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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1903-05-03
ALONG OUR
BUSY BAY
Yesterday Arrivals, Clearances and
SaIIlngs-Other News of the
Movement of Vessels
in Port.
Arrived.

Arrived
Steamer Colorado. A;isk. New York
| Spanish Bari Pedo IacaiNr. Mar
tisany, Teneriffe
Schooner James Pearse, Vail. Dos
ton.
: schooner Florence Leland, Eaton
New London.
| Cleared.
schooner Melissa A. Wiley, Muir
ply New York
Schooner Joseph W Brooks. David
son, Fernandina
Sailed.
Steamer Huron Ingram, Boston.
Schooner Viking, Sprague, New
York
River Notes.
The yacht Jesse was in port yester-
day with a large party She coaled up
at Coney & Parkers and sailed for
Savannah.
The business up the Satilla river
Is growing at present. There are
now four vessels loading there. They
are: The schooners Jennie Lockwood
Capt Hawthorne; Tofa, Capt. Clark;
Lizzie NJ. Parsons, Falllner, Olive T.
Whittier. Capt Whittier.
The fvc-masted schooner James
Pearse arrived yesterday to take on
a cargo of crossties for New York.
The tug Angie and Nellie leaves
this morning for Fernandina, where
she will tow the schooner Joseph W.
Brooks, which has just finished dis
charging railroad iron for the b. q Il.
Capt. Fred Gustafson is out again,
after being confined to mis- home by
illness for several days.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1903-05-03
Sailed.

Steamer Huron, Ingram, Eoston.
Schooner Viking, Sprasue, New
York.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1903-05-03
River Notes.

The yacht Jesse was in port yester-
day with a large party She coaled up
at Coney & Parker's and sailed for
savannah
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1903-05-03
Cleared.

schooner Melissa A. Wiley. Muir
ply, New York.
Schooner Joseph W Brooks, David
son, Fernandina
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-18
COMMISSIONERS
 HERE FOR BANQUET
TEXT BOOK COMMISSION AD- JoURNED YESTERDAY AFTER NOON AND CAME TO BlRMINe- HAM FOR TEAcHERs' SPREAD

Several members of the text book com mission came up from Montgomery last night to attend the banquet of the Ala bama, Teachers Association at the Hill man. They will return this morning on the S:25 train, and will resume their work of selecting books which are to be used by the children of the state during the next five years.
 Several members of the commission were already in the city, but those who came up last night were F. M. Paterson. pres ident of the Girls Industrial School at Montevallo; c. c. Thach. president of Au- burn; J. W. Abercrombie, president of the University of Alabama; I. W. Hill state superintendent of education; and Cover nor w. D. Jelks.
 Governor Jelks said the board ad- journed yesterday afternoon to come to Birmingham and meet the teachers who are to teach the children of Alabama from the books that they are selecting. He said that they were anxious to get the best books and that for this reason they were working carefully and going Into the detail of every book presented them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-18
MAIL FACILITIES
 BEING INCREASED
PosTM. .AsTER HUGHES AN
 NoUNcES ADDITIONAL CAR RiERS AND THE OUTLYING SEC
 TONS. WILL HAVE TWO DAILY.

Postmaster Hughes announces that the number of letter carriers in Birmingham will be increased and that the outlying resident sections of the city will here after have two deliveries daily instead of one, as in the past The increase will give Birmingham a total of thlrty-eight letter carriers.
 It is the purpose of the postmaster to further improve the service by making additional collections of mall in the busi- ness section of the city.
 A week or two ago Postmaster Hughes wrote to the postoffice department, point ing out to 1t the necessity of providing six more carriers for Birmingham and asking that the government send It's spe- cial agent to Birmingham to investigate this necessity. The day before yesterday w. B. Roberts, the special agent arrived in Birmingham. Before he left last night 5is assured Postmaster Hughes that his report would be in favor of the granting of the request and that the men would be placed on duty between the time stipu- lated in the foregoing. The special agent also informed him that the extra allow ance for the fares of carriers on street cars would be favorabiy recommended by him.
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asserted that 1t was a guarantee of S600,- 900 rent per year from the Louisville and Nashville railroad that made the stock valuable. In proportion to the ability of the Louisville and Nashville railroad to pay rental on the Georgia road the stock of the latter was made valuable.
 Granted the Georgia rates are reason- able for Georgia declared MT. Hines. Tt does not follow that they are reasonable for Alabama The Alabama commission had since its establishment. testified that Georgia rates were not reasonable for Alabama. He next quoted several tables of figures, showing the difference in the operating expenses of the roads in Geor- gia and Alabama the difference being greater in this state. otwithstandlng this fact. Georgia makes more profit net per mile than Alabama intra-state traf- fic.
 Mir. Hines said that 1t had been claimed by a speaker who had proceeded him that agricultural interest in Alabama lan- guished because of railroad rates, where- as in Georgia the same interest fiourished. A comparison. therefore. would prove in- teresting. Quoting from the census re- port issued in 1900 it was shown that the production on farm lands in Alabama had gained in twenty years 64.3 per cent as against 62.1 in Georgia The value of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-18

the Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad, was next to appear before the commission, He had figures to show that his road had been operated at a loss not having sufficient earnings to pay inter- ests on it's bonds He read before the commission carefully prepared and very interesting paper on freight rates gener- ally He closed with a plea for help for the Alabama farmers instead of the farm CTS of the west.
 MT. Wilkerson submitted some addit- ional facts and figures as to the condi- ton of the Central of Georgia railroad.
 Colonel Russell on the Floor.
 Colonel D. L. Russell, general counsel for the Mobile 6 Ohio, made a brief state ment relative to his road. Colonel Rus sell declared that it should be the pur- pose of all to assist in the building up of the state in every way. He said to listen to MT. Conner one would think that the state was marching backward, rather than forward. He had for twenty-eight years been general counsel for his road. and he drew a comparison of the condi- tions then and now.
 Why, MT. Conner. where have you been all of these years?" asked Colonel Rus sell q thought you lived in Birming- ham and had been witnessing that citys marvellous growth. Why Mobile was a dead or sleeping town a few years ago, but is now a wide-awake, thriving city"
 Colonel Russell then fell into an argu- ment of the case from a legal point or view, and denied that MT. Conner had made out a case, using predicate merely that the Georgia commission had adopt ed rates different from Alabama.
 Mir. Russell said that the adoption of the Georgia rates for Alabama would take away 8 per cent of the earnings of his road, and he felt sure that 1t would eat up all the surplus shown by Mir. Hines to have been earned by the l.. 6 N. Hes spoke of the encouragement offered by his road to the farmers along the line, and said they were getting along nicely. But 1t would ruin the road to reduce it's rates. He advocated special rate on native grown hay and grain, If 1t would encourage the production, but he thought MT. Conner was more interested in rates on corn grown in the west than in home raised corn. He objected to cut in the rate on western grown hog and grain.
 MT. sevler Presents Statement.
 L.. Sevier general freight agent of the Alabama Great Southern railroad, pre- sented a statement of the earnings of his road, which showed that after paying operating expenses and interest on bonds it would leave per cent to pay interest on the investment, and no one could say that this was more than fair earning.
 MT. Sevier said that he thought his road was carrying as low a freight rate as possible and he respectfully asked that 1t be not disturbed.
 Col A. Pope, assistant general freight agent, closed the argument for the rail- roads in a brief speech in rebuttal. MT. Conner occupied an hour, going over much of the ground formerly covered by him and appealing for reductions
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Georgia law. He then began the reading of a statement from a newspaper which alleged to quote figures from the last re- port made by President Conner of the road, then acting as receiver. MT. Han son arose and interrupted MT. Conner. That statement Is not true" he asserted. T know what was the condition and is the condition of the road 1T that IS what you brought me back to hear am only sorry that came" he concluded as he walked again to his seat in the rear of the hall.
 MT. Conner briefly concluded his re- marks and the commission recessed until o'clock.
 J. M Culp, vice president of the South ern railway, was the first speaker at the afternoon session. MT. Culp presented an array of figures relative to conditions of the Southern railway, it's earnings, bond ed indebtedness, operating expenses, etc. He said that there was a deficit in the earnings from interstate traffic in the state and as for that matter there was deficit In the earnings from the entire business done in the state. The net earn ings were not sufficient to pay the inter- est on the debt of the company He said that the average rate per ton in Alabama June 1. 1902, was 1OO12 cents, while in Georsta 1t was 2,025S cents, notwithstand- ing the lower rates charged in Georgia. This was probably occasioned py the special rates on raw materials out of the Birmingham district, but his company had no reason to believe that these rates were lower than were necessary. How ever that might be, Alabama gets the benefit of the cheap rates.
 The company had received 3.56 cents from matter shipped in Alabama, while BPS cents had been received in Georgia. Because that Alabama lay along side Of Georgia, declared MT. Culp, it did not fol- low that the freight rates of the two states should be the same any more than the rates in Alabama and Florida, or Ala bama and Mississippi, or Alabama and Tennessee should be the same.
 Farmers Would Not Be Benefited.
 Mir. Cub said that be did not believe that the farmers of Alabama would re- ceive one mill of benefit from the reduc- tion asked for Somebody, as matter of course, would get it, but 1t would not be the consumer. He thought it worth the experiment to try special rate on grain and hay in the state to ascertain If such a rate would encourage the pro duction, His company was willing and ready for the experiment..
 MT. Culp said that there had been re- peated attempts to have his company give special rate on grain from Sheffield to Birmingham, and that MT. Conner had been one of the most persistent of the pe- titioners It had not been shown how ever, that there was originally any grain at Sheffield for shipment, but 1t was in- ter-state grain, coming from the western states by river to Sheffield. He felt sure that the commissioners would not att tempt to grant this rate-an interstate rate.
 He refuted the statement that there was a general combination in freight rates be- tween all roads entering a town This was not true, but as a matter of course
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-18
FINE SHOOTING
 ON THE FINAL DAY
TOURNAMENT AT SHREVEPORT ENDS WITH CLOSE SCORES FIX cEPT IN THE TEAM EVENT. MANY TAKE PART.

