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ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22,1908.
fa Atlanta..TWO CENTS,
•in Trains.,VIVIC i'KNTI
PRICE:
ONE OF THE DISADVANTAGES OF OIL
Will Declare Roose-
velt Kept Silent to
Protect Foraker.
DETROIT, Mfeh, Bspt. 22.—William
Jennings Bryan at noon today sent a
telegram to President Roosevelt de
manding that the president produce
the proof upon which he based hi* aa-
eertlens In his letter last night. Inti
mating that Governor Haskell was Im
plicated 111 the Standard Oil scandal.
He also announced he would speak
this. afternoon, replying to President
Roosevelt’* letter on the Foraker Inci
dent and accusing the president of put
ting party above country and violating
the trust the people reposed In him by
remaining silent while he Is alleged to
have known of Senator Foraker** con
nection with Standard OH.
The speech was called forth by Mr.
Roosevelt's open letter, which Republi
cans hoped today would restore confi
dence In Judge Taft by showing that
he had refused to accept a compromise
with Senator Foraker In 1907.
The End of Soft Speaking.
Mr. Bryan’s speech probably will go
down In history as the bitterest one of
the campaign, as It means the end of
the soft speaking when the president’s
name Is concerned, a policy which Mr,
Rrvan has hitherto followed. It was
laid that Mr. Bryan would denounce
the president for permitting Senator
Foraker to stand before the country as
a candidate for senator when the presi
dent Is alleged to have had knowledge
of the senator's unfltness, which Is only
made public when Senator Foraker has
been found out.
Mack Uses a Cudgel.
‘ At the same time Norman E. Mack,
chairman of the Democratic national
committee, after saying that Mr. Roose
velt has apparently deposed both Can
didate Taft and Chairman Hitchcock,
sends an open telegram to the president
denying the latter’s charge thet $900,000
has come Into the hande of the Demo
cratic collectors frcm the Parker cam-
t algn fund, and connecting C. N. Haa-
ell's name with the alleged fund. Mr.
Mack said the campaign committee had
received nothlpg from Thomas Taggart
of the to
Warm Biffs Piled on
Top of Hearst’s
Whacks.
+ FORAKER INTIMATES +
TAFT THREW HIM DOWN. +
+
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Sept 22.— +
Senator Foraker said toda ■ • •
+ Senator Foraker said today that +
+ he would not make a reply to the 4-
+ president u it til tomorrow (Wed- +
+ +
+ nesaay. +
+ Concerning Mr. Taft’a attitude, ♦
+ he said: 4-
T "What do you think would have *c
y happened had the conditions been 1*
* reversed? Would I have refused +
y to appear on the same platform
+ with him?” +
* Senator Foraker Intimated that ❖
T he would not have done any of
y these things, hut would nave
•f “*tood by hie neighbor." becauee
•f he would have "considered any 4*
•r other course cowardly.” 4*
■H-f-H-H-I-H-H H 1 1
oi any
former officers.
WAS HASKELL ACTIVE
IN WALL-ST. IN 1898?
NEW YORK, Sspt. 22.—Evening pa
pers this aftsmoon carry In varying
tones stories concsrnlng the residence
of Governor C. N. Haskell In New York
In 1998, thus establishing for him an
alibi In rebuttal to Hearst's charges.
The more sensational papers, how
ever. carry In their stories Insinuations
that Governor Haskell at that time was
having a skyrocket career In Wall-st.
E. L, Hoppenhelm 1* quoted to this
effect: "Haske
I know him to the extent
but that’s all I can say.”
very m
of $25,0
Officer's Captive on
This Trip Is His Son
With Blushing Bride
The return of Probation Officer J. M
Gloer Monday from Chattanooga,
brought to light the story of a ro
mance In which hi* 17-year-old son.
John C. Gloer, and Miss Mabel Evans,
17 and pretty, of Dalton, figured as the
principals and In which they had suc
cessfully overthrown parental objec
tion.
The culmination of this romance
solved the mystery of the disappearance
from his home three weeks ago uf
young Gloer, who ran away and went
to Dalton to wed Mis* Evans, despite
the objection of parents on both side*.
After leaving hla home, young Gloer
ar.il Miss Evans planned an elopement,
hut in some way the plans leaked out
and then an elopement was found un
necessary, The parents of bliss Evans,
realising the young couple was de
termined to marry, gave their consent
«nd the ceremony was promptly per
formed.
