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The Henry
County Weekly
J. A. FOUCHE, Edit.
Entered at tho postoffice at M< Don
ough, Ga., as second ''lass mail 11 ♦ •• i
Advertising Hates furnished 01 a;
cation.
Official Organ of Henry Count
McDonough, Ga., .July 28, 191 G
Surely adjournment of the J.e,
islature will bring some ginger
into the Governor’s race.
Your uncle Asa G. is al> >t:t to
shoo all the early candidates off
the Atlanta mayoralty roost.
Previous to the excessive rains
crop prospects for Georgia were
the best in years, but they have
been gr eatly reduced.
It has been discovered that
those who are going to be against
a candidate anyhow can always
find some excuse for opposing
him.
The entire country is mourning
the death of James Whitcomb
Riley, Indiana’s famous Hoosit r
poet, who died suddenly Saturday
night.
Abuse is a mighty bad weapon
to use in a campaign, but some
men never find it out until the
ground flies up and hits them in
the face.
Asa result of the continued
rains, the situation is serious with
farmers. They are unable to do
any work and crops are overrun
with grass.
Under existing prospects, it is
only a question of time when all
newspapers will be forced to
raise the price of subscription.
A number of them have already
•done so.
Brother Fouche hasn’t said a
word about the proposed new
judicial circuit in his paper in two
weeks. Wonder why? Griffin
News. Maybe you hadn’t noticed
how easy it passed the Senate,
Whether we have war or not
the mobilization of the troops
will prove a mighty good thing
for the boys and young men.
The strenuous exercise and expe
rience of a soldier will better fit
them for a business life.
Lord Kitchener is dead, but so
far he is the only person of high
rank who was able to make a
truthful prediction about the war
when it started. He said it would
be a long war and would strain
the resources of the British em
pire. ___
An old fashioned weather
prophet declares the weather
won’t clear till the new moon
comes. We notice that this in
teresting event is scheduled to
occur on the 291 h, and this is only
the 22nd. We hope the ground
will hold together till the new
moon gets a chance. —Ex.
Just at this juncture the threat
ened general railroad strike would
be even a greater calamity to our
country than the war in the East.
Employes would undoubtedly ben
efit themselves, as well as their
fellow man and employers, by
submitting their claims to the In
terstate Commerce Cc mmission
as urged. A general strike would
cause untold suffering to all class
es ot citizens.
A Vast Difference.
There is a vast difference be
tween a house and a home. The
house is but the building and fur
niture, the outward shelter and
gathering place of a household.
The home includes the kindly
iamily affection, the thoughtful
care and ready sympathy and
mutual confidence and trust of
the members. A true home
breathes the atmosphere of love.
A child should be made to feel
that his home is indeed a home,
the happiest place in the world to
him, not merely an outward shel-
ter and resting place, but a center
-of enjoyment by love, the thought
; and remembrance of which shall
jbe the safeguard of his life as he
goes forth to the world, giving
strength and proportion to his
, character, and turning his thought
to all that may prepare for the
heavenly home when the scenes
of earth shall have passed away.
—Dallas New Era.
Leg Amputated.
Mr. John Bryans, Commissioner
of Roads and Revenues of Henry
county, who has been confined at
his home in Beersheba district for
the past two months, suffering
from a diseased foot, had his leg
amputated just below the knee
Wednesday morning. It is said
be stood the operation well and
is getting along nicely. His nu
merous friends throughout the
county trust he may now be soon
restored and enabled to be up
and about again.
*
After all, Snider didn’t say how
much of July would be hot and
dry —and he has two or three
days yet to go on.
Veterans Reunion.
The annual Confederate Veter
an’s reunion will be held at
Shingleroof on Thursday, August
10.
Public invited, and ali veterans
especially requested to attend; al
so Daughters of the Confederacy.
Speakers will be provided and
regular program of entertainment
arranged.
Well filled baskets a specialty.
