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AND NEWS
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SPOT COTTON.
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116-16. New Orleans, firm; 11%. New
York, quiet; 11.85. Savannah, steady;
11%. Augusta, steady; 117-16.
VOL. VI. NO. 47.
ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28,1907.
PPTPTC. Atlanta: TWO CENT*.
A XVAV/Hi . On Trains: V1TI CBMTL
MAY SOON QUIT THRONE
SAYSJ’ARA
Spinners Stop in New
York En Route
to Atlanta.
MASTER SPINNER
GIVES INTERVIEW
Says the Speculator Makes
World Wide Organiza
tion Necessary.
New York. Sept. 28.—Sixty-four
members of the International Federa
tion of Maxtor Cotton Spinners' and
Manufacturers' Associations arrived
today on the Cunard steamer Campa
nia. The steamer docked at 8 a. m,
but as early ns the hour was. a com
mlttee from the New York Cotton Ex'
change was on hnnd to glvo the dele'
gates a hearty welcome.
C. M. MacAra, of Manchester. Eng
land, president of tho federation, wai
one of the first to step ashore, closely
followed by Richard J. Allen, F. S. S.
editor of Cotton, Manchester, and sec
retary of the Manchester Cotton Asso
elation.
The delegates are to attend tbs cot
ton convention In Atlanta, which be
gins on October 7. All told there will
be 120 delegates from all the largo cot
ton manufacturing cltios of Europe.
Former Georgian to Entertain.
W. C. MacAra, son of tho president
of the federation. Is ono of the party.
Ho eald he'looked forward tp his trip
through the South with a great deal of
pleasure. "We expect to travel about
11,000 miles while here.” bo said. "We
have made no arrangements about What
we shall do for the next few days, but I
believe there Is to bo banquets and
much sight-seeing.”
Editor Allen, of Cotton, sold he
thought tho visit to Atlanta would
prove to be ono of great commercial
importance. Tho delegates have with
them R. Hanks, of Manchester, who is
the official photographer of the federa
tion. He expects to bo a very busy man
during his stay here.
Tonight E. S. Buchanan, of A. O.
Brown & Co., this city, will entertain
the delegates at the branch offico of the
firm at tho Waldorf-Astoria.
Leave Thursday for 8outh,
Many of the delegates were accom
panied by their wives nnd daughters.
As soon as their baggage had been
passed by the customs officers they
went directly to the Waldorf-Astorln,
Fifth Avenuo and Victoria hotels, and
then started to "do" New York. They
mean to keep on "doing” the city until
next week, when they start South.
On the way over Miss Anna MacAra,
daughter of President MacAra, fur
nished most of the fun for the party,
Misses MacConncit, also of Manches
ter, and Annlnger, of Vienna, Austria,
were among tho most enthusiastic
about New York. Tho delegates will
leave Now York on Thursday evening
next.
Conference Will Be Benefioial.
In an Interview with C. W. MacAra,
chairman of tho committee of the In
ternational Federation of Master Spin
ners and Manufacturers' Association,
who arrived on the steamship Cam
pania this morning, ho said:
"Our party anticipated our visit to
your great country with the liveliest
feelings of satisfaction and pleasure.
We are very old customers of yours.
It Is our fervent hope and belief that
tho better wo become acquainted the
more cordial will be our relations.
Nothlnfe but good can follow a frank
Interchange of views. During our stay
In America we shall learn something
of the difficulties you have to overcome.
You will learn something of our diffi
culties and there can be no doubt that
wider knowledge on both sides will aid
In the removal of obstacles and tend to
the promotion.of smoother and more
economic working.
Past Visit* Helped.
"With the great development of the
cotton industry, the necessity for closer
acquaintance between the men who
grow cotton In America and the men
who spin cotton in Europe became ob
vious to all.
