The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-22
G L stands Tor car loah.
l. l. stands Tor less than 4 car load.

True, the gentlemen have undertaken an
explanation, but explanations won't get
rid Of facts and figures.
They say something about carriers and
owners ri-k upon furniture, etc. There ia
nothing in it. The table, ~ given above,
is upon the basis u "owner's risk for the
Georgia as well as the Tennessee tariff
They say, also, that neither Mr.. Cherry,
nor any one representing him, ever solicited
the tariff on wagons and furniture 10 be
made. This may be true, and yet il may
have been made for hi. benefit. Thinking
people, and this state is full of them, know
the relations tkat Mr.. Cherry bears to this
railway commission scheme, and will have
to be furnished with better evidence than
yet adduced to make them believe that the
commission adopted the Georgia rates all
the way through until they got to Mr..
Cherry's peniteniiary product, and then
without any motive reduced rates upon his
furniture and wagons to about one-hali, and
advanced rates upon the farmers product
from 10 10 90 per cent And this leads to
the pertinent inquiry, ii a commission, at
the outset, whether from proper or improper
these, what business interest in the state
would be safe in their hands?
In any event, what il the necessity Tor
n commission? Are the farmers complain
ing? No. Are the merchants or shippers
complaining? No. Are not the railroads,
farmers, manufacturers, and merchants 60
ing hand in hand in an earnest effort to
develop the resources OF Tennessee, and
make her great state? Why then have a
commission? The answer il plain-a few
| politicians want it. The Offices are what
they are after; places must be provided for
favorite friends, perhaps to shelve them and
get them ont OF the way OF place hunters in
other directions. And then there is another.
Mr.. Cherry also wants il. The peniten-
tiary, OF which he is the recognized head,
is large receiver and shipper OF freight.
The freight bills paid by that institution,
both in and out, aggregate large sum, cd
timated at 10000 to $4,000 annually.
True, the railroads are already carrying
at low rate, very little above cost, but
what matters that ii Mr. Cherry can get his
commission and secure production to one
half? 1t will put into his pocket 10000
to $4,000 annually. This is worth striving
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