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Georgia Railroads Pay More Than ll 3 ;f Their Gioss Revenue io (he p K ple in Labor, Wages and Taxes 1916 Se-vics at Less Thin 1889 Rales It is absolutely imperative that the freight rates within the State of Geor- tO Iv revised at the. hearing on August 17th so that they may be applied to intrastate commerce in a way which will not discriminate against interstate commerce. This is a requirement not only of the Interstate Commerce Commission, hut in the Shreveport Case relative to the Texas rates, was required by the Su preme Court of the United States. The proposed Georgia revision contemplates an increase in some existing rates, but it also brings about a reduction in other rates. Should the revision increase the revenue of the railroads it would not be unreasonable for the Georgia Railroad Commission to grant it and so permit the Railroads of Georgia to maintain the present high standard of service and to improve and extend their facilities. The Railroads have already shown that they are operating on rates sub stantially lower than those promulgated in 1880; that the average price of 25 necessary articles in daily use has increased more than 77 per cent since 1914; that the increased cost has not been offset by increased - revenue or increased efficiency, in spite of every effort known to human ingenuity in connection ,with the economical operation of railroads. The railroads now present ACTUAL FACTS AND FIGURES relating to the steady increase in labor, wages and taxes. The increased labor cost to 25 representative railroads of the South, includ ing the principal railroads of Georgia, for 1914 over 1901 was as follows: Including General Officers, $40,650,841.64, or 33.92 per cent. Excluding General Officers $40,573,672.06, or 34.53 per cent. And the increase has been equally as great up to June 30th, 1916. The 25 Railroads paid out for labor in 1901 $ 60,055,407.12 1915 145,470,642.29 The Railroads paid 142 PER CENT more for labor in 1915 than in 1901. The amount paid for labor out of each dollar received by the Railroads in 1901 was .39 46-100 cents; the amount increased in 1915 to .46 34-100 cents. The amount of taxes paid by the Railroads increased 178 per cent from 1901 to 1915. The increase in the value of railroad property has not been any thing like the same ratio. The railroads paid for taxes in 1901 $ 5,098,328.66 1915 . 14,224,942.38 In ffioi the amount of taxes to each one dollar of revenue was .03 35-100 cents; in 1915 the amount of taxes to each one dollar of revenue had increased to .04 53-100 cents. In 1901 the Railroads paid .42 81-100 cents out of every one dollar of reve nue for labor and taxes. In 1915 the amount had increased to .50 87-100 cents, or more than half of the total gross revenue for those two items alone. Amount paid for labor and taxes in 1901 $ 65.153,735.73 1915 159,635,584.67 In other words, the Railroads returned to the people in wages and taxes ALONE more than half of the gross revenue of the Railroads. Not only are the Railroads of Georgia confined to rates actually lower than the 1880 rates, hut they have sustained greatly increased cost in equipment, of which we shall have more to say at a later date. The above figures relating to labor and taxes are actuaL They are evidence that the Railroads are of substantial value to the State of Georgia in paying towards the maintenance of the Government and in supplying lucrative employ ment to thousands of Georgia citizens. This does not take into account the service ren- Jerej to traveler and shipper, and the creation of wealth through the development of what would be, without railroad facilities, remote and unprofitable territory. The railroads of Georgia are just as much interested in the development of the State and the prosperity of the people as are the people themselves, because the interests of the railroads and the interests of the people are identical. It is not and will not be the policy of the Railroads of Georgia to propose any system of rates which would unjustly discriminate against the Georgia producer in favor of producers located at points without the state. Should this principle appear to be violated by any technical construction of our petition, we give assurance that we will not pro pose, nor will we attempt to adopt in actual practice, any rate at va riance with the same. It is a matter of grave concern to the people of Georgia, interested in the growth and development of the State, to which the Railroads of Georgia have contributed, and will continue to contribute so materially, if given an opportunity, to see that the Railroads are granted a fair, a just, a reasonable revision of freight rates. THE RAILROADS OF GEORGIA PARIS GREEN 1 pound for 50c 10 pounds 4E« per pound. *lwh 100 pound kegs Af\f* per pound *fUw If you need Paris Green this price is below the market. As we have a large supply. Will sell at these prices for a short time only. Chriich *Druy Company Store The UNITED SMS CIVIL SERVICE EXhI The Secretary of the Fifth | Civil Service District, Post Office j Building, Atlanta, Georgia, an- j nounces the following examina-1 Lions to be held on the dates! given below: j Assistant Biochemist, (Male.), 82,000 per annum. August L, 1916. For filling a vacancy in the Public Health Service and vacancies as they may occur. Compe'itors will not be assembl ed for the examination, but who will be rated on education, labora tory expei ience, and publications or thesis. Graduation from coll ege and three years experience biochemistry required. It is de sired to secure applicants having a thorough training in organic and biological chemistry. Age 25 to 45. Form 2118. Assistant In Farm Economics (Male.) $1 800 to $2,000 per an num August 8, 1916. For fill ing a vacancy in the Depart ment of Agriculture and vacan cies as they may occur. Com petitors will not be assembled for the examination, but will be rated on education, experience, and publication or thesis. Gradua tion fro n coll ge and one years post-graduate study in agricul tural economics and history re quired. Age, 21 to 40. Form 2118. Assistant In Market Business Practice, Grade 1, (Male). August 8, 1916. 