"In past years a few Isolated parties
of European Bplnners have, with much
advantage, to themselves, visited your
cotton belt. Last year a more impor
tant visit was paid by a commission
appointed by some of the leading Arms
of cotton spinners In Lancashire, and
this commission was able to attend
the first convention of planters and
spinners, which was held In Washing
ton In May of that yea?.
"They witnessed the operations of
planting, growing, picking, baling,
transporting and marketing tho cot
ton, and they have candidly conveyed
the Impression that marvelous as have
been the results achieved, perfection
has not been reached In this, as It has
not been reached In other branches of
commerce. The report they Issued cre
ated a great amount of Interest.
Handling Is Unsstiefactory.
"The baling and warehousing of the
staple have not been as satisfactory as
you and we desire, but an evil Infi
nitely more oppressive has been the op
portunities that have been given to
men, who neither, grow nor spin cot
ton, nor are legitimately engaged In its
distribution, to bring about ruinous
fluctuations In the price of the raw ma
terial.
"The burdens imposed and the dls-
KING CARL08 OF PORTUGAL.
Lisbon, Portugal, Sept. 28,-rBoycot-
te^ by practically all' of tho leading
families of his realm. King Carlos has
weakened under the pressure .brought
upon him by tho allied opposition and
party leads, and will probably abdicate
within a few days In favor of tho
cr.mn prince.
There Is fear bf a popular outbreak,
however, and extraordinary military
precautions are taken to-maintain or
der. (Troops uro surrounding the docks
and guarding tho streets.
HAMILTON HAD 2 WIVES;
BOTH SEEK SEPARA TION
V:
Continued on Page Two,
One Marriage Oc
curred in Street Gar
in Atlanta.
Benjamin James Hamilton, a well-
known and prominently connected
young lnsuranpe man, ha, presumably
left Atlanta. Ho. boa also left two
pretty young women, each of whom,
until a few day* ago, thought herself
hie only nnd lawful wife.
Mr*. Ruth H. Hamilton, nee Roberts,
who Is-employed at Crankehaw'e.Jew
elry store, and who was secretly wed
ded to Hamllton*on-January 21. 1906,
In a street car on Edgewood avenue,
has brought suit for a total-divorce.
She Is a striking auburn-haired young
woman of about 23 nnd has, lived 1 in
Atlanta for many years.
Miss Emmlo Louise Wood, of 220
East Georgia avenue, with whom Ham
ilton went through a-regular marriage
ceremony with Dr. John E. Briggs of
ficiating on the night of .September 17,
filed a petition for annulment of tho
marriage Saturday ‘morning, on the
ground that It was not in reality a mar
riage, although she had believed It to
bo so at the time. The record of the
second marriage-is In . tho ordinary a
office, while the:first Is recorded-In
Rome. Go. Miss Wood Is a brunette
about 19 years old.
Hamilton, who was originally Trom
Rome. Ga.; was highly thought of both
there and in Atlanta. Ho was known
to the families of both young ladles.
Mies Roberts.had known.him for sev
eral years when they became engaged.
For financial reasons, they thought It
beet to keep tho marriage a secret, al
though a number. of their relatives
were told. Hamilton had taken a po
sition In Rome, but returned'to At
lanta with a licenso to be married.
They went out In eearch of a minis
ter on the night of January 21. It was
a stormy day and the car In which they
were riding with one other passenger
was stalled on Edgewood avenue. In
Inman Park. While they were waiting
for it to go ahead, they found that the
third passenger was Rev. T. R. Wagner.
So they were married In the street car.
Hamilton returned to Rome and Mrs.
Hamilton to Atlanta.
Contracts Second Marriage.
They had planned to be ro-marrled,
and last April their engagement was
formally announced. Then they drifted
apart through a misunderstanding.
