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FACTS AND FIGURES
AS TO FRANCHISE
OF SOUTHERN BELL
Ordinance Comes Up At
Regular Meeting of City
Council Monday.
The Southern Bell, under the pro
posed ordinance, will furnish tele
phones, consisting of transmitters and
receivers, for the signal boxes of the
tire and police alarm telephone sys
tems.
The city of Atlanta paid for the In
stallation of both of these systems and
has paid for the operation and the Im
provement and the enlargement of
these many years. The telephone
company -has had nothing to do with
them.
Non-, the Southern Bell proposes to
furnish telephones for the Are and po
lice alarm signal boxes.
There are no telephones In the Are
alarm boxes, nor Is there any place for
them. In other words, the ordinance
not only proposes the ridiculous, but
the Impossible.
Southern Bell 'phones are not used
In the police alarm boxes, and If they
were, and If the company were re
quired to put In new ones In every box
every year—which Is Inconceivable—
the cost would hardly exceed $150.
The Southern Bell proposes to fur
nish telephones to the city (or one-
third less than the regular cost. The
Southern Bell has been doing this
since 1903, when the Atlanta Telephone
Company, by a much lower bid, prac
tically made that company cut Its
price.
These, in detail, are the great things
the Southern Bell proposes to do for
Atlanta In consideration of a franchise
for thirty-three years, worth hundreds
of thousands of dollars.
It Is up to council, representing the
reople of Atlanta, to say whether or
not this corporation is going to get
away with the proposition.
The city council on Monday after
noon—unless in proper observance of
I.obor Day. that body adjourns until
Tuesday—will be called upon to tako
licAnlte. and possibly Anal, action on
ihe ordinance granting a thirty-three-
year franchise to the Southern Bell
Telephone and Telegraph Company.
The proposed ordinance originally
provided that the company, In consid
eration of the valuable grants therein
contained, should pay to the city a
percentage tax on its gross Income of
1-2 per cent for the Arst ten years and
of 1 per cent for the remaining twenty-
three years of the life of the franchise.
The real purport and extent of this
proposition were not brought out at the
meeting of council at which it wns
adopted by a unanimous vote. The
Georgian subsequently made the dis
closure that, with the deduction of the
franchise tax and the business licenses
nnd registration fees, as provided, the
city would receive not one penny for
ten. years, and practically nothing for
the remaining twenty-three years.
According to. the.- company’s own of
ficials, the percentage tax would
amount to about $2,000 per year, and
the deductions would amount to $3,421.
It does not take an expert accountant
to ascertain what the city of Atlantn
would have had left from $2,000 after
more than $$,000 had been deducted.
The aldcrmanlc board first passed the
ordinance as passed by council, then
postponed action under a motion to re
consider and, after The Georgian's dis
closure of the rent facts and figures In
volved, adopted an amendment, provid
ing that the company shall be required
to pay I per cent for the entire life of
the franchise. It Is the ordinance as
amended by the aldermen that council
will have before It at Its next session.
If the Southern Bell pays the city of
Atlanta X per cent of Its gross receipts,
estimated by the cbmpany for this
year at $400,000, making $4,000, and,
then deducts from this amount $3,421,
there would lie left only $579. The
question then arises—would the city
really be getting 1 per cent or Just a
little more than 1-8 of 1 per cent? If
the city of Richmond receives from the
Bell company 8 r*r rent on Its gross
receipts ,and If the city of Atlanta re
ceives from the Georgia Railway and
Electric Company 2 per cent of Its
gross receipts, does It not look as if the
Southern Bell should be required to pay
OF COURT
MUST BE RESPECTED,
Special to The Georgian.
Montgomery, Ala., Aug, 31.—The
United States grand Jury today re
ported and stated that It had fully
investigated the subject of obstruct
ing Justice and of disobeying the pro
cess of the court, but could And no
violations.
In discharging the grand Jury, Judge
Jones said that there Is no longer any
Insistence, that the rights of suitors In
hfs court shall be decided elsewhere,
but there Is an Insistence that the or
ders of this court, however distasteful
they may be to some, shall be respect
ed until set aside or reversed by the
orders of sopie higher court.
