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LOWER FARES ON RAILWAYS
OF THE STATE.
»Continued From Page One.)
The new tariffs were shipped to ail
of the roads from their respecrive
headquarters Saturday, and every lit
tle station has its new tariff sheets
on hand for that road this morning.
All tariffs for straight rides on the
same lines are figured out, and then*
will be trouble about getting tickets
for these stations. But rhe trouble
will come on these tickets from a
station on one line to another.
A man in Newnan wants to go to
Athens. Instead of buying a ticket
for Athens he will find that he can
purchase a ticket only to Atlanta,
and he must get off the train here
and buy another ticket from Atlanta
to Athens.
It is understood that, each liiw for
the present will sell only tickets over
its own line for interstate business.
Os course, the matter of interstate
business is not interfered with at all.
and through tickets are to be had
as usual.
“How are we expected to know
the tariff of the Southern, Central,
Georgia, Atlantic Coast Line and
Seaboard?” is the way one promi
nent railroad official put the ques
tion. “We have only our own tariff
sheet figured out. The others wili
have to be worked out with combina
tion rates, later. You go part of
your journey for 2 cents a mile; an
other section for 2 1-4 cents, and
the third for the old rate of 3 cents.
“Say the first distance is twenty
seven miles, the next eighty-nine and
the third twenty-three, and you see
how much figuring there is on that
ticket without a tariff sheet, so you
can guess the rest of the work on
a dozen or so combination tickets. Sr,
for the present we will sell only for
our own line.”
Central Doesn’t Like Order, But It
Decides to Obey.
Savannah, Ga., Sep. 1. —The Cen
tral of Georgia Railway Company
will obey the circular of the state
railroad commission ordering the re
duction in passenger rates within the
state effective tomorrow.
Tonight the new rate sheets of the
company were mailed out t to all of
its agents. Vice-president A. R. Law
ton, of the Central, who is also cf
the firm of general counsel, said to
night:
“We have taken the necessary
steps to put the reduced passenger
rates into effect. The action of the
commission not having been enjoined,
we cannot afford to do otherwise. We
shall press for a hearing at the ear
liest possible date and hope and be
lieve that when the court has consid
ered the evidence submitted by us
and that submitted by the defendant,
it wi l ! grant us an injunction. If
it does do so, we expect to withdraw
the reduced rates afid restore the
scale in force before the reduction
became effective. We earnestly hope
that if, and when, this shall be done,
all officers and citizens will recognize
the supreme law of the land in the
constitution of the United States and
the constitution of Georgia and will
not undertake to violate them by dis
regarding the injunction. If we are
disappointed in this hope there is
but one course for us to pursue and
that is to vigorously protect our
rights to the end and earnestly de
fend the law of the land against the
assaults of those who violate it.” —
Atlanta Constitution.
CENTRAL FLIES TO U. S. COURT
TO FIGHT LOWER RATE
ORDERED BY GA. R. R.
COMMISSION.
Huntsville, Ala, Aug. 30. —The
Central of Georgia Railroad Company
through its attorneys, made applica
tion before Judge Shelby, of the
United States Circuit Court of Ap
peals today for a restrain
ing order, to prevent the Georgia
Railroad Commission from enforcing
the reduction of rates on the lines of
petitioner in the state of Georgia.
A large mass of papers were subini'-
ted to sustain the contention that th
enforced reduction of rates would
amount to confiscation of the business
of the company.
Judge Shelby has taken the applica
tion under advisement.
DEAD MOORS ARE PILED UP IN
ROADWAYS.
Casa Blanca, Aug. 31.—The bat
tle between the Moors and French
troops yesterday was not decisive
and an engagament is expected to
day. The Moors stubbornly remain
close to the French outposts, and re
fuse to be driven away notwithstand
ing hot shelling from the battleships
and the land fortifications thrown up
by General Drude. In yesterday’s
engagement fifteen Frenchmen were
killed and a large number were
wounded.
The Moor loss is heavy. Dead
tribesmen are piled in the roadways
and their comrades can not secure
their bodies, so general is the fire.
The chiefs of the tribesmen seem
determined to fight out the entire
question before Casa Blanca
END OF STRIKE NOT FAR OFF,
SAY LEADERS.
New York, Aug. 30. —The strike of
the telegraph operators will come to
an end by the middle of next week,
according to a prophecy made by
strike leaders and company mana
gers today.
The opposing leaders are by no
means agreed upon the conditions
which will bring about the settlement.
However, Daniel L. Russell, of the
Telegraphers’ Union, said he is con
fident that uext Wednesday will see
a complete capitulation of the compa
nies.
Superintendent Brooks, of the
Western Union, said he believed that
the empty pockets of the strikers will *
lead to a solution of the trouble.
Some men are already returning,
he said, and he looks for a general
break next week.
TICKETS SELL AT 2 1-2 CENTS
PER MILS.
Montgomery, Ala., Sep. I.—For the
first time in the history of the state
railroad tickets are being bought for
2 1-2 cents a mile. Never before has
the fare been less than 3 cents. Rates
have also been reduced on 110 com
modities of general use in the state.
Heretofore the rates have been very
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