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Music Festival April 23 to 23 Inc May 2nd Amerieus, Ga. State Convention Elks April 25-26th April noth Ashville, N. U. Kou. Baptist Con veil tion May UI to 17, inc May 3lsl i Augusta, Ga. Annual. State Convention Ga. Hunday School Assn. May 1-2-3 May 8th ' Atlanta, Ga, Ornml Lodge l.O.O. K May 21-22-23 May 20th Birmingham, Ala. Ixiulsville, Ivy. Annual Reunion U. C. General Conference V. May Ui to 17 inc May 25th June 3rd A. M. K. Zion church May 1-2-3 Orlando, Flu.. (Icneial Assembly Presbyterian church May 15 to 1!) inc June 3rd Philadelphia, Pa. General conference A. m. 1C. church May 1st, inc June 24th Saratoga, N. Y. Genera) conference Methodist hp. church May !) and 18th J line (>th Washington, D. t\ 25th congress 1>. A. It April 12-14 Hi May 12th For further H. M. information as to schedules, fares, etc, see HYKFS Ticket Agent A. C. L. u a Bainbridge, <ia. HUSBAND RESCUED DESPAIRING WIFE Alter Four Yean of Discouraging Conditions, Mrs. Bullock Goto Up in Despair. 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Your druggist has sold Cardui for years. He knows what it will do. Ask him. He will recom mend it. Begin taking Cardui today. WVifa ft>: Chattanooga Me4lcln« Co.. Ladle*' Advisory Dept.. Chattanooga. Tenn.. for <S'(*C*aJ La Grippe and Bad Colds are caused by gems. Foi Quick retie* take The Giant Uri’p Germ Ki *u ui so. ui r.si.u if Johnson’s Tonic Atlanta, Ga.—(Special)—Explain ing (he necessity for the revision of freight rates In Georgia which the railroads have proposed and the gene ral effects of the revision, the fol lowing statement, addressed “To the People Served by the Railroads in Georgia,'’ has been Issued by Messrs. E. T. Giimh, president of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railway; It. A. Brand, fourth vice president of the Atlantic Coast I.lne; W. A. Win- burn, president of the Central of Georgia; J. B. Munson, vice president of the Georgia Southern and Florida; C, R. Capps, first vice president of the Seaboard Air Line, and J. M. Culp, vice president of the Southern Railway: "Beginning on June 2C, the Rail road Commission of Georg.a will have a public healing on the petition of the Railroads for a revision of freight rates within the State. "A change In the BASIS underly ing the present system of rates, along the lines proposed by the car riers, appears Inevitable. The car riers are not unmindful of the more or less drastic nature of the propos ed revision. They also thoroughly realize that their prosperity depends upon the prosperity of the communi ties they serve. They ask the sup port of these communities in the ef fort to bring about this apparently necessary change with fair regard for all the interests involved. “Since the beginning of railway operation in the south there has ex isted In ttiat section what Is known as the "Rasing Point System,” under which rates to certain points called "Basing Points’’ are lower than to oilier points less distant, even though the less distant points are interme diate on the same route. To illus trate, Atlanta and Cordele arc ‘Basing Points.” The rates from Atlanta to Cordele are lower than rates from At lanta to points between Macon and Cordele through which passes traffic from Atlanta to Cordele. "Even when the long and short haul principle is rot involved, charges are frequently less for a like distance from basing points to local stations and between local stations than between the basing points them selves. Only 60 Basing Points. "With approximately 2,000 railroad stations within the state, only about 60 are basing points. "Public discontent wilh this system of charges has been expressed with increasing force for many years and Is now crystallized Into an imperative demand for revision. "The baslng-point system has been condemned by the Federal Congress, by the Railroad Commission of Geor gia, nnd by the authorities of olher slates. In July, 1911, In its decision respecting a complaint against long and short haul discrimination, the Georgia Commission declared that "Die baslng-point system is wrong In principle.” "Obviously, therefore, the baslng- point system cannot, survive. Its abolition ns to interstate, traffic is rapidly taking place under the 1910 Amendment to the Act to Regulate Commerce. The most Important in terstate tariffs were revised in con formity with the Federal Law effec tive Jnnuary 1, 1916, and the dispari ties in favor of the basing points wholly removed or greatly reduced. “This revision was not at the in stance of the curriers. "The petition which the carriers have presented to the Georgia Com mission, copies of which will be furnished on request, represents the views of the railways with respect to a fair substitute for the existing system of rates. Rates On Mileage Basis. “It is not possible in this brief statement to set down in detail all of the proposed rates or any great part of them, nor to explain in detail basis upon which they have been made: however, the following general state ments are made for information of the public: “1st. The proposed rates are on a mlleuge basis. .They contain r.o dis criminations as between the old "Basing Points" and other points. "2d. The proposed rates to the old "Basing Points" are generally higher than the present rates, while the pro posed rates to the other points are generally lower than the present rates. The roads could not make the rates to all the 2.000 stations in Georgia on the basis of the present low rates to the 60 “Basing Points" except at a great sacrifice of reve nue. We do not believe that the Georgia shipping public will ask that our revenues be depleted, as the con tinued development of the Southern territory is dependent more largely upon the prosperity of the railroads than upon any other agency, and un less the railroads earn revenue suf ficient to enable them to deve'op and. extend their properties business de pression is inevitable. "3d. For long hauls (distance; over 130 miles) the rates generallj represent reductions, except to tht old “Basing Points." Reasons For Increases "4th. For short hauls the proposed rates, generally represent advances. We have asked for these advances In the short-haul rates: (a) To partially compensate for substantial reductions in rates for long hauls, and even greater reduc tions made necessary by the observ ance of the long and short haul rule; and • (b) Because of our conviction that, due to the increase in number of Jobbing points, the