COAST LINE ASKS
ORDER^OP COURT
Continued From Page One,
gatlon to test the ruling of the commis
sion will be can not be stated at this
time by officials of the road. That
there wlll.be litigation, however, there
Is little doubt, but In the meantime the
public will get the beneAt of the re
duced rates.
For those roads which will probably
seek Injunctions, It Is pointed out by
officials in the Federal court here that
of all the United States circuit court
Judges, Judge Shelby, nt Huntsville,
and Judge McCormick, In Texas, are
the only two which have Jurisdiction
at the present time. Of these twu, It
Is probable that Judge Shelby will be
sought.
Accept Under Protest.
Acceptance of the new rates of the
railroad commission, under protest, was
received Saturday morning from the
Atlantic Coast Line and the Charles
ton and Western Carolina.
These arc two of three lines In class
B, Axing the rates at 2 1-4 cents per
mile. The other road In this class Is
the Georgia railroad. The commission
ratheg holds to the view that the rate
will be accepted, probably under pro
test, from all the lines Interested, ex-
cent the Central, which has an applica
tion for Injunction pending before
Judge Shelby, In Huntsville, Ala.
The letter of acceptance from the
Atlantic Coast Line was signed by W.
J. Craig, passenger traffic manager. It
was stated that the new rate would be
placed Into effect Monday, under pro
test, because It was deemed “unjust
and confiscatory of Its proper revenues,
and also unjust as compared with rates
allowed to be charged by other railway
companies.”
To Go to Courts.
That no effort would be made to se
cure a restraining order was admitted,
but If, after the elapse of a reasonable
time, It could be shown that the new
late was confiscatory of revenues and
property, an Injunction - would
sought. Some doubt had.been felt In
certain circles relative to the Atlantic
Coast Line, but this sets at rest the
question of what that road would do.
The Charleston and Western Caro
lina has only a few miles of track In
Georgia, and the new rate will not ef
fect Its revenues very materially.
The position of the commission wns
set forth Saturday morning by Chair
man McLendon: ,
“Give It a Trial.”
"I believe these new rates should bo
given reasonable trial for three, four o
live months, us may he needed to don
onstrato the effect clearly, and If after
that time It can bo shown beyond cavil
that the rates are unjust and con
fiscatory, this commission will be quick
to right any wrong. It Is our purpose
be always tVr to every Interest
concerned."
Chairman McLendon and Commis
sioners Stevens and Hill were at the
espitoi Saturday, but there was no
session of the commission. They dis
cussed various matters. Judge Hines
being present a part of the time.
NEW TEXT BOOKS
ANNOUNCED EOR
PUBUCSCHOOLS
Books Used in Each Grade
With Correct Prices at
Retail Stores.
1.00
.50
1.00
more than $579, or 1-8 of 1 per cent?
The Southern Bell proposes to give
the city 25 free telephones. It now
gives 12, and the Atlanta company has
lifi-n giving rfi free 'plumes almost einro
the day It started business.
The Southern Bell proposes to give
the city of Atlanta the "free" use of
one of Its ducts In all Its conduits. At
lanta has had the ■•free" use of one of
Its ducts for years and years, and un
der section 1284 of the city code, the
company MUST allow us the “free"
use of that duct.
The list of text books which will be
used In the Boys' High School, the
Girls' High School and the grammar
schools of the city during the ensuing
year Is as follows:
Boys' High School,
Hall's Algebra 1.00
Wells' Academic Arithmetic 1.00
Wentworth's Plane and Solid Ge
ometry (revised) .. .. 1.25
Knapp’s Virgil—Caesar. Cicero,
and Horace (any edition).. .. ■
Xenophon’s Anabaslss Goodwin's
Revised 1.50
Myer’s Ancient History.. 1.50
English Literature — Selections
from Standard Books.. ■
Bergen’s Foundations of Botany
(with Flora)
(Without Flora)..
Gage’s Introduction to Physical
Science, Latest Edition
Ramsey's Elementary Spanish
Reader..
Genung's Outlines of Rhetoric.. ..
Hill's Beginnings of Rhetoric.. ..
Tllden’s Commercial Geography..
