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ijjR PUBLIC FORUM
II—L. E. Johnson
Two-Cent Rates
The farmers of
this nation are
vitally interested
in railroad rates
and equity be¬
tween passenger
and freight rates
is especially im¬
portant to the
man who follows
the plow for the
farmer travels
very little but he
is a heavy con¬
tributor to the
freight revenues.
Some of the
a two Passenger rate
Lever have incurred is recov
loss is
Lgh freight procedure revenue. was recently The jus
bjucli # a Supreme Court
upon by the
I t Virginia ami the decision is
Leaching that we have of the asked Nor
Johnson, president
U Western Railway whose road
Isted the case to briefly review
|uit Mr. Johnson said in part:
kme ten years ago, passenger
were fixed by the legislatures
large number of states at two
a mile- As a basis for such
|D1 ic legislation, no examination
nia ,l e of the cost of doing the
ess go regulated, nor was any
tion given to the fact whether
a ra te would yield to the rail
companies an adequate or any
eturn upon the capital invested
iducting this class of business,
ch a law was passed in West
iia in 1907. The Norfolk and
m Railway Company put the
uto effect and maintained it for
years. Its accounting during
two years showed that two
a mile per passenger barely
■lie out-of-pocket cost and noth
|as invested. left to It pay sought any relief return from on
■
■ourts. Expert accountants for
DUR PUBLIC FORUM
• Introductory
lugh I the Press Service of Agri
and Commerce, the master
of this nation will be invited
public forum and asked to de
i message to civilization. Men
Ichieve seldom talk, and men
Kalk seldom achieve. There is
|h thing as a noisy thinker, and
is always a close companion
lb.
nil be a great privilege to stand
1 side of men who can roll in
[he tte cornerstone of industry; to
with men who can look
I world and see to the bottom
[to [he commune with men who can
roar of civilization a few
■es away.
I often we listen to the rabble
[t I of our day that cries out
every man who achieves,
p him.” Mankind never has
pliably [tion that never will produce a
appreciates the genius
day. There never will be a
I without a cross, progress with
fcrifice or an achievement witb
Ihallenge. |
is an age of service, and that
t latest who serves the larg
pber. ie The to present improve generation
r more the con
|of mankind human than any civiliza
P ce motives began their
p flight. The Greeks gave human
ppiration, but while her orators
ppeaking with the tongues of
i her farmers ' were plowing
Prked sticks; while her phil
ps were emancipating human
r from bondage, her traffic
UR PUBLIC FORUM
III —Julius Kruttschnitt
On Financing Railroads
The farmers of
this nation need
to become better
acquainted with
the railroad men
and . their prob¬ i
lems. It is only
those who know
that can give us
information and
the farmers of
America should
listen attentively
to what the men
who manage rail¬
road property
s ®y Mr. Kruttschnitt, exec
°f the Southern Pacific,
an article dealing with
of railroads. He said
financing of a railroad is a
"liidi the people, through
the Railroad Commis
an 1 'he Legislators, have
' ,r ed, but it is a most im
L 1 robk ‘ni, especially to sec
L a ' !ate where new railroads
• !*e placing of securities
Lh [ o^ner eft entir ely With the pro
• of railroads.
niHpfijatg determination of
fed ! l? gS receiy ,he railroad shall be
; sh e and what bur
« 0 j a have Put on it is in the
I °tner servants of the public
both the State and the Railway Com¬
pany testified that the claims of the
railroad were sustained by the facts.
Two cents did not pay the cost of
carrying a passenger a mile. The
State, however, contended that the
railroad was earning enough surplus |
on its state freight business to give a
fair return upon the capital used in |
its passenger as well as its freight !
business. For the purposes of the
case, the railroad did not deny this,
but held to its contention that the I
State could not segregate its pas¬ !
senger business for rate fixing with¬ i
out allowing a rate that would be
sufficient to pay the cost of doing
business and enough to give some |
return upon the capital invested in
doing the business regulated. This I ;
was the issue presented to the Su¬
preme Court. Its decision responds
to the judgment of the fair-minded
sentiment of the country. The Su¬
preme Court says that, even though
a railroad earns a surplus on a par¬
ticular commodity by charging rea¬
sonable rates, that affords no reason
for compelling it to haul another’s
person or property for less than cost.
The surplus from a reasonable rate I
properly belongs to the railway com¬ !
pany. If the surplus is earned from
an unreasonable rate then that rate |
should be reduced. The State may
>
not even up by requiring the railroad
to carry other traffic for nothing or j
for less than cost.
