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The railroads of Georgia have suggested for the consideration of the Railroad
Commission of Georgia, at the hearing on August 17, a system of rates that it is be
lieved will eliminate the discriminations now existing between the cities and towns in
Georgia.
There are approximately two thousand railroad stations (cities and towns) in
Georgia. About sixty of these cities and towns are accorded what are known as “bas
ing point rates,” which means that these comparatively few points enjoy lower rates
than the other nineteen hundred and forty points.
The rates between these comparatively few basing points are lower than the rates
between intermediate points and lower than for like hauls in other directions.
The basing point system has been condemned by the Federal Congress, the In
terstate Commerce Comission, the Railroad Commission of Georgia and the authorities
of other States.
In their desire to retain the advantage they have enjoyed, a considerable number
of these sixty favored larger cities and towns (basing points) are opposing a freight rate
revision in Georgia.
The railroads have been put on notice by the Supreme Court of the United States
and the Interstate Commerce Commission that they must harmonize state and interstate
rates.
In the Shreveport case, the Supreme Court of the United States held:
“The power to deal with tlic relations between two kinds of rates as a relation lies
exclusively with Congress. It is manifest that the State cannot fix tin’s relation of a car
rier's inter and intrastate charges without directly interfering with the former, unless it
tUniply follows the standrad set by the hxlrrul authorities."
The Interstate Commerce Commission, pursuant to an Act of Congress, has order
ed the elimination of the basing point system. To conform to the requirement* of this
order the railroads were compelled to make a radical revision of interstate rates.
Correction of interstate systems of rates in conformity with present legal require
ments, without correcting intrastate systems so as to conform to the same standard,
would create situations repugnant to the laws against discrimination.
It is necessary to bring about a revision of rates in the entire Southeast in order
to harmonize intrastate rates with interstate rates.
A beginning in the matter of revision of intrastate rates must he made. The rail
roads first petitioned the Railroad Commission of Georgia for a revision because more
discriminations and inequalities exist in this State than in any other State in the South.
Petitions are now being prepared for presentation to the Railroad Com
missions of various States in the Southeast with this object in view.
What the railroads of Georgia now propose to the Railroad Commission of Georgia
is a revision of Georgia rates in conformity with the principles that the Interstate Com
merce Commission, pursuant to Federal law, has required them to observe in adjust
ing interstate rates.
We do not believe that the people of Georgia expect or require a preferential ad
justment of freight rates.
The real question involved is whether the proposed revision is just and reason
able from the standpoint of the railroads and the shippers, and such advances as are
proposed should not be condemned simply because they are advances.
It is not and will not be the policy of the Railroads of to pro
pose any system of rates which would discriminate unjustly against ihe
Georgia producer in favor of producers located at points without the State.
Should the principle appear to be violated by any technical construction of
the petition we give assurance that we will not propose, nor will we attempt
to adopt, in actual practice, any rate at variance with the same.
The interests of the people and the intersts of Railroads are identical. Any sys
tem of rate making which works a hardship on the one works a hardship on the other:
The primary object in the proposed revision is to systematize Georgia freight rates so
that all cities and towns may be put on an equal basis"and discriminations removed.
Some rates will be increased while others will be lowered. If, in the readjustment,
the railroads enjoy increased revenue it will not be unreasonable for the' Commission to
grant it, because the railroads have heretoforeyshown the tremendous advance in the
cost of everything which enters into the manufacture of transportation.
Commisioner Daniel,'of the Interstate Commerce Commission, in the investiga
tion of the 1915 Western Rate Advance Case, said:
“In the matter of rate regulation and i ixation we have reached a point where one
of two courses ought deliberately to be chosen and clearly announced. If, despite in
creased costs not offset by increased revenue, increases in rates are to be denied, ex
cl- ’. where in individual instances gross injustice would be occasioned bv their denial,
the carriers ought to be apprised of this policy, so that they may set their house in
ord. ,if they can, against such a situation. If, on the other hand, we are to acknowl
edge m general, what we are perforce compelled to admit in detail, just and reasonable
incr. ed rates should be permitted not grudgingly but with such fair measure of allow
ance as will indicate that the transportation industry is entitled in the interest of the
public to earnings sufficient to provide a service commensurate with public needs.”
THE RAILROADS OF GEORGIA
ST. SIMONS
WARM SPRINGS
VERY LOW FARES TO EITHER POINT
VIA
A. B. & A. RAILWAY FROM DOUGLAS
P TO TO
JT aI6S 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 perfect 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,
•engerAgent
Georgia
THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE. DO UGLAS, GEORGIA, JULY 22 1916
NOTICE TO WATER AND
LIGHT CONSUMERS
j By resolution of Council in regular
; meeting last night the office of City
| Collector was abolished and in future
j there will be no collector sent cut for
the collection of water and light bills.
I Those who desire to ake advantage
|of the ten per cent discount allowed
!on these bills must pay same on or
before the fifth of the month, as
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 20th
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.