Hamilton met Miss Wood while In
Rome, about a year ago. Her relatives
state that he paid her every attention,
and when ehe came to Atlanta to live
he continued to call upon her. At
i. .l t» ia' ci-itAil lir» rw»r*nnf1<»n hf-P
length. It is'stated, he persuaded her
to marry him and they went to the
residence of Dr. Brt*~», on the night of
September 17. Dr. Briggs performed
the ceremony and returned the mar
riage license to the court house.
Hamilton remained In Atlanta for
two days—from Tuesday, the night of
the marriage, to Thursday morning.
Then he left on business for some dis
tant point, telling his newly-married
wife good-bye. for good as It turned
out.
• Sunday morning a neighbor tola |
some relative* of Mis* Wood that she
N ACK HALE CASE!
JURY DISAGREED
Six Stood For Murder in
First Degree—One For
Acquittal.
Bristol, Tcnn., Sept. 28.—The Jury In
the 'Ack Hale murder case reported at
1 o'clock today that they foiled to
ogreo and was discharged, and a mis
trial was declared. Six of tho Jurors
were ‘for murder In tho first degree;
two for murder In tho first degree with
mitigating circumstances; three for
murder In tho second degree, and one
for acquittal.
Although Charles N. Pile, aged 49
years, a prominent lumberman and
brother of Gdorge Pile, a member of the
J ury trying Halo, was accidentally
illM-Bt one of his lumber plants at
Crandall, Tenn., yesterday, .the news
of his death has been kept from the
Juror,- that tho trial will not be Inter
rupted.
The chief aim of the defense yester
day was to establish the fact that Lllllo
Davis had borne a doubtful reputation.
Witnesses from Johnson City, from
which place the Davis family moved to
Bristol about a year ago, testified that
at different times they had seen the
dead girl In resorts of questionable
character In company with Hale. Tho
prosecution introduced ex-Mayor
Crumpley and ex-Mayor Vines, of
Johnson City, and a former police of
ficer of the same place for the purpose
of Impeaching those witnesses and buc-
'ceeded In proving that they aro dis
reputable persons whose evidence Is
worth small consideration.
The trial of Roy Hale, a brother of
Ack Hale, who was recently arrested at
Fort McPherson, Atlanta, charged with
the murder of the brother of Lillie Da
vie’ brother, will be called at Jonesboro,
In an adjoining county, next week.
had heard Hamilton was already mar
ried. They began an Investigation.
Mrs. Hamilton, nee Miss Roberta,
however, had heard of the second mar
riage tho morning after It occurred.
She went immediately to .see Miss Wood
and they told each ott|er of all that had
taken place.
It Is said that Hamilton returned to
Atlanta, but when he found out that
the young ladles thought they had been
deceived, he left again. It U stated
that Miss Wood's relatives will en
deavor to cause his arrest.
Friday morning Westmoreland Bros.,
attorneys for Mrs. Hamilton, filed suit
for divorce.
Saturday morning John A. Boykin,
presenting MISS Wood, filed petition
for annulment.
TEACHFRS
DON'T LIKE
NEW_RULES
Nprmal Regulations
Cause Much Com
plaint.
The school teachers of Atlanta are
up In arms against the school authori
ties, and unless soma steps are taken to
nppeaso them eoon some lively devel
opments are anticipated.
Tho cause of the complaint of the
teachers groWs out of several new re
quirements and regulations and addi
tional work in connection with what Is
known as the "Saturday normals.'
Their complaint. It seems, Is not with
out somo merit, as there was some dls
senBion In the board on the question.
As Is well known, the pay of the
teachers of Atlanta has never been
high, and additional work and nddt
tlonal as well as somewhat embarasslng
requirements, without Increased pay,
really makes tie- pay that much less.
No organisation of the teachers has
been formed, but quite ;t number of the
holder ones have railed upon members
of tho board of education and raised
their strenuous protests In behalf of
themselves and their associates. Tho
board has taken no further action.
From what can be learned the ob
Jeetlons lire general among the touch
ers and the feeling Is running qulto
high.
