Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-16
Railroad Pooling To Be
Vigorously Opposed by
the Cotton Men
in the South.


/ to the bitter end.
! Prominent cotton buyers and shippers
| in all sections of the south have Joined
/ in the fight and 1t Is the intention of these
men to push things until the railroads are
forced out of the pools which have al
ready, in a number Of instances, been
made, and until the Ellxins bill, which
| seeks to legalize pooling, or any other
bill on the same line. is defeated.
G. A. Nicolson, president, and G. B.
1 Howard, secretary, of the Southeastern
Cotton Buyers Association, with head
! quarters in Atlanta, have sent out the
/ following letter to numerous cotton deal
| ers throughout the states Of Georgia, Al
ALBANIA, North and South Carolina;
Letter of Atlanta Men.
| Dear Representing and acting for
/ the Southeastern Cotton Buyers associa-
ton, composed of the firms as shown on
attached sheet, we write to protest against
/ the Elkins bill, or any bill legalizing pool
/ ing by the railroads, and to urge you TO
use your vote and endeavors towards de-
I feating such legislation. You can readily
| see that such power conferred upon the
railroads would result in the abolition OF
any competition whatever, and shippers In
| every line of business would be wholly at
/ the mercy of the railroads, not simply IN
/ the matter Of rates. but also for numer-
Gus other charges which the railroads so
/ well know how to- assess, such as extra
charges for concentrating cotton at COM
presses, terminal charges at the ports,
| trackage, transfer, demurrage. reduction
i of compression charges, ETC., etc. Power
/ given the railroads to have one railroad
issue bill Of lading and send the cotton
| over another road from initial point would
/ be followed by train Of evils to the ship
per. We urge you therefore, as represent
/ atives OF the cotton shipping interests or
| Georgia, Alabama. North and South Caro-
lima, to defeat the Elkns bill and to use
/ A. - lee
Yours very truly,
C. B. HOWARD, JR-, Secretary
/ @. A. NICHOLSON, President
List of Cotton Men.
w. p. Welch & Co., Selma, Ala
! Heineken & Vogelsang, Augusta, Ga
A P. Loveman & Co., Tuscaloosa, Ala
Chas. E. johnson & Co., Releigh. N. c.
J. B. Hoist, Co., Columbus, Ga
We'll Bros, Opelika, Ala
Bashinsky & Co., Troy, Ala
| F. B. Fisk, agent, Montgomery, Ala
J. p. FerraI, Mgr. Montgomery, Ala.
w. H. Nance & Co, Sheffield, Ala
w D. Nesbitt & Co., Birmingham, Ala.
Smith & Coughlin, Birmingham, Ala.
Howell Cotton Co., Birmingham, Ala
Howell Cotton Co., Rome, Ga
Robinson Bros, Admission, Ala
Inman & Company, Augusta. Ga
Ga. Cotton Co., Albany, Ga
H. & I. Lamplcy, Eufaula, Ala
r. L. Moss & Co., Athens, Ga
Sanders, Orr & Co., Charlotte, N. G.
Heath Bros. Charlotte, N. G.
B. H. Ford & Co.. Macon, Ca
| w c. Smith e. Co, Opelikas Ala
Barker & Co., Albany, Ga
Knight, Yancey & Co., Decatur, Ala
Decker & Co., Albany, Ga
| c. A. McKinnon & Co., Selma, Ala
c. Cochrane & Co., Augusta, Ga
VIM. Watson Co., Augusta, Ga
VIM. Bower & Son, Augusta, Ga
Sanders, Swami g. Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Maddox-Rucker Banking Co., Atlanta,
Ca
John E. Cay, Augusta. Ga
s. Lesser. Augusta, Ga
L. G. Doughty, Augusta, Ga
Letter of Birmingham Men,
The Birmingham Commercial club, OF
Birmingham, Ala, has passed resolutions
condemning the pooling Of railroads and
the Elkin bill which is now pending IN
the United States senate. The cotton
dealers in Birmingham sent the foioWlns
letter to the Commercial club in Birming-
ham with the result that the resolutions
following the letter were adopted:
BIRMINGHAM. Ala, June 10. 1902
Mr.. ]. B. Gibson, Secretary Commercial
Club. Birmingham Ala
Dear Sir: The undersigned firms who are
interested in the upbuilding Of the cotton
interests of Birmingham, and who hnd
that their work is much handicapped and
business interfered with by the pooling
practiced by the railroads entering here.
beg the aid of your organization in bring
ing to the attention of our senators and
coneressmen the Importance of defeating
certain legislation now before the house
of congress- which legislation, If made in
to laws will legalize this pooling OF the
traffic of the railway lines. The special
bill before the senate now is No. S5Z,
known as the "Elkins BILL We attach a
COPY Of this bill that your committee may
see the trend of the legislation. We beg
that you will refer this matter to the
proper committee at once and ask that
they introduce for passage by the club res
olutions along the line Of the enclosed
copy, and that they promptly communi-
cate the passage Of such resolutions 70
our senators, Hon. John T. Morgan and
Hon. E. W. Pettus. and to our congress-
man, Hon. o. w. Underwood. Yours very
truly,
INMAN & CO..
w. D. NESBITT & Co.,
HOWELL COTTON CO..
SMITH & COUGHLAN.
THE DUCKWORTH CO..
SANDERS, SWAMI & co.
COTHRAN & CO..