average length of our short, or second, hauls will be materially reduced; and that, owing to the shifting of trade to primary markets, such hauls will, in many cases, be entirely eliminated. "5th. On certain articles which are given commodity rates the pro posed basis means a reduction in the freight rates on both short and long hauls, except to the old "Basing Points.” "On certain other articles given commodity rates the proposed basis, in some instances, means advances both on long and short hauls. In such cases the roads have proposed these advances for the reasons that the rates in Georgia on su h articles are substantially lower than rates on the same articles between other points in Southern territory; and, as a matter of fact, rates on some of the articles are actually lower than the rates on the same articles In the territory of exceptional traffic density north of the Ohio and Potomac Riv ers served by the Pennsylvania Rail road, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, and other carriers of great financial strength. "There is no transportation reason why rates on commodities in Geor gia, lower than on interstate traffic between points in Georgia and in other states, should exist. ”6th. In addition to the proposed readjustment of class and commodity rates, the Railroad Commission of Georgia is also asked to adopt tlm Southern Classification, with certain exceptions, to care for articles of the gross or heavy type, such as brick, clay, sand, marble, granite or stene, fire-proof tiling, etc., in lieu of the present separate Georgia Classi fication. Uniform Classification. "The carriers, through a special Committee known as the Uniform Classification Committee, whose en tire time is devoted to classification work, have since 190s been actively engaged in formulating a Uniform Classification. "More than 75 per cent of the de scriptions of articles, methods of packing, carload minimum weights, carload mixtures, and rules in the Southern Classification were adopted by the Southern Classification Com mittee on the recommendations of the Uniform Classification Com mittee, and those descriptions, car load minimum weights, etc., are the same as applicable in the Official and Western Classification territo ries. “There is every reason why a state classification having Intrastate I application should be uniform with | the general classification used on j traffic into and out of said state. , The necessity for uniform classifies- t tlon has been recognized and urged | by the National Association of State Railroad Commissioners, various trade and industrial bodies, and the Interstate Commerce Commission. i “The adoption of the Southern Classification would have the effect of changing many ratings in Geor gia on articles not covered 1 y com modity rates and not assigned to the Exceptions to ihe Southern Classi fication. Some of the changes would mean reductions and others advances in the present ratings in Ihe Georgia Classification, hut would result in ratings, descriptions of articles, methods of packing, carload mini- | mum weights and carload mixtures, , and rules being uniform with those generally applicable between points in the Southern territory. j "A great many erroneous state- . rnents as to the effects of the propos ed adjustment have appeared in some Georgia newspapers. While we do not believe that the Georgia press in tends to distort the facts, it is not improbable that otho" erroneous statements will he published, due to lack of proper inforniat'on. We. | therefore, ask the shipping public to call upon the representatives of the carriers for any information that they desire, which will be gladly and promptly furnished." Will Furnish Information. In order that any shipper may be able to secure authoritative informa- ! tion in regard to any feature of the I proposed revision a comm.ttee of traffic representatives has been located at Atlanta with headquarters at the Piedmont Hotel. This com mittee is composed of the following: I C. B. Kealhcfer, general freight ! agent, Atlanta. Birmingham and At- ' lanttc Railway; C. Men. Davis,! general freight agent, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; N. B. Wright, general freight agent, Cen'ral of Georgia Railway: J. M. Cutler, grneral freight) agent. Georgia Southern & Florida Railway G. S. Rains, general freight I agent. Seaboard Air Line : Randall i Clifton, assistant freight traffic j manager. Southern Railway. This committee or any member of i it will be glad to promptly reply to requests for information frem any Georgia business man. P',- f EOTW V en'7/ou J^eed. “Pep CJYou can get your Chero-Cola “In a Bottle --Through a Straw,’* at Soda Fountains and other Refresh ment Stands. 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The student pays only for what she uses personally—clothing, board, books, etc.; the State pays sal aries, etc.—the main cost of a college education. The Col lege makes no money from its patrons, but saves them all it can. Write for a catalogue. R. H. Powell, President, Valdosta, Georgia. TO THE VOTERS OF THE ALBANY CIRCUIT. I take tliis method of announcing to you my candidacy for the position "f Judge of the Superior Courts of the Albany Circuit, subject to the action of the Democrat While Primary, and invite your careful consideration and active support. I am 54 years of age and have been a practicing attorney actively en gaged in the practice ot law, for thirty years with the exception of eight years during which time I served as Judge of the City Court of Hainbridge. My record isopen to all. The unanimous endorsement of the Decatur County Ihtr Association is an approval of my services as Judge of the City Court of Bainbridge. If the people of this Circuit confer upon me the high honor I now seek. 1 pledge you my undivided time and attention will be given to the duties of tit" office. I will stand at all times for the enforcement of our laws as written. 1 believe in equal justice to all and partiality to none. Assuring you that 1 will appreciate your sup)>ort, 1 am, Most res)>ectfully yours, * \V. M. HARRELL. Georgia, Florida & Alabama Ry. “QUICKEST ROUTE’ TO- BIRMINGHAM, ALA. Account—Annual Reunion United Confedarate Veterans, May 16 to 18th. inclusive. Dates sale May 13 to 17th. inclusive. Round trip $5.65. Final limit May 25th. For further Information, Schedules. Sleeping Car Reservation? etc. See Ticket Agent or Communicate with Office, Traffic Man ager, G. F. &. A. Railway Bainbridge, Ga.