The age-herald., 1901-07-16

ton, we nnd that your letter of July Is evasive and unsatisfactory. as you utterly fail to answer our inquiry; and also be- cause your statement as referred to in your letter is in error and does not bear out the facts.
 First-We ask you to please pay strict attention and reread our "petition' In or der that you may get the matter straight in your mind, and not misquote and mis- take our position.
 Second-Our association denies most em- phatically, that any Complaint" Is filed with you; but that in a petition, an exact copy of which has been before the vari- ous railroads and their numerous officials for over six months, and a copy was mailed to you, specifically and plainly asking you, Are you willing to assist us, and what are you willing to do?" And we ask for your assistance, as paper plainly shows, and also that you advise us what you are willing to do.
 Third-We have not appealed to you" as yet, ''to remedy the wrong" We have written to you as business men asking business information that is of business value to us. And we again ask you for direct and courteous replies to the qucs- tions sent you under date of July 4; and we feel that you are doing us a wrong in failing to give us business answers to our inquiries. We also wish to state that 1t strikes us as being very singular indeed that you should make such a statement. trying to imagine that complaint" had been filed with you. when such Is not the case And you have no right, morally or legally, to side-track our requests for In formation. As you have delayed so long, you can readily see that we have no "complaint" ready that we care to pre- sent to you July To- But 1t Is possible that there may be some further action taken at some later date, as we wish to take the matter up with other officials and other members, and just as quick as we can, get answers and satisfactory informa- ton. You will probably hear from us again through the Governor, as we feel that you show us great discourtesy and great disrespect in failing to give us di- rect answers to our direct questions.
 Yours very truly,
 THE SHIPPERS AND BUYERS MU-
 TUAL. AID ASSOCIATION.
 oa,ce oy the Railroad Commission Of
 Alabama,
 Montgomery, Ala, July 12 1901. The Shippers and Buyers Mutual Aid
 Association, Birmingham, Ala.
 Gentlemen:- letter of July re- ceived and noted.
 On the 10th of July in this office the case docketed against the Alabama Car Ser vice Association, upon your petition, was called. The railroads were represented by their attorneys and by MT. Moody and Mir Welch Upon your failure to appear this matter was continued until the nrst Moh- day in August.
 r So far as your taking this matter up with the Governor or any one else is con- cerned that Is a matter entirely within your own discretion. Should you not be present at our meeting on the first Mon day in August to press your petition the commission will take the matter up and make such order as in our judgment Is proper and right. Yours very truly,
 JOHN V. SMITH, President. The Shippers and Buyers Mutual Aid
 Association of Birmingham.
 Birmingham, Ala, June 27, 1901 MT. Virgil c. Griffin, Secretary Railroad
 Commission of the State of Alabama,
 Montgomery, Ala.
 Dear Sir:-We enclose you herewith letter addressed to MT. A.4E. Caffee, ans also another letter to MT. VI. c. Tunstall, the associate commissioner.
 If they are in Montgomery will you kindly do us the favor to deliver them personally to the gentlemen. If for any reason they are not there will you please forward them under seal of official busi- ness to the associate commissioners wherever they may be. Kindly acknowl- edge receipt of same. and if possible ad- wise us of what records your office shows of these "one-sided car service matters ' as have now been in effect some time. Thanking you in advance for the courtesy and respectfully asking your kif,A con- sideration and cooperation, we are, with respect and esteem, yours very truly, THE SHIPPERS AND BUYERS MU-
 TUAL AID ASSOCIATION.