The decision is a wholesome one
and demonstrates that the ordinary
rules of fair dealing apply to railway
companies. The fact that one makes j
a surplus on his wheat crop would
never be urged as a reason for com¬
pelling him to sell his cotton at less
than cost. It would not satisfy the
man who wanted bread to be told
that its high price enabled the cotton
manufacturer to get his raw product j
for less than cost. In this case the !
court reaffirmed the homely maxim
that each tub must stand upon its
own bottom.”
moved on two-wheeied carts driven,
and ofttimes drawn, by slaves; while
her artists were painting divine
dreams on canvas, the streets of
proud Athens were lighted by fire
i brands dipped in tallow.
The genius of past ages sought to
arouse the intellect and stir the soul
but the master minds of today are
seeking to serve. Civilization has as
signed to America the greatest task
of the greatest age, and the greatest
men that ever trod the greatest planet
are solving it. Their achievements
have astounded the whole world and
we challenge every age and nation
to name men or products that can
approach in creative genius or mas¬
terful skill in organization, the mar¬
velous achievements of the tremend¬
ous men of the present day. Edison
can press a button and turn a light
on multiplied millions of homes; Vail
can take down the receiver and talk
with fifty millions of people; Mc¬
Cormick’s reaper can harvest the
world’s crop, and Fulton’s steam en¬
gine moves the commerce of land
and sea.
The greatest thing a human being
can do is to serve his fellow men;
Christ did it; Kings decree it, and
wise men teach it. It is the glory of
this practical age that Edison could
find no higher calling than to become
the janitor to civilization; Vail the
messenger to mankind; McCormick
the hired hand to agriculture, and
Fulton the teamster to industry, and
blessed is the age that has such
masters for its servants.
—the Legislators
sioners. differ¬
“Managing a railroad is quite .
ent from managing a government
where the money is raised by taxa
tion. When the expenditures, for
good reasons or otherwise, increase,
taxes can be equally increased. The
railroads, while servants of the pub¬
lic cannot raise money with such
ease and facility. The railroads must
keep their expenditures within thei
incomes because while they have
some control over their expenditu
thev have almost no control over their
incomes, their rates being fixed Dy
public authorities. in
“There is not a railway manager
the country today who is not fearful
that under the press of increasing de
mands the transportation systems of
the country will, in a few years- break
down, unless the railroads are allowed
to earn larger funds wherewith
build it up. There are vast section
of the country, especially in the West,
where more railroads are needed and
they cannot be built unless the rail¬
ways raise new capital. order to
“People invest money in
make money, and they are skeptical
to whether they can make money
as that are dealt
by investing in concerns unfairly,
with stringently and
road securities must be made mo
attractive to invite investments and
in order that they may be made more
attractive, the roads must be allowed
earnings that will enable ‘ —
meet the increased capital charges.
THE COVINGTON NEWS. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 1915.
Street Tax Notice.
Notice is hereby given that every
male Inhabitant of the city of Coving
ion, between the ages of 16 and 50
years, resident of said city at any time
once March 1, 1915, be and is hereby
requested to pay a street tax of
i 11 REE DOLLARS, for the year of
1915, on or before July 1, 1915, and in
default of payment thereof, to work
"ii the streets of said city fo r SIX
(6) I>A\S, at. such time as they may
be notified by one of the policemen of
said city.
Passed at regular meeting June 7,
1915.
T. J. SHIELDS R. E. EVERITT,
Clerk Mayor.
Dog Tax Notice.
Amendment to Section 91.
Re it ordained by the Mayor and
Council of the city of Covington that
afte r June It, 1915, all dogs in the city
of Covington must he protected by
having a city tag numbered and re¬
gistered by the City Clerk for which
the owner shall pay $1 90.
Failure to provide such tags for
each dog shall subject the owner of
dogs to pay a fine of not exceeding
$5.00 and cost.
Passed at regular meeting June 7,
1915.
T. J. SHIELDS R. E. EVERITT,
Clerk Mayor.
Men’s Spring and Sum¬
mer tailoring books have
and the same
big values as we offer
in other lines fit
quality workman
ship fully guaranteed
come and see them.
J. I. GUINN.
HOTELEMP1RE
Opposite Union Depot on Pryor St.
Rtnovated anti refurnished through
i.i.t. .Reservations made on applica¬
tion, Hot and cold water, private
t)aUis, electric lights and elevator.
First class accomodations at ex¬
tremely moderate rate*. European
nlan 75 cents up
TOMATO PLANTS— Strong Plants
open field grown. Hastings Redfield
Beauty. Best all-round variety for
home and market. By mail 15 cents
per 100. By express 10 cents per 100
any quanity.
