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THE MACON TELEGRAPH: S T TDAY MORNING, AI'GT'ST
M.
3
Schlitz Beer Is Just This
return
thi* minimum
Round trip, on raF for Seas
Sunday mornings, Rood rettu
of ualt'. Seashore special I
4140 a. in., arrives Tyiice 11 14
alaj s only.
For further information ask
ticket agent, or John \V. Hu
ing Passenger A|p nt, Macon,
mud.
1 pnxux.d In th, c
having bvcomo It
dr dlNhonest melh
irr epithet of coal I
r.pular hut also an
Nml mine opera
Mamed
Women
2very woman covets a
ihapelv, pretty figure, and
nany of them deplore the
o*8 of tin
of children is often destructive
to the mother's shapeliness.
All of this can be avoided,
however, by the use of Mother’s Friend before baby comes, a* this
great liniment always prepares the body for the strain upon it, and
preserves the symmetry of her form. Mother’s Friend overcomes all t lie
danger of child-birth, and carries the expectant mother safely through
this critical period without pain. It is woman’s greatest blessing.
Thousands gratefully tell of the benefit and relief derived from the
lise of this wonderful
Si&IHsi
book, telling all about m
this liniment, will be sent free. •
Tbe BradtieU Regulator Co., AttaaU, Qa. Jr m
ADDRESS DELIVERED
BY MR. HERMAN JUST!
You en BuyWhiskey
or any other article of merchandise,
you must to a large extent depend upon
the honesty of thcdealer.
WE’RE NOT ANGELS
or saints—(if we were we would be out
of business)—but whatever you buy of
us, you can rest assured it is just as
represented. Your money back for the
asking on all purchases.
^ Uie Wiliske "
to your taste. All Wines an«l Liquors
of the best quality at very low prices.
Pure, Honest 100 proof white wheat Whiskey for putting up fruit $2 per gal.
Four Quarts Bartlett Pure Rye (Express paid) $3.25 per gal.
Four Quarts Mt. Vernon Pure Rye (Express paid) $4.00 per gal.
We are selling more of the famous Schlitz Beer than ever before. Wc
also handle “Aurora”, the best cheap beer cn the market.
Sam & Ed. Weichselbaum
PHONE 414 361 THIRD ST., MACON. GA.
Summer Bargains in Pianos and Organs.
Such Celebrated Makes As
WEBER, SOHMER & CO., KRANICH & BACH, IVERS & POND,
LESTER & McPHAIL.
Have on hand number of second-hand Upright Pianos in good
condition from $100 to $150. Number of Upright Pianos slightly used
just as good as new, will close out at great bargains to make room for
fall stock. Organs from $25 to $50.
F. A. Guttenberger & Co., 452, 2nd St
The Name of “DARSE\
T
On a wagon la a guarantee that it is
a. good one.
Fourth year In business, and sales
gone beyond all expectations. Good
wugons for small money have made
us successful. We appreciate inquiries
os well ns orders.
J. W. DARSEY Wall Street
horter Quicker
Exactly 24 Hours
From ITACON To
World’s Fair, St. Louis,
Via The Southern
AND ITS CONNECTIONS.
Choice of Routes Via
Atlanta .Chattanooga, Lexington, Cincinnati.
Atlanta, Chattanooga, Lexington, Louisville.
Atlanta, Chattanooga, Nashville, Evansville.
Atlanta, Birmingham, Nashville. Evansville.
AND MANY OTHERS.
Through Sleeping Cars leave Macon 3:05 a. m. and 1:35
p. m.
Season, Tickets, $34; Go-day tickets, $2840; 15-day tickets,
$23-35-
Eor full particulars, World’s Fair literature, etc., call on or
write
G. R. PETTIT, Depot Ticket Agent.
J. W. JAMISON, City Ticket-Agent.
JAMES FREEMAN, Traveling Passenger Agent, 567
Cherry St., Macon, Ga. ’Phone 424.
Johnson County's Roads.
WRIGIITBVILLE. On., Aug.
•rful improvements have
in these highways, or
• os were formerly their
The road leading out
lty
1 as the Bartov
a. with its ruts
and, tr
\v
HAWKINSVILLE PREPARING.
HAWKIN8VJLLK. Ga.. Aug. 13
"reparations are being rapidly perfect-
d for the veterans* reunion and bar
becue to be held In HawklnivlUe on
lugust 18, at which time It la expected
hat this city will entertain the Wg-
rest croud she has had for several
fallowing is an address, in part, de-
•red by Herman Justl, commission-
of the'Illinois Coal Operators* As-
iatlon. on Coal Men's Day at' the
utslanu Purchase Exposition, his
>Ject being "The Coal Mine Oper-
•r vs. the Public": .