HEINIE "ZIiVT
FAMOUS PLAYS
AND PLAYERS
By RANDOLPH ROSE
HF.TXTE ZIMMER
MAN of the Chi
cago Cuba has Invented M \
a brand new play in W
baseball, but it’s not n
the kind of play that /
others will likely inii- -ZT J
tate and Like up very
quickly. It’s the phan- ,
torn double play, and
just about as useful as _
J . , ~ , „ lUndouph Boss
six legs would be on a
cow. Heinie is a wonderful !»I1 player,
but the experts say he doesnt’ always
take the game as seriously as he should
and for that reason sometimes loses
track of the number of outs, the number
of men on bases and a few little minor
details 1 ike that.
It was one I tot day last summer when
Zimmerman pulled his famous phantom
double play.
A hard-hit ball came down to him at
third base. After a pretty little run he
scooped it uip and with a graceful speedy
motion touched third and threw to first,
but the touching of third had taken just
enough time so that the throw was too
late to catch the runner going to first.
Now this play was a very fine play,
except that there hail been nobody occu
pying the bag at first, consequently the
one man on the bases, who was at second,
was not forced. Fie didn’t have to go
to third and naturally couldn’t be forced
out at third.
With men on first and second it has
the makings of 'a double play. With
only one man on it wms a "phantom’’
double play, and the fans and players
will never quit kidding Zimmerman
about it.
J notice in the dispatches that Heinie
has promised to be a good boy this year
and not say unkind things to the um
pires. Well, that’s expecting a good deal
of Zimmerman, for he sure has had
run-ins aplenty with the umps. Zim
merman is a wonderful player and a
groat natural hitter, and with Bresna
hun gone and Tinker in his place, Ileinie
ought to have a good year.
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.
A BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.
I wish to lease out my telephone
business at Pearson, Ga., to a good,
iive 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 on<;e.
LACY B. SUTTON.
NOTICE.
I suggest as a committee to look
i :ter cleaning off camp ground, Col.
I Levi O’Steen, Thos. Griffin, J. A.
Daughtry, Mrs. E. L. Vickers, Mr;;.
C. A. Ward and Mrs. R. Peter,sen.
This committee ' will please decide
on and advertise a dav. to meet and
clean off the grounds. Meeting be
gins on Friday night, August 4th.
Respectfully,
H. M. MORRISON.
LAND WANTED.. ,
We have a request for a tract of
land of about 4'.»0 acres. Cut-ov.;.
land \yith small improvement prefer
red. Party wa’hts a tract suitable for
a truck and stock farm.- Must he
near a railroad and reasonable price.
Anyone'having such-property for sale
will please call on me at the Cham
ber of Commerce at once.
MELVIN TANNER.
BORDEN WHEELER SPRINGS
HOTEL, Borden Springs, Ala., is now
open for guests. Water has excep
tional medicinal value for stomach and
bowel troubles, Bright’s disease and
diabetis, and prostatic troubles so
common to the overworked. Located
in the foot-hills of the Blue Ridge
Mountains. Write for literature.
We Have Moved
NEXT DOOR TO UNION PHARMACY
We continue to keep a complete line of
Family and Fancy Groceries
Make OUR Store YGUR Store
J. C. RELIHAN COMPANY
Heavy and Fancy Groceries
t j/c Clnion 00.
7 Yit/i (Capital and Surplus of
Sj» 130,000. oo
Appreciates Your Account
Either Large or Small
ml liny I nil linn On improved
n -< Y Qn s I farm lands, at
JIUII lilmlUlU !ow rale of
interest, and upon very desirable terms. By
reason of the direct connection which I have
loans can be handled without delay. :
Union Banking C IS/ T\ AQ T" DOUGLAS.
Company Bldg * • - L/Al\ 1 GEORGIA
fOMCV I fllMCn On Coffee
Uilu I uUflililU Coynfyfarms
AT 6 PER CENT.
The borrower has the privilege of paying
S 100.00 or any multiple thereof at any in
terest paying period, thereby stopping in
terest on the amounts thus paid. : : : :
j, W. QUINCEY
That figs are a worth while fruit is shown by the V/ f /f/JJfk l
fact that they have been grown longer than perhaps \ l
any other. Wherever they will thrive, no fruit is better .
for family use or as a commercial crop.
■ Fig trees are inexpensive, they are easily planted and can
M be cultivated without great outlay; they come into bearing
H early and there is always a demand for the fruit. That's why
| THEY ARE A PAYING CROP
' -> to MOO will buy trees for five acres. They will begin bearing in two
* ,r t.irec- years, and at five should bring in several hundred dollars 'W
' revenue. They are good, too, for home use.
|Bp2|3|£&k Every farmer and fruit grower in the Southeast ought to plant some ||
* ,uve :i! * lll ° R'l'ds ami have inade a study of H
fig culture. We know the varieties you need. \
My Afrd Send today for our new 1016 tree and plant book. Free. H
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STOP IN ATLANTA
AT HOTEL EMPIRE
Opposite Union Depot on Pryor
Sr. Renovated and refurnished
throughout. Reservations made
on application. Hot and cold
water, private baths, electric
lights and elevator. First class
accommodations at moderate
prices.
Rooms 50c anVup
JOHN lj. Ki OION DSON, Proi>.
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