 miles from this city, they extort 8 cents from the farm er. Who can wonder at the poverty of Georgia farmers? They sweat and toil, and the profits of their labor is necessar ily turned into the unsatisfied coffers of these crushing monopolies. Who will dare say we do not need a Commission in Georgia to curb and restrain the repoeity of these greedy extortioners? The ques tion which any member of this House must determine is, does he desire the farmers of his conutv, the merchants of his county, the laborers#f his county to pay higher freight ami passenger tariffs than they now pay? The man who votes for this bill publicly avows that he de sires the present extravagant charges and discriminations of our railroads in curred. It is true these roads promise us that it tliis Commission is abolished they will be models of moderation and justice. Put not your trust in a deposed despot. The Railroad Commission of Georgia saves annually to the people over $1,000,000. The Central Railroad taps 67 counties in Georgia. During ten years they in creased in population 179,5G0; in bales of cotton 340,977; in bushels of corn 1,740,- 13G, while they decreased in taxable values $3,338,277. The Savannah, Florida and Western Railway taps 14 counties. The net de crease in ten years was $32,000. The E. T. V. and Ga. B. R., 18 coun ties, Increase $6,547,875. The Brunswick and Albany, six coun ties, increase $2,370,000. Western and Atlantic, nine counties, increase $9,200,000. The Atlanta and Charlotte Air-Lino, ten counties, increase $3,894,948. Ihe Northeastern, six counties, in crease $1,709,207. The Marietta and North Georgia, live counties, increase $838,000. The Georgia Pacific, two counties, in crease $451,547. Chatham county in the same period decreased $G,397,579. la 1872 the Central Railroad property was valued at $584,000; in 1882 at $5,- 000,000. She is now the richest corpora tion in the South. The Central Railroad swallowed up the wealth of 07 counties and the merchants of Savannah are not benefited. Let us draw two pictures. Take an humble cottage in one of these counties that the Central runs through. It is humble, though sacred and consecrated. Father, mother and children are dedi cated to toil. It is a little home, sweet to the heart and pleasant in every associa tion. It may be a log cabin, but it is consecrated to virtue and toil. See that family in early dawn, by the light of the tallow dip breakfasting upon the coarsest diet, and immediately after father and children, boys and girls, hurry to the fields, and work-shops and factory to labor until night, and even then they scarcely make food and raiment. No schools! No church! Take the other homes. It is magnificent in its surround ings. It is luxurious in its apartments. Take its flashing receptions and parties to drive away ennui. Look at the rich wardrobes crowded with silks and laces. In easy indulgence the man rolls in wealth. His eyes stick out with fatness and no fear of the future. The question to-day, my fellow-members, is, which will you vote for? You haye got to meet it! You have got to vote for one or the other, and God being my helper, I will stand to-day and forever by the humble home of the laborer. [Applause.] He alluded to a cartoon in the Georgia Cracker representing an appeal to the courts from the Commission. The rail road magnates were on the steps grasp ing the foreman of the jury by the hand. That’s the Senate bill. W. H. HOWARD’S Exchange and Collection Office. Buys and sells Exchange on New York and all other principal cities in the U. S. Collect promptly on all accessible points. Mercantile collections a specialty. Deposits received subject to check. All deposits will be treated as special deposits. Patronage respectfully solicited. sep3-Gm Strike at the fountain head the course of all evil. Is it worm that has destroyed the health of your child. Give Shriner’s Indian Vermifuge before it is too late. Only 25 cents a bottle. FOR KENT. A fine farm in this county--containing tour hundred acres, excellent open land, good buildings and convenient to market. Money rent, or so much cotton. Apply' at this office. octl-3t Fruit Jars at panic prices, at V. L. 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Every bottle sold on a positive guaran tee. Try it. Plums and Green Apples— your chil dren will cat them and bo will you. When you are in danger of your life, why don’t you try Curry’s Diarrhoea Specific. That will make you strong enough to cat them all and gnaw up tho trees by the roots, and never stop you from a day’s work in field or shop. Has your Child got the summer com plaint? Set its liver straight and it will get well, and don’t fill its little stomach with drugs when nature made innocent herbs for its relief. Try Curry’s Diarrhoea and Djsentery Specific and watch its smiles return and its checks grow red once more. City Exchange Restaurant. I will he prepared to open, on Monday, Sep tember 7th. a flrst-elass restaurant, in Bank Block, two doors below the bank. Keep oysters, fish, and all articles that are usually kept for the public. Your patronage solicited. Reasonable rates and good attention. My coffee, I am sure, my patrons will commend. Pomp Johnson. September 3d, 1885. *n. R. E. CASOXT, Resident Dentist. Ofllcc over Curry’s drug store, Cart-ersvllle, fal>6 R. M. CI.IKKSCALES, Resident Tailor, Has rooms above mays a pritcii- ETT’S STORE, and is prepared to do all kinds of Tailoring work at reasonable rates. Parties who wish cutting done without the making can be attended to promptly. Cleaning, Ropairing and Mending can also be done in Quick Time and Good Order. Cartcrsville, Geo., Tuly 10th—ly ST. JAMES HOTEL. Special Attention to Commorclal Travelers. Table Supplied with the Best tho Market Affords. attentive servants. Siecial inducements to parties seeking summer resorts. Correspondence solicited. DR. R. A. McFERBIN, Proprietor, febs-ly Cartersvillc, Georgia. A- W. FITE, A.ttorney-atl*a.w, leblfi Carters*ille, Georgia.