' 'To hje below the belt,’ 'to strike
the back,' ‘to Jump on a follow who
down’ or ‘under your size’ has al-
ys been in American eyes a capital
ense,. for which Americans, as a
ss, have stood ready to Inflict capi-
il punishment. ‘Fair play* Is the one
splendid, adiniruble virtue In which our
ngllsh-speakmg races have ever
Inimed to excel.
In assenting to this proposition, all
must recognize Its pertinency to the
onl industry becuuse of the paramount
importance of that Industry.
Coal being the originating motive
iver, and for practical purposes at
the present time the only motive pow
i more Important even than the
bread supply. Merely glance at the
and see how much coal we pro-
i a single year. The facts are
Imply astounding. Of bituminous
produced In 1902 approximately
55.000.000 tons, and In 1903 It Is safe
sttmate the production at 300.000,
000 tons. Over one-half of this vast
output was produced In two states—
Pennavlvifnla anil Illinois. The output
of anthracite coal lit 1002 amounted to
6,000.000 tuna and In 1003 to about
65.000.000 tons, nritl . this was produced
tlcnlly by Pennsylvania alone.
Thus.lt will be aeea that the aggregate
output of bituminous and anthraelt
onl In two states—Pennsylvania and
Illinois—la much grenter than the re
maining coni output of the United
Staten. Indeed. Pennsylvania produced j
In—l'JO.'l nearly one-half the nation s 1
total output of coal.
“It la simply bewildering to contem
plate. not only how much depends upon
the coal Industry of the country, but
upon the coal Industry of only one of
two of the stales.
The railroads of the United States
are the nation's arteries, and the mlle-
nge of these railroads Is about 230,Q00
miles. Coal constitutes abount on per
cent of the freight hauled by them.
Coal, therefore, is not only Its almost
only fuel, but Its most important Item
of freight.
Only Fuel We Have.
'Coal Is the foundation both of our
Industry nnd of our wealth: coal 1h the
cheapest and practically the only fuel
have*, it In cheaper, coal than that
mnrkcted elsewhere In groat commer
cial centers, and It In chonpcr than any
other fuel supplied by comparing na-
Conl has made us r great com
mercial people, nnd unless a fuel be
found abroad that 1* cheaper and bot-
eommerclal supremacy over all
other nations Is assured. The same Is
true of our political supremacy, based
navnl power so peculiarly essen
tial to national defense, whose origin
and offctlvenesa Is dependent on the
ml supply.
"It required spirit, sagacity and hon-
ity to conduct that great Industry,
nnd here let me observe that the much
abused coal operators have shown the
?ssary skill and enlightenment to
llrect this Industry as to preserve
It fdr some years past In comparative
prosperity and harmony—this great In
dustry upon which depends not alone
commercial supremacy us a na
tion, but our very existence ns a peo-
pie.
Much hns been snld of the sudden
rise in the selling price of coal In the
United tSntes during the Inst anthra
cite strike. In that same period coal
Ivanced In one day In the Ijondon
market as much ns five shillings per
ton. Has It ever occurred to your crlt-
r* that this is perhaps more than the
•onl operators of the United States
.verage at the mouth of the mine on
he entire bituminous output of the
ountry?
"This statement may stngger tho
ritlcs, but the deeper nnd the more
thoroughly they will go Into the Inves
tigation of this Important national
question, the less jthey will find in their
coal operators to condemn ntjd the
more to commend.
"For the men engaged In the coal
mining industry of the United States I
claim no gretter virtue or enlighten
ment thnn may be Justly credited to
the tnen engaged In all the other great
Industries.
"But I do contend, and I shall main
tain, that the men engaged In the coal
mining Industry of the United States
do measure up to the full nvernge. In
point of honesty and Intelligence, with
t.ielr fellow-citizens engaged in other
pursuits. I further maintain that If this
were not true It would not bo possible
to produce the world's cheapest coal
while paying the labor engager! In that
Industry the highest wages paid any
where In the world. Nor could our In
dustrles otherwise hnve\grnwn to such
proportions, or our commerce
been extended Into every market of the
world with such marvelous rapidity.
Peculiar Conditions.
