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Freight Rate Discriminations nrmwi—i¥■ i—ll n wmmmmmuuum hi ■ iiiiiimwhii mw inii Trr ■ mrrn ir i—i«-~iin ~rnil Re Exist m Georgia 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 j 1; f ‘ 'A 1 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>. Ask Your Grocer r,-. I '-' - '‘V' 1 v r * CHEEK-NEALS COFFEES u:Best By Every Test