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Have Manufacturing
Costs Advanced
Since 1880?
Every business man, whether manufacturer or merchant, knows that the cost of
every manufactured article has advanced tiemendously since 1880. The manufacturer
has, therefore, been forced to advance his price to the merchant, and the merchant to
advance his price to the consumer—in proportion to the increased cost of manufactur
ing—or else go into bankruptcy and close up shop.
The Railroads of Georgia are engaged exclusively in the manufacture and sale
of freight and passenger transportation. The transportation is manufactured out of
steel, a.-J iron, and coal, and lumber, and crossties, and brick, and stone, and con
crete, a.ij human brawn and brain.
The selling price of this manufactured article transportation was arbitrarily
fixed and promulgated in tlie year 1880 by the then newly organized Railroad Com
mission of the State of Georgia. The Railroads of Georgia are today operating under
rates ACTUALLY MUCH LOWER than the rates fixed by the Commission in 1880.
THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A REVISION OF RATES UPWARD SINCE 1880.
Has there been an advance in the cost of raw materials which enter into the
manufacture of transportation—steel, iron, lumber, crossties, brick, stone, concrete,
LABOR?
There has! Below we present a table of 2 5 necessary articles in daily use by
every railroad in Georgia, showing prices actually paid during the months of August,
1914, January, 19 1 6, and March, 1916, and a fourth column showing the percentage
of increase in_ prices actually paid by the Railroads of Georgia. The average increased
cost of the 25 article: of daily use is 77.71 per cent, and much of it is paid to Georgia
producers of the articles.
HERE ARE THE ARTICLES AND FIGURES IN DETAIL: 1 ,
25 ARTICLES IN DAILY USE— ~ . , • : Ppt
- f 1 1' . T
„■s 4 f | i Increase
■* * Mch. 1C
August January March Over
1914. 1916. 1916. Aug. 14.
ANGLE BARS, per 100 lbs., f. o. b. mill $ 1.50 $ 1.83% $ 2.16% 44.45 Pc.
FROGS, spring rail, 85-lb. No. 10 42.30 46.62 48.42 14.66 Pc.
BOLTS, track, per 100 lbs 2.00 2.47 3.25 63.53 Pc.
SPIKES, track, per 100 lbs 1.48 2.29 2.37 61.88 Pc.
BAR IRON, per 100 lbs 1.22 1.95 2.25 85.84 Pc.
BOILER TUBES, per ft., 11 gauge 2-in. O. D.. .07% .10% .10% 39.88 Pc.
PLATES, boiler and tank, 12 ga., per 100 lbs.. 1.33 2.98 3.25 146.73 Pc.
COPPER, electrolytic (bearings, etc.) per lb.. .12% .26 .28 128.57 Pc.
SHEETS, galvanized, per 100 lbs 2.80 4.88 4.96 77.68 Pc.
PIPE, black Iron, 1%-in., per ft .046 .055 .06 29.87 Pc.
IRON, pig No. 2, per ton 10.92 14.83 15.00 35.88 Pc.
SHEETS, black, No. 2 Ga., per 100 lbs 1.85 3.26 3.56 92.21 Pc.
TIN—PIG, straights, per 100 lbs 35.03 44.50 48.42 37.80 Pc.
SPELTER, per 100 lbs 8.76 23.00 25.33 246.86 Pc.
WASTE COTTON, per lb .052 .069 .07 % 38.68 Pc.
COKE, foundry, per ton 2.33 3.50 3.59 53.70 Pc.
STEEL BILLETS, per 100 lbs 2.07 2.55 2.68 33.17 Pc.
LUMBER, car sills 20.40 25.00 26.66 36.14 Pc.
ANTIMONY, per lb .08% .45% .45% 424.17 Pc.
TIRES, mill. 100 lbs 3.90 4.33 % 4.33% 11.00 Pc.
SPRINGS, locomotive, per 100 lbs 3.03 3.84% 3.84% 24.87 Pc.
SPRINGS, freight cars, per 100 lbs 1.70 2.1 6 2.16 26.81 Pc.
NAILS, wire, per 100 lbs 1.67 2.33 2.67 Pc!
CROSSTIES, pine, each .35 .40 .40 14 29 Pc.
BILLETS, forgings 25.00 55.00 5s!oO 12o!oOPc!
AVERAGE PERCENT OF INCREASE IN PRICE OF 25 ARTICLES, 77.71 IV.
IMPORTANT NOTE:—In compiling the above figure*, the percent increase in March
IOHI, over August, 1914, the percent of increase to each railroad was totaled and the amount
divided by the numlier of railroads affected. I'he figures in the last column above are, tliere
lore, not based on the figures shown in the first and third columns als>ve, owing to outstand
ing contracts by many of the railroads.