Peterman’s Civil Government.
Georgia Edition ...
Scott & Denny's Composition—
Literature
American Literature (any edition)
English Literature (any edition).
West's Latin Grampian.,
Babbitt's Greek Grammar...... 1.50
Pearson's Greek Prose Compost
tlon 80
Pearson's Latin Prose Composi
tion - LOO
Gilbert A Brigham's Physical Ge
ography 1.15
Rc-msen's Briefer Course.In Chem
istry (Latest Edition) 1.12
Collar & Daniel’s First Year In
Latin 1.00
Barnes' Complete Typewriter In
structor (Remington).. ... .... 1.60
Graham's New School of Standard
Phonography
Kitchener's Geometrical Note
Book
Principles of Pattern Making.. ..
Founce's Descriptive Geometry...
Wentworth’s College Algebra (Re
vised)
Wentworth's Analytical Geome
try
Blotter ■
Girls’ High 8chool.
Colaw & Ellwood's Advanced Ar
ithmetic
Wentworth’s New School Algebra. 1.12
Wentworth’s Plane and Solid Ge
ometry (Revised) 1.25
Hill’s Beginnings of Rhetoric.. .. 1.26
Maxwell A Smith's Writing In
English , .75
Lockwood A Emerson's Compo
sition and Rhetoric 1.00
American Literature (any edition)
English Literature (any edition.).
Myers' General History
/Adams & Trent's History of Unlt-
od States .. 1.60
■■■ ■ 1.10
7.00
1.25
1.50
1.25
1.60
Bailey's Elementary Botany.
Harkness’ Complete Latin Gram
mar.. .1
Keetel’s Analytical and Practical
French'Grammar. .. .. ......
Selected French Texts ■
Bennett's Foundations of Latin..
Collar’s Practical Latin Composi
tion
Bennett's Caesar, Virgil and Cic
ero -
Cholx de Contes Contemporans..-
Peabody’s Moral Philosophy.. ...
Williams A Rogers' New Com
plete Bookkeeping and Blanks..
Graham's Stenography—Chart by
Briscoe... . I
Rr.msen's Elementary Chemistry.
Genung's Outlines of Rhetoric....
Tllden's Commercial Geography
(New)
Brittain’s Introduction to Caesar.
S< lections from Standard English
Literature •
Comprehensive Dictionary...
Dccm's Bong Chaplet
Blank Books -
Modern Music Altemato Third
Reader
First Grsds.
Ward's Primer, parts 1 and 2 com
bined (September)
Lee's First Reader (February),
1.25
Sale Ends Tonight
$15.00\
Suits. Id*'
!!»$
$18.00,
Suits. \
$20.00]
Suits /
$22.50
Suits.
$25.00,
Suits
$27.50,
Suits J
$30.00
Suits.,
$32.50'
Suits.
$35.00
Suits.
$37.50,
Suits
$40.00
Suits.
10
Just a Few More Hours of
These Greatly Reduced
Prices
Store’s
tonight—so
open until eleven o’clock
you have a few more
•hours to take advantage of-the money
saving opportunities the August sale
affords.
Clothes reduced as noted here;
furnishings at similar reductions.
Daniel Brothers Co.
L. J. DANIEL, President.
45-47-49 Peachtree-Opposite Walton St.
The
Dixie Business College
(The Most Up-to-Date Thorough Training School
in Atlanta)
FACULTY:
BERNARD 0. ANSTED, B.B.S. (Uni. of Ga.)— President.
Principal of Dept, of Shorthand, Typewriting and Office
Training.
H. L. BRIDGES, A. B. (Attorney at Law)—Prof. Higher Ac
counting and Auditing, Lecturer Commercial Law and
Principal Pen-Art Dept.
MISS SALLIE McLELLAN (Auditor)—Asst
keeping and Typewriting.
Prof. Book-
J. H. EDGE (L. I.)—Prof. Practical
ness Practice.
Bookkeeping and 'Busi-
MRS. BERNARD 0. ANSTED—Asst. Instructor Elements
Shorthnnd and Dictator Advanced Amanuensis Class.