The only objection to the marriage
*as the age of the couple, the parents
Jlshlng them to wait awhile longer.
Following the wedding In Dalton, the
harpy groom took his bride to Chat-
tannoga, where he obtained employ,
ment.
Fear that his father might try and
'aparate him from his bride, however,
prevented young Gloer from notifying
me parents of his marriage and they
h»d no Idea as to his whereabout*. The
’.ending took place two weeks sgo and
‘hi flrst Intimation Officer Gloer re
ceived of the happy event was In a tel
ephone message to him a few dnys ago
rrnm Mr*. R. Haggard, of 108 Stone-
Jall-st., a sister of the bride. This was
his first knowledge (hat hla missing
•on wee in the Tennessee city.
Officer Gloer then went to Chatta-
r- 1 ice and brought the bride an I groom
J* Atlanta. When the officer arrived
>" r hattanooga he found the young
'Odple In a tremble, fearing his anfbr.
out their spirits were quickly revived
they were all smiles when Officer
Gloer freely forgave his son for run-
Jdt!* away and ahowered congratula
tions and good wishes on the young
couple.
They came to Atlanta with
officer Gloer and have taken up their
“ode m the Gloer home. 9$ West
c »ln-st.
sj" addition to Mr*. Haggard, the
Bride has another sister In Atlanta.
?! ’* Kate Evans, who resides with
p,.. Haggard, and la connected with
R hh a store.
Young Gloer met Miss Evans two
;'* rr ago while she was on a visit here,
and It proved to be a case of love at
nr « slghu
OYSTER BAY, Sept. 22.—A formal
statement by- President Roosevelt on
the charges made by William Randolph
Hearst Involving Senator Foraker, of
Ohio, was given out late Monday by
Secretary Loeb.
President Roosevelt makes another
appeal for the support of Mr. Taft, and
declares that his defeat would bring
"lasting satisfaction to but one set of
men. namely, to those men who. ns
shown In the correspondence published
by Mr. Hearst. were, besides Mr. Fora
ker. the opponent of Mr. Taft, within
his own party, and who now are behind
Governor Haskell and hla associates,
the opponents*)! Mr. Taft In the oppo
site party."
Roosevelt's Statement.
The president's etatement follower
"In view of Mr. Heeret'e dlecloenres
about Senator Foraker. I make public the
following latter written by Mr. Tail on Jnly
90, 1007, to a friend In Ohio prominent In
.Qhlo polities, who wrote him before the meet
ing of the elate central rommlttea aaklng
whether ha would object lo the committee
paaalng e resolution indoralng Mr. Taft for
president and Mr. Foraker for aenator. In
Iba Intareat of harmony. A copy of this let-
tar wee anbmittad to me at
*1 ter the original had been aant.
for pub"
ahould be pub-
Intended for” publication ' 7 ** **' ***
stood thet If necettary,
llabed.
T pereonelly know that the atrongeet
,-eeeure by rerloue party leaden wee brought
on Mr. Taft at that time to content to the
toaed arrangement, end he wea Informed
. leading men from other atatea that if he
would content to this arrangement all oppoal*
tlon on the pert of Mr. Foraker, end on the
R ert of some of Mr. Foreker's Influential
•Irnda In the tanata and alaawhere. would
rtate, end that Mr. Teft'a nomination lor
the presidency would bo aaanred. But Mr.
Taft declined for one moment to consider any
poaalbla advantage to hlmstlf where what he
rded at a greet principle wet at ateke.
attitude on thla question, at wall at on
countleaa qneatione, convinced me thet of ell
the men In thla union he wea the man pre
eminently lit in point of uprlghtneaa and
character, and fearless end eggTeaalre hon-
•sty. end of fitness for championing the rights
of tne people ea e whole, to be prealdent.
Bootaralt Hits Foraker.
'Senator Foraker has bean a leader among
those members of congress of both partlea
attitnde has been thet of certain other pub-
lie man, notably (ea ahown in this same cor-
respondents published by Mr. Hearst), Gov
ernor Haskell, of Oklahoma. There la a
striking difference In one reapeet, howarsr, In
the present poaitlona of Governor Haskell
and Senator Foraker. Governor llaakell
elands high in tha councils of Mr. Bryan,
TO IR RITE
rum FRA ROOSEVELTS RETURN
UIUlLIul jo THE WHITE HOUSE
Victim Is Wife of
Russian State Coun-
cilor.
publican party when Mr. Taft was nominated.