Shreveport La, June 1.-The final day sippi Valley Trap Shooters association was marked by magnificent shooting. The scores, except in the team event, were close, and one hundred and fifty trap shooters participated in the days pro- gramme Shreveport won the team prize with 73 birds out of possible 76. New Orleans was second with 64 birds and Shreveport No. team, Vicksburg and Greenville tied for third prize with 6s birds each. Memphis was fourth with 62 birds.
 Prizes for the highest averages made at the shoot, extending over a period of three days. were awarded as follows:
 Experts-Faurote, Dallas, S7s out of a possible 400; Wade, Nacogdoches, s7O; Blsby. Waco, S54; Hubby, Waco. ss4; Herr. Kansas. s52; Miller. Austin, ss7; Dixon and Reust, Oklahoma, 37o each; Skannal, Shreveport and Powers Deca- tur, 269 each; Wilcox, San Angelo, 36S.
 In team shoot of 200 birds each, Skan- nal of Shreveport and Fletcher of Birm- anBnaH got loo' WILCOX or san Angelo and Heard of Houston got TIT.
 In the shoot for the Hunter medal, Dixon and Reust of Oklahoma got SO7 birds each out of a possible 400. Skannall got 49 and Mercer AS out of fifty in the shoot for the Peter's gun.
 All of the ties will be shot off at Mem phis.
 The Shreveport prize team was com posed of Skannal, Rierson and Mercer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-18

farm property in Alabama had increased 6S4 against 59.5 in Georgia. Live stock had Increased In value in Alabama 51.s against S5.s in Georgia. showing the value in Alabama to be a little more than sS000,000 greater than In Georgia, while ten years ago the Georgia values were 5000 900 in excess of Alabama. The increase In farm products in Alabama had been GOT, while in Georgia it was $55 .6. The average gross income per acre in Alabama was shown to be sS.93 against s3.57 in Georgia. On improved lands. the gross income in Alabama is $40 against s. .69 in Georgia. The income per acre on hay and grain in Alabama Is $2 .s6, while in Georgia 1t is g. s6. The income on cot ton per acre in Alabama is s4.S4 against $4.H in Georgia. Numerous other figures were quoted by MT. Hines, Alabama lead ing her sister state in each instance Prior to the establishment of the Geor- gia rate, that state had a great advan- tage over Alabama in the number of manufacturing establishments but since 1880 Alabama was shown to be fast gain ing more manufacturing establishments being constructed and more capital com ing into this state. MT. Hines said that these figures absolutely refuted the state ments that Alabama was going back wards or that it was behind the times.
 He spoke enthusiastic words of praise for the general development now being enjoyed by Alabama.
 Rates Not Fixed High as Possible.
 Returning to discussion of rates. MT. Hines said that railroads do not, as charged, fix rates as high as possible, for 1t was well known that they could raise the rate on any commodity in Alabama
 
