The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1886-09-29
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Atlanta, Ga, is now being watched
by the friends and foes of the canse
all over the land. The liquor men,
besssn at the polls, have been try
ing to destroy the city which they
could not control in order to hinder
the prohibitionists elsewhere. So
they neve been advertising the ruin
Of the place wherever they could
find hearer idle enough TO heed
them or foolish enough TO believe
them. II will be service to the
city and to the cause Of prohibition
everywher to let the world know the
real facts in the case. Hence we
repnblish tee following article taken
from the Atlanta Constitution of
Sept. Z. It will not be improper to
say that Capt. Evan r. Howell, the
senior editor and chisf owner Of the
paper is an anti pohibitionist, and
the figures are given here with a
fairness which leaves no room 10
question motiyts or doubt correct
ness,
WE STAND BY THE FIGURES.
"Has Atlanta gained or lost bust
ness since the prohibition election?'
This question has been discussed
heartily for some weeks, and the
weight OF opinion has been one way
to day and the other way to morrow.
Fortunately, exact statistics are At
hand which settle the matter beyond
dispute. and prove
"That Atlanta has gained largely
in business since prohibition went
into effect!'
There are eight railroads that
carry Atlanta's freights. Every
pound Of goods we sell goes over one
Of these roads. If these roads show
diminution of outward freights
from Atlanta, then our business has
diminished. If the volume Of out
going freights has increased, then
our business has increased.
Let us see what the railroad books
show. The East Tennessee carried
out Of Atlanta, and billed from At
lanta, 7,l91 900 pounds OF freight in
August, 1886, against 1000 in
August, 1885. There was the same
proportion of increase in June and
July. So over the East Tennessee
road Atlanta doubled her business
this summer over what she did last
summer, and the full increase prom
ises to be even greater.
But, did the East Tennessee gain
business at the expense OF the other
roads? If so, the city's gain is lost
At the Central there was almost .
blackade of outgoing trains; the
officials reported heavy gain in
business, and the hooks showed q
gain Of 10000 pounds in the first
three days of the month. The West
Point road reports that the business
for the three summer months of 1886
is at least 80 per cent above the
thee summer months of 1885. The
Georgia Pacific reports that the in
crease has been so marked as to pro-
woke comment form all the depot
and railroad officials. The Western
d Atlantic road makes up Its books
on July l, and presents them 70 the
lesses, but the offiials state that the
demand for extra depot xccommoda-
tions hiss been marked, and is con.
stantly increasing. The Richmond
II Danville received from freights
billed from Atlanta $5,891 in July,
1885, and So, 1852 in 1856, an increase
of 20 per cent, and the increase for
August is even larger. The Georgia
Railroad books are kept IN Augusta,
but the increase Of Atlanta tonnage
this summer has been so marked
that 1t has been q common topic
nbout the depot
This testimony is positive and ir
REPUTABLE. In spite Of freight dis
examinations, the freightage billed
from Atlanta (Which means goods
manufactured or sold in Atlanta }
has increased on every road leading
out of the city. This increase runs
from 20 per cent to 100 per cent.
The way bills show that Atlanta
freight Is constantly reaching new
territory. Against these plain and
emphatic figures, no amount Of opin
ion or complaint can prevail. Com
mercialIy, Atlanta is holding her
own, and pushing ahead a. rapidly
as her oest friend could desire.