"The puhll
not merely
. reanon
Justifies In striking faanlOL ...
artlon of the administration, but also eaata
a curloua sidelight oa the attacki made upon
tha admlnlatratlon, both in tha Denver con
vention, which nominated Mr. Bryan, and
‘a tha course of Mr. Bryan's campaign.
There la but one war to preserve and per
petuate the great reforms, the great ad
Vance in rlghteouaneaa and upright and fair
dealing which hare marked the management
of the affeira of tha national government dur
Ing the last seven years: and that fa by elect
ing Mr. Taft. To defeat him will bring last
Ing satisfaction to but one act of men, name
ly, to those men who. as ahown In the cor-
ipondence published by Mr. Hearst, ware
..-hind Mr. Foraker, the opponent of Mr.
Taft, within hla own party, and who art
now behind Governor Haskell and hla as
aodates, tha opponents of Mr. Taft In tha
opposite-jarjjur Moneyed Interests,
••The great and sinister moneyed Interest*
which have shown aurh hostility to the
admlnlatratlon. and now to Mr. Taft, have
grown to oppose the admlnlatratlon on va
rious matters not connected with those
which mark tha real point of difference.
For Instance,- the entire ngttntlon orer
Brownsville was In large psrt not n gen
uine agitation on behalf of ths colored men
at sIL but merely one phnao of the effort
by the representatlrea to bring discredit
upon the administration because It la Beck
ing to cot out the evils connected not only
with the corrupt use of nenlth. but espe
cially with the corrupt alliance between
certain business men of large fortunes and
certain politicians of theae Intereata and of
their ape.-tal representatives In public life,
and In the press, to the nomination of Mr.
Taft was merely the natural sequence of
their hostility to the measures of the ad
ministration for the regnintlon of great cor-
« rations doing an Interstate business, nnd
the attitude of the administration In
constantly prosecuting ail offenders of great
wealth, precisely as It has prosecuted nil
other offenders. Mr. Taft has l>een nomi
nated for the very reason that he l a the
antithesis of the forces that were responsi
ble for Mr. Foraker.
Taft’s Turn-Down of Forakar.
"The letter of Mr. Teft la aa follows:
•••War Department. Washington,D. C.-
Pntnte Au Pie. Canada. July 20, 1907.-Mr
Dear Mr. -: In inspect to one Inquiry of
years. I wish to express myeelf with as
much emphstl* as poesthle—thst Is, wheth
er I would object to s compromise revolu
tion which shall Include an Indorsement of
mytelf for the prealdeney and Ken*tor Fora-
Continued on . age Three.
BERLIN, 8epL 22.—The first case of
Asiatic cholera In Berlin was medically
certified to today. The victim Is Mme.
Appollna Grigolewskl, the wife of a
Russian state councilor, who arrived
from Peterhof, Russia, five day* ago.
She was at once isolated in a ward of
the public hospital. Her husband waa
also placed In quarantine.
From St. Petersburg It was reported
this week that the cholera outbreak
there had now, In severity and In the
number of those stricken, exceeded the
visitation of 1898.
Official buleltlns were posted show
ing on Sunday last 998 cases of chol
era and 141 deaths In the previous 24
hours as against 249 and 128, respect
ively, the day before.
Martial law was threatened In the
exar’s capital. It waa said the city’s
sanitary condition was of the worst
and the plague, starting In tenements,
waa spreading to the more well-to-do
classes.
Asiatic cholera waa reported In Eu
rope late in July. In all Ruesla at tha
close of August the caeee averaged
1,200 each week, with a mortality of
50 per cent or higher.
Dispatches yesterday said that Swe
den and Austria, as well as Germany,
had declared quarantine against Rus
sia, while the traditional Franca was
"prepared to meet any exigency" that
might arise.
OY8TER BAY, Sept. 22.—His vaca
tion ended. President Roosevelt, hie
family and office force left today for
Washington. When he returns to make
hie permanent residence here he will
be plain Theodore Roosevelt.
No especial ovation was planned for
the president's leave taking. Several
hundred of the residents of the village
were at the station to shake hands with
him and wave good-bye as his train
started for Long Island at 10:29 o'clock.
He will not return here again, save ttt,
a few minutes on election day, when
he comes to vote, until after hla trip
to Africa after big game.