"The conditions In the coal-mining
Industry of the country are peculiar. I
believe they are unlike the condition:
In any other Industry. Ordinarily the
general laws of trade and the laws of
nature conspire to balance the advan
tage* due to natural causes. This 1* not
true of the coal trade. An effort to pre-
j terve this balance has been made
which ha* been more or less successful
and U must be admitted that It has
been more or less wise. Hut at the
same time we cannot escape the fac
that In order to establish fair eompetl
ttve condition* natural conditions have
often been ignored. In one section
the country the scale of pay has t
high where the natural condl
Barley—selected by a partner in our concern—from the best
barley that grows. And we malt it ourselves.
Hops—brought in large part from Bohemia—selected by our
buyers from the finest hops in the world.
Water—from six artesian wells bored 1400 feet to rock.
Just a food and a tonic—brewed with the extreme of cleanliness
—cooled and filtered air—sterilized after it is sealed.
Schlitz beer is pure, because our process is cleanly, and
because the beer is filtered, then Pasteurized.
It does not ferment on the stomach, because it is aged—aged
for months in refrigerating rooms before it is marketed.
It is a health drink without germs in it. It gives you beer
without biliousness. Ask for the
brewery bottling.
Phone 414, Sam & Ed. Welchselbai
301 Third St., Macon, Ga.
nfavorable, nnd In anotbi
ountry the ncale of pc
*de low where the cond
orable to the earning poi
It'cannot be disputed that
»f nature were followed ou
hip would result. not
body of employes, but t
yer*. Yet
; COAL,
136.
* Rfi£
CO.
purchasing only the
right* nml leaving the laud In pos
session of the owner, You cannot re
new a coal mine, ats you sow n.nv weed;
all you can do I* to get the coni out
of the bowel* of the earth, und when
that I* done, Unit I* the end of It. It
Mhould also be borne In mind that the
farther you go Ipto the earth after the
coni the greater the cost. Each one
hundred yard* you "get away front the
bottom of the shaft mean* something
additional In the cost of production.
“Much of tho coal produced, particu
larly in tho West, cannot bo stored. It
would ‘slack* into dl»»t uiul blow away.
About 200 to 2l6 working day* hi tho
yeur I* considered n pretty fair aver
age of time In a coal mine.. When tho
mine 1* In not In operation, or when
no coal in being mint'd und rulsmi to
the surface, there is no Income for the
company. Yet during all tho days of
Idleness tho workings must be kept In
order, the engines must be kept go-
In. tho ulr kept pure, the water kept
of tho mine, and tho office and
traveling force kept on the pay roll.
11 engaged In this work must 1h» paid,
hether tho mine is running or Idle.
The fixed charges of a coal mine during
Idle period, do what you many,
certain to eat up a largo shore of
the earnings of the day* when tho mlno
Is nt work. Moroover, coal operator*
not unlike other employer* of labor
business men—they are obliged to
borrow money, and the Interest goen
on through work days and Idle days,
both day und night, throughout the
year.
Price of Contract Coal.
"There Is another feature of tho coal
mining Industry to which I direct at
tention, und It Is an, Imimrtnnt one. of
which tho public seems to be almost
entirely Ignorant This feature relate*
to what Is known ns the M ile of coal to
lnrge consumers, such as our railroads
and our great refining and steel Indu*-
trle* on yearly contracts. The system
has u tremendous advantage for tho
buyer, and it has an ovuu greater ad
vantage for tho miner. It has also
dvuntngo to tjie coni min® operator
because these anhnul contract* are a
islty In order to keep the miners
running during the dull season. Iii|t
the advantag to the operator is offset
by the cpnslderatlon that on those con
tracts, when dullness prevails, the com
panies with whom contract* have been
mode usually take only
quantity, nnd in the
vhen everybody Wants coal, at
free coal’ to the operator wnu
large profits, the*., same cci
take the maximum quantity,
them even s» beyond thin nt t
rqs notably the can® during
famine of 1902 and. 1903. Dur
famine parties who had contracts not
only Insisted upon getting the
mum quantity of coal for theli
use, but some went so far ns
slst that the men in their e
should be given their supply of <
the contract price, thus show I
ourse*. a noble, generpus spirit t
their workmen, the expense of
ml mine operators af tho Ci
had to bear. The press nt th(
made much over this generoslt
fired volleyH of abuse at the h
a! mine operator.
Prevailing Practice.