WHY THE DIXIE IS THE
Most Successful Business School in Georgia
Its officers have established state reputations for absolute
thoroughness in educational work in the South.
Its principals are acknowledged experts in Bookkeeping
nnd Shorthand of from 10 to 15 years’ experience.
Its Shorthand Course is under the personal direction of
Prof. Bernard 0. Ansted, recognized as Georgia's great-
est teacher of Graham Shorthand (the standard system of
America).
Its Course of Touch Typewriting, taught by Mr. Ansted,
the Pioneer, in Georgia, of this famous method, makes it
naturally the Best in the State.
Its Courses-in Shorthand and Bookkeeping arc ns short,
as'possible consistent with thoroughness, comprehensive
ness and the modern requirements of the age. Short sys
tems ant practically ,worthless.
Its Office Training Course is complete in teaching of .mp3-?
ern filing systems, billing, tabulating, letter press -copying;-
Neostyle duplicating, etc., nnd the only one of the kind in
Atlanta.
The Pen-Art Journal of New York says "H. L. Bridges,
of the Dixie Business College, is one of America 4 *' fore
most penmeil.”
THE DIXIE BUSINESS COLLEGE
Bernard C. Ansted, President, Atlanta, Ga.
State Edition 20
Ward's First Reader (April) .. ..
Copy-Book—Normal Review In
termediate Slant Shorter Courae,
No. 1 ..
Scratch Pad (Double Ruled) ....
Color Box—“Milton Bradley Spe
cial"
Cash for all other drawing mate
rial paid through teacher. . - .. .25
8.cond Grade.
Ward's First Reader (Septem
ber) 36
Ward's Second Reader (Novem
ber) «
Baldwin’s Second Reader (Febru
ary) 35
Stepping Stones to Literature.
Second Reader (April), Board
Edition $5
Cloth 40
Speller—Benson's Practical. No. 1. .16
Music—Modem Music Series Prim
er 25
Supplementary Music — Melodla
Song Book, No. 1 .28
Copy-Book—Normal Review In
termediate Slant Standard
Course. No. 2
.26
Drawing—Augsburg’s, No. 2 .. .;
Scratch Pad (Double Ruled) .. ..
Color Box—“Milton Bradley Spe
cial" ; ..
Pencils, 2 for .. ..
Blotter ..
Cash fpr all other drawing mate
rial paid through teacher. . . . 7.
Third Grsds.
Stepping Stones to Literature,
Third Reader. Boards ..■ .45
Cloth 60
Stories of Great Americans for
Little Americans (January).: .'. .40
Lee's Third Reader ■ (April), State
Edition.. 30
Music—Modem Music Series; First •
Reader 1 SO
Supplementary Music — Melodla
Song Book, No. 3 40
Speller—Benson's. Practical .Book,
No. 1 .. - 15
Grammar — Hyde’s Two-Book
Course, Book 1 .. .35
Copy-Book—Normal Review In
termediate Slant Standard
Courae, No. 3 - . 06
Drawing—Augsburg's, No. 3 .. .. .15
Scratch Pad 05
Color Box—"Milton Bradley Spe
cial" ■ •• .30
Pencils, 2 for 05
Blotter
Cash for all other drawing mate
rial paid through teacher 25
Fourth Grids.
Stepping Stones to Literature.
Fourth Reader, Boards 43
Cloth
Stories of American Life and Ad
venture (January) .......... .50
Old Stories of the East (April) .. .46
Geography—Roddy’s Elementary..
Arithmetic—White's New Com-
plete, Virginia Edition .40
Grammar — Hyde's Two-Book •
Courae. First Book 35
Muslo—Modem Music Series, First
Reader •><>
Supplementary Music —'Melodla
Song Book, No. 1 40
Speller—Benson's Practical Book,
No. 1
Copy-Book—Normal Review In
termediate Slant Standard
Course, No. 3 .. ..
Drawing—Augsburg's, No. 4 .. ..
Scratch Pad 05
Color Box—"Milton Bradley Spe
cial" 30
Pencils. 2 for ,0o
Blotter ..
Cash for all other drawing mate--
rial paid through teacher 35
Grads.