J. C. Daniel, Corn’d.
A. G. AARRIS, Sect’y.
Teachers’ Examinations,
August 4 and sth.
Notice is hereby given that the
Teachers’ Examination will be
held at McDonough, August 4 and
sth. The Reading Course for the
renewal of first grade licenses
given in the year, 1913, will be as
follows:
Primary ana General Elemen
tary —Manual. Cubberly’s Rural
Life and Education. Colgrove’s,
The Teacher and the School.
High School and Supervisory —
Manual. Hollister’s High School
Administration. Cubbeily’s Rural
Life and Education.
R. O. JACKSON,
Superintendent Schools.
Mr. J. H. Mills of Jenkinsb'wg
was elected president ot the State
Farmers’ Union in Macon iast
week. Mr. Mi Is is one of fl:e oest
and most useful citizens to be
found anywhere, and has numer
ous friends in Henry, as well as
elsewhere, who congratulate him
upon this deserved honor. He
will make a splendid head of the
order.
Progress
The heavey rains still falling
grass still growing. Some of the
farmers seem to be getting dis
couraged. But never fear, One
higher than we has charge of the
weather, and if we but only do
our duty, and our best, He wall
look after us and see that we uo
not sutler.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Floyd, of
Flippen, were riding through here
Sunday afternoon.
We are sorry to report that
Mrs. G. M. Adamson is still very
sick, although she seems to be
some better than formally. We
all hope she’ll soon be up and
about again, we miss her very
much.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Bunn, of
near Oakland, were visiting in our
community Sunday.
The singing at Progress school
house Sunday afternoon was en-
Freight Rate Piscriminaticas
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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:
“Tlit' power to deal with the relations between two kinds of rates as a relation lies
exclusively with Congress. It is manifest that the State cannot fix the relation of a car
rier’s inter and intrastate charges without directly interfering with the former, unless it
idinply follows the standrad set by the Federal authorities.”
The Interstate Commerce Co.-mission, pursuant to an Act of Congress, has order
ed the elimination of the basing p mt s/slem. To conform to the requirements of this
order the railroads were compelled to maze a radical revision of interstate :a..es.
Correction of interstate systems of rates in conformity with present legal require
ments, without correcting intrastate systems so as to co; .orm to the same standard,
would cre...e 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 be made. The rail
roads first petitioned the Raiiroad 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 cf various States La the Southeast wiili 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 Georgia to pro
pose any system of rates which would discriminate unjustly against the
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 heretofore shown 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 fixation 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
cept where in individual instances gross injustice would be occasioned by their denial,
the carriers ought to be apprised of this policy, so that they may set their house in
order, if they can, against such a situati cn. If, on the other hand, we are to acknowl
edge in general, what we are perforce compelled to admit in detail, just and reasonable
increased rates should be permitted not ri jgingly but with such fair measure of allow
ance as will indicate that the transport, a industry is entitled in the interest of the
public to earnings sufficient to provide a service commensurate with public needs.”
THE RAILROADS OF GEORGIA
joyed bv a very good crowd —had
some pretty good singing too.
Mrs. E. E. Allen and her charm-!
ing daughter, Ethelyne, of Atlanta,
are here on a two weeks visit to
relatives and their many friends.
Several families from here spent
one day with Mr. and Mrs. T. R.
Tidwell last week.
The ice cream supper given by
Mr. and Mrs, R. W. Exum in hon
or of their neice, Miss Ethelyne
Allen, was enjoyed by a large
crowd Saturday night—played
very enjoyable games, and had
good cream.
Miss Katie Exum, one of our
charming young girls, was the
delightful guest of Miss Burmah
Strickland Sunday.
Messers. Leroy Strickland and
Julius Warren were visiting Mr.
Adell Morgan, of below town, Sat
urday night and Sunday —came
home Sunday afternoon, then at
tended the singing given by Miss
Grace Conkle Sunday night.
With all good wishes to The
Weekly and every reader.
Kitty.