The situation Is this: In previous
years all the teachers havo been re
quired to attend normal school on the
first Saturdays of the month, between
the hours of H nnd l'J: the teachers of
tho primary grades—first to fourth. In
clusive—have been required to nttend
normal also on tho second Saturdays,
tho same hours; tho teachers of tho
fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades
have been required to attend “normal
on tho third Saturdays of each month
for throe- hours; the teachers of negro
schools hove heen required to attend
normal the fourth Saturdays.
Longer Hour* Now.
Ono of the complaints this year 1*
that tho normals on oach Saturday havo
been Increased ono hour In length and
Instead of lasting three hours, they now
last four—from 9 until I o'clock.
The principal complaint, however. Is,
that whll* heretofore they have been
taught only penmanship, drawing,
music and physical culture, and havo
listened to lectures, now they are treat
ed as school children, aro made to study
and recite lessons In grammar and
arithmetic and they recetvo marks Just
os do the children. They fool that this
Is embarasslng, unnecessary and qulto
unjust.
Still another complaint In this con
nection Is that In somo cases teachers
of a few years' experience are chosen
as lcadors, -and the older teachers aro
humiliated In being forced to reetto
grammar and arithmetic to one of their
number, and especially when that ono
Is younger and has lees experience.
Still another complaint from the
older nnd more experienced teachers, It
Is said, Is that the teachers of the
higher grammar grades must recite the
same lessons os the teachers of the
primary grades.
“Docked" for Non-Attendence.
A teacher who falls to attend ono
of these normal class meetings has her
salary "docked" Just ns If she had
failed to attend school on a school day.
The course of study for the different
grades from the first to seventh, In
clusive, Is the same, nnd Is as follows:
9 to 10 o'clock, recitations In grammar;
10 to 11 o'clock, recltatlone In arith
metic; and then a half hour each In
music, penmanship, physical culture
and drawing.
For the teachers of ths eighth grade
a different course of study Is outlined,
nnd It Is as follows; 9 to 11 o'clock,
English composition, correlated with
literature; 11 to 10 o'clock, lectures
on matters relative to the government
of schools, and the like.
' It eeema that the plan Is one drawn
up by Superintendent Slaton, and it
was Indorsed by the board, although
there was some dissension. It Is under
stood. Practically nothing that the
board does Is known positively, as all
the meetings, no matter what Is being
considered, nre what are commonly
known na "star chamber" sessions.
The board hoe not held a session that
was open to the public In years.
Teschers Won't Talk.
The teachers, of course, would not
talk, as this, it seems. Is regarded as a
breach of discipline, but one who was
seen seomod to "feel" quite strongly on
the point.
"There may be eomo Individual com
plaint among tho teachers,” stated Su
perintendent Slaton Saturday morning,
-but, ne far as I know. It Is not gen
eral. No objections'have been made to
the board officially.
•'Grammar and arithmetic are very
Important studies, and I see no reason
why the teachers should not be re
quired to recite lessons In them.”
The supernumeraries have been re
quired to attend extra sessions three
end then two times a week In order
to “catch up” In certain llnea of school
work, but It Is not known whether or
not they havo raised any great objec
tion to this.
It will be remembered that most of
the teachers this summer were very
much wrought up becauee they were
forced to attend normal school most of
tho summer In atuffy school rooms. In
stead of enjoying the rest nnd vaca
tions which hod been anticipated and
planned for.
IS SUSTAINED
IN TENNESSEE
Supreme Court Up
holds Law Passed by
Last Legislature.
LEGISLATORS FAVOR
STATE PROHIBITION
Alabama , Representatives
Urge Comer to Embody
Prohibition in Call.
Knoxville, Tenn., Sept. 28.—The state
supreme court today 'feusttilned the
Pendleton prohibition law in the case
of E. Gouge and others, which suit
was brought to sot the law aside on a
technicality.