PRESIDENTIAL PARTY
BOARDS 8PECIAL TRAIN
NEW YORK, Sept. 22.—On arrival
at Long Island City the presidential
CUBS WIN
Ohlci
New
party boarded the tug Lancaster and
was taken around the battery to the
Pennsylvania railroad depot In Jersey
City, where n six-car special waa wait
ing to convey the party to Washing
ton. Ths special Is due In Washing
ton at 8 o'clock.
Traveling with the president were
Mr*. Roosevelt and Quentin. Archie
and Kermlt went their own way to
school. Theodore Roosevelt. Jr., and
Ethel Roosevelt traveled down by, _
tnemaeiv.es on th* regular train to New | Kling; Ames, MoGinnity and Bres-
V Thi party with the pre.id.nt indud-1 nah »”’ Umpires, O’Day and Ema
ed Mr. Loeb, the prealdent’* secretary, He.
and Mr. Foster, his aaalntant, with tha
whole office force of the executive of
fices, Miss Hells Hagner, private sec
retary to Mra. Roosevelt; the force of
eight secret service men and ths
Roosevelt servants.
NEW YORK, Sept. 22.—The
Oubs defeated the Olante in the
first game today.
Score by innings: R. H. E.
o ..001 300 000—4
ork .000 000 300—3 I
Batteries—Overall, Brown and
ARE RETAILERS FUDGING
ON PRICE OF BEEF STEAK?
Porterhouse steak, per pound 261 In Atlanta. Several markets In the
Loin steak 20 j fashionable district charge 25 cents for
Chuck 15 *
Oil Stock Drops
Dollar Per Share
NEW YORK, Sept. 22—Standard OH
stock dropped 21 a share on the curb
market today and this sharp break was
accompanied by similar bearish condi
tions on th* regular stock market.
The decline In prices, which set In
Auto Wrecked;
Eight Injured
8TERLING, III, Sept 22—An auto
mobile driven by Otto Brodle. of Chi
cago, while making a turn In this city
this morning, toppled over, turning
once and a half and landing upside
down. Two of the party of eight were
probably fatally Injured and the other
six Injured. The machine waa badly
wrecked.
Duel on Train Frightens
at a representative market which sup-
pllee all classes of trade at retail.
"Swift and Co's, sales of beef In At
lanta for the week ending Saturday.
September 18, averaged 6.88 cent*
pound."
That la from The Georgian's market
page Monday.
What makes the difference? Is It all
butchers' profits?
The butchers say retail prices are
about what they have always been and
the packers say the butchers are not
making an excessive proflt, tho they
admit that "beef Is cheap now," refer
ring to the wholesale market.
I* Profit Reasonable?
But consumers can not be persuaded
Into the belief that the average price
they pay Is anything like a reasonable
profit on "average 5.89 centa a pound.”
It le true that one grade of beef Is
quoted, retail, at 5 rents, but this le
"stew meat." This Is sold at less than
It costs the butchers, but Is It such a
proportion of a stda of beef aa to ne-
cssaltat* the present high prices on
choicer cuu In order to make up the
average?
Th# retell quotations which are given
at the head of thla are not the highest
porterhouse steak end 25 to 80 cents for «»* * turn
tlife next grade. Rut these buy only the I I° r the worse today. The Harrlman-
cholcer cut* from the packer* and pay j Rockefeller group of securities suffered
more accordingly. They have no'cheap
trade."
The quotation, "average 5.81 cenu a
pound.” I* for a whole side of meat,
high-priced cule, medium and cheap.
The butcher divides the elde to the best
sdvantag* he can.
People Are Complaining.
"People are complaining of the high
price of beef,” said one of the beet-
known retailers, "but It has been Just
about the same since I’ve been In busi
ness, and that’s tver since I was a boy.
We have always sold It st about th#
same price. We are making a fair
profit—nothing more.
"As for pork, we are selling that at a
loss Just now. The wholesale price Is
up. We are paying 14 cent* and selling
It at 16, and this doesn't let us break
even. But It will go down before loni
and we’H still sell It At 15 cents am
then make a good proflt. It's better to
keep pretty close to one price, whether
the market goes up or down, making t
good profit sometimes and non* ths rest
of the time. That kesps our customers
better satisfied.