Lee's Fourth Reader. State Edi
tion 35
Blalsdell's Short Stories from En
glish History (January) 40
Arithmetic—White's New Com
plete, Virginia Edition 40
Grammar — Hyde'a Two-Book
Course. Book No. 1 .35
Spelling—Reed's Word Lessons.. .25
Webster’s Common School Dic
tionary (optional) .72
Geography—Roddy's Complete ... .88
Music—Modem Music Series, Sec
ond Reader 40
Copy-Book—Normal Review In
termediate Slant Standard
Course, No. 4 08
Drawing—Webb A Ware, No, 5.. .20
Scratch Pad .05
Pencils. 2 for 05
Color Box—"Milton Bradley Spe
cial" $0
Blotter .. .. -
Cash for all other drawing ma
terial. paid through teacher 40
Sixth Grade.
Stepping Stones to Literature No.
«, Cloth 50
Stepping Stones to Literature No,
6. Boards 41
Supplementary Reading — The
Story of Georgia, by Massey and
i (January) 1 ii.-a'.i i
plete, Virginia Edition .40
Dictionary — Webster's Common
School .. t .72
Gepgraphy—Roddy's Complete ...
Grammar — Hyde's Two - Book
Course. Book 2 .64
Music—Modern Music Series,
Second Book ..
Copy-Book—Normal Review In
termediate Slant • Standard
Cqurae, No. 4 ., .,. .. .... ..
Drawing Tablet—Webb A Ware,
No. 6
Scratch Pad
Desk Pencils, 2 for
Color Box—"Milton Bradley Spe-
dal” i
Blotter
Cash for all other drawing ma
terial, paid through teacher .. .40
8eventh Grade.
Stepping Stones to Literature, No.
7, Boards , .48
Stopping Stones to Literature, No.
7, Cloth
Spelling—Reed's Word Lessons .. .25
Arithmetic—White's NSW ' Com
plete, Virginia Edition ...... .40
Dictionary — Webster's Common
School.. 72
History—Hold's United States,
State Edition .. .. .. ,65
Grqysmar — Hyde's Two,- Book
Course, Book 2 .60
Musle—Modern Music Series,
Third Book • 60
Copy-Book—Normal Review In
termediate Slant Standard
Courae, No. 5 .06
Drawing—Webb A Ware, No. 7.., .20
Scratch Pad 05
Paaclls. 2 for .05
Color "Box—"Milton Rradley Spe
cial" SO
Blotter ,
ssh for all other drawing ma
terial, paid through teacher .. .40
Eighth Grade,
Stepping Stones to Literature .for
Higher Grades, Boards
’(.Hath
Reed's Word Lessons ..
ArttffmVelc—White's New Com
plete. Virginia Edition .. .. ..
Dictionary — Webster's Common
School .. ' '
History—Coman A Kendall’s Short
English .. .. ..
Grammar — Hyde's Two - Book
Course, No. 3 ..
Agriculture—Burkett; Stevens &
Hill ..
Music—Modem Music Series,
Third Book
Copy-Book—Normal Review In
termediate Standard Course,
No.
Physiology—Blalsdell's How To
Keep Well
Scratch Pad #5
Pencils. 2 for
Color Box—"Jlllton Bradley Spe
elal" •• -40
Blotter .
Cash for all other drawing ma
terial, paid through teacher w .40
JUST A FEW DAYS.
The cut price sale of, Shoes at Gresham-
Ashford Shoe Go. will last but a few days
longer.
Men and boys who need Shoes will
find this cut price sale of special interest
to them.
Do these prices interest you?
MEN’S SHOES
$5.00
4.00
3.50
at
at
at
$3.95
3.35
2.95
BOYS’ SHOES
$2.45
$3.00
2.50
2.00
at
at
at
ms
1.65
GRESHAM-ASHFORD SHOE COMPANY,
93 PEACHTREE ST.
.43
.46
.76
.06
PROHIBITION CLUB PRAISES
THE ATTITUDE OF JUDGES , •
TOWARD THE NEW LAW
GEORGIA PHOTO COM
PANY coupons dated Sep
tember 1 will be extended to
September 15 on account of
many people being away
from town.