There has not been any decrease in the price of any article, consequently the
above increases has not been offset, but are NET,
Previous to the establishment of the 1 880 freight tariff the Railroads of Georgia
paid state taxes ONLY, the Constitutional Tax of five mills. The Railroads of Georgia
now pay city, county AND state taxes, which is a tremendous increase in taxes. But
we shall have more to say concerning taxes at a later date.
The above table does not take into consideration the greatest advance in the cost
of manufacturing transportation—and the most important one—LABOR. We shall pre
sent indisputable facts and figures concerning this important matter at a later date.
The people of Georgia expect and are entitled to transportation. It is a FUN
DAMENTAL BUSINESS NECESSITY. The service MUST be supplied. FAIR com
pensation should be paid for that service. Such payment is good business morals and
will enable the railroads to render GOOD service, to which the people are entitled.
A DECLARATION OF POLICY.
It is not and will not be the policy of the Railroads of Geor
gia to propose any system of rates which would unjustly discrim
inate against the Georgia producer in favor of producers located
without the state. Should this principle appear to be violated by
I any technical construction of our petition we give assurance that
we will not propose, nor will we attempt to adopt, in actual
practice, any rates at variance with the same.
Intr.istate rates should and must be made to conform to interstate rates. The re
vision of Georgia freight rates now proposed simply conforms to the principles fol
lowed by the Interstate Commerce Commission in its long and short haul order, issued
in compliance with Federal Law. No unjust discrimination of any character whatso
ever is contemplated, nor would such discrimination be tolerated.
The Railroads of Georgia
ST. SIMONS i
WARM SPRINGS |
VERY LOW FARES TO EITHER POINT
VIA
A B. & A. RAILWAY FROM DOUGLAS
r ol , oc TO TO
I dlcS St. Simons Warm Springs
SUNDAY $1.65 $
WEEK-END $4.10 $ 5.25
SEASON $5.05 $ 6.75
Convenient Sunday and week-day schedules and the
best accomodations every day.
The New St. Simons Hotel is under new management
and will promise perfedt service and sea food will be a special
ty this season.
The Warm Springs Hotel has been completely reno
vated and is under new management and the service will be
mora satisfactory than ever before.
Inquire of any A. B. & A. RY. Ticket Agent or write:
W. W. CROXTON,
General Passenger Agent
orgia
THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, JULY 8, 1916.
1916 Freight Service
At 1880 Rates
NOTICE TO WATER AND
LIGHT CONSUMERS
By resolution of Council in regular
meeting last night the office of City
Collector was abolished and in future
there will be no collector sent out for
the collection of water and light bills.
! Those who desire to ake advantage
! of the ten per cent discount allowed
; on these bills must pay same on or
I before the fifth of the month, as
j there will be no discount allowed any
one after hat date. All water and
: light bills not paid on or before the
! tenth of the month will be discontin
ued and will not be reinstalled until
there is a fee of one dollar paid for
same. All bills due the City, for
anything whatever, are payable at
the office of the City Clerk.
By order of Council, this the 29th
day of June, 1916.
J. D. KNOWLES, Clerk.
WANTED—POSITION BY MAR
ried man capable and willing. Can
not live and be honest on dollar a
day. Best references. Address this
office. 2t.
THE OLD TRAMP’S SERMON. )
Subject, “Counts and Noaccounts.”
Textt, “Cut him down, why cumber
eth he the ground?”
A Count i 3 a member of the Im
perial court, a nobleman on the eon-
I tinent of Europe, equal in rank to an
English Earl.
The Noaccount is not at all like
that. A real Count is a member of
an Imperial court; the Noaccount is
generally a member of the Police
court.. The Count dresses in keep
ing with his station in life; the No-:
account dresses to keep you from
knowing his station in life. The real
Count is a nobleman; the Noaccount
is a nincompoop. He lives and moves
\ and his being to make you think that
he is exactly what he is not. His
| conversation abounds in flashes of lod
; worn out with and slang. He earns
just enough money per week to have
| a crease put in his pants. With him
the acme or style is to have his socks,
tie and handkerchief match in color
and stripe. His finger is stained with
cigarettes and has the odor of an old
pipe. He has no plans for life. He
simply drifts with events as they
come and go. He has no convictions
in religion, politics or war. He man
ages to get a shave and shoe shine
once a week and looks halfway de
cent when viewed across the street.
When I was a little boy one of these
Noaccounts caYne to our house to
live. He was r.ot worth a name, and
I so we called hrni the “Old Sorry Boy.”
, He was a common tramp, but a new
; breed of the genus hobo has hit the
J country and I have named him the
! Noaccount.
That lazy lad and what is his name ?
I do not choose to tell,
But don’t you think it is a shame
He is not worth his room in
(town) ?