"No. there's no reason lo complain of
the worst. Union and Southern Pa
cific and the coal shares dropped from
4 to 6 points. Erie was ths only stock
on ths list that showed any resistance
to the downward movement. It re
mained firm and became very active,
yielding only 6-8 points. It Is believed
that there Is a struggle for the control
of the Erie.
beef prices. The consumer# are payli
■Ing I
ing
Just about what they've been oaylng for
year#. There's no change."
CATHOLICS WILL
FIGHT SOCIALISM
CLEVELAND, R*pt. 12.-A fight against
•nrinllnn Witt htgnn nt today'* Motion of
th* national convention of the German
Catholic Central Vereln. It la planned by
the convention committee on education to
flirl Info Convulsions'™ 19 * mm tb * mon# * to ** nto ***■
Uiri IIIIU yonn* men with bralna to direct Ger-
' man Catholics In America In a ceaseless
tight ngnlnat aoriallam and other forms of
modernity which the Catholic church calls
unsafe.*
ANNI8TON, Ale, Sept. 22—Mlaa
Hyda Teague, who wae frightened Into
convulsions as a result of the ifistol
duel between officer* and negro culprits
Saturday night, la recovering from a
nervous breakdown.
She and her mother were on the
train when the shooting began. Noth
ing further has been heard from Cop#
Graham, the paaaenger who waa dep
utized and mortally wi unded. He It at
Sylacaugo.
Noted Cartoonist Dead. ,
PHILADELPHIA, 8ept. 22—Frank
M. Howarth, a widely known cartoon
ist. died early thla morning at hie
home, after suffering two wetke from
double pneumonia. He waa 44 year*
old.
DISPUTE SETTLED
WITH LABOR UNION
WAYCRORaS, G».. 8cpt. fl-Thc dlff#r-
cnc*« between tfcc director* of the WaytroM
Hotel Com pen.r end untonlutt of the city
-existing for the past r—were announc
ed settled today.
The LaGrange Hotel Job was pronounced
a fnlr one.
Union labor la to be employed In finishing
the building.
The settlement brings relief to the city, as
the differences hsr# caused much Agitation.
WILLIAM EASTERLING
DIES AT OLENNVILLB
OLENNVILLE, Os!
■ling, one of Liberty
„ died Rnndair momli „
home of his daughter. Mrs Mar* Jane Dur
reace t widow of the late Jecse W. Durrenr*.
ere held yester-
-William
Easterling, one et Liberty eomnty's beat citi-
«ena, died Sunday morning at S:S0 at the
mr- “ “
rrnrf. wionw oi ill* mip *n
The funeral and interment
church, S i
MANY HONORS FOR
ORVILLE WRIGHT
LEMANS, 8*pt. 22—Owing t
high wind today, Wilbur Wright did net
attempt a flight in hie aeroplane. He
had Intended trying for the Aero
Club's 11,009 prise for the longest sail
within an Inclosur*. Yesterday h* re
mained In the air over 80 minutes and
broke all world's records.
Wright has almost recovered from
the depression that followed the receipt
of the news of the Injury of his broth
er. Orville, end the destruction of the
latter’s machine He said this acci
dent would make him more careful to
thoroughly examine every part of his
asroplane before every flight.
Wright le today th# lion of France
and of the world. He la receiving mes.
sages of congratulation from all ovsr
Europe nnd America, but Is bearing his
new honors with characteristic modes-
tv.
NO CHANGE FOfiTvVORSE IN
ORVILLE WRIGHT'8 CONDITION
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22—No chang*
for the worse Is reported today In th*
condition of Orville Wri»ht, th* aviator,
who Is suffering from a broken hip and
ribs at the army hospital at Fort Myer.
He was greatly cheered by the news of
the record-breaking flight of his broth
er Wilbur last night at Lemans,
France, and It Is believed his elation
from this cause will materially aid In
his prpgress toward recovery.
Interstate Commerce
Hearing. Attracts
Wide Attention.
Chairman E. H. Hinton, of the South
eastern Freight Association, appeared
before the Interstate commerce com
mission Tuesday morning In response
t> the order and aubpena Issued Mon
day afternoon, and was the first wit
ness called. Mr. Hinton. In response
question from a commissioner,
slated thst he ncted ss agent for tho
several lines in this section and pub
lished tariffs as their agent.