"But what has been the prnrl
e past few ye*rs? * Has an
effort been made to deal Justl)
men who have risked life and f
in the coal Industry? Hop nn
effort »»*cn made to Unfit the
Has the public Interest been con
or the laws of common decency o
ed? Have Individual rights bee
pected? Have th- feelings of rr
and wives and daughter# been cc
ed? Ha* nn hone-' effort been
to give an honest man a fair ch
to accord to him our bosstpd full
"No! A thousand time*, n
Joke, a hit. a thrust, a scoop, •
of news, a story—these were
mount. The public good, the It
u&l’s good name, the feelings
nocent women and children, th
*en*s sacred rights, these were r
During the past fe*
The Beer That Made Milwaukee Famous!
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Drink
Similarly have curlcatui'lHts und
writers been employed to deal with
G eor go F. Baer. If Mr. liner ns des
cribed and depleted and represented
Is Mr. Baer Indeed, then he Is wretch,
(lemon, mounter. 1 know the news
paper fraternity—from newsboy and
‘printers' devil' to editor-ln-chlef—and
I know them well enough to declare
that not one of them will swear that
their pictures or stories ure true. They
never stopped to inquire, for Inquiry—
searching after the truth—would des
troy many a Joke and many »i story.
Homos of Miners.
"Every occasion 1ms been employed
to present the coal mine operator in a
false light. No opportunity Is lost for
scoring him. For example, much Is said
of the house* In which the miner* live,
and the Impression Is created that they
are, from no fault of tlielr own, living
In hovel*. Their critics would have the
public believe that when the miners
live In a hovel It Is the coal operator's
fault, and when they live well it Is de
spite th® employer's greed.
"I can speak from u thorough knowl
edge of the homefc In which the min
er* live in the state of Illinois, nnd I
challenge comparison with the home*
of men working In any other Industry
la the state, llut It In not surprising
that the public ‘ Is mls-lnformed. for
even so fair a man us Mr. John Mitch
ell la his recent work, 'Organised l*i-
hor*. Illustrates houses In which the
anthracite miners live, leaving this as
a fair sample of the house* In which
coal miner* In general live everywhere
In tho United Htates. I do not mean to
*ay thut he d'd this In malice, but It Is
mifnlr and Inoxcusublo corelessness.
"I have long intended to undertak
the tusk of furnishing the public with
pictures Illustrating all classes u
houses occupied by the miners In U)<
Mtnfo of Illinois. I desire to do this bo
(ft use It Is not only creditable to th<
coal mine ofMtrators of the state, but It
Is creditable alike to tho miners and
to the organization with which they
are associated.
Froo Press.
"I do not believe that the foundci
the republic ever Intended that a
press and freedom of speech had
reference either to 11 yellow reptile \
rr to thoughtless, corrupt, mlsd
brewing public speakers. The excui
the ‘yellow Journal* and of muny others
for their course Is, that the public
needs protection against consolidations,
against trusts, against monopoly. Con
solidation In the coal mining Industry
has been, comparatively speaking,
quite rare. Consolidation though so vi
ciously attacked by the pres*, is not
only often necessary, but It Is an ad-
vuntffge to the public. Newspapers
even consolidate, nnd they don’t seem
to be ashamed of It. for their blended
or hyphenated names declare the fact.
If asked why this consolidation, I for
one would say that It is because by a
consolidation of forces they can give
of J better service to the public, and chenp-
ard er service, and at the mm® time moke
ilch more money for th«mselvos. Nwspuper
dry j publishers also have a pretty good un
rounding about prices of subscrlp-
nploy
At any time is a matter of circum
stance and choice.. When you have
your choice you should always choose
good liquors.. If you drink Altmayer
A, Flatau'a liquors you can know they
are tho purest and best.. In the change
of weather that is now coming you’ll
appreciate our OLD PRIVATE STOCK
$1.00 a bottle.
The Altmayer & Flatau Liquor Company,
5(I6,508.5I0 and 512 Fourth St., Macon, Ga.
$ Excursion Rates to
ng rates. And why
I what Is only too true, they
a standard of prices and rate*
nd times better thnn do coal
maintain a uniform selling
•on!. This Is regrettable, so far
ml Industry I* concerned, be-
stability is generally hurtful,
emagogiic could pretend, only
trnus could believe, that uncer-
iMtablllty. demoralization, could
clal to the masses of the pen-
Remedy Needed.
statement* against nn editor, a preach
er, s politician or a Jbdfe for which
there Is ns little foundation ns there I*
fdr charges made against the cool op
erators, Judge nnd Jury would unhesi
tatingly unite In quickly giving a ver
dict ngalnut the offender.
"The coul-mlning Industry of the
• ountry, like every other industry, has 11>«
the most beautiful
tribute paid to ‘Old
death was that ot