The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-19

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winter, or water in summer We do not
petition for modern schedules. We have
not asked that those accorded us be pub
lished the day before or even on the day
on which they are put into operation
WHITES CROWDED OUT.
What does it signify that women stand
for twenty minutes after train time at
the entrance OF building located on Boil
ton street "a building whose ''ladies'
waiting-roOmh has been seen thrOnged not
| only with ladies but with gentlemen of
! another race whose platform is crowded
with confusion of individuals and their
belongings dark mass of men, women,
children, baskets, bundles, food
In the economic world men cry "dis-
tribution." Here is combination, but no
| distribution. Examine the cars of other
! roads. There are passenger cars, freight
cars, 1--we stock cars. Here one car serves
for all things. Given an open street car
! with transverse parallel benches, what
cannot a nineteenth century railroad ac-
| complish2 1t can remove all save two
| benches facing each other at the ends. It
can place two boards lengthwise, their
| eXtremlties occupying one-half Of the re
naming benches On these boards, and
| on what is left of the benches, are seats
| fer the passengers -yea, verify In the
! space thus gained on the floor rides the
! freight-the huge baskets and bundles of
! the lower classes taking home their pro
/ visions. And the sunlight plays brightly
/ over all.
We have not objected loudly to the half
! of the longitudinal section of an already
narrow bench with a board rejoicing in
| the possession of the other half and con-
! stantly reminding us of its presence by
attacks upon our anatomy, while the sun
flares full in our eyes, combination Of
! OdOrS, among which those of rank tobacco,
liquor, stale crabs, shrimp and fish are
not the most unpleasant, assail our nos
trils, and language unknown in potter
! society, jars upon our ears.
BLACKS COMMENTED.
But what man is there among you who,
| going On his way from the Sandfly june
ton, in the electric cars, does not feel for
a second some wonder at seeing one hap
! LOSS WOIlGu, Ut SGNtIdl young SCllOO1 RlIlS.
! doomed to a long ride alone among the
ladies' and 'tgents' of another class,
! some drunk some sober, all dirty, all
| coarse, all Objectionable, all cOntented-
! (why nOtO.
Given a distance of ten miles, given this
nineteenth century railroad. given man
! with a country home The man has the
use of that railroad for from three to four
hours every week day of his life-the jour
] no 70 in caofiOrc with |Tarti % Of
comotion. Occasionally the steamer
with its close air, manageable win
dows, dirty back breaking seats and
wealth of cinders, frequently the Nancy
Hanks" with advantages recorded above
bears him to the junction. There cleo
tricity, civilization, plying friends and
tearing enemies await him. Again Whe
he reaches the city he unwearyingly Tugs
his basket through the maze of fellow
| passengers. Again he produces a gay
yellow ticket. One half of his days
travels and the hardest part of his day S
work is almost over. All, this blOated
country aristocracy! 1t seems that to
them time is no object, money is no OBJ
iect, comfort is no object. But the mil
lenmium is here All, this railroad be-
longs to another age. The best that it
has is given to the lowest classes.
To their fish baskets, their countless
packages, their conversation, their I'M
clearly persons is il delivered. No dis
criminatiOn-and this by order of the
chiefs made between man and man
unless in favor of the lower. The inOf-
fensive must yield to the offensive, and so
far the inOffensiVe has acquiesced. Truly
socialism is outdOne
Perhaps a thrill of pity has animated
our weary frames, when we have seen
poor "Nancy Hanks toiling through the
heat, drawing after her miserable car
containing some fifty human beings pack
ed like sardines. Perish the thrill! The
S. p. G. A. can come to the aid of the
beast.
OPEN DEFIANCE OF STATE LAWS.
This Getty and Suburban Railroad - de-
fies not only custom, not only precedent,
not only the wishes and rights of all
refined people, but the laws of the state
which has given it its charter. Georgia
Laws, 1S90-lS9l Vol. l, PIP. 1913 Large
quotation marks please Mr.. Printer.)
"An act to require all railroads doing
business in this state to furnish equal ac-
cOmmodatiOnS and separate cars or COM
partments for white and cOlOred pasSen-
gers; to require said companies to furnish
comfortable seats and to sufficiently light
and vontilate sand cars; to provide for
keeping white and colOred passengers in
their respective cars or compartments; to
give conductors and other employees Of
railroads and conductors of dummy, cleo
trio and street cars certain powers and
authority over passengers to comply with
the regulations made by said companies
under the provisions of this act; TO pro
vide a penalty for the violation OF the
same, and for other purposes.
SEC. l. BE it enacted by the General
Association of Georgia: That from and
after the passage of this act all railroads
doing business in this state shall be re-
quired to furnish equal accommodations
in separate cars or compartments OF cars
for white and cOlored passengers.
SEC g Be it further enacted: That
all conductors or other employees in
charge of such cars should be required to
assign all passengers to their respective
cars or compartments of cars provided by
the said companies, under the provisions
of this act, and all conductors of dummy,
electric and street cars shall be required,
and are hereby empowered, to assign all
passengers to seats on the cars under
their charge so as to separate the white
and colored races as much as practicable
and all conductors of railroad, and Of
dummy, electric and street cars should
have. and are hereby invested with, po-
lice powers to carry out the provisions OF
this act.
A PATIENT PEOPLE.