During the morning session of the
hearing, Governor C.'omer, of Alabama,
entered the court moth. The governor
stated that he came over purely as an
Interested citizen of Alabama and be
cause the recent advance In ratea
meant a very great deal to the con
sumer of hla state. Both the Geor
gia and Alabama railroad commissions
appear as complainant* In several of
the cases now before the commission.
The case of th# A. P. Morgan Gram
Co" of Atlanta, versus the Atlantic
Coast Line and other railroads, pro
testing against the Increase In freight
rates, put Into effect August 1. on hay.
flour, packing houso products, grain
nnd similar commodities Into ths
southeast of from two to four cents
per hundred pounds, was continued, and
Chairman Hinton called as a witness.
Attorney Wlmblsh. appearing for the
complainants. Including a number of
wholesale grocers, merchant* and ths
Georgia railroad commission, asked
Chairman Hinton a number of ques
tions.
Some of these pertained to corrs-
spondenco between officials on this in
creased rates ond also meetings of the
Southeastern Freight Association at
which this rate Increase was brought
up for discussion, especially a recent
Louisville meeting. Chairman Hintor.
dated that the Increase was not dis
cussed at this meeting.
Colonel Wlmblsh also asked If It ws*
true that some seventy-three partlel-
1 i.iting farriers were affected by this
frtcrenzed-’rat# and Sited separately,
why It was that he had filed notlo* of
the proposed advance In rates with the
commission for all of the participating
line*. It was evidently the purpose of
colonel Wlmblsh to try and show that
ths Southeastern Freight Association,
of which witness was chairman, was a
trust and a combine of all th* roods, in
this section. ■ '
Minute* Not Complete. • !
Later Chairman Hinton stated that
the minutes of the Louisville meeting
of th# conference committee of the
association would not show aU of th«
liferent subjects discussed at the
meeting. This was also true of other
meetings.
This testimony.-In response to ques
tions from Colonel Wlmblsh. who aske.l
If the record* of these meetings would
not show the statement* of different
traffic officials regarding tM* Increase
In rates.
Commissioner Clements again asked
Chairman Hinton many queatlons re
garding his duties. He replied that he
simply published tariffs and proposed
increases In rates as a convenience for
both the Initial nnd participating lines.
He testified that he never published
any tariff on his own Initiative, but
only after receiving signed Instruction*
from officials,of th* road or roods
making or proposing nny changes.
< Session Mondsy Afternoon.
Tho order Issued n-nr tho close of
Monday's session of the hearing before
'he Interstate commerce commission
compelling th# Southeastern Freight
Association and the Mississippi Valley
Freight Association, together with all
defendant companies affected by the
recently Increaaed rate* on grain, hay.
flour and similar products, to produce,
by Thursday morning, all letters, trie-
gram*. panera nnd correspondence
passing between the various officials of
th* different roads bearing on this In
crease, made the cession a memorable
cne that will go down In history as an
event to date time by.
According to both shippers and rail
road men, th# order, which also In
cluded the presentation of the minutes
of all meeting* at which tha increased
rates were the subject of discussion,
was by far the most sweeping ever Is
sued at an Atlanta session of the com
mission or any held In the South, for
that matter. Equally sensational was
th* subpoena directing Chairman E. H.
Hinton, of the Southeastern Freight
Association, to be present at tha hear
ing Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock,
with all of the correspondence, tariff*,
etc. In his office referring to the recent
Increase.
Judge Baxter Protects.
Usually these hearings are technical
and far from being sufficiently excltfna
enough to disturb an aged lady with
a sick headache, but Monday after
noon's session was the notable excep
tion. When the two orders were Is
sued. they produced a genuine stir In
the Federal court room, which waa
filled with traffic and freight officials
from many Southern roads, noted rail
road counsel, shippers from Georgia
cities, representatives of the Georgia
and Alabama railroad commissions and
many interested lawyers of prominence
In Atlanta. There was a vigorous pro
test made by the railroad counsel,
headed by Judge Ed Baxter, of Nash
ville. and after this prottst hod been
overruled by the commission they filed
demurrer.
This case appear* In the records as
the A. P. Morgan Grain Co, of Atlanta,
versus the Atlantic Coast Line and
other railroads, protesting against tht
Increase In freight rates put Into ef
fect August 1. on gratn, hay. flour and
similar products Into the southeast
amounttng to from ? to 4 esnts per 100
founds. Witnesses examined estimated
that this Increase In rates would cost
the consumers In Georgia alone front
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