The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-02-14

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Less than $1,000 pegsmiles
(gross earngs) ANNUALLY, per cent
As much as $1,000 per
mile. or Iess than 81, 500.
81 800 per mile Q lees thar. D.
T., " OOO............,....s l. -.
q 5000 Co 50 500. ;......... #
s. 500 to s., 600 .......~., il ~
s., 900 Co So 500. II
So 500 TO 81 900 f,.........
81 600 to 81 5OOr .,......t. 24
81 500 TO IS 900 .......... 81
So 900 to So 500 ...,...... q
So, 500 TO &6 QUO. ......... 8
S. 600 or more. ....,..... 81
OF course the purpose of consider
ing this schedule by certain members
of the committee became known, and
prominent railroad men, through
their prominent attorneys requested
that the committee give them a hear
ing before taking action or the propo
sition. Two or three days had been
SCI for this hearing, but for some rea.
son it was postponed until last Tues
day, then the railroad magnates and
their attorneys lined up for the fray.
There was considerable illumination
and more intimidation. Some few
facts and figures we're offered, all Of
which were super fetal and extremely
vulnerable when considered in sconnec-
ton with the taxation proposition;
but while these we're listened to lby the
observant spectators, the most inter
esting features Of, the evening were
the eide comment and oratorv. prsa
Maj J5hn D. Shaw, Attorney for
the Seaboard Air Line, fFst3 opened
fire at the Committed. He declared
that the whole or the proposed tax was
unequal and that it was the mOstdras
TIC measure ever proposed &by4any
body or party. He said that theaPop
uIists some time ego demanded that
the Government shouldU0Wn theRail,
roads; but were. willing that the Gov
ernment should pay for them, thus In.
Eimating that the proposed tarEF0uld
be q ~conf1sCation Of railroad property
without paying railroad companies,
anything for 10. The buFdenSsot his
argument TO ACCOMPLISHMENTS
the proposed bill was something thai
Out popullEsd thee opulists,s 6nd for
that reason should not haveahy se
rious consideration. sg,s, -yF
Reinforcements came along in the
person OF Mr.. Warren G.. Elliott OF the
Atlantic Coast Line He looked mad,
and spoke 1ercely. He was appar-
emily not able TO understand why such
q measure should be up in any way
during the session of this Legislature.
He said when the time came TO assist
IN putting the State back into the.
hands of those to tUhOm ct belonged,
We, the railroads, contributed as
Iiber ally" as any one, and he was
amsz9d and surprised that he, and
other railroad men, should be called ON
TO confront this question. We
Thought that we were in the hands OF
our friends" he SAID psssionateIy and
vehemently, and declared that in dis
cussing this matter he wanted to be
excused If he showed q little feeling
concerning it. He declared further
that capital gts" were the most vide
q wake men on earth, and that they
would watch and notice and take care.
full noSe of the proposition before the
committee.
Now the general argument of Mr..
z Iiott is not fully conveyed by the
language he used. He may as well
have said openly and above board, to
any man Of perception, that I'VE, the
railroads and corporations, sent you
here. We have spent our money TO.
put you here. What on earth do you
mean by even so much as considering
a proposition to make US pay more
taxes9 WHAT do you mean by troub
ling Us to come here to tell you that
this is not what you we're sent here
fort Have we made a mistake in
suppo sing we we're in the hands of our
trIends9 Now look here, CAPT 5alists
are the most wide a wake men on
earth, and though they may have put
their money up 60 SEND you here this
time, II J on go into any thing ike
this, the neX5 time we viii be wide q
wake enough TO put up money TO
keep you away from here" He had
evidently been under the impression
that the railroad men had DOugot up
the legislature by Contributing 20 the
campaign tund last year. IG is graft
tying TO note, however, thai there are
some Democrats who reallze that their