In drafting the bill the caption read,
"Be It enacted by the legislature of
Tennessee" instead of "Be It enacted
by the legislature <>t the state of Ten
nessee," ns Is required by the consti
tution, and on the technical point that
the words "the stato of" were left oft
of the caption the suit was brought.
The action of the supreme court will
banish tho salo of whisky from all cities
In the state except four, on November
1. Tho four place* In which whisky
will be sold after this date are Nash
ville, Memphis, Chattanooga and the
little mining town of LaFollette, which
recently voted to retain tho saloons.
alabamaTlegislator
FAVOR PROHIBITION
Birmingham, Ala, Sept 28.—Hlxty-
ono legislators have replied to the
Birmingham Ledger's query asking
them to requeBt the govornor to In-
ctudo state prohibition In hl8 call for
the extra legislative session. Of these
forty-four plant themselves squarely
for state prohibition and will vote for
It If the opportunity presents Itself.
Thirty request tho governor to Include
state prohibition In his call and only
sixteen oppose having prohibition In
the run. Eight oppose 1-1 ohlblt I-ill.
Eleven nro non-committal as to prohl
bltlon and ten non-committal as to In
scrtlon In tho call. The poll ehowe a
largo majority of legislators for state
prohibition nnd u smaller majority fa
vorlng Insertion In the call Tuecaloo-
sa and Tulladega counties will go dry
In Monday's election, and Pickens and
Butler cohntles went dry this week.
Calls for elections have been leeued In
Lowndes, Wilcox, Etowah and other
counties, and it Is a foregone conclusion
that they will go dry.
Governor Comer has defined himself
as opposed to Inserting prohibition In
his call, but Is by no means certain that
public pressure will not change his po
sition.
NEXT VICTIM
OF KELLOGG?
Trust Buster Said To
Have Talked With
Roosevelt.
Washington,- Sept. 28.—Frank B. Kel
logg, the live wire of tho government's
trust-busting appartus, who has had
the Standard Oil octopus on the grid
dle In Now York, preparing to de
mand a decree for Its dissolution. Is
conferring hero today with the pres!
dent nnd Attorney General Bonaparte.
It is said the primary object of the
hurried visit*Is to go over the Harrl-
man caso before the president leaves
on his long Western trip. Kellogg has
from the first advocated the prosecu
tion of Harrlman.
Kellogg expressed himself as highly
gratified over the results thus far ac
complished In tho Standard OH prose
cution. He hints at even moro star
tling disclosures.
THEIR LITTLE SON
Legal Proceedings Insti
tuted By Mrs. Schurr
to Get Child.
ChairrsiMf McLendon
Comwnds Pres.
DID NOT FIGHT
RATE REDUCTION
President Garrett Says Will
Co-operate With tho
Commission. . * •
IN PHILADELPHIA
Detroit is Leading By One
Game and Interests
Running High.
Race Results.
GRAVESENC,
First Race—Jacobite, 9 to l, won;
Fleming, 6 to 1. second; Ben Ban, even,
third. Time 1:0*.
Becond Race—Mr. McCann. It to 5.
on: Gus filraua.'7 to 6, second: Me-
Ylltredge, 1 to 4, third. Time, 4:5j.
Philadelphia, Sept. 28.—A heavy
downpour of rain prevented the second
game In the Phlladelphla-Detrolt ec-
rlea this afternoon.
With Detroit leading by one game,
Interest' was at fever heat over the
second game, and had not rain Inter
fered a record attendance would have
tilled the huge park.
ONE DEAD; 9 HURT
IN TROLLEY CRASH
Toledo, Ohio, Sept 28.—A motorman
was killed and nine passengers Injured
this morning In a collision between a
freight and passenger car on the Tole
do, Port Clinton and Lakeside electric
line, near Elmore.