HELD IN MERIDIAN
Special to Tbe Georgian.
Meridian. Miss., Aug. 31.—This morn
ing, on affidavit of State Senator-elect
John A. Bailey, J. B. Mount & Co., cot
ton brokers of this city, and the firm's
operator. Joe Smith, were arrested by
officera on charges of conducting
a “bucket shop" business. Other ar
rests are expected to follow before
night.
At a recent term of the circuit court
the ulleged cotton future dealers of
Meridian were all Indicted, but pros
ecutions were held up upon tho agree
ment of the Ill'll, t. .1 I .'I III.--. n> tlnl«h
up what contracts they had ahead and
go out of business. J. B. Mount A Co.
was not one of the firms then In busi
ness In this city.
ng—Re
word
c—White's Nev
Alsluimn senator. John II. Itank-
-elf edsrate.l farmer, who mi
let! three time a la tbe C'oafinierai-
At a recent meeting of the Young
Men's Prohibition Club of Fulton
county, while the question of lockers
was being discussed, an article taken
from a recent edition of uno of our
dally papers from a Macon correspend.
ent was read, making tho fact known
that Judge W. H.i Felton, of Bibb su
perior court, had announced his In
tention of refusing to grant charters to
clubs contemplating opening up wllli
lockers, for the reason that such acts
were clearly Intended to defeat the
good results sought to be accomplish
ed by the prohibitory laws Just passed
by the legislature.
Judge Charles H. Brand, of Law-
rencevllle, of the western circuit, was
quoted as holding to the same views as
Judge Felton.
Judge Robert Hodges, of Macon city
court, was quoted as being ready to
give the limit of penalty to violators
of the prohibition law.
These reports brought forth the fol
lowing preamble and resolutions:
Whereas, It la the sense of the
Young Men’s Prohibition Club now as
sembled that, heartily concurring In
the view* held by these nble Jurists
that the lockers are Intended to taka
the place by Its members as far as
C sslble of the Iniquitous bar, which
a been repudiated, outlawed and
branded by a crushing majority of our
Intelligent white voters as a despica
ble nuisance, a 'menace and an evil
without mitigation, and,
Whereas, the club lockers, what
ever they may mean to those who com
pose these clubs, will be conducted be
hind closed doors, and not under police
surveillance, thus making It an easy
matter to subvert the law and the benef
icent effects sought to be obtained, ns
the situation will then be In the hands
of the enemies of tne prohibitory laws
who would bo tempted to delight In Its
Infraction and then held up as a farce
and failure, therefore be It
Resolved. That we heartily commend
this view taken by tho above named
Judges and most respectfully urge our
Fulton county superior court judge*
to withhold the granting of charters to
clubs of any and all kinds with lock
ers, seeking thus to make-their quar
ter* a rendezvous for.drinking, ns such
clubs with their locker attachments
will tend to debauch the young men
who are easily the prey of this social
drink habit nnd from whose ranks
alone can come recruits to perpetuate
this heathenish, diabolical drunkard
making business.
Resolved further. That, marked copies
of The Georgian containing these res
olutions be mailed to the'above named
Judges.
T. C.. CONWAY,'
A. M. SMITH.
H. E. BATES. '
i Committee.
LABOR DAY PHOTO
GRAPHS can be secured
from Edwards & Son, 120
Whitehall street, ’phone
1400.
OPENS CAMPAIGN
AGAINST GRIGGS
Special to Tbe Georgian. •
Thotnasvllle, Ga. f Aug. 3l'.—S v , H.
Roddenbery opens Ills campaign for
congress against Jas. M. Griggs at noon
Monday, In Decatur Superior court will
be In session, and large crowds are ex
pected. Judge Roddenbury v;III out
line his platform on national Issues and
will also discuss state and district mat
ters. Many Thotnasvllle people will
accompany • bias. • • •
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at which tobacco
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Interest Compounded, Allowed In Our
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
On and After January 1,1907
TH E NEAL BANK
E. H. THORNTON, Preiident
W. 7. MANRY, H. 0. CALDWELL, r. M. BERRY,
Vice Preiident Cashier. Aii’t Cashier.
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