The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-13
SIN jones ON MONOPOLIES.
n. preacher Writes a Stirring Letter on
Current Subjects.
,sglT PROSPERITY ALONG RAILROADS.
,,.. views of lila own About Railroads
ssd Monopoiie' which lie Declares IN
che Face Of Adverse Sentiment.

rita, Constitution: have frequently said
-. e ANYTHING dislike it is dull time
49,. have been lively in Georgia for some
- suppose when the storm lulls and
y, rchiuincs cease 20 fash we will have
-, and rest. am only q private citizen.
~. citizen all the same. and whatever
ITS ny State and my people is q subject Of
,1.,sAt aud concern with me. No State in
s..Tnion has more moral character OF bet
=. s,,zeuship than old Georgia. impugn
-. motives or integrity OF no man OF
~ men. bat the best men with tho best
I've. can do much harm IN honestly try
90 do much good. j am sure this IS true
.l,bis unceasing warfare on railroads and
~.,',orstions generally. I enjoy a rabbit
s~1i hut when there is danger Of running
80 asst rabbit out OF the country. and when
- ave fity dogs 20 each rabbit prefer TO
81 dog hunting awhile This cry about
s,,o,0lies trusts etc. Is popular, but silly.
ma standard oil Company and the Pull
-, Car Company. with the Sugar Trust give
u the world the cheapest oil, the greatest
',rrfort 20 weary travellers and the cheapest
,,r.r the world ever saw.
lie Nsnberbilt- and Pennsylvania rail
.,s5s combine a network OF railroads stretch
- almost over half the United States. give
80 the best equipped lnes the fastest trains
- the most reasonable rates of any railroads
= H. world. What the South needs IS not
80 Acknowledgement of railroads and the
f,,kruutcy Of her corporations, but such
s-en8lg consideration and wise legislation as
Ill conserve their interest and develop their
-..ources until the Southern States shall have
:. mscniioent railroads as New York, Penn
sgysnis. Ohio. Illinois. etc.
l. -.
q, hear wisely. but surely have had oppOr-
trrity 10 sec and hear. as have covered
wrd Of the ground FROM Maine 70 California
AL CanSda % the gulf. am candid when
~ that this warfare on our railroads
,-s corpOrations has done US iniin-
rsIr more harm than all other things
,nblned, for when you depress and
hammer down Southern securities TO
Isroint where our bankers cannot hypothe-
.sts Thorn in New York 20 get money to
raye our cotton crop then it's time 10 call a
i,t Central railroad stock l26 one month
ssl eighty six tho next, not because Wall
.,-.st Is on the rampage but because Of home
u.rfsrs on combines etc. We have wise
ri0us railroad commission They are by
,bs people and for the people and SO they
Ill remain. No one will charge that
az service or fare between New York
All Atiauta is frst-class il the one case
All reasonable in the other. To my
ind the Richmond and Danville Railroad
Conuanv is doing its best 10 give us the best
ssryice on the most reasonable terms. IL is
IN their interest 70 do so. and the men run
ming that corporation are wise and sagacious.
The Nashville and Chattanooga, which leased
the Western and Atlantic. will soon have the
Western and Atlantic as thoroughly equipped
a he line from Chattanooga 10 Nashville
Then we Will have one Of the best-eQuipped
and managed roads in the United States run
ming 70 our capital. and already the Rich
mond and Danvil.e is reaching the same pro-
portion.
Tie greatest prosperity I have seen in
America j. along the line of the prosperous
snl well managed railroads. The two are
intsrlepenlent if you will show me ono
rrosperiuC without the other then You will
,h0v ne sight have not looked upon in
10y organizations. ! have said these things,
M EDITOR. because they were on my mind
s1AlesI.. pay more fare g. railroads than
adv lryate citizen in this country and had
rsihsf pay fare on frst-class railroads than 90
FEE Oh those where accident insurance is
Necessary.
know IL is unwise 20 push this battle
further against railroads. and If those in
authority shall think and act differently. time
can and viii demon,trate who was wise and
SAM P. JoNrs.
T. S.-Ihese times OF stringency viii soon
pass away. and wise legislation and friendly
relations VIII gsAer upon the South an era #
prosperity such a. 10 section under the sun
ever enjoyed Let's treat railroads and all
ether corporations as we would private indi-
uduals. remembering that right ID stronger
than might. and that wisdom justice and
moderation" are the three pillars on which
oli constitution and laws must rest.
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