 ever would be against their own interest He corrected statement made in the table presented by Mir. Conner yesterday as to the rates on several commodities charged by the Alabama roads. MT. Com CTS table showed that the rate on meat in Alabama for twenty miles was IS cents, whereas the tariff sheet showed it to be only Ii cents. Likewise the rate on flour was quoted at IS cents, the tariff sheet showing it to be IA cents
 MT. Hines said that the question which the commission really had before it was whether or not intra-state rates in Ala bama are more than sufficient to bring In a fair return on the capital investment. He then made an explanation as to how railroads compiled net earnings and what was charged properly in the operating ex- pense column.
 Proceeding Mir. Hines said that the rail- roads were not derelict in their duty to- ward the state. He denied that the Geor- gia rates would increase the traffic of his road as it had always tried to increase its business, reducing a rate when 1t found that by so doing new business could be secured. His local schedule as a whole he asserted did not pay a fair revenue in Alabama, and therefore a reduction of rates would work a hardship. MT. Hines said that 1t had been asserted during the argument that the middle man" does not pay the freight, but that 1t was paid
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-18

cotton rates in the state saying that he merely wished to emphasize what MT.
 Conner had said yesterday He presented a comparison of the rates on cotton in Alabama, Texas, Georgia and South Caro- lima and said that he was convinced that the local rates in Alabama were too high.
 The rates In Alabama had apparently been fixed Individually by the several rail- roads. He presented a table to show that local rates In Alabama were 50 per cent. higher on cotton than the rate charged in North Carolina. On distances from Il to 15 miles the rate on the L. & N. was 15 cents while on the Southern 1t was 1S. In Georgia the standard rate was 12 cents and in South Carolina 10 cents. On dis
 tances from 46 to 50 miles the L. 6 N. rate was shown to be 97 cents while the Southern is 26 cents. For the same dis tance in Texas the rate was quoted as 24, Georgia 19 and South Carolina 20. Mir.
 Nesblt said that the rate on cotton goods
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-18
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
William L. EohoIs.

William L. Echols, a prominent citi- zen of Gadsden, died at the Davis infirnl- ary on Avenue G early yesterday morn ing He had been suffering from Bright's disease for long time.
 MT. Echols leaves a wife, three sons and two daughters, who were with him when he died. The remains were taken to Gadsden yesterday afternoon for inter- ment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-18

there could be no great difference in rates on competing lines. The line making the minimum rate was always the one that fixed the rate. There was no combination.
 MT. Culp denied that he had ever ex7 pressed approval of the Georgia rates lie had stated that the relations between the railroads, the people and the commission were pleasant and agreeable.
 As to the rate on cotton shipped locally in Alabama, MT. Culp said that the rate was higher for the same reason that other rates were higher than the Georgia rate However, the cotton mills at Anniston, Cordova, Gadsden, Huntsville and other points had the same rate to the east as was given Atlanta though the distances were more than 200 miles greater.
 Concluding. MT. Culp said that it might be Wondered where the Southern got funds to run when not making enough to pay interest on it's bonds. He explained this by stating that the earnings per mile in other states were greater than in Ala bama.
 Traffic Manager Powell Speaks.
 General Traffic Manager Powell of the Southern next presented some additional figures on the progress of several states. taken from the census reports. He pre- sented these figures to show that progress in Alabama had kept pace with that of other states.
 President Wickersham of the A. & w. and w. of A. railroad followed. MT. Wick ersham acknowledged at the outset that he was a farmer (on a small scale) and he was proud of it. His experience with some peas shipped from Notasulga. Ala, to his farm at College Park, Ga, and the freight rates charged caused bit of mer- riment. As a matter of fact. Mir. Wick ershanl's wit and thrusts got the high railroad officials off their dignity for the first time during the meeting. He did not have an array of figures on earnings. pro- fits and the like, but ''touted" his road and the splendid service. both passenger and freight furnished to those fortunate enough to live along his line.
 G. R. Knox, general freight agent of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-18
Mrs. winsIow's Soothing syrup.

the best remedy for DIARRli OhA- Sold by druggists in every part of the world. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Windows Soothing syrup and take no other kind. Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING. with PERFECT SUCCESS. 1t SOOTHES the CHILD. sOFTENs the GUMS. ALs- LAYS all PAIN. CURES WIND COLO, and is twenty-five cents a bottle
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-18
Price of Lead Restored.