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O BANK CLEARINGS SHOW 0
0 MILLION DOLLAR GAIN. O
§ Atlanta's bank clearings for §
0 this week show the wonderful 0
0 gain of 11,027,719 over the corn- 0
0 spending week last year. 0
0 The day shows a gain of over 0
0 $100,040 over the corresponding 0
O day last year. The Saturday re- O
0 port Is as follows: 0
O Saturday *664,520.81 0
0 Corresponding day lr 0
0 1(06 5*2.328.42 0
0 Tills week 4,697,(00.41 0
0 Corresponding week * 0
0 190* 8,6*9,881.76 0
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The cruiser squadron from the Asi
atic squadron station, comprising the
armored cruisers West Virginia, flag
ship; Maryland, Pennsylvania and Cot*,
orado, under command of Rear Admi
ral Dayton, has arrived at San Fran
cisco.
hat 6-year-oM Emile !* being held, con-
trnry to the order of the cmirtu, by h!«
father, Eugene Hchurr, proprietor of
ker.v at 230 West Mitchell street, as a soft
of londstono to bring about a reconciliation
between tho little fellow's parents Is tho
statement of the mother. Mrs. Maggie
Hchurr, who filed a petition for divorce
about three weeks ago and was awarded
tho custody of tho child until a final verdict
la reached.
• Upon ths
up by Attorney Alonzo M: Hrnnd Saturday
rooming. Judge Ellis signed au order rcqn'“
Ing Schurr to appear October 12 nml sh<
enuse why he should not be judged in con
tempt of court for keeping his son after the
court had temporarily awarded the boy to
his mother.
When tho fight for the child was begun,
about three weeks ago,.?nd the mother won
the custody of her son, the father pleaded
to be allowed to keep the boy "Just for a
day," as Mrs. Hchurr says.
•‘Emile loves his father more than ho does
me. ! think,” said Mrs. fVcburr Saturday
morning, "but It Is merely because his
father spoils him so. fTe give* him any
rather lire with him.
My husband came to me Just after tho
hearing In court nnd asked that I
have Emile
they
back the next „ __ PVi
Mr. Schorr's house to get him. Mr. Hchurr
said to her: ‘I won't glvo up my son. If
bis mother wants him she must come back
jver go . .
be hopes by keeping tho boy to force mo to
do It. I sent my attorney to see If ho
could not get back the boy, but Mr. Hchurr
told him thnt he would not give him up.
Jfe said, *1 can't lire without ray boy/
"I Jim willing to enter Into an agreement
whereby Emile can stay a few days out of
cnch month with his father# I know ho
loves his father and his father loves him,
and I would not separate them at all if I
dhl not think It for the best. Rut I won't
go back to Mr. Hchurr, and I must havo
Emile most of the time.
Believes Wife Will Return.
Mr. Schurr Is confident that his wlfo will
return to him and that the divorce suit will
be withdrawn some time eoon*
II believe she will come to me soon. Hho
loves me and she lov<*« the boy. Emlto docs
not want to live with her because she stays
at her father's bouse, where be can’t ploy as
he wants to. Ills mother came around to
nee him Thursday and offered him candy,
an nlr rifle nnd nil sorts of things, hut ho
wouldn't go with- her. He loves her, but
would rather stay with me. Every time I
ssy anything about bis leaving me bis eyes
swell up as big as saucers.
"He la happy, too. He has hli billy goata
nnd everything he wants. When his mother
comes back we will all be happy.”
If Mrs. Hchurr does not withdraw her \
tltlon for dlrorce the legal fight for Uti
Emile will begin before Judge Ellis on C
tolmr 12, when the contempt charge against
Hchurr will also be beard.
MOTHER AND THREE
TOTS DIE IN FIRE
Carml, 111., Sept. 28.—Mrs. Laura El
lison, her children, Charles, aged 6, and
Ethel, aged 8, and Leonard Sargeant,
son of a neighbor, lost their lives in a
hay shed near Salem yesterday. The
children set the shed on fire with
matches. Mrs. Ellison ran In to rescue
them. The roof collapsed and all were
burned to death.