A. E. REINHARDT. Ashburn, Ga.
Worn Out?
No doubt you are, if
you suffer from any of the
numerous ailments to
which an women are sub¬
ject. Headache, back¬
ache, sideache, nervous¬
ness, weak, tired feeling,
are some of the symp¬
toms, and you must rid
yourself of them in order
to feel well. Thousands
of women, who have
been benefited by this
remedy, urge you to
TAKE
$ Cardui S
The Woman's Tonle
Mrs. Sylvania Woods,
of Clifton Mills, Ky., says:
"Before taking C a r d u i,
Iwas, at times, so weak I
could hardly walk, and
the pain in my back and
head nearly killed me.
After taking three bottles
of Cardui, the pains dis¬
appeared. Now I feel as
well as lever did. Every
suffering woman should
try y Cardui.” Getabottle
today. E-68
LIV-YER-LAX
All the Effectiveness, Not the Effect
Of Calomel.
LIV-VER-LAX is one of the most
important medical discoveries of recent
years. For a long time medical ex¬
perts, realizing the harmful effects of
calomel, have been striving to find a
liver cleanser that would be just as ef¬
fective as calomel, and yet be absolute¬
ly harmless in its action. Recently
this remedy was actually put forth
by L. K. Grigsby In his LIV-VER
LAX.
LIV-VER-LAX is a harmless veg¬
etable compound, designed solely for
the treatment of live,, complaints. The
immediate favor it has met with in
thousands of homes i s proof positite
of its real value.
If you feel worn out. tongue coated,
and skin sallow, don’t delay until it
becomes dangerous, nip the trouble in
the bud with LIV-VER-LAX. Insist
on the genuine, bearing the signature
and likeness of L. K. Grigsby, which
Is guaranteed to give satisfaction or
money refunded. For sale by all drug,
gists.
To Sleep Well In Summe r
Slight inflamation of the bronchial
tubes causes a distressing -cough and
makes sleep impossible. Foleys Hon¬
ey and Tar Compound stops that an
ypying, tickling and relieves that rack¬
ing, tiring cough. Good for all coughs i
colds, croup and bronchial affections. I
For sale by C. C. Brooks.
BOY'S BASEBALL
OUTFIT FR&E
Cu.fi. Ciids's o!
Gatcher’j Masx,
Fielder’s Glove,
Catcher's mitt,8o_y
Protector, Eall, Bat
Cep and Rule Book
A dandy out¬
fit for the ambi¬
tious young ball
player. This out¬
fit would co. t
several dollars
if purchased one
piece at a time
at retail, but
we have a plan
whereby \\t
give this en¬
tire outi.it to
up-to-date, bright, ambitious boys y»- ho are
really anxious to get them. Any hoy is en¬
titled to apply for one. All yov have to
do is to write us a postal askKg for our
plan whereby we give these f'dl ie baseball
outfits to boys. If you want to the first
boy in your locality to have o' e. write to¬
day. Address Dept. 5, Tri-Weekly Const!*
tution, Atlanta, Ga.
Normal healthy
people often
have a keen physical
longing for some¬
thing Good to drink
--this is best satisfied
with
Chero-Cola
THERE’S NONE SO GOOD
Chero-Cola is sold
only in bottles.
This insures the
delicate individual
Chero-Cola flavor.
This policy is also a guar¬
antee that you get the
genuine. original bottle
It is in its
--sterilized and labeled
Chero - Cola. Ycu will
greatly enjoy its uni¬
formity in flavor, the
certainty of cleanliness.
Pure -- wholesone -
refreshing.
Chero-Cola
THERE'S NOME $0 <fopD
In a Bottle —
Throw gh a Straw
PAGE FTVfi
WILSON NOVELTY GO.
“THE STATIONERY HOUSE”
SPECIAL PRICES ON
Ice Tea Glasses 10 Cents each,
50 cents per set.
Ice Tea Floats 10 Cents each,
60 cents per set.
Ice Cream and Sherbert Plates
5 cents each, 30 cents set.
Covington, Georgia.
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The South Will Feed Herself
17ROM this year on, the South will
* plant an increased acreage of small
grains. Planting, of course, means grain harvest¬
ing. Even though the field is small—not more
than ten acres — the binder will save enough of
the grain ordinarily wasted with the Cradle to
make it pay.
If you have grain in, now is the time to con¬
sider buying a McCormick binder, the oldest
and in many ways the best of the lot.
Come in and talk it over with us.
Stephenson Hardware
COVlrtGTOrt, GEORGIA.
Chero-Cola Bottling Works.