Denver, Colo. June 17.-The Americani Smelling and Refining company an-' nounced today that the price of lead would be restored to original quotations and that it could be bought at the rate of S.hO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-18

by the consumers. This he denied, and cited instances to show that where rates had been reduced on commodities the mer- chant or broker had not made reduction in the price of such commodities to the consumer.
 Taking up the matter of the Tennessee river as a basng point, the speaker de- nied that this river had been discriminat- ed against by the railroads as charged by MT. Conner. He declared that should this river be made passing point it would mean discrimination against the other rivers in the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-18


 retained as district attorney for the Ilii- nois Central railway and that he will not further be connected with the Conner case.
 Morning Session.
 The morning session opened with a speech by H. l.. McEldery, a prominent Talladega planter and manufacturer. Mir McEldery spoke for about thirty minutes going over briefly the mater of rates cov- cred fully by MT. Conner yesterday. MT. McE1dery emphasized the necessity for the successful operation of manufactur- CTS in Alabama that the freight rates should be lessened. He said that in case the railroad should go Into bankruptcy because of sucn reduction in rates he would like to have the job of receiver, assuring the railroad men present that they should not lose their jobs under his administration. He believed that he could make the road pay.
 He spoke of the late fight before the people for an elective railroad commission and of the result, and warned the com mission that 1t was possible for his side to again go before the people. He pre- sented petitions from the stock breeders association asking for re-adjustment of the rates and another signed by nineteen hundred persons living in his section ask ing for the establishment of Georgia rates in Alabama.
 MT. Nesblt Speaks.
 One of the oleareset speeches made be- fore the committee was that of w. D. Na9hff Rirf,,f n rrfaff, oottou v1,arohax4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-18

All kinds of cuts. Age-Heraid En- graving Department. :
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IT IS NOW UP TO
 THE COMMISSION

(contlnued from First Pase)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-18
MT. Nesblt Speaks.

One of the oleareset speeches made be- fore the committee was that of w. D. Nesbit. a Birmingham cotton merchant. MT. Nesbit restricted his remarks to the
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-12-12
LETTER FROM ROWLANDSvILLE

Mr.. Editor We were visited ycStcr-
day afternoon with quite hurricane.
accompanied by heavy rain ard hail.
The hail was about the size of chestnuts;
some glass was broken and the gardens
and wheat fields were we'll pelted. Many
trees were broken and blown down. On
the SuSquehannrl n number of vessels
were blown aground. The lightning was
very vivid and struck several trees. |
am glad to say ! have heard of no lives
lost either by land or waiter. Many old
buildings were blown down and others
unroofcl. and fences were lrvclcd to the
ground. Lumber men have suffered con-
siderable loss by having their RATS
broken apart and lodged Oh rocks and is
lands, from which it will be difficult to
yet it. Some Of the pilots aud hands
saved themselves with Giniculty: indeed
but for the assistance of IN old black
man with his boat. it is likely some of
them would have been lost.
Yours, L.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-12-12

lumila.leS One Of the little boys now
offered three cheers for the Queen. which
being responded to, she in return pro
posed three times three for their teachers
and surely 10 sentiment ever offered
should be- more heartily received than
this: for it is with Hhundlrt reason that
they love and vcnrrate her who haS the
charge of their education. Abundance"
Of choice reflections hNd been provided
for all. and we we're now dispersed in
the greatest pruru>ion by the ladies of
honor After this till lltr hour the
company PASSED the time ~ each liked
best: cnliycurl occH.."nnly with most
excellent vocal AND instrumental music
All went away delighted; may all young
joyous beings who were there pass many
happy May Days, and their wh",r lives
he Il Yprin@tim" If happiness and love
ann afraid | claim too much Io"al but
| will not AGAIN trrSlW>.> o1 your patti
cuCr. and must sustain the established
reputation of our sex for loquacity
Il. NJ. y.