The alacrity with which the Sea
board Air Line railway obeyed the or
der of tho Georgia railroad commission
and put into effect tho 2 1-2-cent pas
senger rate was tho subject of & con
gratulatory letter written recently by
Chairman S. G. McLendon to President
Garrett of the Seaboard.
Tho Seaboard Air Line was one of
tho fow roads operating In this state
which accepted the ruling of the com
mission without effort attempting to
provent tho enforcement of the ruling
by legal process.
In his reply to Chairman McLendon
President Garrett states that ho be
lieves the rato unfair and unjust, but
that ho proposes to glvo It a fair and
Impartial trial.
Tho correspondence in regard to tho
prompt action of the Seaboard Is a*
follows:
Chairman McLendon’s Letter.
Atlanta, Go., Sept. 20. 1907.
Mr. W. A. Garrett, Ih'esldent Seaboard
Air Lino Hallway Company, Nor
folk, Vo.:
Dear Sir—It Is tho deslro of the rail
road commission to acquaint you with
tho fact that tho spirit of obedience to
law evinced by your company Is not
only not unobserved by the rallfoad
commission of Georgia, but Is a source
of gratification to it. I havo authority
to say this much to you, and further to
express tho hopo that your company
will co-operate openly and frankly with
this commission In carrying out tho
laws of the state, to the end that the
people and tho railroads may both
prosper, and that mutual good will may
crown tho well-earned prosperity of
each.
It Is hoped that your road, nnd, in
fact, all roads through their properly
accredited and responsible representa
tives, may at all times feel free to dis
cuss with tho commission all matters
of Interest to tho railroad companies
and to tho people, and that all opposi
tion to tho laws of tho stato manifest
ed In somo quarters will soon disap
pear. Very truly yours, *
S. G. M'LENDON,
Chairman.
President Garrett’s Reply.
New York, Sept. 26, 1907.
The Honorable S. G. McLendon, Chair
man Railroad Commission of
Georgia, Atlanta, Ga.:
Dear Sir—I have your letter of tho
20th and not© contents. I greatly ap
preciate what you so kindly say and
am pleased to know that th.o action of
the Seaboard Air Lino railway. In com
plying with tho requirements of the law
reducing rates, meets with your ap
proval and tho approval of your asso
ciates on tho railroad commission. I
reciprocate most heartily your wish
that ro-np*TJltlo|i between the people
and the railroads may promote the
prosperity of both tho state and tho
railroads operating therein, but this re
sult con only bo obtained by co-opera-
tlon, and the Seaboard Is not only
willing, but anxious, to bend its effort
in this direction.
It Is our purpose to glvo the new
rates a fair trial; wo believe them un
fair and unjust, and, if correct in this,
we propose, at the proper time and In
the propor manner, to apply to you
for the necessary relief, believing that
upon a presentation of tho facts you
will realize that, in order to secure tho
desired results, to-wit: mutual pros
perity, adequato rates must be charged
—this In order that the property may
be maintained in condition to meet the
requirements of Its patrons and tho
traveling public.
Acting upon your suggestion, we will,
whenever the necessity of the case Jus
tifies or requires it. appeal to the com
mission In any and all matters of mu
tual Interest to the Seaboard Air Line
railway and the people of Georgia.
Yours respectfully,
W. A. GARRETT, President.
HEARST AGAIN
HEADS LEAGUE
New York. Sept. 28.—The state com-
mlttre of the Independence League met
In the parlors of Carnegie Hall this
afternoon and perfected lte organiza
tion. William R. Hearst was unani
mously selected to succeed himself as
chairman. ■
The other officers elected are: Dr. H.
W. Auel, of Eric, drat vice chairman;
D. S. J. Cully, of Rome, second vice
chairman; Max Bunsen, secretary, and
J. J. Follansbcex, trea.urcr.
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