My text says “cut him down. Why
cumbereth he the ground.” God made
everything for some use. The tree
that bore no fruit our Savior said
ought to be ut down. The man who
is no account has no rightful place
in the world. He is a burden and a
nuisance. He has obe fed and cloth
ed, and as an idler is a menace to the
country. He is worse than cows run
ning at large on the streets; more to
be despised than dogs without muz
zles. But the cow-catcher gets the
poor cow and the dog catcher gets
the poor dog, but the noaccount is
still at large. I guess the devil will
| get him after awhile.
The noaccount is always hunting
for work, and at the same time pray
ing to God he will not find it. Lots
of negroe men are laying brick at
good prices, while the noaccounts
stand around on the corners and strut.
A little schooling of the wrong sort
has made them too proud to work,
and the poor boys who never had a
chance like the Cato boys are filling
the best positions in town. It is a
shame, yes, a sin and a shame, to see
those who ought to be the flower of
our young manhood only a bunch of
mollycoddles wagging around like a
bunch of tadpoles. The vagrant law
ought to be enforced good and strong
and the noaccounts ougnt to be made
to work or move on.
“Cut him down, why cumbereth he
the ground?”
“OLD TRAMP.”
YOU CAN HAVE
beautiful hair if you keep the scalp
clean and healthy. Neglect results
in baldness. We recommend
TRADE MAR*
HAIR TONIC
for keeping the scalp healthy and
/■promoting hair growth. Soiy only by
us, 50c and SI.OO. Oliver’s Phar
macy.
Trade At Our Store
We Always Have Something
New To Offer Our Custome s
Rogers Silverware FREE Call
Us Up And Ask About It
I. C. RELIHAN COMPANY
Heavy and Fancy Groceries
>J/ie Pinion S 3 an kina Co.
"With Capital and Surplus of
$150,000.00
Appreciates Your Account
Either Large or Small
10NEY LOANED
interest, and upon very desirable terms. By
reason of the direct connection which I have
loans can be handled without delay. :
Union Banking
Company Bldg
nnnvioiiiFi) 0n c ° ffee
Until bUMiiJ County farms
AT 6 PER CENT.
The borrower has the privilege of paying
SIOO.OO or any multiple thereof at any in
terest paying period, thereby stopping in
terest on the amounts thus paid. : : : :
J. W. QUINCEY
LOW EXCURSION FARES
Via
ATLANTIC COAST LINE
“The Standard Railroad of the South”
FROM WILLACOOCHEE
To
BRUNSWICK JACKSONVILLE, ST.
AUGUSTINE, ST. PETERSBURG
AND TAMPA
JULY NINETEENTH
Tickets sold to Brunswick, Jack
sonville and St. Augustine limited to
reach original starting point return
ing not later than midnight July 24.
Tickets sold to Tampa and St. Peters
burg limited to midnight July 25,
1916.
For fares, schedules and further
information, call on
W. T. SINGLETON,
Ticket Agent A. C. L. Ry. Company,
Willacoochee, Ga.
A BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.
I wish to lease out my telephone
business at Pearson, Ga., to a good,
live man, all tools necessary to keep
it up including one Ford car. If you
wish to get into a good business that
will pay you, come to see me at once.
LACY D. SUTTON.
A. B. & A. SCHEDULE CHANGES
The A. B. & A. announces changes
in schedule to become effective Sun
day, June 25, as follows:
Train No. 3 for Atlanta and Birming
ham, will leave Douglas at 9:10 p. m.,
instead of 9:18 p. m.
Train No. 7 for Atlanta and Bir
mingham, will leave Douglas at 7:45
a. m., instead of 9:58 a. m.
Train No. 4 for Waycross and Bruns
wick, will leave Douglas at 7:15 a.
F. W. DART
m., instead of 6:58 a. m.
Train No. 2 for Waycross & Bruns
wick, no change.
For further information ask A. B.
& A. Ticket Agent, or write
W. W. CROXTON,
General Passenger Agent,
Atlanta, Georgia
We have made arrangements
for an unlimited amount of mon
ey to loan at a very rate of inter
est to the land owners of Coffee
county. Wallace & Luke. Doug
las, Ga.
$1.25 Douglas to Brunswick and re
turn, tickets good going on A. B. &
A., Sunday morning train returning
Sunday evening. Same rate each Sun
day during the summer.
If you need draying done, call C.
E. Bailey, at New Douglas Hotel, for
quick service. 4t
MONEY—We will get you all
you apply for without delay.
Wallace & Luke, Douglas, Ga.
Don’t forget the popular Sunday
outing at the Seashore. $1.25 Doug
las to Brunswick and return. Tickets
good going on A. B. & A. Sunday
morning, returning Sunday evening.
No. 666
This i* a prescription prepared especially
for MALARIA or CHILLS A. FEVER.
Five or six doses will break any case, and
if taken then as a tonic the Fever will not
return. It acts on the liver better than
Calomel and does not gripe or sicken. 25c
On improved
farm lands, at
low rate of
DOUGLAS,
GEORGIA