81,800 to $24,- 00 per annum. Age, 25 to 45. Form 1312. For vacancies in De portment of Agriculture. Com petitors will not be be assembl ed for tlie examination but will berated on education, practical experience and fitness, also the sis and forms. High school edu cation supplemented by through courses in accounting and busi ness adminstration with at least ihree years experience as public accountant required. Assistant In Market Business Practice, Grade 2, (Male) August 9. 1916. $1,200 to $1,600 per annum. Age, 25 to 4b. Form 1312. For vacancies in Depart ment of Agriculture. Competi tors will be assembled and ex amined in practical questions. The same educational trainings as in the proceeding examina tion, together with two years experience as book-keeper quired. Associate Ceramic Chemist (Male) Qualified Jn Glass Tech nology. August 8, 1916. $2,000 to 82,500 per annum. For a vacancy in Pittsburg, Pa , and vacancies as they may occur. Competitors will not be assembl ed for the examination but will be rated on education, scientific training practical experience and fitness, also on publications or thesis, A college degree in cera mic engineering, or its equival ent and three years experience in the operation ot ceramic plants, two years of which must been in the technical study of glass, required. Applicants must not have reached their forty-fifth birthday, Form 2118. Dairy Husbandman (Male). $1,800 to $2,500 per annum. August 8, 1916. For vacancy in the Department of Agriculture and vacancies as they may occur, Competitors will not be as sembled for the examination but will be rated on education, scientific training and fitness. A thesis must be submitted. Edu cational training equivalent to graduation from college and two years responsible experience in phase of dairy husbandry requir ed. Age. 21 to 45. Form 2118. Local and Assistant Inspector of Boilers. $1,500 per annum. August 9-10, 1916. For filling vacancies in Florida and Texas and vacancies as they may occur. Age. 25 to 55- Form 1087. * Senior Highway Engineer (Male]. $2,220 to f4,000 annum. August 8, 1916. For vacancies in the Department of Agricul ture. Competitors will not be assembled for the examinaion but will be rated on education, training and fitness, also respon sible experience in engineering work and highway engineering. Graduation in engineering from college or four years prelimin ary experience, together with not less than eight years respon sible experience fiive years of which must have been in high- waw engineering, required. Age 30 years or over. Form 1312. DOWN IN DELL ! We are having some rainy j weather now days. ( Our Sunday school is progres- j sing nicely, having large attend-, ance. Our school teacher spent last Saturday and Sunday with home folks. Quite a large crowd went to' see Flint river Sunday after noon. Mr. Johnie Adkinson sure fell in good luck last Sunday after noon. Everybody remember the pic nic at Evergreen church Satur day, July 22nd. There will be a picnic at the Gossie Pond August 12th. Every body come. Mrs. Y. C Blount from Hos- forti is spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. " ylie. Join the Club have all your Pressing done for $1.50 month. Julian Hodges. Phone 373 YOU OLATHLEY SICK Stop using this dangerous drug before it salivates you! It’s horrible! You’re bilious, sluggish’ consti pated and believe you need vile, dangerous calom 4 to start your liver and clean bowles. Here’s my guarantee! Ask your druggist for a fifty cent bottle of Dodson’s Liver Tone and take a spoonfull to-night. If it dosen’t start your liver and straighten you up better than calomel and without griping or making you sick I want you to go back to the store and get your money. Take calomel to day and to morrow you will feel weak and sick and nauseated. Don’t loose a days work. 3 ake a spoonful of harmless Dodson’s Liver Tone tonight and wake up feel.ng great. It’s perfectly harmless, so give it to your children any | time. It can’t salivate, so let them eat anything afterwards Palm Beach Suits Cleaned 35c See me and get a monthly rate. Julian Hodges. Phone 373. NO TICE! There will be a picnic at Ever green Church Saturday, July 22nd. Everybody cordially in vited to attend and bring a well filled basket and have a good time. Refreshments will.be served. 9 You can get your Chero-Cola “In a Bottle—Through a Straw” at Soda Fountains and other Refreshment Stands. Everybody knows it by its name. ENGINEERING ARCHITECTURE and COMMERCE _ ' Georgia Tech is educating young men for positions of use fulness, responsibility, and power in industrial and business life. Its graduates are trained to do aswell as to know. Their success is the school’s greatest asset. Students have won highest honors in various competitions. Thorough courses in Mechanical, Electriccl, Civil, Textile and Chemical En£ineeriad, Chemistry, Architecture and Com merce. New equipment, including a $200,000 Power Station and Engineering Laboratory^ for .experimental and research work. Excellent clir ' ' merce. New equipment, including a $200,000 Power Station and ? Laboratory for. experimental and research work. imate. Complete library. High moral tone. Free tui tion to fifteen students In each county in Georgia. • I For catalogue address, K. G. MATHESON, Pres., Atlanta, Ga. (lEOPG