Newport weekly independent., 1902-08-22

the action other thany "a gross insult to Newport, Brinkley and towns along the line. In justice to ourselves, I have just cancelled an order for three cars routed over Choctaw and shall continue to give the Iron Mountain my business. have been paying to the Choctaw about $5,O00 a year for incoming freight, but with such ser vice they cannot expect my business" /" I. Bottenstein, manager of American Grocery Company, wholesale house: 'The change is very hard on our busi- ness for local shipments. Our incom ing freight business with the Choctaw has amounted to $5,00O a year and I have already instructed all our houses to ship via the Iron Mountain. We have been receiving car of meat each week via the Choctaw, on which the freight is $75 to ESQ.,"
 c. H. Brown, of The Right Place: "All our eastern shipments have been received over the Choctaw, as MT. Hayes is very friendly to that road, but I suppose we shall be compelled to abandon it with such service. I was talking to MT. Hamblet of Cotton Plant the other day and he assured me the merchants there would haul their freight from Brinkley.
 Fred Jones, of Jackson County Bank: "The change works a hard ship on our merchants and the Choc- taw would find it to their interest to give us passenger service." A. B. Shoffner, large planter and shipper of Weldon: II guess we can do our hauling from Newport, as we once did before the road was built. They will get as little from our section as possible, as the people are indig- nant."
 R. M. Johnson, cashier of Bank of Newport: "The change is very un- satisfactory for this town and if the | road has intentions of making it per- manent, we would like to be so ad- vised, that a protest and petition might be offered, as the. schedule of the old train was also unsatisfactory. :" H. Bernstein, proprietor of Hazel hotel: sThe move is an outrage to people along the road, who gave land and encouraged the construction of the road. My business has been crippled 40 per cent, as the passenger traffic over the branch has been en- tirely cut off.
 A. G. Anderson of D. w. & A. G. Anderson, wholesale grocery: "I have instructed all my shippers to route by the Iron Mountain and what I think of the change may be noted from this action."
 "H. Schott: 'Though l have paid the Choctaw about $1, ,O0O year for freight, without better service I can no longer continue to favor them, though I should like to do so on MT. Thompson's account.''
 | I. D. Price: CT am satisfied the change is working great detriment to the town and will lose the Choctaw their share of Newport's freight busi- ness."
 Jno. w. Wallace: "I have nothing more to say. They can run the road to suit themselves, as they have treated us too badly for further words'
 l O. M. Bowen: "I am compelled to route my freight over the Iron Mountain and am dead sureT they will never get any of my business SC long as they continue this outrage.'
 w. B. Egan: ''It is an outrage and the Choctaw will not be shown the same consideration as before."
 Joe Balmaz, of Chas. Meyers store:
 "I am satisfied all our freight bushes will be given to the Iron Mountain .''
 E. D. Bracy: "The change is tough on me and knocks me out or all bread shipments down the
 branch"